Imagine this...you wake up in the morning, make your way to the mirror and start brushing (or combing) your hair only to find that there is enough hair in your brush and sink to make you extremely nervous.
It is not uncommon to lose a couple of strands on a daily basis (throughout the day) but anything excessive (more than 200 strands) and very noticeable, can mean major trouble!
Breakage can occur for a variety of different reasons, but one reason that you may have never heard of, deals with (of all things) how you sleep.
Because the majority of people toss and turn while they sleep, going to bed in rollers or ponytails is a huge no, no!
Try not to put your hair into a ponytail before you prepare to go to sleep, because ponytails tend to put too much stress on the hair, and the elastic (or rubber) bands cause breakage when putting them in and taking them out.
I know that sometimes women put their hair in ponytails as a matter of convince before they go to bed, and some women sleep in rollers so that they won't have to curl their hair in the morning, but the tension that is placed on the hair, combined with the tossing and turning, leaves you paying the ultimate price, hair breakage!
Tossing and turning during sleep with a ponytail or rollers in your hair creates additional pulling and damage to the hair.
If your hair tangles, gets matted, or breaks when you sleep, wrapping your hair in a silk or satin scarf at night, or sleeping on a satin pillowcase will help prevent these problems.
Make sure you aren't using a cotton scarf to wrap your hair, because cotton has a tendency to grab and pull hair (causing those hairs to break). If you have had any chemical service preformed (relaxers, highlights, perms) or if you have naturally dry hair or your hair is prone to breakage, I highly recommend sleeping on satin pillows, and using silk and satin scarves to wrap your hair in at night.
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