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Wet Hair AssessmentYou Must Wet Assess Breakage is the result of the hair chemistry being thrown off balance. Hair that is shifted too far on either side of the balance (too much protein or too much moisture) will break. The Importance Of Wet Assessing Your Hair. Though health assessments can be performed on dry hair, determining your cause of breakage is often easiest on wet hair. Hair in its wet state exudes the basic properties of hair---elasticity and strength—excellently. In fact, these qualities are often exaggerated on wet hair. Thorough and frequent wet assessments will help you maintain your hair’s health and condition. Hair in its optimal condition will not break when wet unless undue stress is placed upon it through aggressive combing or detangling. A balanced and healthy hair strand will stretch and break only under undue, or unusual types of pulling stress. Balanced hair will feel soft and supple, yet strong while wet. When you comb through it when wet, it should resist excess stretching and will hardly break if you are careful. Over time, and with trial and error, you will be able to tell what is normal stress for your hair. If your hair does indeed break when wet, the way the hair breaks under these conditions will give you a sure indication of whether more moisture or protein is required to regain the proper balance.
How Do I Perform a Proper Wet Assessment? It will be difficult for you to wet assess your hair by holding a single strand and pulling on both ends. That type of stress would be considered "undue" stress, because no single hair is ever really subjected to that sort of tension at one time. Any strand of hair (healthy or not) that you pull on by both ends has the potential to snap depending on the pressure you apply to it. Hair should be wet assessed by the normal act of combing though it or touching-testing it. Wet Assessment Break Down (Wet or Dry)- Stretches slightly/returns to original length /no breaking= you are balanced just stick with maintaining! (Wet to Dry)- Stretching a little more than normal then breaks= more protein Unsure= err on the side of moisture Hair Breakage Problem Scenarios- read these hair scenarios to figure which category you fall into Protein and Moisture- A proper balance of both protein and moisture is needed to maintain a healthy black hair and minimize breakage. Performing a Wet Hair Assessment-figure out which end of the balance wheel you fall under Moisturizers- to prevent hair breakage and grow long black hair
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To much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Hair is not exempt from this old adage. Growing out your hair is a constant battle between maintaining an even protein and moisture balance. 