I remember sitting in chemistry class and this guy behind me tapped me on the shoulder and I thought he was going to say something about our homework so I held up my notebook and smiled but then he said to me “you need to cut your hair, you have really bad split ends” my face got so red and my smile turned to shock lol😵‍💫that moment haunts me to this day ☠️

I’m overcoming a huge compulsion to split my hair. Even making new split ends on healthy hair and these were my favorite to split. I’m so so glad I’ve made progress. I don’t have these splits anymore!

@abbey, will you include your mom in a video? Your audience expands to her age group too. When women deal with going gray and perimenopause/menopause, it’s a whole new set of hair health issues. Hair health as we age would be a great topic for women.

I have the little white dots because I did balayage and it was very blond and my hair was not happy. BUT since discovering you a few months ago, I've taken better care of my hair so we are on the mend. Keep the recommendations coming I absolutely love them when I can find them (watching from Spain here). Love you girl and thanks for all the hard work.

Abbey you are an absolute powerhouse. It amazes me that you have the time to study, post regularly to social media, all the time it must take to script/plan your content and edit everything as immaculately as you do. You are my favourite content creator by far. You are the most informative and educational creator and you are so engaging too! Love you

You have helped me so much these past 2 months on my soft and healthy hair journey. I had a hair app yesterday and my stylist told me my hair was a lot smoother than before 😊 Thank you for all your knowledge and hard work Abbs ❤

Hey Abbey! So I bought your hair guide and I love it, but I would love to see information in there on how you style your hair for the week, including how you wear it to bed! Protective styles are definitely one of the things I struggle with the most and I think that information could be really useful!

My hair health journey definitely began with scalp care and cleansing with a routine, and learning how to heat style responsibly. I tried a point in my life to air dry and stop heat styling for three years straight, and nothing happened to improve my hair. This journey only showed me that I was still at a place where I started lol! Once I learned how to use professional products and tools correctly with a healthy routine was the only time I saw my hair living its best life :D And yes, patience!

Thank you so much for this information. This happened to me when my well-meaning colorist attempted to help me by bleaching some of my salt and pepper gray hair to match the natural silver steaks I have around my face. I developed this condition on the most gray parts of my hair that were bleached….and those parts turned a light brownish blond color. I had been growing out my gray for almost 3 years. I hope that this helps someone to not be as foolish as I was.

Hi Abbey! What are your thoughts about the brand Virtue Labs?! I’m so curious about their claims about hair regrowth and they have a lot of clinical info to sift through that is hard to decipher.. was just wondering if you have looked into their line of products! ❤❤

I recently was in the hospital for a major surgery and the whole ordeal was extremely damaging to my hair. I lost hair in clumps and my hair dried out and become extremely damaged from being in the hospital and not being able to wash it. Now I've managed to get it back to being very conditioned, soft and silky but i still have a lot of these white nodes and split ends all over. Trying to put off cutting my ends but it might be my only option, as all the bond repair products i use wont be of much help :/

I have noticed a huge improvement in my hair with these. I ah e been using k18 for about two years now. I am going to start some acidic bonding by redken also for some day to day maintenance. Hopefully that helps. I think I need to find a nearby stylist for some more frequent trims as well.

I used to be covered in those white dots! I trim my own ends. Elle bangs does a tutorial on it. You grab some of your hair, wrap it around your finger and slowly glide your fingers and cut any white dots you see. Its an actual technique i just duno what its called. Im obsessed with doing it. That and adding a oil treatment before bed. Using k18 or olaplex 3 i switch it up and a hair mask, wash once a week. I virtually have none left

Started my hair care journey about 8 months ago. Had those things all over my hair. I still have them of course but the amount has decreased significantly. Leave in conditioner has been a life saver.

Abbey, thank you once more for teaching me more than my mom has ever been able to, she was never taught either. My hair has gotten so much better since I discovered you, and one of the reasons why I kept coming back to your channel is how sweet you are. A million times than you!!!! ❤

Heat protectant video please!! Do you use it on wet hair? Dry hair? Do you reapply if you’re restyling between washes? Affordable product recommendations? Recommendations for oily scalps? Do you apply it to all sections or just the lengths? How do you protect the top without creating oil hair? Do you use it in addition or instead of leave in conditioner?

