One of the common hair problems naturalistas face is the problem of hair breakage. There is nothing as disheartening as seeing your hair come off with your comb even after you have invested so much in hair products.

However, what many women don’t know is that there are hair habits that they do, often unconsciously, that result in hair breakage. So instead of spending hundreds of dollars on hair products, you can stop hair breakage by simply ridding yourself of these common hair breaking practices.

Persistent Touching and Tugging
Okay I understand the excitement that comes with transitioning to natural hair. I also understand the big smile that comes with using your finger to stretch your natural hair to double its visible size. Or some of us, touching our hair could be out o habit or even boredom but the bottom line remains that touching your hair excessively would only harm your hair. Touching your hair strips it of oil and causes breakage especially when there is a tear in our finger nails. Fixing this would involve a consciousness and resolution to avoid touching your hair unnecessarily.

Tight Braids
The belief that the tighter the hair the more chances of it growing is nothing but an old wives myth. The tighter the hair the higher the chances of your hair breaking and your scalp getting damaged. Tight braids put a lot of tension on your scalp and hairline which leads to hair breakage and even baldness. According to a study by Archives of Dermatology, “…any hair style that causes too much tension and traction on the hair can possibly lead to scarring hair loss”. So when next you go to the salon, and the stylist is pulling at your hair like elephant grass, gently tell them to take it easy.

Excess Heat
Excess heat could also be the reason your hair is coming off with your comb. Use of hair driers, hair straightening and curling machines and all sorts of hair drying tools will ultimately cause your natural hair to dry out resulting in splits ends and hair loss. Use of these heat instruments can also result in a dry scalp causing dandruff. So when next you go to a salon and they tell you they have a faulty hair drier, calm down and let your hair dry off naturally.



Night Routine
Your night routine plays a huge role in determining how much hair you have left on your head. You can’t just lay your head full of hair anywhere and expect to wake up with a head full of hair. Sleeping on cotton pillowcase could result in your hair snagging off the rough cotton holes while you twist and turn at night. Cotton pillow case also causes a lot friction between your hair and the surface of the pillow, resulting in breakage. This is especially true if you don’t sleep with a hair net. However, with satin and silk pillowcases your hair just slides across the surface reducing the chances of damage. If you aren’t a pillow person or aren’t interested in going all silk and satin on your pillows, get a silk or sating hair cover...Read More at https://www.virtuedigest.com/15-reasons-natural-hair-breaking-fix/