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long hair, try to use the product on the hair from below the ears down and avoid using product on the scalp if at all possible. This keeps the weight of the long hair from pulling the hair down, and it also helps keep the scalp cleaner, so less frequent washing of the hair is required.

Brushing or Combing Long Hair

If you must brush through long hair while wet, it's best to use a wide-toothed comb and brush through the long hair while in the shower with conditioner on the hair to minimize breakage. Outside of the shower, it's best to use soft bristle brushes, and only brush through long hair when it is dry or mostly dry.

Do not over brush long hair. While this can stimulate hair growth, frequent brushing causes breakage, so the two tend to cancel each other out. Brush through hair frequently enough to prevent tangles or frizz, but not so much that breakage is an issue.

Cutting and Trimming Long Hair

Be sure to cut or trim long hair regularly. Once the ends of long hair become brittle or damaged, the rest of the hair is weakened, and will become damaged more easily. Keeping long hair trimmed regularly will actually stimulate growth and keep hair from splitting and breaking, particularly at the ends.

Caring for long hair may not be easy or convenient, but there is nothing more beautiful than a shiny, healthy, luxuriously soft head of gorgeous hair, so the pay off is worth the trouble.

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