Hair dyes can make hair more easy to fragile, brittle. Some products can help your natural hair grow better, but once your hair end is split, no products can rescue your hair. Here are some tips on preventing splits ends and breakage hair for long natural hair.
Use good detangling tools to detangle your hair properly, use wide tooth comb to de tangle wet hair. Finger de tangle is your best option if you are patient enough.
Use a T-shirt or Microfiber towel to dye your hair, avoid use traditional terry cloth towel to dry your hair, it will absorb excess moisture, make your hair too much dry.
Avoid daily activities that may cause hair splits. Try minimizing daily manipulation of hair, for instance, avoid excess comb and brush your hair or manipulating your hair style everyday.
Use the technique”poo on the top, condition on the bottom”, only apply shampoo on the top of scalp, and apply lot of hair conditioner and leave in hair conditioner on the bottom of hair.
Let hair air dry. After you wash the hair, leave the hair dry naturally, if you want to use blow dry, you need decrease the heat, and minus the heat damage to the hair.
Protect your hair from getting sun burned.
Stop using chemical, stop using hair dyes, chemical treatments. Use chemical and alcohol free products, because those treatment will speed your hair get more dry.
Stop using metal tools without plastic, it can put much strain on your hair, cause your hair shed, and damage the cuticle on your hair.
Learn to have second or third day of style your hair, the less you manipulates your hair, the less you will rapid your hair dry.
Treat your hair 50/50, for example, it’s important to give your hair moisture and protein treatments at the same ratio. For example, if you wash your hair every 2 weeks you need deep conditioner at least twice a month too.
Trim ends, the best time to start protect your hair from splits is when you trim your hair ends.