Just trimmed off last of bleach damaged lengths

[red-again]

It's in the title really, but, yes, I've finally plucked up the courage to use Faye's self trim method and trim about 2" of hair. I think that is the last of the bleach damage from two years ago gone now. I have been taking tiny bits off for ages now a but due to the damaged ends snapping off, I haven't seen a great deal of growth for a good while. The ends were also very thin, less than an inch circumference due to them being grown out layers as well as thin from the chemical processes. So I just decided to go for it and get it sorted one and for all. I haven't ended up with the straightest of hemlines, tis a bit wobbly but I'll get my eldest dd to sort it out when she gets home from school and will post pics then.

i was solidly BSL, part past BSL. I am now above BSL by about a centimetre but my hair feels great.
i am now going to start wearing my hair up pretty much all the time ( have been wearing it down all the time). And I'm going to buy myself a sleep cap as I didn't enjoy the feel of the silk pillowcase I had.
Other than that I am going to plunge deeply into benign neglect! I'm also going to get more into oils and smt's too

hopefully now I will finally see some growth! I've just treated myself to a three prong, purple heart wood fork from jeterforks and am off to order a sleepcap now too.

Thx for reading!

[Rushli]

Congrats! I can only imagine how good it must feel to have virgin hair after dealing with damaged ends! Sounds like you have a good plan for taking care of you hair. I just started with a sleep cap, just got my first jeterfork (3 prong bocote) and just committed to 6 months of wearing it up.

[emilia1992]

Hey there!

I recognise the feeling..... Yeah I was really nervous too before trimming my own hair for the first time (I had visions of a diagonal hemline - fortunately it came out fine, and straight!)

You hair will make it back to BSL in no time; meanwhile, enjoy your fresh ends! :)

[slynr]

Congratulations! I too am growing out chemical processing for about a year and a half. I know what a pain it is and what a huge deal it is to be finally done. I cant wait myself. You should be very proud. I would think you will gain length so much easier now!!

[Auburndreaming]

Congratulations! It must be such a wonderful feeling to have cut off the last parts of damaged hair, I can't wait for when I can finally do that. :)

[clioariane]

Congrats! You must be so pleased. I'm in the same boat and am getting a trim in a week to cut out the last bits of bleach :)

[Firefox7275]

Well done!

[abauer789]

That is so exciting and a great accomplishment! I am doing the same and can't wait until I can say the same thing! Enjoy your healthy hair!:o

[Nebulae]

Yay, congrats! That must be a great feeling. :)

I can't wait until I get to cut off the last bits of pre-LHC hair that is damaged by chemical dyes, heat and mechanical damage. I'm not ready to lose so much length yet so I'm trimming it off gradually.

[Ambystoma]

Next time you trim, you might want to try Spidermom's trick for getting a good sharp hemline with Feye's method - she traps her ends in a book before snipping. I tried it with my last trim and got an even better result than usual so I'd recommend it! :)

[Crumpet]

Next time you trim, you might want to try Spidermom's trick for getting a good sharp hemline with Feye's method - she traps her ends in a book before snipping. I tried it with my last trim and got an even better result than usual so I'd recommend it! :)

That's brilliant! Spidermom is a good thing!!

OP -- congrats! I got some highlights for a bit and stopped about 15 months ago. Hopefully my own hair will grow out well and I'll be in your situation soon.