I love that you are taking courses to expand your knowledge and really learn the science behind it. We need more people like that in the world!! And also thank u for sharing it with us

Abbey can you please make a video about keratin products / treatments summer is here and for us that tend to have curly hair humidity can give us a hard time / annoying hair days

Deeply thanking you for this video I’ve been having really weird things happening to my hair in terms of snapping and being a lot weaker then it used to be- it’s weird because I’m guessing it’s coming for excessively putting up my hair in a ponytail (even though it’s a low pony) and a claw clip. I cant imagine it coming from anything else- I took a break from coloring and don’t use heat much at all. I’m going to use more bond repair treatments for the time being but this video gave me a lot of good tips 💕

I used to have this issue. My hair was very damaged from All The Things - I used high heat, colored frequently, brushed from root to end to detangle. In 2020, I lost my job and was unemployed for almost a year after (COVID), so I decided to stop all coloring and heat-styling and be gentle to my hair. It took over a year to grow out the damage, but now it’s healthy and looks so much better. I do use leave-in conditioner and hair oil, and diffuse my hair to dry it, as well as sleeping on a silk pillowcase, etc. I recently started coloring again, but try to take as long as possible between coloring, using a glossing toner that helps protect it in between times I do the roots. Good video, and all the best to you on pursuing your trich…hair degree. 😅

I very much have this on my long bleached hair. If you already have a lot of layers, I actually recommend getting a good pair of hair cutting scissors from the beauty supply store and carefully trimming them out over the course of time. It is going to increase how often you have to get a haircut in order to keep a good shape, but it has prevented the spread of them more than any other action. Especially if you’re like me and you’ll just wanna pick them off if you see them. I recommend spending about three minutes a day, set a timer it’s addictive, just cutting them out. I saw a huge improvement in how many were continuing develop.

Abbey can you do a video on baby hairs/new growth vs breakage. Sometimes after i wash my hair i have all of these tiny little hairs popping up around my ear lengths but from memory a year ago they were more up at the root so i am pretty sure some of it is new growth I am also curious about what hairbrushes you use and if you have multiple ones for different times of the week like a wet brush for hairwash day but maybe you use a boar bristle or something else when you oil your hair i am also struggling to keep the hair around my face long i try to trim the split ends and be gentle but the face framing pieces are always shorter lol if anyone has any recommendations for that it would be awesome

Thanks for this video! How often are you adding highlights these days? I’m trying to highlight less often, but my hairdresser isn’t totally on board.

Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Always so helpful!

Im pretty sure i had this condition. I use to sit in bright light which made them stand out and I'd sit for a long time and just cut the individual hairs to lop them off! 😅. Since transitioning to my natural waves and curls, not using direct heat tools nor lightening, and of course trims, my hair has dramatically improved! I still have these weak spots in some areas but nowhere near as bad as before!

YOURE MY HERO! I love this kind of info

I used to have these all over my hair in college when I didn't care about taking care of my hair but after college and using olaplaex #3 and #6, I don't have them anymore!

My hair is so much healthier thanks to all I've learned from you and all the products you've recommended. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos 💞🙏

Yes helpful. I let people know a trim will help and do treatments and just try and not to use heat!

Love you SO MUCH, Abbey ❤ I’m with your sister- uh oh 😅 I never knew what those little dots were…. Looking at my hair just now, I thought I would see a lot more!!!! But I have been following your tips and using K18 and the living proof bond complex religiously and, I think my hair is slowly starting to repair/grow out! I am treating my new hairs like they are the holy grails haha!!!! 💗💗💗

Perfect timing!! I haven't colored my hair in years and rarely use heat on it, yet I have so much breakage (I think it's breakage) that I hate wash days because it looks worse with fly-a-ways (today was a wash day so perfect timing). I have yet to understand why all the damage. I try to be gentle when it's wet. Hopefully these tips will help because I'm literally wanting to cut it all off (but I'm reminded that I don't like my hair short...LOL!!) Thanks!!💕

I have this from bleaching my hair blonde for 3 years! When im bored or anxious i always go through my hair looking for it and cut it off with my eyebrow scissors >_< Ugh i really try so hard to take care of my hair and it feels like nothing is working, could i possibly DM you for some advice? you are the only person i trust for hair!

