ok i need help.. im growing my hair.. but ive been told i need to cut it everynow and then.. but wouldnt this defeat the object of growing it? im confused

No. It needs cutting about every 6 weeks to prevent split ends. Split ends prevent it from growing ;)

Yeah I agree with what Strix said, it's what I did.

And it takes a while lol, make look a bit crap along the way until it grows to a certain length

don't know how long it is now but if you can makes sure you give it a good brush every day - i've been told that helps too :)

nice1.. so its not actually a case they cut it, jus that they take the ends of we them special scissors?.. haha

Don't let them do that fashionable 'cutting into it' thing - where they cut upwards in the direction of the hair instead of a cross at 90 degrees. It knackers it's condition.

Someone once told me to put your head upside down for a minute or so once a day as it sends blood to the head and stimulates growth, not sure how true it is?

its worth a try..

Originally posted by Lee1979
don't know how long it is now but if you can makes sure you give it a good brush every day - i've been told that helps too :)
Brushing causes breakage and split ends unless done carefully.
Tugging near the roots is supposed to help strengthen it though

how do split ends hinder groth?

They split from the end towards the root - usually faster than the hair can grow ;)
Once they've split, they are dry and brittle and break off easily

wow, thats for that interesting fact, i have stored it in the 'pub quiz' section of my head :D

:confused: Glad I don't go to your pub quizzes :P

Originally posted by scottf
wow, thats for that interesting fact, i have stored it in the 'pub quiz' section of my head :D


You'll forget it after a few pints of beer

Originally posted by IanMitchell
You'll forget it after a few pints of beer

forget what?














(sorry- had to be done ;) )

It all depends on your definition of long but probably cut it every 8 weeks and make sure it's just a trim. I cut it about that often and i went from short hair to all the way down my back in about a year and a half / 2 years. The first 7 months or so is the worse as it get's in your eyes when it's windy and you can't tie it back.

so ur basically saying i wouldnt be needing to go to hairdressers as much as usual jus grow it as long as poss, then trim??

personally yeah, grow it until it looks a little fraid then get a trim. I don't think you'll need to worry too much about split ends until it's long enough to tie back anyway.

Then it'll be too late ;)

Let me dig deep to way back when I was an hairdresser
hair grows in 3 stages
Anagen-growing stage
Catagen-resting stage
Telogen-falling out stage

Each hair is at one stage ,not all at same stage though or we would all go bald at least once a year.:D
If your hair is in good condition use your judgement on whether you think you need a trim.
If its not get the ends trimmed every 8wks or so .
Depending on what stage of growth your hair is at ,will vary the ammount of time between trims.
Its best to get rid of split ends and those white nodules you get in your hair(hair breaks if pulled) as if they split up the hair it tends to be further the it would have been if you had had a trim.
:thumbsup:

Originally posted by ryan123
ok i need help.. im growing my hair.. but ive been told i need to cut it everynow and then.. but wouldnt this defeat the object of growing it? im confused

May i also make a small suggestion of taking Kelp tablets on a daily basis... (sold in health shops) I had a friend who once used these... made her hair very noticably thicker along with the length appearing longer too...

Worth a try i'd say... :D

hhmm tablets? aahh.. i jus guess ive got a waiting game on my hands.. :(