Throughout my time as a beauty editor I have picked up a fair amount of expert advice on how to fend off hair breakage—mainly out of personal interest. You see, my hair is super-long, super-fine and super-bleached, and these three things are a recipe for split ends and breakage. Why? Because long hair is prone to knotting and snapping, fine hair is naturally more fragile and the process of bleaching hair breaks down and weakens the hair bonds that keep strands, well, strong.
Over the years, I have tried every strengthening hair product out there—from bond-restoring treatments and nourishing hair masks to hair oils and thickening shampoos—and truthfully, I've never found the product for the job. This summer, however, I found my hair in dire straits. After my wedding hair routine left my hair over-processed and my honeymoon turned my strands UV-damaged, chlorine-damaged, dry and brittle, I turned to drastic measures. And after a lot of trial and error, I have finally realised that tackling breakage isn't a case of relying on one product alone but carefully editing your entire routine. Since adopting this routine (and the following products) my hair looks the healthiest, longest, fullest and glossiest it has ever looked.
