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Do I Have Split Ends or Frizz?

Marcus Vance • • 7 min read
Do I Have Split Ends or Frizz?

Distinguish between split ends and frizz.
If your hair is frizzy, then it's likely that your hair will consistently be poofy. At the same time, dry, tangled, and unmanageable hair is often a sign that the hair is damaged. ... If your hair becomes easily tangled and looks dry at the ends, then you probably have split ends.

Is my hair frizzy because of split ends?

Split ends no longer have a smooth cuticle covering them, so they naturally catch and snag on each other and on healthy ends. This causes tangles and (you guessed it) more split ends. ... The split end might look small on its own, but split ends throughout your hair make your ends look frizzy, scraggly, and unhealthy.

Is my hair frizzy or damaged?

Take a strand of hair which might have fallen out, and pull it (gently) from both ends to see if it stretches. If it doesn't stretch at all, or stretches a little before breaking, it's damaged. If it stretches but doesn't return to its original shape and stays the way you stretched it, it's dry.

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