Cut and Grow

Ends that need to be trimmed.

The other day I was working in the salon. My colleague, Malika came over and showed me an article about the importance having a hair cut. In the beginning, I was very impressed. I was even more impressed that it was written by a licensed cosmetologist. But then. Yep, there is always a but! As I read further into the article, there it was a big fat prevarication (you know; a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth)...LOL! The article read, "cutting hair makes your hair grow." It encouraged readers to schedule their hair cutting appointments so that the magical hair growth could begin. "Malarchy," I say!

Again, the purpose of my Blog Ndogo is to keep things short and sweet. I am not quite sure how often this type of prevarication is in print or spoken, but let me be the first or the second licensed professional to tell you the truth. Cutting your hair makes your hair grow about as much as cutting your fingernails or your grass. It ain't happenin G (in my Flava Flav voice).

Or, hair that needs to be cut (hint: both means the same).

I have no idea of how anyone, especially a licensed cosmetologist, can fathom, justify, explain or even correlate hair growth with cutting. Jenny Bally and Alessandra Foresto of Oprah.com has done some extensive research on the top 5 myths about hair care. They wrote this about the "hair cutting, getting your ends trimmed myth;" "Cutting the ends of your hair DOES NOT affect the follicles in your scalp, which determines how fast and how much your hair grows, says Paradi Mirmirani, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. Hair grows an average of a quarter-inch every month -- whether or not you cut it. Regular trims might make your hair look a little longer, though. Getting rid of split ends reduces hair breakage, and breakage is what makes hair look thinner at the ends (and shorter), says Matt Fugate, a hairstylist at Sally Hershberger Downtown in New York City. Every eight to 12 weeks, ask your stylist to take off the minimum necessary to eliminate split ends." Now I do not how many of you know who Sally Hershberger is, but I suggest you google her. If one of her hair designers as well as myself can honestly admit that cutting hair does not make it grow; what makes those other stylist who says it does right?

Trimming and Cutting ends are synonymous!

For the record dermatology trumps cosmetology on any given Sunday as well as any given anatomical and biological day. While dermatologists may know very little about hair styling; the same can be said about a cosmetologists knowing much about dermatology. In other words, do not confuse the two. Any cosmetologist playing dermatologists in the areas of scalp/skin disorders, scalp/skin diseases, hair growth, hair loss and the likes should not be taken seriously. I mean would you let your dermatologist color your hair, cut it, relax it, braid it, sew or glue in your weave? Of course you would not. And the dermatologist would never offer such a service in their practice. 

Philip Pelusi teaches, "It's now how much you take off that counts..,"

There is no state anywhere in the world that license any hair stylist in the areas of "making hair grow." The FDA has approved very few drugs who can make that claim or their bottles. It is true that vitamin supplements, a well balanced diet, increased circulation by way of scalp massages, far infrared technology and so on can improve the blood supply that is truly responsible for providing the nourishment to promote growth; honestly, that my readers is about the just of it. 

"But how much you leave on." end quote.

Funny thing, if you want your nails or lawn to look nice; what do you do? Get them manicured (trimmed, cut and beautified). The same can be said about a hair cut. Again, while the cut or trim will make either grow both will make your nails, lawn and hair look very nice. Understand there are many consumers who complain that some hair stylists do not know the difference between trimming or cutting a lot or a little; well that is a different blog.

But for now, how is this for cut and grow?