I’m an Ex-Hairdresser & Here’s the Truth About Whether Split End Treatments Work

Ever been awake at 3am, tempted to trim your split ends with a pair of scissors?

Yep, thought so. The struggle is real.

Not to say there's anything wrong with having dry ends - everyone will experience dry ends at some point - but fresh, hydrated ends do look silky and feel lovely.

Aside from getting your hair stylist to trim your split ends, you might've wondered if a split ends treatment can *actually* work...

Is using a split end treatment product the answer to fixing crunchy ends? Or, is your hair treatment for split ends just a bottle of empty promises?

Do you need a split ends treatment? How do split end repair products work? And what is the best split end treatment?

That's why I'm here! As an ex-hairdresser, here's the truth about split end treatment products.

Plus, I share the best split end treatment products you can trust - in my humble opinion.

What Are Split Ends?

A split end is a break that occurs when the protective layer - your hair's cuticle - becomes worn down.

This happens when your hair is exposed to repeated or intense stress. Things like heat styling, bleaching and environmental damage can lead to split ends.

You can watch me chat about a few of my favourite split end treatments and how they work in the YouTube video below...

So, How Do You Fix Split Ends?

As for how to treat split ends... there’s only one way to get rid of split ends completely, and that’s to cut them off.

Once a hair starts to split, it'll just keep splitting all the way along. Regular trims and reducing heat styling are the best split end hair treatment options.

Hair Treatment For Split Ends: Do They Work?

The answer is yes, to an extent.

Again, once the hair has split, there's only so much a treatment for split ends can do.

You can't physically 'repair' or reverse split ends, but split end treatment products can keep hair in the best possible condition it can be.

Split ends treatments work like a lasso around the bonds of the hair, helping to hold the split ends together to buy you some time before going to the hairdressers.

Basically, they make your split ends look and feel their best. But they're still split ends, y'know?

Best Split End Treatment.

Now, let's get into what I think are the best products for split ends.

From split end treatments and leave-in split end repair balms, to split end serums and split end bonding treatments, here are my top picks:

*Watch my video above for exactly why I rate each and every one of these split end treatments.

How to Prevent Split Ends.

Prevention is always best when it comes to split ends.

That said, a combo of easy hair styling tweaks and hair repair products for split ends can help.

When heat styling, using tools like the Dyson Airwrap or Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer can help to minimise heat styling damage through temperature control.

Always use a heat protectant tool before blow drying, straightening or curling your hair.

Another pro tip is to leave about an inch or two of hair out at the end when waving your hair with a curling wand. This gives hair a chic, effortless look, while also not sizzling already dry ends.

Other than that, the key to not feeling duped by a split ends treatment is knowing and accepting what they can (and can't) do.

Unfortunately, we're yet to find a Hogwarts style split end repair spell. But these products - and regular trims - are pretty darn close!

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