Oh yes, I'm dealing with this problems now. I have moved in new country, all the products around me was new(even L'Oréal have slightly different names here), moreover, all my old loved products lost effect with new low quality water. After L'Oréal frizz killer serum(it was recommended me by one blogger) all my hair extremely damaged, because this piece of sĥit glues all of your hair together, and during brushing you separating them with specific sound, that definitely screams damage. It takes time to realise who's bad boy in your shelf, so now I have extremely damaged hair than before. And yes, I have natural hair without any bleaching or dying. So, coconut oil and citric acid are my new friends for now

I don’t get them very often but have had them in the past. I do have stubborn wurly hair that started greying in my teens so it’s not always as obvious.

Your videos are the best! You’re so knowledgeable ❤

I don’t bleach or use heat styling. But I get damage from the sun. I go to the beach often. It will turn light blond and dry out. I use leave in conditioners, but I need to do more to protect my hair. Trying to find a heat protectant that’ll work for me.

Very nice job, Abbey!❤❤

I cut those little white dots off, because it indeed feels like it’s going to break off anyway. But I also totally understand that people don’t - I’ve had multiple hairs growing for an inch or two after such a white dot, so it’s possible! Just personally don’t like the look of them, although nobody else can see them😆

Right now I am in between bleaching appointments and my hair is so - so. I would like to get away from the bright platinum partial highlight I've been doing for a couple years. Your hair looks much softer on color and is something I'd like to try. What exactly do you get at your color appt now? I'm going in a couple weeks and I'm nervous. Thank you so much for all the vids, I've been here for a long while!

Sooo if you get your hair dyed, would it color the white speck the same color or does it remain white? Asking cause I have bumps kinda like it but they aren’t white, they’re the same color as my hair…

Which bond repair line is the best? I've tried the L'Oreal bond repair set and it seems to make my fine hair feel dry and weighed down. Olaplex and K18 work nicely but I was wondering about other ones like Redken and Fekkai. In your opinion which ones are the best and actually work? Thanks for your help!

I think i could cry. Ive been on a healthy hair journey for over three years now after cutting my hair to above my shoulders due to damage. I dont color my hair and rarely put heat on it. My hair has only grown maybe two inches and still has white dots all over. My hair dresseser insists that i need to cut my hair every six weeks but i keep trying to push that back, the most I've gotten to is three months. Ive been using olaplex for bond repair but maybe should switch to K18? 😭 All I want is long pretty hair! SOS! 😭😔💔

Nice video. Very helpful. Question? Can we use argon oil daily if need for styling? And can it be used on the scalp? My scalp is irritated and hurts

hey, Abbey! do you have any alternative recommendations for the OGX penetrating coconut oil? it’s not available where i live (france) but i want to add that step to my routine. tysm 🥰

I had this issue years ago but don't anymore. I don't know what I may be doing differently. I would imagine the lighter the hair is, the harder it would be to see the fray. Also, the thinner the hair, the harder it would be to see this. Coarse dark hair would show the most. I'm watching this video because I know I have heat damage (I never ever use a heat protector but will now). I cut my hair so often, the split ends are gone and for some reason, I don't have those white spots on the shaft.

