| Symptoms: | | | | dead you have to wait for it to grow out or cut it |
| - Split ends | | | | off. While your hair is growing back, or if you didn't |
| - Frizzy hair | | | | want to get it all copped off, you could use clip on |
| - Breaking | | | | hair extensions to hide the damage until it grows out |
| - Dry hair | | | | and you cut it off. |
| - Over-porous hair | | | | While your hair is recovering try not to shampoo too |
| - Dull hair | | | | often as chemicals in both the water and any |
| - Difficult to manage | | | | shampoo will only cause further damage. However, |
| Causes: | | | | deep conditioning your hair will help as it will provide |
| - Harsh chemicals used in perms, relaxers and | | | | moisture for your hair and make hair easier to |
| colouring. | | | | detangle which would otherwise further weaken hair. |
| - Excessive use of styling products | | | | Also try to allow your hair to air dry and don't use |
| - Exposure to the sun and wind | | | | hair dryers. Try to avoid products containing alcohol |
| - Excessive use of heating appliances such as rollers, | | | | or silicon as these tend to build up in your hair making |
| curlers, flat irons and hair dryers. | | | | it frizzy and weaken it further. |
| Hair can be fried during chemical processes such as | | | | Wear sun protection in your hair to protect your hair |
| perming, relaxing or bleaching, if the hair is exposed | | | | follicles, which are pits in your scalp out of which hairs |
| to heat for too long. This is because during these | | | | grow, and your hair colour so that it doesn't fade. |
| processes the hair is very fragile as the outer | | | | Drinking plenty of water will help to keep your scalp |
| protective layer of cuticles has been raised slightly to | | | | hydrated and prevent the hair becoming dry. |
| allow the chemicals access to inner cortex so that | | | | If you think that your fried hair was caused by a |
| the reactions can occur to change the hair. Fried hair | | | | negligent hair dresser leaving your hair to process for |
| has been so extensively damaged that it cannot | | | | too long under the heat, then you may be able to |
| return to its original state. However, there are a few | | | | make a claim for compensation towards any extra |
| options to help remedy it. | | | | treatments you required to help remedy the situation |
| Firstly you could cut it off or trim the parts that are | | | | and towards any embarrassment or humiliation you |
| fried. Since hair cannot repair itself as it is technically | | | | may have suffered due to your damaged hair. |
