new thread
Is it a good idea to have my hair thinned out every now and then? Just wondering because I had it done a month ago and am wondering if it is really that good of an idea.
Hi Dalena,
"Thinning" usually means using a knife to cut out some 30-70% of all the hair to make every strand a lot thinner. "Thinned" hair is usually much less impressive, and it tends not to behave the way you might it want to behave. You're much better off letting it grow thick and full.
Usually, it is a trick of those who don't like long hair on you to talk you into "thinning", "trims", and other mini-destructions. Talking in terms of "salami tactics", slicing off a few slices now and then may not seem much, but in the end, the salami is gone.
Happy growth!
Hans-Uwe
Thanks for the advice.
Don't do it. It will only make your hair harder to manage as it gets longer.
Year ago, at the recommendation of a well-meaning friend, I had my hair thinned at the barber's. Because my hair has always been very thick, I was told it would "lay down better" if I allowed him to use the thinning shears. After I left that place, I later noticed he had thinned my hair so much in the middle that when the wind blew, it looked as if I had a bald spot! NEVER, EVER will i do that again, --- I absolutely HATED the results!!! That was well over 20 years ago, and I unhesitatingly advise AGAINST it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(And, if your goal is indeed for loooooooooooong hair, the longer it gets, it thins out at the ends anyway, ---- so, in the immortal words of Nancy Reagan, "Just say NO!")
- Urban Cowboy