Split Ends

[amulet]

Why does the cutting off of split ends actually do to the remaining hair? Does it make it stronger? Does it help it grow quicker?

[tictactoe]

You cannot help your hair to grow quicker, by having it cut.
It grows from the scalp, not the end that is cut. It is dead when it leaves your head - if not it would hurt very much when it was cut. If you pull, or have your hair pulled, the pain is at the scalp, not the actual hair that is painful.

[daftpixie]

All that is achieved by having your ends cut is that as the dead ends are cut out, the hair appears healthier, but as tictactoe as said, it makes no difference to the speed at which your hair grows. And, knowing a few hairdressers, I can confidently say that the only reason they tell you to get it trimmed every 6 weeks is to make money!

[electricblue]

I remember the old bull about having your hair trimmed regularly helps it to grow stronger,i never could see that cos like you say,it grows from the roots,how is trimming the ends gonna help that?

[daftpixie]

Lol, I know electricblue, I fell for that for years until I started living with some girls in the trade. I used to think that my hair felt so great after it was cut because my hair was healthier etc but really it was because they double wash your hair at a salon, use products that contain less soap than the stuff you usually have a home, and they have glossed and shined and smoothed the folicals within an inch of thier life! Granted that losing the dead ends makes it feels smoother because the dead, dry hair has gone, but if you really want to grow your hair, not cutting it every six weeks will do it!

[electricblue]

daftpixie,i'm sure my mum still believes in that myth!

[violetblue]

It just makes it look nicer. It also makes it a bit less prone to static as there are fewer of those split bits that poke out and catch on cardis, cushions etc. It doesn't make it stronger or grow faster but, in the case of long hair, split ends don;t add much to the length, they just make what length you have look untidy. Or so a hairdresser told me. that's my experience, though, it does feel better to have a regular trim, even if I do it.