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I like to think that overall I take pretty good care of my hair. I see the hairdresser as often as the budget allows, I try to use good products and I even chuck in a treatment when I’m feeling a bit fancy. It turns out though that each day we are causing irreversible damage to our hair without even realising.  These are the nine follicle failures you could be committing (ahem, I’ve ticked off about four in the past 24 hours) – avoid them like the plague.

The charge: Too hot, too often.

Using heating tools daily will see you end up in the hair care slammer. Even with the use of a protectant (which you should be using before stepping anywhere near a curling iron, straightener or even hair dryer) you risk zapping the essential moisture and natural oils from the follicles, leaving you with stressed out, frizzy hair. Doing this daily equals breakage and snapping of the hair strands. (Post continues after gallery.)

The best celebrity hair transformations

Jennifer Lawrence

Busy Philipps

Ireland Baldwin

Anna Paquin

Kaley Cuoco's new pink hair

Kaley's new, pink hair. Nice collaging skills, Kaley! (Image via Instagram)

Hilary Duff

Bec Judd

Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen.

Dakota Johnson

Ryan GoslingGosling looked noticeably darker during a seminar a few days ago. Image via Getty.

Jared Leto

Rihanna

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Sophie Monk

Taylor Schilling

Taylor Schilling from 'Orange Is The New Black' debuts a shorter 'do in Toronto.

Jourdan Dunn

Jourdan Dunn peeks out from behind her new, pastel hair. (Image via Instagram)

Kylie Jenner

Kylie Jenner's new, blue hair. (Image via Instagram)

Kim Kardashian

Julianne Hough

Hilary Duff

Amy Poehler

Khloe Kardashian

Katy Perry

Chrissy Teigen

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Kate Waterhouse

RihannaRihanna does good fringe. Image via Getty

Christina HendricksMad Men star Christina Hendricks has gone back to her blonde roots. Image: Courtesy of Clairol.