What part does trimming play with length retention?
So now that we have gotten all of the facts out of the way, what part does trimming play with length retention? It is safe to say that trimming will allow your hair to probably attain longer lengths because by keeping your ends fairly even, you share the stress of manipulation across all the strands which reduces breakage.
Well taken care of hair often grows to what is called the ‘terminal length’. This is the length where you will notice either slowed growth or just stagnant growth and the hair strand are tapered to the thinnest layer. The question is, if we trim the thinned parts can we reset our terminal length and achieve even longer hair?
Many individuals agree that you can and have tested that theory by maintaining a strict regimen of trimming and are able to see great lengths with their hair just by keeping up with trimming their ends. There is however one catch! You need to know when to trim your hair so that you are not regularly trimming away and progress from growth.
For example if your hair grows at about ½ inch per month, then trimming every three to four months will allow you to maintain most of your length and at the same time keeping your hair looking healthy. It would be completely redundant if you trim too much unless you just want to maintain your hair at a certain length.
With that said, does trimming cause your hair to grow faster? Errm no; But what it does do is helps the strands to remain as healthy as they can be while keeping the thinning areas at bay and removing any damaged split ends.
Adding a good trim to your regimen without taking away too much length can reset your hair and allow it to be at its healthiest so that you can ‘see’ more length. Not to mention that hair tends to look healthier with thick fuller ends than thin see through ones.
What are your thoughts? Do you think trimming your hair often has allowed you to see more length?
Mat Burr says
What’s good for bald spots?
Stephanie Escarmant says
Propecia
Mat Burr says
Thanks Stephanie
Socearre Moskalski says
Sure. If you are part rapunzel 🙂
Sherron V. Traylor says
No it allows it to grow without further damage
Latoyya Gotti'sWife Irby says
No !
Pamella Hall Fortune says
Trimming the dead ends will keep it from continuing to split. It will appear to grow faster because the ends look thick and healthy.
MiSonia Moore says
No. It keeps your hair from breaking and having split ends, which leads to longer lengths. And most people that cut their ends too often actually have hair that stays the same length.
Ceasarz Curlz says
I was with you until that last sentence.
Jordann Alease says
well yeah if people are cutting their hair faster than it grows you will just stay at the same length. i cut a bad end at any chance i could now i sow what i reaped by seeing girls who started being natural when i did with shorter hair have more hair than me now
Esther Hofmann says
Think soo !
Toni Settles says
That would be a NO! Moisturizing, conditioning, protective styling, nutrition and plenty of water will help your hair grow. Trimming the split ends helps maintain healthy hair so it won’t split.
Christina Willis says
No..WTH? Kind a question is that. Ur hair dont grow from ur ends. Your hair grow from ur scalp
Caramel Kimmie says
actually that’s a good question I see you know very little about hair, it leads to healthy hair growth
Shontonna Harris says
Mat Burr…jbco mixed with baby dont be bald helped me when i had chemical burns on my scalp.
Mat Burr says
Thank u
Lutycate Gathonjia says
yes it does
Caramel Kimmie says
only if your ends are really brittle and damaged, I usually trim my ends every (4) months if necessary but I also give my ends a baggy treatment (using sandwich bags, coconut oil and rubber bands for each section) once a week to avoid splitty ends, *very light with the scissors
Shelley Dianne says
My hair grows like weeds.. so I’m happy to get a 4″ trim..
Kimberly Miller says
It helps mine grow.
Dee Oc Mor says
Not faster but definitely healthier!
EX Clu Sive says
You trim your hair every 6-8 weeks and after every chemical service… and yes trimmed ends do make your hair grow faster…
Highly Favored Angels says
no I never trim my hair. I use leave in conditioner on mine and it is extremely thick and long. I think its all about the look. I I do decide to get my ends clipped , then I do it, because most beauticians don’t know when to quit..sissor happy
Tamika Murrell says
No. It gets rid of split ends and that helps with retention not growth.
Kay Johnson-Collins says
No because growth doesn’t come from the ends it come from the scalp, root. Conditioning and moisturizing, eating healthy is what causes your hair to grow. About the first 2 inches of your hair from the scalp is alive and healthy, receiving nourshments from your blood stream, and all the rest is dead, so no matter what length your hair pass that 2in is dead. Keeping the ends trimmed is very important because is stops that slit from traveling up the strand of hair. Smoking, drinking, drugs, prescriptions travel through your blood stream that travels to the scalp. That’s why its important to take care of ourselves because it effects of hair growth, texture, density. Always remember…GROWTH ONLY COMES FROM THE ROOT NOT THE ENDS. If you take care of the roots and the trimming of the ends then the benifits is extended length, and healthy growth.
