Why I FINALLY Trimmed My Hair (And Why I Don't Do It Often) Type 4A/4B Natural Hair 

I love the simplicity of your hair routine!!! The more simple, the less stress! Love it

A few years ago I got lazy and stopped trimming. Bad, BAD idea. Now I'm back on a schedule, but like you instead of strictly going by what's normally recommended, I just look at my ends and chop if I see splits or ssk. At least twice a year I do a more thorough trim to help catch the parts I've missed, and that seems to be working so far! I do like a shape though, so I trim with the intention of creating a V. 😊

I used to be an “every 3 months” trimmer. But recently, like 6 months ago I’ve decided to cut down to every 6 months, so twice a year. This is actually my first time trying it, I haven’t had a trim since October and I actually have one scheduled this weekend so we’ll see what it looks like. I also wear my hair stretched now so like you, my criteria has just changed. I get a lot less tangles and dry ends now than when I was wearing a wash and go every day.

I wish this video was out before I cut my daughter hair. She have really long hair at age 6. For some reason I thought it was getting thin at the ends so I cut it.

Love your channel! I went through something similar. My ends would damage and split again very soon after trimming. But then I accidentally started wearing a style that kept my hair wet for days and noticed a change in my hair health. Then I started doing it intentionally. If my ends were really dry I would baggy them with water and castor oil and it was better than any deep conditioner for me. I was able to go much longer between trims and cut off a lot less. One other thing I started incorporating was a chelating shampoo. I had extremely hard water and noticed that shampooing with a chelating shampoo every few months helped my hair better absorb water. ❤

Thanks for this! I told myself I'll trim once every 6 months, so twice for the year. But since I have my hair in twists 99% of the time, I've found that there isn't much need for the trim when the time comes. So I think I'm deciding to just focus on snipping off fairy knots as I feel them, and trim once for the year when the ends may start to look a little straggly. I don't know what's my take on split ends, because I've never seen any on my hair, I've never observed it. (Doesn't mean I don't have though...) I'd like to know, what's your take on split ends? 😮

I’m going to try this. So the last trim I’ve done was in June of this year of 2023. More recently notice it seems like my hair has visibly grown some. I attribute that to a wholistic approach of exercise, diet, keeping my hair moisturized, and in protective styles where my ends are tucked away. Since before I was trimming and or dusting my hair about 3-4 times a year, as far as length I wasn’t retaining much length, about 2.5-3 inches overall a year. So that tells me I could have retained almost twice as much, maybe even 6 inches a year if I stop cutting it so much. And you’re right, everyone has parts that grow faster or slower. So imma just hold tight and continue my wholistic approach and dust my ends once or twice a year. Thank you for sharing 😊🤩 Your hair is beautiful ❤

Your hair is thick and beautiful in my opinion

i do seek and destroy type trimming like if i notice a split end or two strands fairy knotted together i'll snip them off

Fine and coarse are opposites when referring to hair. Coarse is when the hair strands have a larger diameter. Coarse hair is difficult to cut/style as it doesn’t bend easily. Fine hair has thinner individual strands. Fine hair can’t be coarse. It may be tightly curled, delicate…dry, tangled or damaged, but not coarse.💕

Literally everything you mentioned is my hair except I'm more 4b/4c with a little 4a in the back, and maybe that's why my hair grows the longest in the back. I'm literally where you were when you felt like your hair wasn't getting anywhere because of trimming crispy ends too often. I totally forgot about the green house method but apparently I need to get back to the basics! This was very reassuring, thanks!!!

IKR!!!! I longed for blunt ends for years. Now, if I don't see split ends or single strand knots, I don't trim.

Thanks for this video, I find it very informative

Beautiful Empress ❤

Omgoodness love your accent and of course your hair ❤

Thank you so much your helping me so much on my journey peace and love to you

I’ve recently started noticing gaps in my hair too but I wasn’t sure if it was because I haven’t clipped my ends in a few years or if it was because I’m having health problems. Can, not clipping your ends cause the hair gaps ?

Wow, our reasons for cutting and how we cut is exactly the same. Even the time frame 😂🎉

Lets talk about shedding. How much does your hair shed and how do you control it

I just cut my ends just this morning. My ends were sticking together, and I could see the broken off pieces as well as the splits 😞 I took off two inches and my hair feels great. I have issues going for long periods of time without trimming even though my hair is mostly in twists. I think it’s because of having medium to fine strands. I’m going to try and remedy my need to cut so much by introducing a good detangler and hot oil treatments for brittleness. I already finger detangle and wear twists most often.

I blow out my hair so i can see what needs cutting. I do it every 4mos if its really bad bcus dusting which is what you did doesn't get the problem solved. Once my ends are even. I go to once or twice a yr as maintenance so the problem doesnt reoccur. I part my hair and even it up in sections. Bcus i hate the tangeling ends i cut them bcus its the thin old pieces that cause split ends and tangeling. Its hair sis it grows daily so you wont notice the amounts if you cut a half inch quarterly then go to biannually for maintenance.

My end are always knotting while im washing do you have advice

I know that's right!

Help what to do I have fairy knots to me they will always be there am I wrong or not. Do I have to trim these fairies every 8 weeks Soo unfair what to do 😢

I think you're one of the few RU-vidrs I watch with extremely similar hair to mine in terms of texture, curl pattern, how it grows out, how thick it looks, etc... Mine is just much shorter than yours. You have helped me so much with your videos because my hair seems to respond to hair care similarly, even when it comes to trims. I'm always given this impression that even hair all-round means it's healthy but my hair has always seemed to grow at different rates even after a trim. Thank you!❤ Would you ever consider doing a blowout video?

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Sis, you are a very feminine and elegant woman! A beautiful Hebrew Israelite woman! I am so glad you are married and praise The Most High YAHUAH for you and your husband stay in alignment with YAH! Your house looks pretty, too! Thank you for sharing. Your hair looks beautiful the way you have it styled here! I'm so sorry I am just really learning my natural hair at this age and after being natural 13 years, but your videos are helping and my hair is growing - I hope to a length similar to yours! LOL! Blessings my Sister!

Oh, be careful of the things you wear. The necklace with the sun and hand is an occult necklace.

I have to try this method. Only trim once a year , and trim the ends of the Single strand knots 🪢 is too much or if it’s necessary to be cut. I have trimmed of my hair sooo much , I wish this video came out 6 years ago