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I have seen that some people don't do trims, while others do saying it gives your hair shape. My question is whethere triming your hair will give you healthier hair in the long-run? will it make your hair look healthier when you have grown it to its desired length?
Trimming your hair, and by trimming I mean 1/2 inch every six months will keep your hair pretty much free of split/damaged ends. So it that sense it will make your hair 'healthier' though how dead cells (hair) can ever be called healthy or unhealthy does beg asking.
Healthy Hair is really "healthy looking" hair and that is a matter of perspective. Trimming hair will certainly make your hair look "neater" to some people, those that don't "do" trims are probably not going to share that view. Its a matter of personal perspective. Take a look around at longhairs see's whose hair you like best, those who've trimmed or those who've not trimmed.
My Photo below is taken with no trims in the last 9 months! Personally I'd prefer it neated up a bit.
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Here's my photo too, this is what you could expect if you have wavy hair like mine and don't have trims. I have been 9 months growing my hair from a very short cut, of 1/8 an inch, without a single trim or cut.
It depends on how damaged your hair gets. In my experience I've found that unless your hair has been attacked by a weedeater, damage is not really visible to anyone except yourself, or your hair stylist.
If you have very curly hair, trimming won't do much for the shape, as it gets lost in the curl.
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IN RE: Trims... well we trim only once a year at the end of summer. We figure the sun and pool chemicals take its toll then and so we trim like an inch. Oh I am Mother of Drama Student.
Mostly trimming is an aesthetic preference. Some like it blunt and even, while others like it untrimmed, natural and "fairytale" looking. Sometimes people feel they must have a justification for their preferences, citing health reasons, but a personal preference is perfectly acceptable. :-)
That said, trimming is tricky. If you have natural hair ends that aren't split (check them very closely and see if the tips are tapered and smooth, or split and rough), then you may want to leave them alone. You've got very healthy hair. Trimming naturally tapered hair ends to even up that bottom line can actually decrease hair health because trimming is what usually leads to splits, especially if dull and/or non-hair scissors are used. Paper or fabric scissors are not good enough for hair trimming because the steel usually isn't hard enough. Hair scissors are made from harder steel, as hair is harder than paper and fabric. Some hair scissors sell for hundreds of dollars, but you can probably find a decent pair for $20-30. If you decide upon purchasing them, follow this rule: don't use them on anything else. I've found that for S&D missions (Search & Destroy), simple mustache scissors or even nail scissors work well (nails are made from protein, too). You can find them for $8-15.
Some folks are unfortunate and have a lot of splits. Little that they do correctly seems to reduce the number: switching to hair scissors, oiling the hair ends, careful detangling, not brushing when wet, S&D missions, etc. For them, regular trims often become the best solution, and usually the blunt cut line reflects the best hair health for them (meaning few splits that can continue splitting up the hair shaft, sometimes several inches).
Most people fall somewhere in between, getting some splits, but not terribly many. They can go for the more natural look if that is their preference by doing regular S&D missions, or if they like the blunt look, trim a small amount (1/2 inch...) every 4-6 months (typical) to maintain the line.
Another consideration is the type of hair, meaning straight, wavy, or curly. Creating and maintaining a line is increasingly more difficult the curlier the hair is, and for very curly hair, it's impossible. It's fairly easy with straight hair. For wavy and curly hair, a more natural U or V shape can visually be very appealing.
One thing that is a fact: trimming does not encourage hair to grow any faster from the roots. That's a myth. Sometimes it may seem that this occurs, but what's really happening is that if trimming increases your hair's health (if your hair tends to split a lot), the hair can grow longer because it's not splitting far up and requiring higher trims. So a 1/8 inch trim every other month can help hair get longer for these folks, but it's still not affecting the roots.
JE, talkative today :-)