Trichorrhexis nodosa! So that’s what it’s called. I have that on a bunch of hairs in addition to a bunch of splint ends too. I’ve pulled those hairs and broken them off at the node bc I couldn’t stand the way it looks. 😬 I don’t use heat and don’t dye my hair, and luckily my hair is long and down to my hips anyway. I think it may have happened due to lice combing my hair more than three times in the last three years, thanks to having three young boys with very long hair in school. 😭and also spending time almost weekly in either the ocean or pools over the last 3 years. Today, it was time for a new conditioner, so I just bought Redken Extreme (was having a hard time choosing between that and the Acid Bond one). I also bought the Living Proof Triple Bond Complex (one day I’ll try K-18 thanks to you), and Olaplex #7 for the ends (but would’ve gone for Curlbond Split-End Serum if had been available). Once I finish my current leave-in conditioners, I’m planning on the Pureology Color Fanatic vs Redken Acidic or Extreme Leave-In vs Tough-Love Leave-In vs Olaplex #6. Now to figure out what hair mask to use (that’s a new thing for me) and what shampoo to use once I finish my current ones (thinking of one of the repair ones too or a K-18 one). 😅 Seems like a lot but I’ve tried a lot of different things in my 40 years, and I think I’m starting to finally figure it out, thanks a lot to your videos. It’s been complicated since I’ve always been a swimmer with damaged hair, which is also very thick, coarse, frizzy, long, wavy, dry, and prematurely platinum white in some areas. And when I was in high school, I would blow dry it straight every day without a heat protectant, and once had it chemically relaxed. 😭

@abbeyyung is it true that you cannot heal damaged hair? My hair is very thin and tangles very easily and per Dr. Dray if your hair tangles your hair is damaged. I would love your thoughts on this. Also would love more vids on damaged hair!! THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!

After 15 years of dying my hair, I have these, but they do tend to become less by using bond repair products and olaplex or k18. The already white ones just break off but the other hair don't get so damaged. So in the long run the hair will heal.

THIS IS MY HAIR I used to have long beautiful plentiful hair but the last few yrs I have about 1/8th the amount because of those Hell-Dots NO hair stylists EVER suggested this. so THANK YOU SOO MUCH. ABBEY what are your thoughts on using K18? There is the new leave in oil...what would you suggest as they are very pricey and I can only get 1. My hair is Oh so fine and goes to oil town in no time. Redkin line also fries my hair; what other bonding shampoo/conditioner would be good? THANKS again :)

this is exactly what i needed right now. i just came back from the hairdresser and i saw these white little dots all over my hair and also in my mids and i just need to touch those parts and my hair strand literally breaks instantly with not much force... i'm scared that all of my hair is gonna break off now and not only on the ends but also my lengths :(

Can you do another one like these with ingredients in conditioners and leave-in conditioners?

Video on oily scalp dermatitis please :(

Should you put a hair mask on all of your hair and how long should you let it sit in your hair?

I don't bleach my hair or ever use heat, nor do i brush my hair (curly hair), yet i still have these white specks...what would be the cause?

Can you please review shower oils there are like cleansing oils but for the body Also I love your vids keep it up

We need a new product, a perm-mimicking solution, something that coats each hair and holds the curl for a few months. It would either wear off or have a solvent that removes it if needed. Basically, it would give a semi-perm without damaging the hair. We would apply it to the hair and use rollers, similar to getting a perm. It could be a mousse, cream, or a solution that holds the curl once it dries and it would not wash out. Any idea? It should be breathable and good for the hair, and it would not only hold the curl but because of coating each hair, it would give a body to it as well.

Is oiling your hair before washing not going to contribute to build up? I would have thought I need to get all of the product underneath the oil off the hair when washing?

You have such beautiful eyes 💞

Abbey, what are your thoughts on hair botox?

Don't know if you or someone that can answer me will see this but I would like to try olaplex on my henna-dyed hair. I've been hennaing for years now and I've read that henna stops olaplex from penetrating. Is that true?

Could you do videos on keratin treatments? Keratin complex or Brazilian blow out? Hair Botox?! I’m hairdresser 16 years and love your videos

what would you recommend , I have a lot of tangling after the shower because I have thin hair and I don't know which leave in conditionner, I did K18 but without connditionner as they recommend and my hair was plenty of knots wich detangling made breaking worse even by being super gentle . what can I use for conditionner or leave in conditionner , is k18 a leave in conditionner if yes why doesn't it detangle hair?

Hey Abbey, what does a very bumpy hair strand mean? I have ALOT of hair strands that are very bumpy and vary in width. Some even from the root to tip. What’s the issue ?

Your amazing!!

My hair is a lot like your sisters. Could it help to trim those dots of when I see them?

Beautiful hair!!!!❤️

@abbey, will you or someone reading this comment please point me to a video/ post/ information on how to protect your hair while sleeping? Please!

