This is the kind of damage that is caused to African hair by the use of chemical relaxants

	Knotting, associated with African hair... ... leads to breakdown
A perfect hair, its cuticle  intact, taken from a  newborn baby
Damaged cuticle, due to backcombing heavily   sprayed hair	A hair shattered after severe perm                                                                        damage
This is African hair (as indicated by the groove along its length): this type of hair, more than any other, needs the protection of conditioning

smooth and shiny (less 'fly-away')- Dimethicone protects the hair from damage by reducing its resistance to brushing, combing and styling, when wet as well as when dry.
    Other ingredients in conditioners and other hair care preparations also work to smooth the outer layers of the cuticle. These may include protein extracts (collagen, and the amino acids obtained from silk) and panthenol and similar compounds, which are related to vitamin B5. Some of these are known to penetrate hair and to help to increase its moisture content. Well-conditioned hair is quite easy to de-tangle. Use a large-toothed comb or brush with rounded ends.
    The only way to avoid split ends altogether is to use preventive conditioning and to avoid all chemical treatments. Split ends, if they do develop, can never be repaired 'like new'. The so-called 'split end repair fluids' are applied
 

Kalista Salon & Day Spa - We want everyone to know this information to educate yourselves when getting your hair done by just any hairdresser. We are well awair of the risks in styling, cutting, coloring hair and that is why even though you want to have these services done anyway, it is wise to go to the ones that are aware that your hair can be damaged so we can work hard to avoid the least possible damage.