What Causes Split Ends When Wearing Protective Styles?
Split Ends While Wearing Protective Styles
Ends splitting while wearing protective styles can be caused by a number of reasons.
First, it depends on what type of style you are wearing. If you are wearing up-dos, buns, or ponytails, you may be brushing or combing your hair too frequently. Excessive brushing and combing especially in the same spot (i.e. the nape area or edges) can cause your ends to split. Limit the number of times you brush/comb your hair. Also, try using your fingers when doing your up-dos. If using a brush or comb is not avoidable, use a baby brush and a seamless wide tooth comb.
Secondly, your hair may be too dry. When wearing protective styles it is important to keep your hair moisturized. Always use a moisturizer or a homemade moisture spritz on your hair. Remember to seal the hair with light oil (such as jojoba, sweet almond, or coconut). This will lock in the moisture and prevent dryness, breakage, and split ends.
Lastly, be careful with the tools you’re using to create your protective style. Try using plastic bobby pins instead of the metal bobby bins. If you’re wearing a wig, be sure to cut out the combs that are attached to the wig before wearing it. Metal bobby pins and wig combs tend to cut through your hair causing ends to become fragile and eventually split.
A Few More Tips
- Cover your hair at night with a satin/silk scarf or bonnet or sleep on
a satin/silk pillow case
- Deep Condition weekly (add honey and olive oil to your
regular conditioner for added moisture)
- Baby your ends and treat them like fine silk
-When using conditioner on your hair, pay close attention
to your ends (add a little more to the ends than normal)
-Limit your usage of direct heat
-Moisturize your ends and then seal them with light oils
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