Onie Lee: Is there an alternative to a blow out for trimming ends and how often really should very coily 4c hair be trimmed?
Dr. Kari: You could get a trim while the hair is wet or damp. It becomes a question of how trained is the technician who is cutting your hair wet. I have cut hair damp but most of those clients want a shape for curly styles. It is at the discretion of the client. Be mindful that when stretched, it may not be the same shape due to unevenness.
In regards to the trims, again, it depends on the client. Some clients with tight coils tend to get more single strand knots (ssk”> and in order to maintain the integrity of the length and to trim efficiently, I will blow the hair out first. Everyone is different.
Nekisha Hegler: I have a couple of what I call “troubled spots” in my hair. At one point my hair fell out in those areas. It has grown out since then but it’s growing pretty slow. What do I do?
Dr. Kari: Ultimately, an anagen hair (active growing stage”> will grow for 5-7 years. If anything happens in that period that interrupts that growing phase, how fast it grows back may vary. Was it a fungal infection, bacterial infection, trauma, traction? All of these could have affected the follicle. The follicle could potentially not be as big, as strong, and as a result affect how efficient the hair grows. Immediate results will not show with trauma and the cause of the trauma must be identified.
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