How to Stop Hair Breakage
It's normal to lose about 80-100 hairs a day.
This occurs from natural hair shedding. You may notice more shed hair after taking a protective style down or if you haven't detangled your hair in a while.
Although hair shedding can be perfectly normal, breakage is not.
You can tell the difference when you look at the strand of hair. Shed hair is normally the length of your hair and may contain a bulb at the root.
Breakage is when hair literally breaks off at a weak point in the strand. They look like short pieces rather than full shed strands.
Common causes of hair breakage are:
- Excessive heat styling
- Chemical over processing (color or relaxers)
- Dryness and split ends
- Being rough with your hair or tight hair styles
If you think you are experiencing hair breakage, check out these tips on how to stop breakage in its tracks.
How to Stop Hair Breakage
1. Get a Haircut
Book a haircut to get rid of as much damage as possible. If left unattended, spilt ends can travel up your strands and damage your healthy hair. If you're not ready for a big chop, commit to getting your hair trimmed at least every 8 weeks.
2. Deep Condition Once a Week
Deep conditioning will keep your hair moisturized and improve elasticity to prevent breakage. Try an intensive hair masque like the Deep Repair Treatment that's infused with keratin proteins to strengthen weak strands and protect from further damage.
3. Use a Leave-in Conditioner
A leave-in conditioner will ensure that your hair is moisturized in between wash days. Remember dry hair leads to breakage, so it's imperative to keep up your moisture levels. The Emergency Miracle Treatment is a lightweight leave-in that will help detangle hair while smoothing split ends and impart moisture and shine.
4. Finger Detangle
A lot of people are rough when it comes to detangling their hair. Only detangle your hair when it is wet and has conditioner in it to create slip. Use your fingers to feel through any knots and gently loosen them. Once you get rid of the big tangles, you can use your wide tooth comb or detangling brush to sort through the rest and distribute product.
Give your hair the ultimate reset with our Deep Repair Treatment. Formulated with the perfect balance of strength and hydration, this intensive mask revives dry, damaged strands while keeping them soft, defined, and healthy. Infused with keratin protein and rich moisturizers, it works from the inside out to repair, fortify, and restore your hair’s natural beauty.
Features:
Deeply hydrates while reinforcing strands with protein
Infuses keratin to strengthen and protect against breakage
Restores elasticity so curls clump, pop, and define
Improves softness, shine, and manageability
Ideal for hair that is heat styled, color treated, or prone to dryness
Benefits:
Hair feels instantly stronger and more moisturized
Visible results, curls spring back with bounce and definition
Keeps straight naturals and curly girls alike protected from heat and stress
Perfect for weekly deep treatments or paired with a steam treatment for maximum absorption
When your hair needs both moisture and strength, the Deep Repair Treatment delivers. It’s the key to keeping your strands resilient, hydrated, and full of life.
What’s inside:
SUNFLOWER OIL + MALACHITE: restore moisture, shine, and resilience while protecting hair from environmental stressors.
RHASSOUL: a mineral rich clay, makes this a great treatment for even finer textured hair.
How to Use:
Apply to clean towel dried hair and leave in for 5 to 15 minutes, then rinse. Tip: Focus on mid-lengths to ends to help prevent split ends.
Give your hair the hydration it craves with Emergency Miracle Treatment. This lightweight leave in conditioner penetrates deep into each strand, delivering lasting moisture without heaviness. Perfect as the foundation for any style, it preps and protects your hair so it stays hydrated, healthy, and manageable all week long.
Features:
Lightweight formula absorbs quickly to hydrate from the inside out
Provides lasting moisture retention between wash days
Strengthens and softens without buildup or heaviness
Ideal prep step before blow drying or heat styling
Safe for natural hair, relaxed styles, extensions, and fine strands
Benefits:
Keeps hair hydrated longer, even if you heat style weekly
Perfect balance of moisture and weightlessness
Leaves hair soft, manageable, and frizz-free
A must-have for straight naturals or wash and go girls who need moisture without reapplying product daily
With Emergency Miracle Treatment, you can enjoy long lasting hydration and strength without compromising your style, it’s the leave in that truly lives up to its name.
The Benefits:
• SILK PROTEIN: nourishes, repairs and protects hair.
• SERECITE MICA: smooths, seals hair color and provides radiant
shine.
• UV FILTERS: block sun damage.
How to Use:
Depending on the length and type of hair, apply desired amount to damp hair after washing.
Comb through roots to ends for even distribution.
Do not rinse out. Style as usual.