Abby, Can this disorder also happen to the skin and nails? I have something similar in all 3 hair, skin and nails. Seem like a boomerang. Please help!!!

Abbey, can you please share this mail color? Thank you

Abbey are there any treatments for this

Hiya I love watching your videos and I have those white specks my one ends and bit on my lengths I wan to keep my length but it’s not going away I’ve tried everything plus my hair is not growing what shall I do or do I have to go for a chop and will the white specks go away after the chop (hope so) I want to keep my hair length and grow more longer

I love your hair color!! Please tell me the brand and shade you color it thx

Hi Abbey. I watch your videos a lot. What do you think of the Brazilian blowout hair treatment? Is it good for your hair like bonding treatments or is it ultimately doing more damage?

PLEASE HELP, I have really straight and fine hair, but recently I have noticed that some strands of hair have become crinkly for no reason. I barely use heat tools and my washing and caring routine has stayed the same. Please help

i had cut this white nodes, but i see that my hair still have this things and this spread further after cutting, so i dont know what to do and how to deal with it 🤷‍♀️

I normally don’t get these because I get my hair trimmed every 8 weeks. BUT I went several months recently and noticed that I had this. Ugh made my hair so scraggly on the ends. I think with me keeping my ends trimmed every 8-10 weeks is the best bet since I get highlights every 8 weeks.

Unfortunately I think I have this genetically. I do everything right and still have them. Even my 3 year old son has these all over his head and we keep his hair short. What a bummer 😕

If the cause is excessive brushing can stop brushing your hair (like not always ) stop these things ???

Does getting a hair cut help

OOOH I saw this on my hair and figured something was wrong (did some intensive braiding on bleached hair) so I wet it and added curlcream and it went away.

The best thing that I have ever done for my hair is to start wearing a silk or satin lined cap at night time. My hair looks the best that it ever has and I dye it every 6 weeks ❤

I always get this in the hairs from the nape of my neck, since I was 11yo and my hair became curly. It’s so odd cause the rest of my hair is in a very healthy state but those hairs are always terrible😂

Any tips for hair falling out more than normal?😢

Does this happen to all bleached hair?

thank you for making videos like this!

Hoe often can I use oils like gisou between wash days?

My hair completely broke off and my hairdresser said my hair looked like I had a “chemical cut” even though it’s not processed. My Shampoo was the culprit!! I used an extreme keratin treatment shampoo without knowing it and ruined my thin, healthy hair.. I don’t think many people know ketatin should be used for a specific hair type

excelente ❤ thank you God bless you

The node looks white bc of the fraying of layers. It's like the way layers of plastic wrap look white. It's not really white, it's just kind of shredded.

i used to have this really bad in elementary school when i always straightened my hair.. people used to ask why i had sparkles in my hair 😅

Your hair is gorgeous. That's the colour I want. What is it please ❤

I think mine might be genetic because I don’t brush my hair daily or roughly and I rarely use heat and when I do I use a heat protectant and I actually live my conditioner on when I’m taking a shower and one of the last steps of my shower I rinse it out

A refreshing breath of fresh air. Thank you

I used to get these little white dots all the time when I used "heatless curl" techniques. About a year and a half ago I stopped all heatless curls and air drying and now blow dry with a round brush every time I wash my hair. I also use a curling iron (on very low heat) every week or so just on the ends to get a blowout effect. I rarely see any breakage. Using heat instead of "heatless curls" actually saved my hair. That would have blown my mind a few years ago. I'm curious if you could do a video on that -- the damage you get from heatless curls as opposed to low heat styling tools. Thanks for all your content! Love your attention to detail.

Question about the Redken Bonding that you mentioned. I always clarify before using any bond repair product. But the Redken says to shampoo after. If I’m shampooing before, can I just rinse the Redken out, or do I have to shampoo it out ?

Im so confused, you mentioned that there are no products to fix split ends but I thought thats what k18 does? Would really appreciate if you could explain this.

I take hair so well but I do brush my hair to hard so now I have that white dots in my hair 😢

That hair color though wow

The name for split ends is fragilitas crinium.

i used to have these actually, but i have zero rn 🥳🥳 my hair is halfway to my butt and it isn’t the thickest but it’s long