split ends
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Beyond excessive shedding, other signs of poor hair health can include thin-appearing hair with visible scalp, dull hair, and damaged hair with split ends.
From National Geographic • Aug. 22, 2023
This means they can lose moisture, gain moisture, fray like a rope – this causes split ends – and even break.
From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2023
“I became an actor because I felt like I was the strange girl with split ends on the sidelines in a saliva-soaked hoodie, taking notes on human behavior,” she said.
From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2022
Her aunt, who would regularly cut her hair, recently married and moved to Sweden, so she needs to find a stranger she can trust with her split ends.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022
Realizing I am not so different, I force myself to notice the pattern of moles on the human girl’s skin and the split ends of her blond hair and the roughness of her knees.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
