You do all the right things.

How can you tell if micro-breakage is thwarting your hair growth goals?

See below for Smith’s guidance.

Jamie Schneider

What is micro-breakage?

“Micro-breakage is the invisible damage that happens to your hair without you noticing,” Smithwrites on TikTok.

It’s more common than you think!

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How do you know if you’re dealing with micro-breakage, you ask?

What to do about it

So you have micro-breakage.

Smith offers a slew of tips to get your mane growing long and strong.

You want to be extra gentle on those breakage-prone strands, protecting it from physical stressors.

(It’s a concept called protein overload, and we explain it in more detailhere.)

Take hair vitamins

Finally, it’s important to consider an inside-out approach.

“Positive reports also come from supplementation with biotin and other hair vitamins,” Smith explains.

you might find more info on hair vitaminshere, plus ourfavorite high-quality options.

The takeaway

Micro-breakage is way more common than you think.

Standard hair care lessons will help, especially some TLC on those ends.