Problem: Article: Using a blow dryer, straightening iron, or curling iron can weaken your hair and make it more prone to breakage, especially when you use them on a daily basis. Help your hair recuperate and take a break by limiting your heat styling to once or twice a week. When you do style with a heat tool, make sure to apply a heat protecting spray or cream first. Allow your hair to air dry a few times a week, such as on days when you aren't in a rush. Brushes with plastic bristles can be rough on your hair, causing strands to fray and break. Choose a soft paddle brush instead, which will be more gentle on your hair while still detangling effectively. Using a gentle comb is especially important if you do a lot of teasing or backcombing to create volume. Tight ponytails and buns can weaken your hair both at the hair elastic and near your roots, especially if you wear do the same style everyday. Mix it up and give your hair a break by leaving your strands down or tying them back in a loose bun or braid. Make sure your hair doesn't get caught under the strap of your shoulder bag, either; the strain can cause breakage. Move your hair to your other shoulder before pulling on your bag. Common cotton pillowcases can cause friction between your hair and the fabric, causing breakage. Using a satin or silk pillowcase instead will reduce this risk and help cut down on frizz as well. As an alternative, you could wrap your hair in a silk or satin scarf before going to bed. Exactly how often you should get a trim will depend on your hair type, but maintaining a regular schedule will help prevent split ends from worsening and breaking off. Talk to your hair stylist to see how often you should get a trim to keep your hair healthy. Get more frequent cuts, every 4 weeks, if you have a short cut, fine hair, or strands that have sustained damage from coloring or other chemical processes. For fine or medium curls and longer styles, try to go in for a trim every 8-12 weeks. If you have tight, coarse curls, you can get a cut about once every 12 weeks. Your diet has a big impact on how strong and shiny your hair is! Eating healthy and filling your diet with lots of protein will keep your hair strong, shiny, and resistant to breakage. Great foods for healthy hair include: Fish like salmon and halibut Fruit like tangerines and guavas Eggs Oatmeal Greek yogurt Spinach Nuts, seeds, and chickpeas
Summary: Limit your heat styling to 1-2 times per week. Use soft-bristled brushes rather than plastic ones. Avoid wearing tight hairstyles too often. Use a silk pillowcase to reduce friction on your hair. Get haircuts frequently to keep your ends neat. Eat a healthy diet with lots of protein to keep your hair strong.

Problem: Article: Make sure that your diet contains plenty of fatty acids, B vitamins, folic acid, and protein to promote the health and strength of your hair. Foods containing these nutrients include salmon and other fatty fish, nuts and eggs. One large cause of hair breakage is the friction that results from your hair rubbing against your pillowcase at night. Counter this damage by opting for silk or satin pillowcases, which create less friction and don't absorb the moisture from your hair in the way that cotton pillowcases tend to do. If you don't want to buy silk pillowcases, you can also wrap your hair in a silk or satin scarf at night. If you have shoulder length hair, the constant rubbing of your hair against cotton shirts or shirts made of other absorbent material can sap the moisture from your hair and cause breakage. If you have shoulder length natural hair, try wearing silk or satin shirts when you wear your hair down.
Summary:
Eat a diet rich in hair-healthy nutrients. Use a silk or satin pillowcase. Wear silky shirts with shoulder length hair.