| There is not a day that goes by that I am not talking | | | | Some of you maybe living with this problem as you |
| with or listening to women that are asking about how | | | | read this. |
| to repair their hair. Often even the most intelligent | | | | Improper Hair Care |
| women think it is the bottle or tube of hair color that is | | | | You must handle your color treated hair with the |
| the culprit. | | | | utmost of care. This is often very simple. To start, |
| It is my professional promise that it is not the hair color | | | | don't use elastic hair bands, unless they are cloth |
| bottle or tube of color that breaks off the hair. | | | | covered. Don't use metal clips or hard plastic combs to |
| I know some women will still think it is the company but, | | | | hold your hair in place. These all will cut into the hair |
| if you think just for a moment common sense will tell | | | | and cause color treated and even normal healthy hair |
| you that the legitimate companies that produce hair | | | | to break off. If you take your mirror and look at the |
| color products year after year would never produce | | | | place where these items were holding, you can see a |
| inferior product. If we did we would have a million | | | | line that the clips and bands have left. This type of |
| lawsuits a week which would remove us from the | | | | stress is just too great for fragile hair. |
| market place. If this happened we would start to notice | | | | You also need to watch the pony tails, especially when |
| a whole lot of gray hair. So the damage and breakage | | | | you're sleeping. The pressure from the pulling back |
| must come from miss use of product, improper | | | | causes the hair to weaken at the hair line and often |
| application or improper hair care, or all of the above. | | | | shred where the band is holding the hair in place. |
| Let's look at some of the real causes of hair damage | | | | Oh, I almost forgot, if your hair is weak from chemicals |
| and breakage. | | | | don't tease or backcomb you hair until it's stronger. |
| Improper Product Formulation | | | | The saddest conclusion to this problem is that there is |
| Often when someone wants their hair to be an ultra | | | | not one hair care product on the market that will stop |
| light blonde, the hairdresser will use a very high volume | | | | breakage once it starts. Because hair care products |
| of peroxide. When this is added to the oil bleach for | | | | only help the hair look better, they don't put hair back |
| the root or highlighting bleach you can almost be | | | | on the head. |
| certain the hair will become damaged or even break | | | | The good news is that you have complete control of |
| off. If this is continued over time the hair is certain to | | | | who you choose to do your hair color and have the |
| break off even if you are using the best of hair care | | | | choice to reselect someone else if you are not getting |
| product. | | | | perfect hair color every time you have a service. The |
| Improper Application | | | | very best colorist is just a phone call away. |
| When a hair color application is overlapped or allowed | | | | Last Word |
| to seep into the previously color treated hair the hair is | | | | If you color your hair at home and you start to see |
| being over processed. When the hair is over | | | | damage from hair color, go to the salon for awhile until |
| processed, it will dry out and could even break off if | | | | your hair is stronger, or start using a semi-permanent |
| the application is either a bleach, or a high lift tint. If this | | | | colorant for awhile. |
| is repeated month after month the hair is in big trouble. | | | | |