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Rebecca Fearn

After my bleached, heat-damaged hair started snapping off, I took these simple steps to save it

A woman's hand holding the ends of her blonde hair , with pink nails and a cream jumper.

After years of in-salon bleaching treatments and heat styling, I experienced the one thing we all dread: hair breakage.

I remember looking into the mirror with horror as I realised the two bits of hair at the front, my ‘money pieces,' were half their usual length. I'd had my hair coloured the week prior and ignored my stylist’s warning to stop using heat on these ultra-fragile strands, which had already sustained damage from previous chemical treatments and styling. Panicking, I jumped into action, Googling, watching YouTube videos and speaking to industry professionals to establish a plan for regaining healthy hair.

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