broken hair vs cut hair

[glitterati]

It's pretty easy to tell a broken hair from new growth - you just look for the tapered tip. But is there a way to tell broken hair from a cut hair? Both would have blunt tips right? I'm growing out a haircut, and I just want to make sure that what I believe to be the haircut growing out isn't broken hairs...

:)

[manderly]

Well, for me, my broken hairs are usually coiled, like they've been stretched out and then snapped, causing them to curl up on itself.

[salamander]

My broken hairs tend to have frayed ends rather than flat ones. If the very tip looks white, it's broken.

[spidermom]

Well, for me, my broken hairs are usually coiled, like they've been stretched out and then snapped, causing them to curl up on itself.

AH-HA! I kind of thought that was it. I get those.

[Meli]

My broken hairs are not as blunt as the cut ones. Like salamander said, they usually have frayed ends and/or white tips/dots. Broken hairs (at least mine) is also a lot more split-prone than cut hairs, and will usually split rather quickly after the breaking.

[MeMyselfandI]

My broken hairs tend to have frayed ends rather than flat ones. If the very tip looks white, it's broken.

I agree,

My broken hairs look like white spots, next to the rest of my hair. Think of q-tip ends on a stick. The broken hairs have a white bulb on them.

Cut looks like normal hair colour.

Also, I find broken hairs around me.

[Curlsgirl]

I can't believe people have noticed all of this on their hair! I probably have all kinds of different ends but have never paid attention. Maybe this is a gift LOL!

[tiny_teesha]

what salamander said!