Myths about African hair: Trimming causes hair to grow

October 08, 2019



I am sure we have all heard this one, Trimming your hair causes it to grow. But how true is it? 

Fact: Trimming does not make hair grow faster but it does play a big role in length retention and in keeping your looking healthier.

The ends of your hair are the oldest part of your hair and with age hair will have gone through so much trauma (heat, combing, touching etc.) at some point the ends start to weather and we see that in form of split ends. There are protein based conditioners that temporarily repair damaged hair but there is only one long term solution and that is cutting off the damaged ends. 

Trimmed ends not only make styling easier and gives the hair an overall healthier appearance but it also greatly reduces breakage because of less knots and tangles which usually cause resistance while detangling. Less breakage means the ends won’t be breaking off and as a result you retain length. 

Here are a few ways to tell if you need a trim.
  1. No matter how well detangled the hair is, the comb still doesn’t go through with ease.
  2. Visible split ends, knots and tangles
  3. The ends of the hair still look rugged even when heat is applied.
  4. The ends are visibly much thinner than the rest of the hair.

When was your last trim? 
How often do you trim your hair? 

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