Fried and Dyed: Eight Haircare Resolutions for 2016

Stop neglecting your tresses in the New Year!

Kinks, Curls and Relaxed Tresses Unite - Is your hair fried and dyed and never really laid to the side? Are you suffering from breakage, shedding and lifeless hair that’s been stuck at the same length since 7th grade? Let us help you whip that mane back into shape with these haircare resolutions for the New Year. By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Kinks, Curls and Relaxed Tresses Unite - Is your hair fried and dyed and never really laid to the side? Are you suffering from breakage, shedding and lifeless hair that’s been stuck at the same length since 7th grade? Let us help you whip that mane back into shape with these haircare resolutions for the New Year. By Kellee Terrell (Photo: Jamie Grill/Blend Images/Corbis)

Invest in Good Products and Accessories - Now, no one is saying pay $20 for a bottle of shampoo, but investing your money in a quality deep conditioner, flat iron, blow dryer, hair steamer and other accessories really can make a huge difference in the health of your hair. So splurge a little! (Photo: Greg Vote/Tetra Images/Corbis)

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Invest in Good Products and Accessories - Now, no one is saying pay $20 for a bottle of shampoo, but investing your money in a quality deep conditioner, flat iron, blow dryer, hair steamer and other accessories really can make a huge difference in the health of your hair. So splurge a little! (Photo: Greg Vote/Tetra Images/Corbis)

Be Easy With The Heat - When you are relaxed or natural and have a blowout, it’s hard to put down that flat iron for touch ups. This year, try reducing the amount of heat you use by a third. If that’s not possible, turn the heat down a notch, step up your deep condition, protein treatment and heat protectant game to shield your hair from damage. (Photo: 68/George Doyle/Ocean/Corbis)

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Be Easy With The Heat - When you are relaxed or natural and have a blowout, it’s hard to put down that flat iron for touch ups. This year, try reducing the amount of heat you use by a third. If that’s not possible, turn the heat down a notch, step up your deep condition, protein treatment and heat protectant game to shield your hair from damage. (Photo: 68/George Doyle/Ocean/Corbis)

Sleep With a Scarf - While this is the easiest resolution, it’s the hardest to follow. Sleeping with a silk scarf can keep your 'do longer, protect your hair from matting and breakage and make your hair more manageable for the next day. Try putting your scarf next to your bed, so all you have to do is tie that baby on before you hit the sack. (Photo: Rachel Frank/Corbis)

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Sleep With a Scarf - While this is the easiest resolution, it’s the hardest to follow. Sleeping with a silk scarf can keep your 'do longer, protect your hair from matting and breakage and make your hair more manageable for the next day. Try putting your scarf next to your bed, so all you have to do is tie that baby on before you hit the sack. (Photo: Rachel Frank/Corbis)

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Step That Deep Condition Game Way Up - With everything you put your hair through: Brushing, dying, flat ironing, blow drying and twisting, to name a few, your tresses deserve a deep condition every week to repair any damage and get some much needed moisture. Think of it as pampering your hair like your body with a massage. (Photo: Stockbyte/Getty Images)

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Massage Your Scalp - Speaking of massages, doing that to your scalp with an oil of your choice during the week is a great way to help stimulate follicles, help with dry scalp and is also super relaxing. Good oils to use are coconut, almond and olive oils, all of which you can buy at a grocery store near you. (Photo: Dave & Les Jacobs/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Massage Your Scalp - Speaking of massages, doing that to your scalp with an oil of your choice during the week is a great way to help stimulate follicles, help with dry scalp and is also super relaxing. Good oils to use are coconut, almond and olive oils, all of which you can buy at a grocery store near you. (Photo: Dave & Les Jacobs/Blend Images/Corbis)

Trim Those Dead Ends - Seriously, why are you holding on to those scraggly ends? Length is great, but not if those ends are chewed up. Let them go and start getting regular trims. Doing so will stop split ends from riding up your hair, help you retain length better over time and make your hair look even and more amazing. (Photo: 68/George Doyle/Ocean/Corbis)

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Trim Those Dead Ends - Seriously, why are you holding on to those scraggly ends? Length is great, but not if those ends are chewed up. Let them go and start getting regular trims. Doing so will stop split ends from riding up your hair, help you retain length better over time and make your hair look even and more amazing. (Photo: 68/George Doyle/Ocean/Corbis)

Don’t Forget Your Vitamins - Your hair, like the rest of your body, needs nutrients, which we don’t always get from our food. Taking a multivitamin and a biotin vitamin every day will help you grow longer, stronger and shinier hair. (Photo: Rick Gomez/Corbis)

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Don’t Forget Your Vitamins - Your hair, like the rest of your body, needs nutrients, which we don’t always get from our food. Taking a multivitamin and a biotin vitamin every day will help you grow longer, stronger and shinier hair. (Photo: Rick Gomez/Corbis)

Accept Your Hair for What It Is - This is an important message for all, especially the #TeamNatural girls. Stop trying to find that product that will transform your hair into something it’s not. Love your hair for what it can do and learn how to make it work — just as it is. (Photo: Daniel Attia/Corbis)

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Accept Your Hair for What It Is - This is an important message for all, especially the #TeamNatural girls. Stop trying to find that product that will transform your hair into something it’s not. Love your hair for what it can do and learn how to make it work — just as it is. (Photo: Daniel Attia/Corbis)