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If I've heard it once I've heard it a thousand times: "you have to trim your hair regularly to make it grow." I don't know who started this one but let me say it could not be further from the truth. Cutting hair does not make it grow. Hair grows from the scalp not the ends. If cutting makes your hair grow we could all trim our way to hip length in no time right? The truth is that a survey of chicas who have achieved BSL or longer would reveal that they actually keep the scissors at bay and visits to clip-happy stylists are an absolute no-no. The way to long hair is by keeping it on your head. There is no reason to be cutting on hair that is split-free with healthy ends. Retention is the key word in the phrase 'length retention.' The goal is to retain the length you have worked so hard for. Cutting it away prematurely is simply not necessary. There are legitimate reasons to trim hair. Heat-damaged hair that has ragged, see-through ends with splits should be trimmed so that the splits don't continue up the shaft. Trimming is also good if you have layers or a style you wish to maintain. If your eye is on waist length and you have healthy ends, regular trims are doing you no favors. You are just throwing your progress in the hair bin. For those of you with length in mind practices such as dusting and search-and-destroy are your best bets. Dusting is simply cutting away a miniscule amount (1/8 inch) from ends throughout the entire head - there should be no detectable loss of length. Search and destroy involves examining ends for splits and cutting away just the splits that are found. This should be done as needed. No schedule necessary. In fact scheduling monthly trims is a sure fire way to find yourself wondering why you can't get past a certain length. Especially if you are entrusting your hair to a stylist who may be cutting away too much hair. Once a goal length is achieved then trims can be scheduled as needed to maintain that length and shape the hair to your liking.
If I've heard it once I've heard it a thousand times: "you have to trim your hair regularly to make it grow." I don't know who started this one but let me say it could not be further from the truth. Cutting hair does not make it grow. Hair grows from the scalp not the ends. If cutting makes your hair grow we could all trim our way to hip length in no time right? The truth is that a survey of chicas who have achieved BSL or longer would reveal that they actually keep the scissors at bay and visits to clip-happy stylists are an absolute no-no. The way to long hair is by keeping it on your head. There is no reason to be cutting on hair that is split-free with healthy ends. Retention is the key word in the phrase 'length retention.' The goal is to retain the length you have worked so hard for. Cutting it away prematurely is simply not necessary. There are legitimate reasons to trim hair. Heat-damaged hair that has ragged, see-through ends with splits should be trimmed so that the splits don't continue up the shaft. Trimming is also good if you have layers or a style you wish to maintain. If your eye is on waist length and you have healthy ends, regular trims are doing you no favors. You are just throwing your progress in the hair bin. For those of you with length in mind practices such as dusting and search-and-destroy are your best bets. Dusting is simply cutting away a miniscule amount (1/8 inch) from ends throughout the entire head - there should be no detectable loss of length. Search and destroy involves examining ends for splits and cutting away just the splits that are found. This should be done as needed. No schedule necessary. In fact scheduling monthly trims is a sure fire way to find yourself wondering why you can't get past a certain length. Especially if you are entrusting your hair to a stylist who may be cutting away too much hair. Once a goal length is achieved then trims can be scheduled as needed to maintain that length and shape the hair to your liking.
