10 Tips for Healthy Hair: Trim Ends

Trimming the ends of your hair is an important step in maintaining healthy hair.

“Trimmed hair improves style and helps with hair care and hair health”

Benefits of trimming your ends:

-Trimming is necessary to correct uneven lengths and remove split ends or broken hair

-Improves appearance and creates a new style

-Makes hair look thicker and healthier

-Prevents single strand knots

Myth Debunked

Trimming your hair does NOT make your hair grow. It promotes healthy hair maintenance.

How often should you trim your hair:

-Trim ends based on personal circumstances and when necessary

-A good guide is to trim ends every 4-6 months

-If want to maintain length, trim every 6-8 months Quick tip: If you tend to do a lot of styles to your hair, trim more often; if you do more low maintenance styles, then you won't need to trim as much

-Trimming your ends is best left to a professional

-Make it very clear to your hair stylist that you want a trim, not a cut

-Pay close attention to the health and evenness of your hair to determine if you need a trim

-If you do decide to trim your own hair, use professional scissors to prevent hair damage