When it comes to how to cut your own dead ends trimming will always be the fail-safe approach.

Cutting dead ends curly hair. I keep trimming the split ends once in two months but I need to know not just to give the illusion of thickness but will not cutting the damaged hair effect the new hair growth in any way. To utilize the method take small sections of your hair roughly one square inch and search through it for split-ends frayed spots knots and breakage points. And dry ends equal split ends.

Split ends are much easier to detect in straight hair as curly and coily styles can often mask the true state of hair ends Robin Groover a hairstylist and founder of Too Groovy Hair Salon tells TZR. If you have curly hair you wont notice that your hair grows. Dusting involves cutting under a 14 inch off of the ends of the hair while trimming usually refers to cutting more length from the hair.

However hair that becomes stuck or tangled when running your fingers through it is often an easy detector of split ends. Thats why retaining moisture is not optional. Opt for a fabric scissor or a cheap hair cutting scissor.

The goal is to cut or trim the hair about a one-fourth of an inch above the damage point. Ive never gotten more than the dead ends cut off. I hope you guys are doing well.

I agree that you should cut off the dead ends. Split dry and damaged ends can affect your curl formation and make it harder to last until wash day. Heres a video on howI trim my split ends.

On dry hair comb hair through in small sections then using shearing scissors also called thinning scissors they have fine teeth along one of the blades let the scissors catch the damaged hair. This allows you to snip off your dead ends without altering your current hairstyle. If you have been asking your stylist for a trim and feel disappointed when they cut too much then try asking for a dusting.