I HAD TO CUT 3 INCHES OF HAIR!

[dlove]

I noticed that my DD's natural 4b hair was not retaining length. Not because it wasn't kept stretched, washed and conditioned, sealed with moisture, orthat she sleeps in a silk wrap. I take a lot of time with her and the care of her hair. She crys something aweful when detangling. I never once thought to trim her ends. I wanted to see what her hair looked like pressed . After deep conditioning, lightly blow drying, and flat ironing, I noticed I could get the comb through the last 3 inches of DD's hair. The hair was tangled coiled and frizzy. Figuring she needed a trim ( havent had one since last summer) I trimmed her snarled ends at a cost of 3 inches. I am so down about it because her hair already shrinks so badly you could tell that she was apl unless you pulled / stretched her hair. Just wow. I wrote this to say....keep trimmig in your regi.

I hope that I will see a change in the way her hair glides through combs and hope to retain length in the future. I plan on trimming every three months.

 

[faithVA]

I noticed that my DD's natural 4b hair was not retaining length. Not because it wasn't kept stretched, washed and conditioned, sealed with moisture, orthat she sleeps in a silk wrap. I take a lot of time with her and the care of her hair. She crys something aweful when detangling. I never once thought to trim her ends. I wanted to see what her hair looked like pressed . After deep conditioning, lightly blow drying, and flat ironing, I noticed I could get the comb through the last 3 inches of DD's hair. The hair was tangled coiled and frizzy. Figuring she needed a trim ( havent had one since last summer) I trimmed her snarled ends at a cost of 3 inches. I am so down about it because her hair already shrinks so badly you could tell that she was apl unless you pulled / stretched her hair. Just wow. I wrote this to say....keep trimmig in your regi.

I hope that I will see a change in the way her hair glides through combs and hope to retain length in the future. I plan on trimming every three months.

Thanks for sharing dlove. I am also a 4b and with all that I do to protect my ends they still seem to take a beating. I've just realized recently that if my ends are tangling they have to go. So I have been dusting them more regularly. And hoping that I can still retain enough to see some length at the end of the year. (hoping)

 

[dlove]

You should have seen them! All tangled. The comb could not get through it. All that crying from lil mama. I certainly hope to see some progress soon. I bought some bee mine growth serum in hopes of seeing some growth. I am going to keep her hair braided for the summer. I'm debating if I should add hair in the braid or not. I think that causes damage in long run...

 

[Roux]

you should always hold the section of hair with one hand, like a barrier, and with the other hold the section and detangle. detangling her hair shouldn't hurt her at all.

 

[CurlsBazillion]

yeah i'm cosigning with roux plus with conditioner or a leave in or something...

 

[carletta]

I finally had to give up three inches of ends myself this past friday :-(
I HAD TO DO IT....NOW...MY HAIR IS ALL EVEN FOR ONCE ....NEXT STEP....A WEAVE FOR THE SUMMER, SO I CAN PROTECT MY ENDS

 

[dlove]

you should always hold the section of hair with one hand, like a barrier, and with the other hold the section and detangle. detangling her hair shouldn't hurt her at all.

I promise I do! It still hurt her.