CinnamonCurls
April 24th, 2011, 03:15 AM
...for hair to taper as it grows??
As mine continues to grow, I am just not pleased with the thickness at the ends compared to when I maintained a blunt hemline....this fairy tale thing is wearing on my pride a bit, I am just not used to seeing such thin ends to my braids. So I thought I would start this thread to see what a general average taper amount amongst us is. Would you all be willing to measure the thickness of your hair at various intervals?
I see some women with over 50" of length who have a hemline that doesn't even lessen an inch from nape to ends, and yet some who begin with a 5"+ circumference, are reduced to not even an 1" where they normally tie off their braid (and that is even with leaving 6+" of wispies loose below the hair tie)
I'd love it if you all could help me understand the average ratio of thickness, length and taper for those of us with long hair by providing the following info and measurements:
- Thickness: F, F/M, M, M/C, C
- Volume: i, i/ii, ii/iii, iii
- Current length:
- Nape circumference:
- Length from nape to ends:
Now, please take this last number and divide by 5. That will give us 4 points of measurement no matter how long or short your hair is, and you're already 20% of the way done as you've already done one of them. :D
- 1/4 or 25% circumference:
- 1/2 or 50% circumference:
- 3/4 or 75% circumference:
- 100% may not be measurable on most of us depending on hemline, but if you can, go for it! If not maybe try for a 90% or 95% measurement?
- All done!
Any replies to this would be helpful for help me see if I just need to love my hair the way it was created, or to find out if there are more ways to reduce damage and therefor breakage to the hair as it tries to grow to it's fullest potential until it's anagen period is over.
Thanks!
As mine continues to grow, I am just not pleased with the thickness at the ends compared to when I maintained a blunt hemline....this fairy tale thing is wearing on my pride a bit, I am just not used to seeing such thin ends to my braids. So I thought I would start this thread to see what a general average taper amount amongst us is. Would you all be willing to measure the thickness of your hair at various intervals?
I see some women with over 50" of length who have a hemline that doesn't even lessen an inch from nape to ends, and yet some who begin with a 5"+ circumference, are reduced to not even an 1" where they normally tie off their braid (and that is even with leaving 6+" of wispies loose below the hair tie)
I'd love it if you all could help me understand the average ratio of thickness, length and taper for those of us with long hair by providing the following info and measurements:
- Thickness: F, F/M, M, M/C, C
- Volume: i, i/ii, ii/iii, iii
- Current length:
- Nape circumference:
- Length from nape to ends:
Now, please take this last number and divide by 5. That will give us 4 points of measurement no matter how long or short your hair is, and you're already 20% of the way done as you've already done one of them. :D
- 1/4 or 25% circumference:
- 1/2 or 50% circumference:
- 3/4 or 75% circumference:
- 100% may not be measurable on most of us depending on hemline, but if you can, go for it! If not maybe try for a 90% or 95% measurement?
- All done!
Any replies to this would be helpful for help me see if I just need to love my hair the way it was created, or to find out if there are more ways to reduce damage and therefor breakage to the hair as it tries to grow to it's fullest potential until it's anagen period is over.
Thanks!