Dusting Techniques?

Do all of you "dust trim" your hair? How often is best to dust? What really is the length of dusting? Is it a set length of 1/8 or 1/4 inch or does it mean just trimming the split ends?

Thanks in advance.
Starburst

Hi,

How I Dust:

1. I always use a Tweezerman or similar brand professional hair cutting scissors. They are guaranteed to be sharp for life or you can send them in and have them sharpened.

If you use a regular scissors you risk tearing or ripping the hair further.

2. I sit by a good light source. I have a lamp at home that is wonderful for dusting. I also find that I do well in bright sunlight.

3. I carefully twist about a 6" section of hair until it forms a tight twist. I carefully survey each section and look for splits or tears.

4. Once I find the splits or tears I clip right above the tear to make sure that I get it completely. I try to cut straight across the top of the split.

5. I dust about 1x a week or if I am bored I may dust more. :-)

You can also go to a long hair professional who will dust for you. Basically the premise is to only "dust" or trim the splits and leave all the rest of the hair intact.

There are lots of techniques out there but this is what I do for my hair. It seems to work well since I am able to keep my splits under good control and my hair growing and healthy.

Please note: Some long hair specialists consider dusting when they trim an even amount of hair from ALL the ends, and not just the splits. Although they normally trim as little as 1/8" in length, they do trim evenly around the ends and this is also known as "dusting".

If you are going to a long hair specialist and don't want your hair trimmed all around but only want just the splits removed, be sure to ask them what they are planning on doing. If they don't want to dust by just removing the splits then go ahead and do this yourself at home with a good scissors.

Best wishes,
Karen