What Causes Hair to Break?

Towel Drying

• If you use a towel to vigorously rub your hair dry, your hair may break off at the root or middle of the strand.
  
  

Wet Combing

• Combing your hair while it is still wet can result in hair breakage especially if your hair is long.
  
  

Excessive Brushing

• Brushing your hair too much may cause it to break at the root as well as creating split ends.
  
  

Pulling

• Pulling on your hair with your fingers, or from tight hair styles such as ponytails or braids can cause your hair to break.
  
  

Appliances

• Using appliances such as curling or straightening irons or hair dryers may damage your hair and cause it to break.
  
  

Chemicals

• Applying chemicals to your hair, such as relaxers, perms or dyes may break your hair at the root or lower on the strands.
  
  

Sunlight

• Your hair can break from frequent or prolonged exposure to sunlight or tanning booths, which weakens the chemical structure of your hair.