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Permed or chemically straightened strands are also more likely to appear damaged (viaMedical News Today).

One way to get your hair back on track is to incorporatemore proteininto meals.

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Highly-porous hair has microscopic holes in each strand and absorbs water more easily that it should.

As salon owner Robin Groover explained toByrdie, “Hair that is low porosity will float.

Hair that is ‘normal’ porosity will float and then begin to sink slowly.

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Hair that is high porosity will sink immediately.”

Test the porosity of your hair by simply adding a few strands to a glass of water.

You’ll just hold one piece of your hair and see if it stretches or breaks right away.

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Highly-porous and breakable hair is in need of some protein TLC.

“), it’s time to act.

But first, exactly what is a hair protein treatment?

DIY hair treatment

It loses strength, elasticity, and the bonds weaken.”

This can be done chemically in the salon or more naturally and botanically at home."

It’s easy to find a slew of treatments that work to restore the strength of the hair.

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Many hair care brands you are already familiar with will offer a protein treatment product, fromLOreal, toRedken.

when you’ve got shampooed, apply the protein treatment to your clean coif.

When is enough enough?

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“If too much protein is added, the hair becomes somewhat brittle when dry and breaks off.”

And so, around and around you go!

That means using the right amount of the product and not repeating the process too often.