betsy@dartvax.UUCP (Betsy Hanes Perry) (03/21/85)
And now for something completely different....
Does anybody out there have a solution for split ends?
My long hair has been trimmed, soaked, and tweaked, and its ends
are still split like the Beatles. I'm following my haircutter's
advice and getting it trimmed every three months, and I'm using
a 'prescription' (i.e. Redken) conditioner for fifteen minutes
every wash. Are these simply placebos?
Does anything work to limit split ends, or are they simply your
hair's way of telling you that it's reached its natural length?
Thanks for replying.
--
Elizabeth Hanes Perry
UUCP: {decvax|linus|cornell}!dartvax!betsy
CSNET: betsy@dartmouth
ARPA: betsy%dartmouth@csnet-relayoaf@mit-vax.UUCP (Oded Feingold) (03/22/85)
Protein shampoos will cross-bond keratin. That'll heal split ends at the microscopic level, so if you use one fairly often that may help. If it doesn't, perhaps your water supply is bad (acid, heavy ions, too much chlorine, whatever). Get it tested free by Sears - they'll give you a sample bottle in the water-equipment section (by hardware and gardening supplies), which contains instructions and a mailing label. You may not be able to do much about it if you live in an apartment building, have irremovable crud in your water, or don't have $800+ to throw at the problem. Other possible explanations - underlying disease, incorrect diet, lifestyle (like spending time in salty oceans or cold-dry computer rooms.) Maybe you brush it too much. Or maybe you have thin hair, and after n months it fails mechanically. Maybe you have arsenic in your diet or lead in your environment, in which case split ends are the least of your problems. [Medical labs can test hair samples for both of those, if you're worried.] Where am I writing? Oh, net.women. Well, those issues apply to men too. I think. Oded -- Oded Feingold UUCP: mitvax!oaf MIT AI Lab Arpa: oaf%oz@mit-mc.ARPA 545 Tech Sq. AT&T: 617-253-8598 work Cambridge, Mass. 02139 617-371-1796 home (and answering machine)
anand@utastro.UUCP (Anand Sivaramakrishnan) (03/23/85)
Try rubbing the ends of your hair with jojoba oil ($$$) and rosemary oil ($$). You do not need to use very much, though... Leave it on overnight, and wash in the morning. Extremes of heat (even bathwater) damage hair. So does sunshine, I guess.
patty@utcsri.UUCP (Patricia A. Handrigan) (04/06/85)
> And now for something completely different.... > > Does anybody out there have a solution for split ends? > > My long hair has been trimmed, soaked, and tweaked, and its ends > are still split like the Beatles. I'm following my haircutter's > advice and getting it trimmed every three months, and I'm using > a 'prescription' (i.e. Redken) conditioner for fifteen minutes > every wash. Are these simply placebos? > > Does anything work to limit split ends, or are they simply your > hair's way of telling you that it's reached its natural length? > > Thanks for replying. > -- > Elizabeth Hanes Perry > UUCP: {decvax|linus|cornell}!dartvax!betsy > CSNET: betsy@dartmouth > ARPA: betsy%dartmouth@csnet-relay *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** Splist Ends: Never use a brush on wet hair. A comb is best any time.
sunny@sun.uucp (Ms. Sunny Kirsten) (04/09/85)
> > Does anybody out there have a solution for split ends? > > Does anything work to limit split ends, or are they simply your > > hair's way of telling you that it's reached its natural length? > Splist Ends: Never use a brush on wet hair. A comb is best any time. I highly recommend the Mason Pearson (of London, England) Detanglers, which are nylon bristle brushes especially designed for brushing and detangling wet hair. Their natural boar bristle brushes are also top notch, for dry hair. Sunny -- {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sun!sunny (Ms. Sunny Kirsten)
ellen@reed.UUCP (Ellen) (04/09/85)
NO, NO, NO!!! Do not use a comb at "any time" over a brush. Use a natural bristle brush. A comb will tear your hair if dragged through tangles; a brush is much gentler. Try not to use either while your hair is damp; the hair is weakest then. I find that hot oil treatments work well sometimes (VO5 or other). Mom's a cosmetologist; believe me, combs are bad news. Ellen