Trichoptilosis (from the Greek τριχο- tricho- "hair" and the New Latin ptilosis "arrangement of feathers in definite areas" from the Greek πτίλον "feather"), schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress. This condition occurs when the outer layer of the hair is damaged and the hair fibre divide into two or more strands.
Trichoptilosis (from the Greek τριχο- tricho- "hair" and the New Latin ptilosis "arrangement of feathers in definite areas" from the Greek πτίλον "feather"), schizotrichia, and informally split ends, is the splitting or fraying of the hair-shaft due to excessive heat and mechanical stress. This condition occurs when the outer layer of the hair is damaged and the hair fibre divide into two or more strands.
==Types of split ends== === Double split === The most common type of split ends, where the single hair forks into two. === Feather split === In this type of split ends, the hair appears feathered at the end, with multiple splits splaying out. === Tree split === In this type, the ends branch out multiple times, resembling branches of a tree. === Knot split === The hair has a bulb at the end, becoming thicker at the tip.
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