Home Remedies for Split Ends

Split ends, or trichoptlosis, occur when the cuticle that protects the hair strand is damaged and stripped away, leaving the ends to split. We can't heal them permanently: The only way to get rid of them is to cut them off. But for a temporary fix and smoother ends, try these home remedies.

The Best Defense Is a Good Offense

• Prevent split ends by deep conditioning your hair regularly and avoiding brushes with hard bristles or overheating your hair with styling tools.

Take Your Vitamins

• Mix vitamin E (squeeze the oil from the capsules or purchase the oil on its own) with warm water and apply to wet hair, leave on for 20 minutes, then rinse.

Get Nutty

• Coconut oil, almond oil, or walnut oil--use these as a conditioner after shampooing or leave on overnight under a shower cap for extra conditioning.

Jojoba Oil

• Mix jojoba oil with your everyday conditioner for more moisturizing oomph, or smooth on a couple of drops on dry hair for extra shine.

With a Side of Mayo

• It sounds stinky and it is, but slather mayonnaise all over your hair and sleep wearing a shower cap for a deep moisturizing treatment.

Honey

• Dollop 3 to 4 tablespoons of honey (depending on how much hair you have) on your ends, then rinse after 20 minutes for naturally softer, sleeker hair.