Split ends

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Split ends (trichoptilosis) are splinters of hair . The ends of the hair are easily brittle and appear dull. This rarely occurs with shorter hair as short hair experiences less friction from movement (on the shoulders, for example) and is often cut more frequently to maintain hair length. Split ends are a cosmetic problem as they result in a less smooth and orderly appearance of the hair.

The cause is usually an overuse of the hair due to mechanical, thermal or chemical effects.

Split ends are a sign of seldom shortened, heavily used or sensitive hair. One way to protect the hair from dividing further and further is by cutting off the split ends.

There are a variety of cures and shampoos that promise to strengthen the hair and create a smooth surface and thus reduce split ends. However, the hair is only sealed with certain ingredients that make the split ends no longer visible to the human eye. These products can no longer repair the split ends.

When cutting the ends of the hair, the hairdresser usually has two options. On the one hand, cutting off the entire length of the hair or the split-ends cut variant. If the split ends are not cut off, the split will gradually continue through the hair. With the so-called split cut, the hairdresser takes a small strand of hair from dry hair and twists it up to the tip of the hair so that the split hair protrudes along the bundled strand. These are so easily recognizable and can be cut off. However, this variant is difficult to use with layered hair.

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• Horst Fey, Xenia Petsitis: Dictionary of cosmetics. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-8047-1986-4 .