split end
noun
1
: an offensive football end who lines up usually several yards to the side of the formation
2
: a hair tip that has become frayed (as from dryness)
—usually used in plural
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Using their bonding oil can also prevent split ends from occurring during styling.
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Celeste Polanco, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
Regular towels can be rough on your hair, spurring frizz, breakage, and pesky split ends, while microfiber hair towels are designed to gently wick moisture, sans roughness.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2024
As Grande proves, all of these hair styling tools can be used to create a huge array of versatile looks while keeping your hair in tip-top shape (Glinda wouldn’t be caught dead with split ends).
—Brittany Loggins, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
But the reality is that neglecting regular trims only leads to breakage and split ends.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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Celeste Polanco, Essence, 6 Feb. 2025
Regular towels can be rough on your hair, spurring frizz, breakage, and pesky split ends, while microfiber hair towels are designed to gently wick moisture, sans roughness.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 18 Dec. 2024
As Grande proves, all of these hair styling tools can be used to create a huge array of versatile looks while keeping your hair in tip-top shape (Glinda wouldn’t be caught dead with split ends).
—Brittany Loggins, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
But the reality is that neglecting regular trims only leads to breakage and split ends.
—Jessica Fields, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Split end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20end. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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