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A few months ago, I looked in the mirror at my hair and saw breakage. I noticed split ends causing untamable frizz. And for the life of me, I couldn’t understand why.
For context, I have long, fine hair (albeit a lot of it) and sometimes use heat styling (with a protectant, duh). I haven’t dyed my hair in over five years, and I’ve never bleached it. So what gives?
I took myself to the hair salon to find out.
As soon as my new stylist ran his hands through my strands, he said, “You have dry hair.” Ding, ding, ding! It all started clicking for me.
Creating volume had always been my primary goal, but it seems I may have been focusing on the wrong thing altogether.
The reason I was noticing damage was actually because my brittle hair was seriously lacking hydration.
Since, then I’ve been on a mission to tame frizz and prevent breakage by crafting an ultra-moisturizing hair care routine – and I’m sharing everything I used with you.
What causes dry, brittle hair?
There’s no shortage of reasons as to why you might be experiencing dry hair, regardless of your hair type.
From overusing heat styling tools to monthly hair dye sessions and going to bed with wet hair, dryness occurs when the hair cuticle is damaged for any of the aforementioned reasons.
The drier your hair, the more brittle and prone to damage it will be, which is exactly where I was when I first started this hair journey.
