hair breakageWhen we're trying to grow our hair long and lustrous then it is always such a pain to notice that as we brush our hair with a comb / brush or even run our hands through our hair – we see that our hair keeps on breaking off right before our eyes.

This is a common problem for many women (and even men who are trying to grow their hair) who are trying to grow their hair. Even for those of us who are not trying to grow our hair, when hair is breaking off faster than it is growing, it may actually seem that our hair isn’t growing at all and this can be a serious problem for many of us.

So what is the cause of hair breakage and what can we do about it? The two most common cause of hair breakage is dry hair and over treatment of hair, which makes it dry and unhealthy. When trying to achieve good looking and lustrous hair that doesn’t break and is fabulous, our main priority should always be the health of our hair. We should look at our environment and also look at the various chemicals and treatments that we are actually putting into our hair.

If we do not have a shower filter, we are exposing our hair to a lot of various chemicals that are injected into our normal water supplies. Chemicals such as Chlorine are known to have a very drying effect on our hair and our skin. When our hair is extremely dry then it is brittle and lifeless, it will start to break off at the ends as there is no natural oils to keep it moist and healthy. We can notice the drying effect of Chlorine when we also use pools. When getting out of a pool or after having swum some laps, our hair is always very dry and brittle and this is the point where our hair will break very easily. Therefore the first remedy when look at hair breakage and it’s causes in our environment is to look at the additional chemicals we are exposing our hair to. In our homes, we should install a shower filter and when using a pool we should always put our hair in a swimming cap to stop the exposure of our hair to chemicals which make it dry and brittle.

Many people use chemical dyes and also chemical relaxers and perms to achieve the desired fabulous look for their hair. Whether that be a lovely rich brown hue, a smoking hot blonde sheen or even that amazing straight black silky look. Unfortunately all these treatments will add to dryness and cause for our hair to be brittle and lifeless. Which in turn will most certainly cause for more hair breakage. If we know we’re stripping life out of our hair (by bleaching or other chemical means), then we need to be proactive about putting that life back in artificially. A good conditioner goes a long long way. We need to make sure we supplement the natural oils in our hair that keep good moisture and a healthy sheen to any chemically treated hair. If we relax our hair regularly, we need to ensure that we do not overlap hair relaxation chemicals when touching up our roots. If relaxation chemicals are applied over the top of relaxed hair, then you can be sure of hair breakage, so relax.. on the relaxation of already relaxed hair! A good hair dresser will make sure this does not happen.

Let’s face it – extremely dry hair is unhealthy hair. When we lose the natural oils and moisture that our natural oils give our hair this is when it starts breaking. So look first at your environment, are you exposing your hair unnecessarily to chemicals that are causing dryness to your hair? If so – then prevent it right away by installing a shower filter. Are you treating your hair with chemicals to get the desired look you want? If so – then start a regime that puts back all that moisture that you’ve lost and still look wonderful.

Don't forget to install a shower filter to remove chemicals, limescale and heavy metals in your shower water. Protecting yourself and your family!

The pureshowers team

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