Take time to choose the right sort of hair brush or comb. Make sure when you run the comb through your hair that it doesn't tug the strands too viciously

A regime of braiding and oiling the hair, keeps it soft and easier to manage. Also by using wide tooth combs to comb hair and avoiding excessive blow drying, you can limit hair breakage. Braiding can help grow hair especially if it isn’t too tight, as the hair has a chance to rest without the breakage caused by combing.

Many women also find that their hair has grown after wearing a weave especially where the hair has been braided underneath. Unfortunately the length gained can be lost by not regularly conditioning afterwards and relaxing too soon.

This combined with chemical use, compounds the basic problem by adversely affecting the hair’s tensile strength, resulting in the hair structure being eroded, causing it to progressively break, ultimately affecting the hairline, overall density and length of hair.