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Causes Of Wavy Hair Breakage & How To Stop It

July 7, 2023 by Emily Evert 2 Comments

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What Causes Wavy Hair Breakage?

Bleach damage is the most damaging thing you can do to your hair. Once you have bleached your hair, think of it as significantly weaker than it used to be. It got somewhat damaged in th e process of bleaching, but it’ll also continue to receive more damage now, because it is weaker your hair will become more damaged by the sun, mechanical damage, shampooing, etc than healthier hair would experience.

Chemical treatments like perms or straightening treatments do significant damage to the hair as well, second only do bleaching.

Heat damage such as using a curling iron or flat iron.

Mechanical damage from combing, brushing, friction from hats, pillows, etc. When you comb or brush, doing so with a wide tooth comb first and working from the bottom up can help minimize breakage. Try to avoid “tearing through” knots.

Sun damage. Bleached hair or naturally light hair (whether blonde, gray or silver/white) are more prone to damage from the sun because it has less melanin and melanin is made of proteins that protect hair from UV damage.

Too much protein. If you use way more protein than your hair needs, this can cause your hair to become so brittle that it can break.

Shampooing can be damaging, primarily to hair that is high porosity.

Medical conditions such as thyroid problems, malnutrition, extreme stress or some scalp conditions can lead to breakage.

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Dull Wavy Hair – Causes & Solutions

June 24, 2023 by Emily Evert Leave a Comment

Hair commercials always show off extremely shiny hair. Whether we wanted to “buy in” to it or not, we’ve all been somewhat conditioned to think that shiny hair is the ideal. The truth is, that shiny hair can be a sign of healthier hair. If your goal is healthier hair, then paying attention to how shiny (or not) your hair is can make some sense.

If you’re feeling like your hair is dull and lacking shine, this post will help you determine the cause and the solution!

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Wavy Hair Underneath But Straight On Top

March 11, 2023 by Emily Evert 6 Comments

If your hair is wavy underneath but straight on top, does that make it straight or wavy?

Both! Often, people feel like they have to have one hair type, and one hair type only. I’m not really sure why we have this tendency to categorize our hair in a single way. It’s very common for people to have multiple hair textures. If your hair is wavy in spots but straight in spots, then you have some straight hair and some wavy hair! It’s both.

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Bond Builders For Damaged Wavy Hair

March 4, 2023 by Emily Evert 2 Comments

Can You Really Repair Hair Bonds Damaged by Bleaching or Dyeing?

There are several types of hair bonds that can be broken. The ones broken during the process of bleaching hair or dyeing hair are primarily disulfide bonds, which are a type of covalent bonds. Those disulfide bonds cannot be fully repaired with any technology that we currently have.

The cosmetic chemists on the Beauty Brain podcast say bond builders like Olaplex and wellaplex do more conditioning than bond rebuilding. Covalent bonds or disulfide bonds are the ones damaged when hair is dyed. “It’s literally impossible to fully restore disfulfide bonds”. Hair repair products may rebuild hydrogen bonds or electrostatic bonding. 

Episode 216 on bond building explains how Olaplex has a patent that claims they rebuild disulfide bonds, but patents aren’t evidence of effective peer-reviewed science. 

What percentage of hair bonds are damaged while bleaching hair?

Typically 15-25% of bonds are damaged while bleaching hair, but it can be up to 45% in cases where “severe” bleaching is being done.

This is a quote from from Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair by Clarence R. Robbins.

“Robbins and Kelly [5] have shown that 15–25% of the disulfide bonds in human hair are degraded during “normal” bleaching, however, as much as 45% of the cystine bonds may be broken during severe “in practice” bleaching. This latter amount of damage may occur while frosting hair, or while bleaching hair from black or brown-black to light blond”

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About Me

My name is Emily, I have been blogging since 2009. I found the curly girl method in 2018, which helped me to discover my naturally wavy hair. Since then, I’ve continued to wear my hair wavy, reading and watching tons about wavy hair. This blog is where I share what I’ve learned, in hopes of helping others. More about me and my backstory can be found on my about page.

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