Classic and beyond?

[Catladyintown]

Hello I would like to get opinions from any one that has classic and beyond hair about S&D missions. First do you do S&D and if so how often? If you don't do S&D missions what do you do about split ends? I have tried not to do S&D but then I get split ends and still have to cut and it seems like I will never get to classic length and beyond. Any help and advice would be deeply appreciated.:D Thanks

[Aisha25]

If I get splits its maybe 1 or 2 I check maybe once a month now before it was like once a week. When find them I just snip them off, snip:scissors:

[Catladyintown]

I try being careful with my hair and I still get a lot of split ends. Mainly I keep it up around 85% of the time. It seems that I never win against the split end demon.:(

[vindo]

I think what might be a problem could be that your hair will hit the butt before it can hang freely again, so that could cause more damage.
I felt like this was the hardest part for me and my ends were behaving weirdly, I had more splits. Back then I did S&D about 4 times a week (right now its more like every 2 mths -_-)
Maybe you could clear your lengths with intensive S&D, if you want a little trim, and then try to get past that curve as quickly as you can, maintain and care a little and then its only a walk down the hill to classic..:p it's almost like hiking.

[Finoriel]

I do not do S&D at all, it´s not that it is a must for everyone with long healthy hair :wink:. I hate the thought of wasting my time with looking for the few split ends, hiding somewhere in there. For me S&D simply is not necessary to have healthy hair and I refuse to do it :p.
Frequent trimming and wearing my hair up on a daily basis in some sort of bun (80%) or braid (20%) seems to do the trick, at night I always wear a braid. Braids are better than wearing ones hair down completely, but in terms of split prevention due to mechanical damage they are not as effective as a bun.
A very gentle routine and careful handling of my hair also helps to prevent splits.
No heat styling or chemical damage.
All in all I guess that´s what makes it possible for me to skip the dreadful S&D completely.

If you notice a special area/length where many split ends show up, this could also point out at the time where this part of the hair grew, while something was wrong with your health/stress level/diet.
Or it can point out a style/hair-toy you frequently wear, or have worn in the past, that´s causing damage (caused damage) to this specific area, which is showing up now.
Hair is an indicator with a long time memory for those things.

[Catladyintown]

Thank you Aisha and Emichiee and also Finoriel:D. Emichiee if only my hair can get past the but stage.:p Finoriel I never thought split ends could be do to illness. I had a bad Asthma attack in December and early January. Maybe that could have caused all the split ends?

[physicschick]

I don't do S&D. My hair splits a lot, far too much to keep up with, and it'll continue to split no matter what I do. However, I do quarterly trims, which get rid of the worst of the ends. When I was trying to gain length, my trims were about half of the new growth--so if I grew 1.5", I'd trim only 0.75". In my opinion, it's fine to have split ends as long as they're not bothering you terribly or causing lots of tangles.

[getoffmyskittle]

I'm barely at classic and have almost totally given up S&D. I think overzealous S&Ding has led to a lot of end thinning for me. If your hair is basically in good condition, I don't recommend it at all.

[spidermom]

Sometimes I get into an obsessive mood and S&D like crazy for hours. Of course, when you're S&Ding, 10 minutes seems like an hour. What I try to limit myself to is to have scissors handy when I'm combing out and detangling my hair. If I see anything obvious causing the tangle - like split ends - I snip them off. But really; it's crazy to me to try to evaluate and deal with 100,000+ hairs individually. Would you wade into a field of wheat to snip off individual grain heads? It would probably be easier than doing the same with hair.

[Kleis]

I split-end trim frequently. My hair grows so slowly that I don't want to be doing any regular hemline trims, so ... :shrug: They're damaging, so I want them off. I don't feel like I spend too much time on it. I just do sessions on a regular basis.

[BlndeInDisguise]

Usually when I'm combing my hair out or putting it up in a bun or whatever, I'll notice a split end and chop it off. You can have long hair and still have it split easily, because all I have to do is look at my hair and it splits, practically. :D

I'm hoping that once the whole length is well taken care of hair (it'll be a few years yet ;)) it won't split as easily. But until then, I'll just try to handle it as gently as possible.

[julya]

I don't do S&D anymore, but I will trim out fairy knots. I don't think it makes much of a difference for my hair.

[EdG]

I don't get split ends, most likely because my hair is coarse.

On rare occasions, I will find a knot in my hair. I carefully try to un-knot it, and if that doesn't work, then I'll S/D it. :)
Ed

[Cinnamon Hair]

Hello I would like to get opinions from any one that has classic and beyond hair about S&D missions. First do you do S&D and if so how often? If you don't do S&D missions what do you do about split ends? I have tried not to do S&D but then I get split ends and still have to cut and it seems like I will never get to classic length and beyond. Any help and advice would be deeply appreciated.:D Thanks

No I don't S&D. When I first heard about it I did, but I quickly realized it is impossible to go through all 150,000+ hairs on the human head searching for splits. Also, my eyes can't take the strain. If I see a fairy knot while combing or something, if I have scissors handy I'll snip it (or, cringe, snap it apart with my fingers, yes I'm naughty) but aside from that up until now I just relied on my yearly trims to catch any splits at the ends. I have plenty of splits on hairs that don't reach my full length but they don't seem to be any major problem, so I ignore them. Now that I am at goal length I trim more often than once a year, but still, that does nothing for the splits higher up.

[freznow]

I haven't done S&D in a long while. I have a ton of splits, and they're bothersome, but... Oh well. I don't trim now, but it doesn't seem to really help me all that much.

[LHGypsyRose]

I will rarely sit down to do a S&D, but on occasion I will get bored and spend quite a bit of time on it. I usually keep a pair of scissors handy while I am combing or finger raking, just in case.

[Catladyintown]

Thank you everyone for your input.:D I think I will give up on my S&D missions for a year and see what happens.:) Hopefully with a lot of oiling my ends that will help.

[HairColoredHair]

I S&D very, very rarely, only if I think it's causing a problem.

[trolleypup]

If I don't keep up with S&D, my hair gets more tangly. I always have my scissors with me, so whenever I have time and good light, I can snip them off.

Mine are all through the length, so trims would be utterly ineffective.

[SimplyLonghair]

I used to S&D but I gave it up. I was unsure if it worked for me, as I was spending way too much time obsessing!:o LOL So no more S&D's and for me I think that my hair is happier!:D