How often do you microtrim?

[CrunchyMama]

Well... my query is self-explanatory, I think. :) So how often?? I want my hemline to thicken. It's sadly thin.

[Amber_Maiden]

I microtrim anywhere from every month to every three months. Really depends how I feel and how my hair looks.

[battles]

I only trim about once or twice a year. At this length, I don't feel the need to trim all that often.

[Fairlight63]

My hair is also thin. I have been trimming monthly about 1/4 in. and it is getting thicker I think plus I am still gaining some length. I have been trimming monthly all this yr. & gained 5 in. So I guess that I trimmed off all together an inch. in the yr.

[CrunchyMama]

Gaining 5" sounds impressive! Maybe monthly is the way to go...

[coffinhert]

My hair is pretty thick, but I have really bad splits from dying it. I S&D every week, and I microtrim every six months or so.

[Avital88]

right now i will do it every month until march,i need to thicken up and gain length

[longhairedlady]

I dont do it very often. I think this year I have done maybe 1 or 2 microtrims.

[Seeshami]

My micro trims are s&d mostly. I can't say I have honestly trimmed my hair in ummmm......... 8 months.....I think...

[jeanniet]

I started with monthly dustings, but as my hair grew it got healthier (plus I had dusted the worst off), so now I only do it if I feel like my ends could use a little refreshing. I think I've dusted maybe once or twice in the past six months to a year. I do S & D, though, but even with that I don't find a whole lot of damage anymore.

[almond]

I trim 1/2-1/3'' every 2-3 months. I don't like to trim it because my hair doesn't seem to grow fast, and it's usually not too damaged, but i don't like my wispy ends.
I S&D too, every 1-2 weeks.

[Lissandria]

I trim 1/8" or so every month or three weeks. It's starting to be a little too often as I have trimmed off lots of damage and taken much better care of my hair the last four months. I just need to let it grow now.

[celebriangel]

If you don't like your hemline's thickness, I would microtrim monthly, taking off all your growth for the month, for 6 months or so. You should see decent improvement in that time frame. Or you could grow to your goal length then maintain - 32 inches can't be far off WL.

I don't normally microtrim, because my hair is not all that damaged and my ends don't really split. However I will be taking off all my growth for the next 3-4 months because I want to change my deep U-shaped hemline into a soft U. Then I'll likely resume my once/twice-yearly half-inch trims.

[PorkChop]

Its been like every 6 months for me

[Olga-Freya]

I microtrim monthly, because I love how my ends look even after such a tiny cuts. And I do S & D too.

[chelles2kids]

This year I've had dh do 2 micro trims {less than 1/2 inch} & 1 other regular trim {about 1.5 inches}.

Next year I'm hoping to get by with only 1 micro trim...but we'll have to wait & see how my ends behave.:p

[Arctic]

I have short hair at the moment, and have been micro trimming about once a month, and trimming any mullety bits at the back too. It still has grown steadily, and I propably will continue this approach.

[CrunchyMama]

If you don't like your hemline's thickness, I would microtrim monthly, taking off all your growth for the month, for 6 months or so. You should see decent improvement in that time frame. Or you could grow to your goal length then maintain - 32 inches can't be far off WL.

I don't normally microtrim, because my hair is not all that damaged and my ends don't really split. However I will be taking off all my growth for the next 3-4 months because I want to change my deep U-shaped hemline into a soft U. Then I'll likely resume my once/twice-yearly half-inch trims.
Thanks celebriangel, your advice sounds like just the ticket for me! You're right, I'm not too far off from WL at 32", in fact some might even stretch it and say I'm there, but I'm not willing to call it WL until my hemline thickens a bit. ;)

[Loreley]

I usually trim monthly because I love trimming my hair. :p But actually I haven't trimmed for 2 months and won't till the end of this year cause I'm painfully close to my goal (only 1,5" needed). After reaching my goal length I'll do monthly trims again. My ends are too thin to my taste.

[natnatsmama]

What is considered a micro trim? I have been trimming a half inch every 6 months and now every 4 months. I have waist length hair and am trying to get it to evern out from all of my layers as well as reach my tailbone length goal by late 2012

[beccababesx]

Once every 6 months or so for me, but I S&D literally every single day, so I don't often feel the need.

[kanaka]

I do it once a month, for my layers catch up. but that takes a while for me. so i need to wait for a while at TBL and trim a lot for my layers to catch up :)

[blondie9912]

I have an interesting dilemma- the shorter layers of my hair are damaged with dye while the longest layers (underneath) are virgin hair. Ironically, the hair that I need to be growing out, the shorter layers, are also the ones that need to be trimmed because they are more prone to splitting. However, if I were to trim my shorter layers while letting the long, healthy ones grow, I would end up with a style that is much too layered for my liking. I've decided on microtrimming my longest layer about 1/2" every two months, and not touching my shorter layers. Thankfully, the shortest layers don't have splits yet, they are just considerably drier and 'crispier' than the rest.

[lesbia]

Every 3 mounths for me :)

[Syrena]

I started to microtrim in November. I microtrim every month around 0,5 inch. My hemline is in desparate need for even up!

[Kiwiwi]

I dust every 4 months. Or basicly when I feel my hair needs it. But only dust.

[Shona]

I have an interesting dilemma- the shorter layers of my hair are damaged with dye while the longest layers (underneath) are virgin hair. Ironically, the hair that I need to be growing out, the shorter layers, are also the ones that need to be trimmed because they are more prone to splitting. However, if I were to trim my shorter layers while letting the long, healthy ones grow, I would end up with a style that is much too layered for my liking. I've decided on microtrimming my longest layer about 1/2" every two months, and not touching my shorter layers. Thankfully, the shortest layers don't have splits yet, they are just considerably drier and 'crispier' than the rest.




I am in the exact same boat! SO glad i am not alone with this!:p

[Shona]

I am microtrimming every 3 or so weeks to get rid of very old heat damage, and to avoid a big chop of course :-)

[CashmereHair]

I microtrim every month

[CarpeDM]

I just did a microtrim and it has been 7 months since my last real trim...

[Kristin]

About once a month. Sometimes I get a little neurotic and do it once a week for 2-3 weeks in a row, but usually just once a month. It helps to keep my hemline pretty thick.

[Long_hair_bear]

I don't micro trim. I trim every 6 months as needed at my hairstylists. If I did it myself, I'd have zig zag hair. :D

[QMacrocarpa]

I don't think I really "microtrim", it's difficult for me to self-trim a teensy amount off (though now that I know about Feye's self-trim maybe I'll do better). My last trim was about an inch last April. I don't S&D, and I trim as needed, so when I'm getting short bits breaking off and my hair won't stay untangled for even a moment after I've just combed it, that's my cue to get out the scissors. Once or twice a year.

[white.chocolate]

I microtrim when S&D becomes an impossible task. That ranges from 6 months to a year. I don't microtrim everyday nor every week (about once in 2 weeks), so it's not hard for S&D to become less and less efficient with time.

[Carissamarie08]

I just don't trim period. Well its been over a year, and I don't plan on trimming this year either. Ive never found a benefit from it personally. I just grow grow grow.

[Audrey Horne]

I micro-trim monthly, sometimes twice a month.

[Angel_099]

Once every few months for me. :)

[Mannaz]

I'm going back to my every other month- regime, which I did most of my growing ( I had bleach to get rid of). It seems my hair likes trimming just a little (0,5 cm) more often than bigger trims not so often. When I get rid of the most thinnest ends I'll propably will stretch my trimmings to every third month. Wow, I didn't know I have a plan in this! :D