Black people’s split ends don’t split
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Topic: Black people’s split ends don’t split
Posted By: jean32
Subject: Black people’s split ends don’t split
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 1:38am
| Curly or wavy permed or relaxed Black people's split ends usually don't split up to the shaft[straight hair does]it splits then falls out.Very short Black hair splits up to the shaft.A break or multiple breaks above the end on one hair strand are fractured hairs not split ends.Please press search and read my post on fractuerd hairs.This is all I know about this subject. |
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Posted By: weaveitup^_^
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 6:10am
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wtf, NO! they split. i sunno why you think that just b/c a personi s a certain race they arent prone to damage why do you think there are so many bald-headed black women walking around now?! not taking care of their hair and letting damage take over ------------- public.fotki.com/Weaveitup - public.fotki.com/Weaveitup |
Posted By: Layla
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 9:09am
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My splits split up the shaft. ------------- Type: 3c/4a Natural Current Length: 6" Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair. BC: 02/08/06 |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 11:25am
| actually, mine dont split of the shaft. As far as i know, my spilt ends fall out |
Posted By: carameldiva
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 8:49pm
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Ummm that's not true cause mine split all the way up the shaft. They why i constantly check and trim as needed. ------------- Me and you, your cousin and your momma too rollin on da strip on bow's |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: April 16 2005 at 11:36pm
| as in up the shaft like a few inches or one inch??? ive never seen that in my hair....i wonder why. maybe i dont give it a chance to split up the shaft. Cos i trim very often.. |
Posted By: Layla
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 7:54am
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Well I don't usually get a lot of split ends. But I just recently started getting them and I trim them a lot but I found one that was like 1 inch up the shaft and it didnt' look like it was about to fall out. But I'm not totally sure maybe it would've fallen out if I didn't trim it. ------------- Type: 3c/4a Natural Current Length: 6" Goal: Healthy, tip of nose /neck/shoulder length hair. BC: 02/08/06 |
Posted By: Honeydoo
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 4:36pm
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I think mine does both. SOmetimes it splits up and other times it just falls out. I guess it depends on the amouth of stress on the hair. ------------- http://public.fotki.com/Honeydoo pw: bombay |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 4:56pm
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Back in the day when I use to get a blow dry and press...my hair was split almost all the way to my roots. You could see it and it made my hair red. That is why I had to cut my hair to an angled bob and start all over.
Jean, i notice you come on here now and then to give 1 sentence info. Do you really read the boards or not? ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Kim J
Date Posted: April 17 2005 at 8:56pm
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Jean, That is not necessarirly true for the simple fact that all black people do not have the exact same hair type. Many black people do have similiar hair types but my hair splits at the ends and all the way up towards the shaft at times. However, the split(s) usually seem to stay down towards lower half of the strands. Many times, I have many splits on a single strand. What is your point? Do you have some advise or something else to add to this statement? If so, I'd love to hear it. Thank you ------------- -Happy Hair Days Kim |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: April 18 2005 at 2:49pm
| i think it depends on the person. She shouldnt classify it generally.....all black people dont have the same hair. Also, you said straight hair does. How bout black people that straighten their hair??? |
Posted By: Sweet_Ambrosia
Date Posted: April 21 2005 at 12:56am
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ITA! ------------- *Transitioned Successfully (7-20-05~7-20-07) *100 Natural~3c/4a *Hair Goal: WSL *stretched/straighten* '08 |
Renee wrote:Posted By: aseya
Date Posted: May 03 2005 at 3:32am
| My hair recently started to split. It's weird cuz it never happened before, I think its just all the stress I've put on it, or maybe that I just never noticed before. It gets like a little white nodule (about 1/2 and inch from the end) and those break off, or I get teeny tiny split ends about 1/8 of an inch from the ends. And yes, I am in desperate need of a trim! |
Posted By: sugaplum
Date Posted: May 03 2005 at 6:06pm
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I've noticed that my hair spilts and falls out. I also see little chips flake off on my shoulder..what is this? ------------- 100% Natural BC - 4/21/07 Love All Gods' Creatures |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: May 03 2005 at 6:54pm
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Maybe your hair is breaking off ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: Donda
Date Posted: May 03 2005 at 7:18pm
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I know some of mine will go up about an inch up the shaft If I'm not carefully. Acctually I think I lost at good 1 1/2 inchs because I didn't stay on top of trims.  ------------- Thick 4A Hair, Relaxed every 8 weeks. Contributing writer at xicamagazine.4t.com |
Posted By: Cinnamon
Date Posted: May 04 2005 at 5:30pm
| Mine also split up to the shaft and become very noticable. |
Posted By: Sistaslick
Date Posted: May 06 2005 at 1:38am
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hmmm mine don't split all the way up. I may get a few mid shaft like:
------/----- but mine are mostly like: --------< if that makes any sense ------------- 
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Posted By: divaedout
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 11:24pm
mines don't split all the way up either, I think alot of black people also may have other races or even hair textures in their genes from way back when that makes us prone to different hair crisis. I have a twin and her hair is wavy, mines curly, her hair she can brush and get it straight almost whereas I have to flat iron and we came from the same folks soo ------------- when people ask you why too much they usually want to really ask why are you so fly |
Posted By: Renee
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 11:31pm
yeah it makes sense alright. mine looks like the second diagram ------------- |
Posted By: oskana
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 7:53am
well i know alot of black ppl who dont believe in getting rid of split ends which is truly sad...we have been taught so many wrong/misinformed things about our hairs. In my case my hair splits than travels up to the roots . i never knew to trim when I see splits now i've learned to that since coming to hair forums.
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