Tomika StandnStrong Barnett says
I’ve taught my girls to trim …trimming keeps it healthy hair is like plants moist trim n grow 😉
Gershelle Cunningham says
Mat Mat Burr, I’ve recently heard cayenne works for that. They sell the caplets at Walmart. Google it but I think you have to rub it in your scalp
Gershelle Cunningham says
I keep mines and my daughters trimmed every 6-8 weeks. Its absolutely necessary.
Soncerai Wootson Whittlesey says
Dumbest myth how can making something shorter cause it to be longer?!?! Been natural 4 years and every year I cut mine into V layers and my stylist says you don’t need trims if your hair isn’t damaged or when it’s natural. Trims make neater hair styling that is all. I on,y straighten a handful of times a year anyway.
Soncerai Wootson Whittlesey says
Treat not Trim!!!
Cleopatra Jones Best says
No. that is a myth.
Cleopatra Jones Best says
as long as your hair isnt damage all you really need to do is dust your ends. lay off the heat and preserve your ends every night before you go to sleep & believe me you will start to retain so much length!
Cleopatra Jones Best says
I trim my ends twice a year that’s it.
Sarah Toomuchforu Green says
No just evens it out and u notice the growth more
Meddy Tugume says
Trimming hair is da key of hair to grow
Micole Spicer says
I trim my ends every 4-6 weeks. Keeping your hair washed and deep conditioned will help your hair grow.
Naomi Mendez says
Personally, it causes my hair to sprout
Shaketta Shannel Singleton says
No it doesnt.
It just prevents your hair frim spliting any higher therfore prevention of breakage.
But what you do at your wnds has nothing to do with what goes in at your scalp
Selena SimplyMe Rice says
What can help with my growth?Not sure of products to use?
Reneshia Graham says
Hair grows from the scalp trimming only helps to keep the length…you cant tell your hair is growing if it’s constantly breaking from the end
Donna Davis says
No, it actually helps with retaining more hair though, if done properly. This is why it’s important to really take good care of our hair, so we don’t have to cut so much off our ends, so often.
Carmel Munroe says
Love this article. Love Petra I always learn so much about my hair. I would like to learn more about the three parts of hair.
Tyler Zbone says
Waiting on comments,,,,not sure myself
Marivel Martinez says
Yes!
Thalefo Nthoiwa says
No but it reduces split ends
Cheyanna Marie says
Yes
Renee Taft says
It’s what I’ve been told.
Angie White says
Not mine. It grows with split ends ????????♀️
Tamika Jones says
Glad to see I’m not alone. I don’t get it! I clip my ends but my hair grows with my ends split and I’m just baffled.
Tasha Meeks-Walker says
yes
Karen Bryant says
???????? you can tell the kitchen beauticians by the responses.. SMDH!
Joycelyn Cannon says
Yes. I get my ends trimmed every 8-12 weeks. I make sure when I prepoo and deep condition to pay special attention to my ends. I dont heat style my hair but once a year. So typically when I return to my stylist, the trims are minimal or I dont need them at all. So that way, I am retaining length
Patricia Frith says
Yes i does with the like the old people use too
Elaine Reed-Anderson says
Does not make it grow, it just keeps the ends from breaking off….which tends to shorten it…..
Danita Langhorne says
I know it will grow anyway , donot believe this rumor
Michel'e Lavender says
Hair grows from your scalp, cutting split ends will help in maintaining length to prevent split ends
Nåd Noelle Bani says
How can I trim very short hair (~3cm) ?
Quennie Dixon says
faster no, but a good care or regimen will
Jessie K. Jn Baptiste says
No it doesn’t. I try my best to avoid split ends and trim only when necessary. Sometimes 3 times a year.
Danielle Diaz says
I don’t see how. Your hair grows from the root, not from the ends.
Shaketta Singleton says
Nope.
Chanell O'neal says
I don’t get them trimmed as I would like to, but I can see it helping my hair grow faster if I did. It grows fast when braided and I get so annoyed because it was expensive to get them braided and I hate spending money on myself.