I went in for my semi-annual professional trim, and below are the pre-trim and post-trim photos. I blogged about my experience at the new-to-me salon (phenomenal!), about the extent of my split ends (photos included), and about the stylist's and my ideas to reduce the extent of my split ends. For those interested, here's the address of the blog post:
https://blossomingfitnatural.com/2018/05/18/length-check-trim-and-a-new-to-me-salon/
As I discuss in the blog post, I will definitely be purchasing, trialing, and evaluating The Mane Choice Split-End Treatment (the Sally's
reviews here are compelling) . . . and I'm also going to try some styling and detangling and brushing changes.
May 17, 2018 before the trim. It had been 6 months since my last trim, I believe.
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May 17, 2018 after the trim:
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Other photos after styling (next day, after the Texas heat and humidity got a hold of it
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- https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/img_20180518_140437.jpg
- https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/img_20180518_140327.jpg
- https://blossomingfitnatural.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/img_20180518_140442.jpg
Overall:
My
yet-trimmed hair went from line marker 9.5 in 2017 to line marker 11 in 2018 at its longest points. My
trimmed hair went from line marker 8.5 in 2017 to line marker 9.5 in 2018. This means that my hair split more this time around. It means that I retained 1 inch of healthy hair in 5 months. That’s
0.3 0.5 (?) of growth per month, and 1/5 an inch of healthy hair retained per month.
That's my update. I've been keeping up with yours while logged out.
Back on social media hiatus I go! (Thus I won't be able to respond to any posts here, but I can reply to comments at the blog.)
Take care, and happy healthy hair growing!