Dusting vs just cutting off bad ends

[anatomicallycorrect]

Is there really any advantage to dusting if nothing is wrong w/your ends? i ask this b/c i always for some reason, thought that dusting was going around looking for split ends and cuttign them off. But I did a search on dusting and see that it just means cutting about 1/8th inch off. What is that called, anyway (going around looking for split ends and cuttign them off ) is there a name for that?

Also, can someone tell me whose fotki features that rolling the ends technique for trimming? And if I understand correctly, when you roll your ends on your fingers, any hairs that stick up are split and thus supposed to be trimmed, right?

ETA, I found it in DSD's fotki.

 

[inthepink]

I thought dusting was cutting off just the split ends! But maybe they are both dusting. I can also see how cutting off 1/8th inch is like a dusting, too.

 

[*Happily Me*]

Since i've been blow drying and flat ironing once a week, i've been dusting more. I dust each and everytime i flat iron my hair.

dusting keeps my hair looking fresh.

 

[rrolle234]

Looking for splits and cutting is called search and destroy... while dusting is to cut small amounts of hair all around

 

[sareca]

Is there really any advantage to dusting if nothing is wrong w/your ends? i ask this b/c i always for some reason, thought that dusting was going around looking for split ends and cuttign them off. But I did a search on dusting and see that it just means cutting about 1/8th inch off. What is that called, anyway (going around looking for split ends and cuttign them off ) is there a name for that?

Also, can someone tell me whose fotki features that rolling the ends technique for trimming? And if I understand correctly, when you roll your ends on your fingers, any hairs that stick up are split and thus supposed to be trimmed, right?

ETA, I found it in DSD's fotki.

It's in mine too.
Dusting Techniques

 

[anatomicallycorrect]

Since i've been blow drying and flat ironing once a week, i've been dusting more. I dust each and everytime i flat iron my hair.

dusting keeps my hair looking fresh.

Certainly looks like it's working

 

[anatomicallycorrect]

Looking for splits and cutting is called search and destroy... while dusting is to cut small amounts of hair all around

"Search and destroy" LOL! I like that one.Ohhhh, okay, so that's what people meant when they would type "S&D"....

 

[anatomicallycorrect]

It's in mine too.
Dusting Techniques

Thanks, Sareca! You've got some cool techniques in your fotki!

 

[*Happily Me*]

Certainly looks like it's working

thanks!

I'd hate to get split ends after all the sacrificing i've done to retain the hairs on my head.

 

[sareca]

Thanks, Sareca! You've got some cool techniques in your fotki!

You're welcome.

 

[Je Ne Sais Quoi]

It's in mine too.
Dusting Techniques

I've been sleeping on this technique. Off to try it now!