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Melanie Spina
Updated on February 14, 2024

Stripping the oil and moisture from your strands on a regular basis can cause damage and an overall thinning of your hair. That is why it is important to recognize the problem and find the best solution early enough to avert disaster.

The number one reason for your hair to damage is extreme temperatures, but this isn’t a sole factor. Air conditioners, styling tools like blow-dryers and straighteners, and over-washing could also have left your hair dry. But don’t panic, whether you’re suffering from a frizz, split ends or dull hair, we’ve got solutions to cover up any beauty mistake you’ve made.

Split Ends

We all suffer from those terrible straw-like ends and we know how terribly unhealthy they can make our strands look. Just to be clear, the only true way to rid yourself of split ends is to have them trimed. However, there are several things you can do between salon appointments to improve your look and prevent more splits from occuring.

Natural Home Remedies

If you are looking for a good natural ingredient, try eggs, olive oil, and honey. Eggs provide your strands with nutrients, olive oil brings back the softness to your hair, and honey naturally attracts moisture to your hair. Simply mix the ingredients, apply the mask to your hair (wet or dry, it doesn’t really matter), and leave it in for at least an hour.

Mask For Split Ends

Nourishing Mask

Salon Procedures

Visiting your hairstylist and trimming your split ends sometimes is necessary, this really makes a difference. However, if your mind is made up that you do not want to make the cut, you can repair these split ends with other treatments.

The Brazilian Blowout Split End Repairing Treatment, a dual action treatment you get done at the hair salon. This treatment is designed to repair damaged ends, in return leaving your hair strong and healthy. It may only last up to four weeks but it helps protect your hair from future damages.

Best Products

You will be able to find many split end products, however, the top rated product out there is Aveda damage remedy. Composed with South Pacific nangai oil, specifically designed for broken hair. A leave-in remedy that almost instantly repairs your split ends, while protecting your hair.

Related Post: Split Ends: Types, Causes and Effective Ways of Treatment

Dull Hair

Lots of broken hairs can give you the appearance of dull hair and completely strip your strands from the necessary shine. But don’t worry, anyone can get silky tresses by trying a few healthy tips.

Natural Home Remedies

Your hair can collect a lot of damaging elements like salt, chlorine, and other chemicals, this builds up at your scalpt causing damage to your mane. To get rid of this build up is to after rinsing your hair use a cup of apple cider vinegar.

Natural Rinse For Dull Hair

Natural Rinse for Dull Hair

Salon Procedures

In order to seal your strands’ cuticles and lock in the color, ask your stylist for a simple gloss or glaze option. These treatments help re-add the missing shine. By the way, gloss treatments (the best are Shu Uemura Color Lustre Shade Reviving Balm and Rita Hazan Ultimate Shine-Blonde Gloss) can be done conveniently at home.

Another tip is that when you first go get your hair colored check with your hairdresser if they can add a bit of your mixed color to your everyday conditioner. This will really help boost your shade when starts to fade out.

Best Products

Chlorine and salt water are one of the main factors of dull hair; sometimes chlorine might even turn your hair (if it’s colored) into a greenish tint. Luckily there are plenty of shampoos and conditioners designed especially for hair exposed to chlorine or saltwater.

Some of these products include: the Triswim Shampoo and Conditioner, successful for cleaning chlorine and saltwater out of your hair but also taking care of any greenish tint that the pool may have caused. It is said to leave your hair feeling shiny and clean which is exactly the opposite of what it would usually feel.

Another favorite is Ultra Swim Chlorine Removal Shampoo, it’s cheap but also does an excellent job at cleansing your hair from chlorine as well as providing protection to the color of your hair preventing any type of fade.

Frizz

Frizz is without a doubt hair’s number one enemy and if you have frizzy hair you know how bad it can be in the humidity. Check out the following tips on how to treat that frizzy mane!

Natural Home Remedies

If you’ve tried every product against frizz that you can think of and you still see little to no results, take a step back and consider going for non-chemical infused products but more natural ingredients that will nourish and bring back the health to your hair. Natural oils like olive or castor can really work wonders on your hair, as well as high-protein foods.

Treatment For Frizzy Hair

Protein Treatment

Salon Procedures

A popular salon procedure is Keratin treatment, breaking apart the strands bonds and glues them back together into a sleek finish. Hair-smoothing treatments such as Keratin work by applying a straightening solution in the hair after deep-cleansing. Once the solution is in your hairdresser will proceed to blow dry the hair and flat iron it at a high temperature. This will seal the chemicals allowing the hair adapt to the new shape and maintaining for three to six months.

Best Products

There are a good amount of products for frizzy hair but how do you know which product is the best? Moroccanoil is a proven great brand and therefore it’s no surprise that their Frizz Control product is one of the top favorites of those who suffer with frizzy hair. The product is composed of argan oil considered an ingredient you should be looking out for in frizzy hair products.

For curly hair that half the time looks more like a ball of frizz rather than curls, opt for a product like Bumble and Bumble Curl Primer. This product will nourish your strands meanwhile defining your curls, which keeps the frizz tamed.

Ways to Prevent Hair Damage

If you are looking for ways to prevent damage, check out these following tips:

  • For starters, make sure your hair is being conditioned accordingly and consider applying leave in conditioner or even hair masks regularly for hydration (check our list of best hair masks for damaged hair).
  • Always use heat protectant, you will find it is a lifesaver in more ways than one.
  • On those humid days all we want to do is put our hair in a high ponytail but it’s recommended not to do this too often since it could lead to losing your hair.
  • Use a silicone-based product before going into the pool, or simply wet it using tap water before exposing it to chlorine.

Whether your hair has been damaged from extreme temperatures or sitting by the air conditioning for way too long, there are many ways to actually solve the problem and walk away with glossy strands. But first of all you should investigate to see if you have any damaging habits, and stop doing them! Your hair will thank you.