EssentialGrowth
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This is a spinoff thread from the poll that asked what would prompt us to trim our hair...
Currently, my ends are very healthy and I plan to continue wearing protective styles until I reach my goal of midback. I DO NOT plan on trimming until my goal is met and that may mean not using scissors on my hair for at least another year.
Right now, my hair is very uneven due to past breakage. My hair to the furthest left reaches bra strap, my hair to the furthest right is one inch shy of bra strap, and a sizeable portion of the middle section is about 3 inches shy of bra strap. Though uneven, my hair is thick, my ends are VERY healthy and I am seeing great progress, especially with the middle section. It is growing and I would hate to see that gone down the drain by trimming to make my hair look presentable when out!
Am I wrong to take this approach? Should I trim to just "even things up"? My stylist did this and my bra strap hair was suddenly at the nape of my neck in a matter of seconds. This was a result of my stylists' attempt to "even things up" and it took me 4 months to get back to where I wanted.
Is trimming a setback or does it really aid us is seeing progress? And have any of you on this board not trimmed or let your hair see a pair of scissors for a year or more, and has this resulted in your ends being unhealthy? Is it even possible for us to have healthy ends after not trimming for a year or more?
Thanks for all your feedback LHCF!!!
Currently, my ends are very healthy and I plan to continue wearing protective styles until I reach my goal of midback. I DO NOT plan on trimming until my goal is met and that may mean not using scissors on my hair for at least another year.
Right now, my hair is very uneven due to past breakage. My hair to the furthest left reaches bra strap, my hair to the furthest right is one inch shy of bra strap, and a sizeable portion of the middle section is about 3 inches shy of bra strap. Though uneven, my hair is thick, my ends are VERY healthy and I am seeing great progress, especially with the middle section. It is growing and I would hate to see that gone down the drain by trimming to make my hair look presentable when out!
Am I wrong to take this approach? Should I trim to just "even things up"? My stylist did this and my bra strap hair was suddenly at the nape of my neck in a matter of seconds. This was a result of my stylists' attempt to "even things up" and it took me 4 months to get back to where I wanted.
Is trimming a setback or does it really aid us is seeing progress? And have any of you on this board not trimmed or let your hair see a pair of scissors for a year or more, and has this resulted in your ends being unhealthy? Is it even possible for us to have healthy ends after not trimming for a year or more?
Thanks for all your feedback LHCF!!!