How can you tackle brittle hair?

Shiny, supple, radiant: hair is one of your most beautiful assets. However, over time, it can become more fragile. Loss of softness, brittle ends, and dull lengths are all signs of a suffering hair fiber. With the right actions combined with a suitable routine, you can strengthen it, fight against brittle hair, and regain radiant, soft, and resilient lengths.

The hair fiber is protected by an outer envelope called the cuticle. Made of fine scales, it protects the cortex, which gives the hair its color and strength. When these scales are smooth and well-joined, they reflect light: hair is soft, supple, and radiant. On the other hand, when the intercellular cement no longer plays its role, the scales lift. Your lengths become rougher and duller, the protection of the cortex decreases, and your hair becomes brittle.

Many factors can weaken the hair fiber. Heating appliances (hair dryers, straighteners, or curling irons) expose hair to high temperatures that can alter its structure. Coloring, bleaching, or chemical treatments also modify the hair's natural balance.

More discreet but very frequent, external aggressions such as pollution, UV rays, and friction against clothing or your pillow also weaken the intercellular cement that holds the scales together. The cuticle opens, and the fiber then loses its natural protection.

The beauty of your hair also depends on your body's internal balance. Certain nutritional deficiencies, a lack of hydration, but also stress can weaken the hair fiber, as well as your scalp. Your hair loses density, becomes thinner, and more vulnerable. You may also lose it. Thus, taking care of your hair also means taking care of yourself.

Fragile hair requires special attention, but a few simple steps can already make all the difference.

First step of an anti-breakage routine: a gentle wash. Prefer a shampoo with a mild cleansing base, without sulfate or silicone. Use it once or twice a week, massaging the scalp with the pads of your fingers to stimulate microcirculation and create a sense of well-being. Then let the foam slide naturally down your lengths during rinsing without rubbing them. This is usually enough to clean the fiber while respecting its balance.

Brushing and detangling are the most critical moments for fragile hair. After washing, apply a repairing/detangling treatment to your towel-dried lengths. You will smooth the scales and make brushing easier. Then brush your hair starting from the ends and gradually moving up. This simple action limits the tension exerted on the fiber to preserve the integrity of the lengths.

Certain habits can increase breakage. If you have noticed that your hair is brittle, avoid brushing it when it is soaking wet, as the hair fiber is more fragile then. Similarly, overly tight elastics or hairstyles that are pulled too tight can exert excessive tension on the lengths. Also, remember to protect your hair from the heat of styling tools with suitable treatments such as Leave-in Detangling Hair Milk or the Intense Nutrition Leave-in Hair Care Hair Prodigieux®.

To durably strengthen your brittle hair, opt for a complete Hair Prodigieux® routine. In three steps, your hair is cleansed, nourished, repaired, and enveloped in the captivating scent of Huile Prodigieuse®.

Mirror Shine Shampoo gently cleanses your fragile hair. Enriched with Fermented Pink Camellia Oil, it rids the scalp and your lengths of impurities without being harsh or weighing them down. Its milk texture envelops the hair fiber to transform into a light foam with notes of Orange Blossom, Magnolia and Vanilla.

A true cocooning treatment for fragile lengths, The Balm is a deep repairer. It contains Fermented Pink Camellia Oil but also nourishing shea butter and panthenol. In one step, your hair regains its elasticity; it is stronger, more supple, and less brittle. Protected from breakage, it regains its softness and shine.

To complete your anti-breakage hair routine, adopt the Hydra-Plumping Concentrated Serum Hair and Scalp. It contains more than 8,500 micro-beads of fermented Pink Camellia oil, a duo of high and low molecular weight Hyaluronic Acids and Amla extract. Each drop is a true infusion of care that hydrates, strengthens and revitalizes your scalp as well as your lengths. Day after day, the hair fiber is stronger, your hair is more resistant:

• From the first drops: +24% scalp hydration
• After 30 applications: +88% resistance to breakage

On dry or towel-dried hair, apply 1 to 2 pipettes to the scalp, section by section. Then place 1 to 2 pipettes of care in the palm of your hands and apply to the lengths and ends.

To make your life easier, we have brought together our Anti-breakage trio, Hair Prodigieux® in an elegant velvet vanity case in the color of our Hair Prodigieux® collection.

To combat brittle hair and restore strength, suppleness and shine, you can count on several active ingredients:

An Ayurvedic treasure, Amla is particularly rich in vitamin C, a natural antioxidant. Revitalized and strengthened, your hair is more resistant to breakage. This active ingredient also helps improve hair density: your hair is thicker but also shinier.

• Find this active ingredient in the Hydra-Plumping Hair and Scalp Concentrated Serum

At the heart of the Hair Prodigieux® collection, this precious oil is inspired by an ancestral beauty secret. For centuries, pink camellia oil has been used in Japan to enhance hair. The Nuxe laboratory uses pink camellia oil whose powers have been boosted by fermentation. This process enriches the oil with active molecules and improves its affinity with the hair fiber. It is twice as nourishing and repairing as non-fermented oil.

Find this active ingredient in all treatments Hair Prodigieux®

Castor oil is very rich in ricinoleic acid. It nourishes brittle hair, strengthens it, and helps it defend against external aggressions thanks to its vitamin E and omega-6 (linoleic acid) content.

• Find this active ingredient in the Pre-Shampoo Nourishing Mask

A plant treasure known for its nourishing properties, shea butter is particularly rich in fatty acids as well as vitamins A and E. It nourishes dry and damaged hair, repairs the hair fiber, and acts as a protective shield that helps prevent the appearance of split ends. Your hair is stronger, soft, and supple.

• Find this active ingredient in the Intense Repair Hair Mask

An essential active ingredient in hair cosmetics, panthenol transforms into vitamin B5 upon contact with the hair (or skin). It is a small molecule capable of hydrating your hair. The hair fiber is thus more resistant. Panthenol also coats the hair, promoting detangling.

Find this active ingredient in the Intense Repair Hair Mask and the Mirror Shine Conditioner