Will you cut or not ? ends thinning(pics)

[madamdot]

I am going to say dust too. If your ends are not damaged just dust.

I have thin ends as well (see photo in signature). They are not damaged just thin (I just dont know why). I have trimmed my hair from millimeters from BSL back to a smidgen below APL (yea my stylist was not happy about this because she loves my hair long and she is always impressed by how well preserved my ends are ) and I LOVE the first couple of weeks after the cut. Its straight and it looks thicker. But it grows back the same. This was basically time wasted. My last trim was in April so I am back to normal.

I suspect our hair grows in phases. It will catch up with itself.

I sit and drool at the ladies here with nice plumb ends

 

[PatTodd]

I would trim the tiniest bit. I recently trimmed off 2 inches of (texlaxed) ends that would curl up (but still looked straggly to me) and it transformed my hair. Now the curls are much bouncier.

 

[Spongebob]

only cut it if you feel you have split ends/damage.

our head is not a flat surface, and secondly no two strands have to undergo the exact same damage. so no two hair strands have to be exact seem length. therefore if some hair strands reach the bottom of the twist/braid, it is because they have not been damaged enough to break, whilst other strands did not survive that for whatever reason (broke through combing/or lack of strength as a result of damage). So to go and cut those strands that reach the bottom is only making the appearance of hair nice, but in fact what you are doing is cutting hair that has grown that long because it did not have enough damage to break

 

[Guitarhero]

Actually, the way to treat split ends is making sure the hairs are not snapping off nor nagging. THey say that broken hairs farther up the strand give the thin end. So, if you can figure out why the hair is coming to a point in small sections, then you will lick split ends as well. You might need more moisture.


OP, I wouldn't cut. Your hair is natural and it will make it more voluminous and twists will not stay well at the ends. I'd switch up my routine to perfect protein/moisture balance to keep hairs from snapping.

 

[BostonMaria]

Love that face you made LMAO

I say dust your ends

 

[manter26]

I my twists were cut blunt they would unravel. I like a little tapering.

 

[g.lo]

Hi Krystle,

i had the same problem and cut them off in october, but now i regret and i won't do it again until i reach my ultimate goal length.
yes it is true that thinning ends are not always damage, it is more of an aesthetic thing!

gaby
Ps Love the face expression, trop marrant!

everything in the title

and this is the pic (sorry for the face v_v )




look at the end of the twist in front of my nose

 

[ThickHair]

There is nothing wrong your ends. I have been natural for 14 years and have very very THICK hair and my ends look the same. Nothing wrong with them. I have not used heat since I have been natural.

 

[Tiye]

I'm late but - your ends aren't thinning. Most people don't have the same density from root to tip unless they cut their hair constantly. Besides as manter26 said, if you blunt cut them, you may have problems keeping them in. Look for the "lead hairs" thread - it might help you.

 

[Krystle~Hime]

thanks to yall
ThickHair
do you have a dust schedule, since you are a long term natural ?

 

[NappyNelle]

Krystle~Hime I forgot to say your skin is so pretty. *swoon*

 

[Newtogrow]

I don't see anything wrong with your hair.

 

[ThickHair]

thanks to yall
ThickHair
do you have a dust schedule, since you are a long term natural ?

Krystle~Hime I try to do it quarterly, but nothing is set in stone. I dust my ends maximum 3-4 times a year.

 

[southerncitygirl]

dust your hair every 3-4 months, your ends look fine to me. i can tell when i need a dusting because my ends will feel dryer or my hair tangles more. the trimming in twists will be fine.

 

[Krystle~Hime]

I my twists were cut blunt they would unravel. I like a little tapering.

manter26 that's true, i will think about this !!

Hi Krystle,

i had the same problem and cut them off in october, but now i regret and i won't do it again until i reach my ultimate goal length.
yes it is true that thinning ends are not always damage, it is more of an aesthetic thing!

gaby
Ps Love the face expression, trop marrant!

g.lo that's it !!! when you don't want to cut any millimeters of your hair because you don't want to "destroy" any progress you made :/ !!! but with all advice nonie and others LHCF's gave me i have to think about having a dust schedule. and will start it at end of the month !

There is nothing wrong your ends. I have been natural for 14 years and have very very THICK hair and my ends look the same. Nothing wrong with them. I have not used heat since I have been natural.

ThickHair this is reassuring also I think i will officially blow dry my hair with cool air even if it takes longer to dry.
thank you again

 

[Krystle~Hime]

I want to thank everyone in this thread, I hope it will help others who were as confused as me in the future


NappyNelle

daily : african black soap as a cleanser, then I spritz my hair with lime/tilia hydrosol or nard hydrosol then I apply drops of jojoba oil.

bi monthly : rhassoul clay as a mask, so great for purifying skin and for dark spots !!!!!!!

 

[formysanity]

I dont have any advice on the trimming but wanted to ask what camera you're using? Make and model please?

 

[Supergirl]

It would depend on what your hair looks like when worn down.

 

[ms-gg]

This is my opinion:

They are still curling up the ends, so that means that they are still relatively healthy. If they were hella fuzzy, then I would tell you without a doubt, you need to cut those suckas off.

Would I personally cut my ends if they looked like yours? Yes. But that is only because I am obsessed with thick, blunt ends on my twists (not as much as I use to though). But do you NEED to cut your ends? No, doesn't look like it. Your ends look healthy from the picture...

 

[lolascurls]

lol! Talk about showing up really late for the party! sorry!
I voted "no" because our hair does tend to grow in layers (and with different hairs shedding and starting the hair cycle again, it will always be this way, without blunt cuts).

If you feel they are fuzzy, then dust! I need to get back on my dusting game but if you PS most of the time, you won't end up with needing it very often (less than every 2 months).

Your hair looks great and so does your skin!

 

[candy626]

Your ends look fine. I would dust a tiny bit, unless you see split ends or something

 

[TopShelf]

looks fine to me

 

[Arian]

@pookaloo83 is right. You should never dust big twists. Do small ones and just snip a small amount from all the ends. In time you'll find that if you do this regularly w/o waiting too long, you will only need to cut off a very tiny amount that doesn't affect your length by a noticeable amount, yet your ends will stay in good condition.

Your English is fine. Try asking us to type in French.

This was the mistake I made! Cutting in large twists--Don't Do It!