Can Your Hair Actually Have Scars?

by Alexandra Samuel

David Gubert
David Gubert

Want to hear something totally creepy? You're hair is like a permanently-attached history of where you've been and what you've done. Weird, right? That fact always makes me think about that time Britney went nuts and shaved her head because of her child custody issues.

For the rest of us, though, a perma-record of our day-to-day is not really an issue. The only thing our hair history tells us that we take really good care of our hair or, more likely, that we don't.

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Mistreating our mane leads to damage (duh) called micro-scarring, affecting the outermost, protective layer of each strand. Translation? Our hair's built-in armor is weaker and dull-looking from said scarring. Deeper, mechanical damage -- which comes from excess like too much heat styling, too much hair color or, you guessed it, too much micro-scarring -- also comes from mistreating our 'do's. None of it is a good look.

So, what can you do?

Welp, there are tons of products out there that help clean up the deeper, mechanical damage, but not many that also promise to seal up micro-damage the way that Pureology's awesome new line, Strength Cure, does. The entire collection is spiked with a cocktail of super ingredients including keravis, ceramide and arginine that literally rebuild the bonds broken by micro-scarring so hair can defend itself better while antioxidants protect color. (Pureology was founded for those with colored hair.) Science is so cool. Cue Bill Nye Gif.

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The line has literally everything you need for day-to-day shiny gorgeousness. The Shampoo and Conditioner heal, protect and detangle every time you hit the shower and if you need a little extra R&R, you can reach for the Restorative Masque, which is like five minutes of straight-up hair rehab. Smooth-strand addicts can give the Fabulous Lengths serum a try -- it's light yet totally powerful; great for fine-haired girls with curls. which is light and powerful. But, the most major product is the Split End Slave, which is a miracle worked for fried ends that heals long term and seals splits instantly.


The best part of all of this? Brush-tests by Pureology show hair is 97 percent stronger in one freaking use. ONE. Where can I get a workout like that? Because I would love to be 97 percent stronger after one workout.

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