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I have often thought about not trimming my hair at all. My hair is at lower back length. I am concerned that my ends will become damage in time and need trimming. Do you ever trim your ends? I am of course talking about, after you have achieved your goal length. I also have a stylist that I can trust. I hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Darrin
I do, Darrin. Like you, I have lower back length hair that took me about 5 years to get and I get a trim every few months to keep my ends healthy and my hair is pretty much the same length. :)
My hair is also the same length. I find that if I go longer than a year without a trim, my ends get damaged. I also like sports, working out, mountain biking, and hiking. I often feel that these activities along with swimming causes some of the minor damage.
Darrin
I always feel some anxiety in getting it trimmed, even though I have a great stylist. On the other hand, I don't want my hair grow to terminal length either.
Darrin
I have only trimmed my hair once, and only to get it all the same length once it was long enough to do so. Before that trim, the varying length was causing it to tangle terribly. I resisted trimming, but eventually lost patience and just did it. It's been much healthier and managable since the trim, so it was worth it, but I do not do regular trims. Split ends eventually dry up and break off, so there's no need to even trim those. You only grow about half an inch per month, so any trimming will slow your journey to terminal length.
Occasionally when needed.
To trim or not to trim (as shakespeare said).
You will find as many answers as there are people here. My hair grows slowly, and is always fairly untidy because it is wavy, so I never trim - in a few weeks iot will be 18 years since my last trim. My best suggestion is to try it and see how you get on without trimming, You can always change your mind.
My hair is way down my back now but the ends are straggly. I've got a new g/friend and she's gonna trim them to tidy it up a bit next weekend. Awesome - but I'm nervous as hell and I'll have mirrors positioned all over the place so I can watch her like a hawk. She cuts one millimeter too much and she's dead!!! :)
Damon
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I had reached goal length in the 80s (knee length), that was
too long, so I had it trimmed back to waist length.
Recently I had to chop off about 6-8 inches to get rid of ratty
ends. I've noticed in recent years that when my hair gets
longer than underarm length that it tends to get tangled and
damaged.
My goal right now is to return to waist length, although if I can't figure out a way to keep it from getting damaged my new
goal may be underarm length. I hate it that short but I also
hate the damaged ends.
What is odd is when my hair was knee length in the 80s it never
got tangled or damaged. At 57 could my hair have been stronger
and more resistant to damage in the 80s?
Are you doing any sports or work that could be damaging your hair? Do you ride a motorcycle? Motorcycles are tough on hair. Knee length would be to long for me as well. I found waist length to be a little to long for myself.
Darrin
No don't ride a motorcycles.
In the 80s i wss very heavi9ly into Bike Riding (10 speed, not motorcycle), Mountain Climbing, etc. Haven't done either of those in recent years.
I will add that in the early 80s I was in college, drank alot
of aloohol, and partied heavily. I don't do that anymore but
you'd think the effect on my hair would be the opposite.
This may be a longshot, but there may be some logic to it. Your reduction in physical activity may have something to do with the change in your hair's health. Heavier activity causes us to sweat more, and that sweat gets in your hair. Since sweat is a natural bodily fluid, it may be healthy for your hair. At the very least, it's slightly hydrating. If you wash your hair the same amount as you did in the 80s, then you may be stripping your hair of moisture and nutrients faster than your body can replace them. I'm not sure exactly what you can do to get your original hair health back, but it sounds like some adjusting of your grooming methods and products may be worth giving a try.
This is just a guess, but it makes sense at a basic level.
My hair is just past mid back length and I may, in the next few months have a "service" trim done, just to clean up the ends. My partner is an excellent haircutter and is always certain to cut only what is necesssary. The reason so many people still come to him for cuts, even though he sold his Scottsdale salon and is now retired. He checks my hair regulalry and states I have healthy hair, few to no split ends.