# Split Ends

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 15, 1999, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033 "1999-12-15T23:18:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Kiki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kiki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiki)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033/1 "1999-12-16T06:42:00Z")

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What causes split ends and how can I prevent them. I have long hair… down to the middle of my back… and I have long layers so my hair doesn’t look flat on top. I just had my hair cut 2 months ago and it’s already grown about 1 inch and I have a ton of split ends!!

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 1999, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033/2 "1999-12-15T23:18:00Z")

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Split Endz was a great band ! Two of the members ended up founding Crowded House. The rest is history.

O wait.

## You meant Hair. Dunno, not a musical fan myself.

Coldfire

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“You know how complex women are”

- Neil Peart, Rush (1993)

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033/3 "1999-12-16T00:23:00Z")

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Wow! A Split Enz joke from a non-Kiwi! I’m impressed!

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-PIGEONMAN-  
Hero For A New Millennium!

[The Legend Of PigeonMan](http://www.hotkey.net.au/~guanolad/pigeonman/) - updates every Wed & Sat. If I can be bothered.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033/4 "1999-12-16T00:35:00Z")

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Youre supposed to put conditioner on the tips of the hair…

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**Author:** ![lovelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@lovelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lovelee)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 1999, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/split-ends/12033/5 "1999-12-16T00:53:00Z")

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Infusium leave-in treatment on the ends of the hair worked for me…

Remember, that long hair is in geezerhood stage, as far as hair goes. You need to treat it gently, condition it always with a GOOD conditioner (Biolage Deep conditioning works for me, also), and keep blowdrying to a minimum.

Be kind, moisturize it since the natural scalp oils won’t reach down that far (unless you don’t wash your hair often… eww), and don’t brush it while it’s wet. And get trims regularly, to keep the ends “new”, every 4-6 weeks.