Why Your Hair Gets Split Ends & Breaks, And How to Stop It

Split Ends & Hair Breakage: a science-based hair health guide to avoiding split ends and hair breakage

Want to stop split ends and keep your hair from breaking off? Your friendly neighborhood real life Rapunzel is here with the hair science to help you on your hair journey. Here's what I do to keep away split ends and prevent my hair from breaking. So many of you kept asking me for hair care tips -- probably because of my long blonde hair -- so I hope this is helpful for you!

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-- TABLE OF CONTENTS --
0:00 Intro
0:47 Is Your Hair Breaking or Falling Out?
1:11 What Causes Hair Breakage?
4:11 Types of Hair Breaks
4:50 How to Stop Hair from Breaking
6:46 How to Increase Hair Strength
7:36 Types of Split Ends
9:02 How Split Ends Form
14:08 How to Stop Split Ends

-- SPLIT END SERUMS -- (haven’t tried these but would like to)
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This past year we've been busting hair myths with science not just to help me on my natural hair journey, but more importantly, to help you guys on your hair journeys. Whether you want waist-length natural hair, hip-length hair, hair to the floor, or just want to learn about hair and maybe keep yours a little healthier, hope this helps you see how to retain length, avoid split ends, stop breakage, and reach all your hair goals!

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[SarahIngleOfficial]

There are a couple lists of products I said I’d link in the description. I had a small emergency come up this morning, so I’ll add those later today. ❤️

[cicooooooo]

let all of us take a minute of silence to thank Sarah for her dedication to work through that book and sharing her knowledge with us🙏🏻

[justanotherweirdofromearth]

How to keep ends from splitting
1. Get tapered hair cut. *okay I’m good on that one*
2. Use wide toothed brushes and combs. *I got some of those, won’t be a problem*
3. Avoid bleach and permanent dye. *I never did either of those in the first place, I’m good*
4. Avoid heat tools. *Dont use those in the first place so I’m good*
5. Be gentle and patient. *that’s my problem*

[IKKclauKR]

I was traumatized when I learned that some people brush their hair from the top...I literally once had to explain a girl how to brush hair because her daughter (who was like 2 at the time) never let her brush her hair, but she would let me....yeah, she had been brushing her hair from the top, and the baby was feeling pain

[carlywatts]

Finally someone who isn’t trying to dumb herself down to appear cute. Finally someone who is proud of using the correct grammar and using science to her advantage. My first subscription in a while. Keep it up!

[roaaba]

Tips to prevent split ends
- Use conditioner.
- Avoid sunlight or use UV protection.
- Get a tapered haircut, not straight across.
- Use a comb/brush with widely spaced teeth/bristles.
- Avoid bleach and permanent dye.
- Avoid heat tools.
- Be gentle and patient.

[ldonnell]

"Be gentle and patient."
I used to yank a brush through my hair every morning and then wonder why on earth I had hair all over my shirt throughout the day. After watching your long hair advice videos, I finally stopped that. And now brushing my hair with patience has kinda become therapeutic. Thanks for taking the time to research and share this information!

[maccosmeticsfan]

I saw how hard you were working on this video and doing the research on your insta story. We love our Disney princesses and hardworking queens just as much!

[stariehearts]

Everyone around me is tryna convince me to cut my hip length wavy hair and I'm so sick of hearing it, so finding you is like a breath of fresh air :) I love my long hair, love taking care of it and watching it grow and draping it around myself like a soft blanket, it's the most comforting thing ever lol. You and your hair are absolutely stunning 🥰🥰

[FullCourseMeals]

This vid has me checking every hair strand that comes off of my head to see if it’s breakage or hairfall...oh boy 😅😅

[LivingInTheShade]

Definitely would like to hear how scientists classify hair.

[justanotherweirdofromearth]

At 6:00 the chameleon from Rapunzel appeared in the corner of the couch. She really is Rapunzel guys

[arenjtumastens]

Tomorrow's the 10th anniversary of Disney's "Tangled."

[ashleysanchez]

Great video! Pro tip: when using a paddle brush, FIRST brush holding your tool vertically (widens the bite so more hair slips through those now parallel teeth) Then hold your paddle brush horizontal like you demonstrated. The teeth will now be set in a serrated form to add tension. Great job on this video!

[marisadaniela]

I looked for a detangler spray while watching this and the (affordable) one that came up had uv protection!

[ailemasvega]

Loving these science hair videos! You can just tell that Sarah's doing her research and is very careful to not spread misinformation. For me the best part is how you deliver the information. It turns into an entertaining conversation from a friend rather than a regular science class.

[fiveminutefridays]

omg this is the channel i've been waiting for for ages. Hair "science" is so full of misinformation from marketing and from people with more non-science-based hair experience so i'm so happy to find someone covering it in the way you are, basing it in science but making it more approachable for a layperson to understand from a practical-ish perspective!
I just found your channel today and am now marathoning a lot so maybe this has already been covered but among the many "trimming tips and hacks" videos out there, among all the "use sharp shears so you don't damage your ends while cutting" tips is the hair singeing "trend". I've got "trend" in quotes bc there's apparently some documentation about it being historical as well, but i can't find a single person take a scientific approach to it, just a lot of people going "this is scary" or "i tried it and the texture freaks me out so its obviously bad" or "i tried it and the result looks un-split to the naked eye so its obviously good". Have you ever come across a more rigorous look at that one?
also somehow knowing that bleach harms hair and also knowing that the sun "bleaches" things in a milder way, i still never put 2 and 2 together to think about UV protection to prevent hair damage, but now i have a new thing to learn about!

[Corndogsareyummm]

I’m studying to become a hairstylist and I love watching videos like these to see different types of point of views. On the part of brushing/combing, the best way to avoid too much damage and breakage on the hair, you HAVE to start brushing or combing from the ends and slowly going up. You start to slowly remove the knots that way. So imagine it being like a braid, when removing a braid you DO NOT start from the top, you obviously begin from the bottom exactly the same with our hair when you start combing from the bottom up you begin to untangle knots way more gently rather than forcing or pulling roughly on them.

[wanda-vb]

Haha this is why I finger detangle ☺️takes forever but my hair doesn’t break as much

[clairetrompeter]

I love how passionate you are about this stuff! Your energy makes other people want to care about there hair. (Like me) After just 1 mouth of using your tips and tricks my hair has been so healthy! Thank you Sarah!!! ❤️ I also have a video idea, you could do a video comparing different brushes and combs! That would be so fun!! Stay safe everyone!!!