What's your dusting method?

tthreat08

tthreat08

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Hi Ladies,

I wanted to get a feel for how many of you may go about dusting. I generally will randomly search and destroy whenever my hair is out. I also take 2 inch sections and twirl, then trim the hairs that may pop out of the twist. It seems effective, just want to be as efficient as I can.

What do you do?
 
pull out my split ender! i just make sure i detangle really really reallly really well cause the teeth will pull your sheet out!!!:pullhair:
 
i take very small sections and twist and clip stray pieces...i do this while sitting in front of a mirror with very bright light or sunlight.
 
me-T said:
pull out my split ender! i just make sure i detangle really really reallly really well cause the teeth will pull your sheet out!!!:pullhair:
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Yay! Someone else who uses a Split-ender! I love this little gadget!! I have for years!!!:up:
 
Me-T & Ashmobev, how does the split ender work? It sounds interesting but I'm afraid of something that could possibly make my hair thinner.
 
I dust my ends when my hair is twisted or do a search and destroy. Fortunately, the fairy knots are almost always at the end of my strands, so I just snip a little bit above them.
 
the last S&D i did was lengthy cuz i literally inspected EVERY STRAND ON MY HEAD. :lachen: i did box braids with little black rubber bands on the ends, then took one braid at a time and snipped any with splits and knots. when i was done with that section, i re-braided it and put a colored rubber band on the end (so i would know i'd already done that braid). luckily this was during a weekend i didn't really have anything to do :drunk: but i think it worked well. next time i get ready to S&D i'll use the same method, it won't matter if it takes me several days to a week cuz i only do this once a year.

also if i just happen to randomly notice a knot or split in my hair, i'll try to snip it immediately. :yep:
 
Jetblackhair said:
Me-T & Ashmobev, how does the split ender work? It sounds interesting but I'm afraid of something that could possibly make my hair thinner.
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Its kinda hard to explain JETBLACKHAIR...if you google Split-ender it'll come up. I originally saw it on an infomercial yeeeears ago. And of course there's skepticism in infomercial products...but I took a chance and it has worked great on my hair. It's not as dramatic and blunt as scissors but it does the job and I really see a difference. It manages to clip the very tip of your hair as it pops into the blade. You'll understand what i mean when you actually see how it works on the website.....
 
AshMoBev said:
Its kinda hard to explain JETBLACKHAIR...if you google Split-ender it'll come up. I originally saw it on an infomercial yeeeears ago. And of course there's skepticism in infomercial products...but I took a chance and it has worked great on my hair. It's not as dramatic and blunt as scissors but it does the job and I really see a difference. It manages to clip the very tip of your hair as it pops into the blade. You'll understand what i mean when you actually see how it works on the website.....
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Thanks AshMoBev, I'll check out the website.

To answer the OPs question, I dust by putting my hair in twists and then just snipping off the bit of hair that hangs at the end.
 
how i use- or should i say SHOULD use it

take thin sections, like i would if i were flat ironing, detangle really well, then just glide it down my hair.
you might actually have to pull out a brush to detangle it well enough. combs dont get the job done for me. and make sure you use a Thin section, cause with thicker you'll have all kinda problems, and end up breaking that section down smaller anyway.
 
tthreat08 said:
Hi Ladies,

I wanted to get a feel for how many of you may go about dusting. I generally will randomly search and destroy whenever my hair is out. I also take 2 inch sections and twirl, then trim the hairs that may pop out of the twist. It seems effective, just want to be as efficient as I can.

What do you do?
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Same here. For back sections that arent long enough for me to see, i just trim the ends into a blunt section.
 
AshMoBev said:
Its kinda hard to explain JETBLACKHAIR...if you google Split-ender it'll come up. I originally saw it on an infomercial yeeeears ago. And of course there's skepticism in infomercial products...but I took a chance and it has worked great on my hair. It's not as dramatic and blunt as scissors but it does the job and I really see a difference. It manages to clip the very tip of your hair as it pops into the blade. You'll understand what i mean when you actually see how it works on the website.....
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I just checked it out online. That is some kinda contraption, but from the diagram it looks like it works. A little scary for me though.

For my dusting I just take small sections at a time and snip any mangled or split ends off.
 
Search and destroy, two strand twists, and the split-ender....

How long does it take to use the split ender? Is it as time consuming as search and destroy??
 
After a relaxer, about a week or two later, I part my hair into small sections. I start with the front like I was rollersetting, and position the hair straight up then clip. I do that all the way to the middle. I then clip the same way from the sides working my way up the front middle part. I do the back in the 3 sections: left, right, then middle. I detangle and pull the hair as far as it goes and curl under so that I can see the ends, then clip. :grin:
 
ladylibra said:
the last S&D i did was lengthy cuz i literally inspected EVERY STRAND ON MY HEAD. :lachen: i did box braids with little black rubber bands on the ends, then took one braid at a time and snipped any with splits and knots. when i was done with that section, i re-braided it and put a colored rubber band on the end (so i would know i'd already done that braid). luckily this was during a weekend i didn't really have anything to do :drunk: but i think it worked well. next time i get ready to S&D i'll use the same method, it won't matter if it takes me several days to a week cuz i only do this once a year.

also if i just happen to randomly notice a knot or split in my hair, i'll try to snip it immediately. :yep:
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Your box braid methond is a good idea!
 
When redoing my braids, after I undo a section, I stretch it and slide my fingers down the length till about a 1/4 inch is protruding from between my fingers and snip it off. I start at the back and do that to every braid section as I get to redo it, till all the hair has been dusted.
 
I Seek & Destroy.

I do this every other week before i wash. I'm a bit paranoid about split ends as i'm determined to retain as much length as possible.

I've been doing this for the past 3 months and now i may only find 1 or 2 splits each time.

I've noticed that when the end of a strand looks significantly darker, its the beginning of a split so i may cut this off too.
 
ladylibra said:
the last S&D i did was lengthy cuz i literally inspected EVERY STRAND ON MY HEAD. :lachen: i did box braids with little black rubber bands on the ends, then took one braid at a time and snipped any with splits and knots. when i was done with that section, i re-braided it and put a colored rubber band on the end (so i would know i'd already done that braid). luckily this was during a weekend i didn't really have anything to do :drunk: but i think it worked well. next time i get ready to S&D i'll use the same method, it won't matter if it takes me several days to a week cuz i only do this once a year.

also if i just happen to randomly notice a knot or split in my hair, i'll try to snip it immediately. :yep:
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This sounds tedious, but I'm gonna give it a try!
 
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