I want my hair long!

Hi Amber,

I`ll be the first one to admit the importance of trimming hair! However, every four weeks seems quite often, unless one has a short haircut and needs to maintain the shape. Do you have a lot of split ends after four weeks? If you`re conditioning your hair well and not using excessive heat on it, I bet it`s fairly healthy and can go longer between trims.

Also, does your stylist understand your goal? Some stylists are very good at taking off only the absolute minimal that is necessary and others are a bit more liberal. And 1/4 inch here and there adds up!

How often do you wash your hair?

Jennifer

Well, I registered here... this is my new name.. I`m still Amber!

Ok... I wash my hair every other day. But I must admit not to long ago I was washing it every other day. I have been told that it`s bad for my hair to wash it everyday.. but it seems when I DON`T wash it everyday.. it gets a little greasy... YUCK & I hate that!

My beautician said that I should get it trimmed every 4 weeks so I can get the dead ends off. She knows HOW VERY PICKY I AM when it comes to trimming ALOT off. She just nips the very ends. Yes, I must admit my ends are still split some. Velvet.. (my beautician) is working on getting all the split ends off so that my hair won`t break and it will be able to keep length when it grows instead of breaking off.

Oh & another thing.. I use to blow dry my hair everyday also. I`ve been letting it air dry on days I don`t see anyone... and particially dry and then blow dry on days that I will be seeing people.. but on a low warm setting.

How often do you recommend me getting my hair trimmed? Growing hair out takes much patience & lots of tender loving care. I wish it would grow more fast... for I am very impatient! (o;

Ok... I wash my hair every other day. But I must admit not to long ago I was washing it every other day. I have been told that it`s bad for my hair to wash it everyday.. but it seems when I DON`T wash it everyday.. it gets a little greasy... YUCK & I hate that! ( Amber)

Amber your sentiments really hit home because I can easily understand you and really relate to what you are going through. I normally wash my hair everyday and lately because it is winter I tend to wait if I can wash it every second day. I enjoy fresh, shinny hair and cannot stand any type of hair that is greasy looking. I have weak stomack on that subject lol (YOu should have seen the professor I had once.....) I never felt that it damage my hair, in fact if I don`t wash it often it tends to tangle more, gets frizzy etc. I have thick, wavy hair down to my waist.

My beautician said that I should get it trimmed every 4 weeks so I can get the dead ends off. (Amber)

This seriously reminds me of the drunk stylist I had. My hair tends to grow very slowly and my old stylist use to trim my hair every 4 weeks. At the time I never felt that my hair was growing. What was really going on was whatever growth I had that month was trimmed away by the stylist. If you feel you can stretch it a bit longer the better for you. A long hair stylist that had long hair down to her hips told me once that long hair can be trimmed every 4 months. I believe that. OKay maybe not everyone can stretch it to that point and it all depends on how much abuse your hair gets etc but Amber I certainly stretch it that way and that is the ONLY REASON WHY i HAVE LONG HAIR TODAY! ( with lots of giggles)


Oh & another thing.. I use to blow dry my hair everyday also. ( Amber)

I haven`t used a hairdryer for years. Hairdryers are horrible for your hair. Try to use it rarely.

Amber it takes tons of patience. It takes lots of understanding from everyone at times also.

Lots of hugs

would anyone else like to give any more suggestions? no one has answered my other questions still...

ECCKKK ! I`m having an awful day... AND NO ONE HAS ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIBRATING BRUSH OR EGGS!