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Joan asks: About a year ago my stylist started using Paul Mitchell products on me and I haven’t loved my hair since! Now it’s damaged and it breaks easily. My stylist blames me for using a flat iron. I know that doesn’t help but I’ve used a flat iron for years and have never had this happen. She tells me that’s because I had my hair colored so much. I have never had these problems until she switched to Paul Mitchell. Is it possible that his products made my hair start to break off and thin out?

We see how you could think that Paul Mitchell made your hair go bad, but we doubt that’s really what happened. Paul Mitchell products are not different enough from other products you’ve been using (except for probably costing more), so there is likely a different reason you’re experiencing hair breakage. It is natural to leap to conclusions like this, but they are often incorrect.

Instead of worrying about Paul Mitchell, we’d blame three other factors for your hair problem:

1 Flat iron usage is very bad for your hair. That’s probably the most immediate cause of daily breakage. If you want less damage, consider ironing less frequently.

2 In the long run, the worst thing you can do is chemically color your hair. Coloring breaks down the hair’s protein, making it weaker. Frequent chemical processing literally pushes your hair to its “breaking point.”

3 The first two factors are worsened because you’re getting older and your hair is weaker. As we age, our hair gets less dense and more prone to breakage. That’s probably why you’re seeing so much hair breakage recently—Father Time is catching up with you!