The Right Time for a Trim

‘Trim’ is one of the most dreaded words for women who are trying to grow their hair longer. At first sight, cutting off hair seems to go against the purpose of growing it long. But this is one of the common myths Afro-American women have to grapple with.

Trimming is nothing but the removal of hair that is unhealthy, damaged or dead. Having such ends not only put you at risk of spoiling the quality of all your hair, but in actuality inhibits hair retention, which is essential for growing your hair long.

Signs that tell you get a trim

• As soon as your hair ends develop split ends, is also the right time for you to go for a trim. Split ends are basically extremely dry and damaged part of your hair that has split into two and are highly prone to breakage. There is no cure or method to reverse this condition and the only way to deal with it is to get a trim. Split ends easily travel from the tips of the hair to the entire length of the hair strand, making them look frizzy, damaged and unhealthy while inhibiting hair retention. 
  
  
• You hairstyle does not look like a style at all! Every hair style has a shelf life and grows out of shape and look after a few months time. This can make your hair look unkempt even if they are healthy and prevent you from doing up your hair in effortless and easy styles. It may take a lot of hair styling products, natural conditioners and the use of direct heat to make them look nice, something that is highly discouraged for healthy and long hair. So when the shape does not show anymore, get yourself ready for a trim. 
  
  
• If you notice that your hair tangles quite easily and seems to have small knots all over on closer inspection, it is time for a trim. These are just indications of hair damaged due to the use of excessive direct heat for styling and in some cases extreme exposure to the sun. Ignoring a deep conditioning hair care routine for too long can also give rise to such a situation. There is no way to deal with hair that is damaged in this manner, and the best thing to do is to get rid of them bit by bit through regular trims. Also, it is usually the ends of the hair strands that get damaged the most since they are also the oldest part of the hair.

It is better to have shorter but healthy hair than to have long but unhealthy hair.