natural heads... how do you trim your hair?

[hareluvah]

Apologies if this is a repeat post...

Do you straighten your hair before you trim?
Do you put your hair in mini-twists or braids then dust the ends
Do you not trim at all?

Back in the day, I used to pick out my fro and have my dad use his pick and clippers to take off about a 1/2 inch.

Just wondering what the most efficient, least abrasive way to trim natural hair is?

TIA!

 

[choctaw]

I always wear my hair natural so its easy to dust the ends of braids or twists.

 

[Sweet_Ambrosia]

Apologies if this is a repeat post...

Do you put your hair in mini-twists or braids then dust the ends

Instead of mini twists/braids I put my hair in large braids or twists and dust the very ends.
I've never straightened my hair just to trim it, it's not necessary for *me*.

 

[Pooks]

Trimming in (mini) braids or twists is what works for me.

 

[chocolate01]

I don't trim my own hair, I get it done at the salon. My hair is usually washed/dried/straight before trimming.

 

[LifeafterLHCF]

I wet my hair and then just section my hair off in 4 sections then take small section and rub my hair and if it feels rough it gets cut..

 

[Nonie]

I dust the mini-twists I live in every 8 weeks.

More ideas here: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=491970

 

[SmilingElephant]

Bump! More!

 

[Kerryann]

just got my first trim in june marking my 1yr anni i got a blow out then flat iron and had my mom trim

 

[southerncitygirl]

my hair is cut in layers so i let my stylist flat-iron and dust me at least every 6months.

 

[lilyofthenile]

Mini twists trim or when my hair is out I grab the ends, put them between my fingers and trim the ends that way.

 

[tiffjust2002]

I trim my hair after I flat iron it and I dust the ends in braids or twists.

 

[AuNaturalMaMa]

I use the Feye's Self Trimming method. I only flatiron twice a year or less. So, when I trim I do a braid out and blow dry on low enough to get it kinda straight. It works cause when I just flat ironed it was nice and U shaped liked I wanted.

 

[Truth]

medium to smallish twist..and dust the ends....

 

[Mane.Attraction]

I twist my hair and dust the ends every 3 months and then once a year I go to the salon to get it straightened and she trims it as needed.

 

[greenandchic]

I know its not the "typical" way to trim, but I usually do it while my hair is wet with a heavy conditioner.

I load my hair up with conditioner (a thick mask is better), section it off in about 6 sections with clips and take each section and divide it in about 1-2" sections and trim. The conditioner/mask helps keep my sections together and with detangling while trimming it. The ends are slicked so that i can do an even trim.

 

[CurlyNiquee]

Am I the only one who doesn't trim her hair erplexed....I wear my hair natural 100% of the time so I don't see the need to do it, especially if there isn't any split ends. I trimmed in the very beginning and thats it.

What benefit do you ladies see in trimming (the ones who don't wear their hair straight)

 

[greenandchic]

Am I the only one who doesn't trim her hair erplexed....I wear my hair natural 100% of the time so I don't see the need to do it, especially if there isn't any split ends. I trimmed in the very beginning and thats it.

What benefit do you ladies see in trimming (the ones who don't wear their hair straight)

I never straighten my hair, but I did sustain mild damage from hair coloring which is something I did up until early last year. I never lightened my hair, but I did use demi and semi permanent color to dye my hair blue/black and it was just too harsh on my hair. Plus up until last year I didn't really care for my hair too well: questionable products, bad detangling practices, DAILY WnG, etc.

I'm still paying the price.

 

[Rocky91]

i flat-iron it as bone straight as i possibly can and then get a trim at a salon, usually supercuts or some chain salon like that.

 

[hareluvah]

Am I the only one who doesn't trim her hair erplexed....I wear my hair natural 100% of the time so I don't see the need to do it, especially if there isn't any split ends. I trimmed in the very beginning and thats it.

What benefit do you ladies see in trimming (the ones who don't wear their hair straight)

CurlyNiquee
That is totally awesome if you don't have to trim your hair. I am hoping after this trim I'm doing now, well really it has turned into a cut, to cut off my damaged ends that I won't have to trim anymore either.

Trust me, if I didn't have damaged ends, I wouldn't trim either unless one side of my hair grew like insanely faster than the other or something like that.

What's your regimen?

 

[CrueltyFree]

Twist and snip

 

[CurlyNiquee]

@CurlyNiquee
That is totally awesome if you don't have to trim your hair. I am hoping after this trim I'm doing now, well really it has turned into a cut, to cut off my damaged ends that I won't have to trim anymore either.

Trust me, if I didn't have damaged ends, I wouldn't trim either unless one side of my hair grew like insanely faster than the other or something like that.

What's your regimen?

hareluvah

My regi is wash and condition every 7-10 days (I use Shea Moisture Coconut Hibiscus Poo, and Trader Joes Condish)

Deep condition every 2-3 weeks (My own concoction lol [usually coconut oil, Aloe Vera, Jojoba oil mix])

Wear hair in protective styling 80% of the time.