sbhonda
December 14th, 2011, 08:51 PM
I just got my hair cut about a week ago and have never been prone to split ends, except when my hair is bleached, but all that hair is officially gone now :happydance:. But seemingly ALL of the hairs that lay on the outside on the sides and back of my head have white dots. ALL OF THEM. I just had a trim a week ago and haven't done anything that should've caused this. But I am a very, very, very, VERY rough sleeper, to the point where it's unreasonable. I can't afford the satin pillowcases I've been able to find in stores right now, and I tried a satin bonnet, but I've been having sleep problems due to the medication I'm on and it was driving me too crazy to wear that too. Maybe I can ask for satin pillowcases for Christmas though. I'm going to try the bonnet again tonight and see if it's really too annoying to tolerate or if I can get used to it.
I never had a problem with this before, but what I'm thinking is that I never had ends this high up before. My hair has always been at least APL, and now I have layers that start from about ears down. And I'm thinking that maybe I'm seeing a lot more damage because the friction when I'm sleeping is directly on the ends. So part of me wants to trim to get rid of this damage (probably in February if I did), but then I wonder if I would be better off just letting it grow so I can so the ends won't be directly on my pillow and, after many months, I can finally bun it when I'm sleeping. It's too short to put up now. Although maybe I could put this damaged hair up in a little ponytail on the very top of my head with a soft scrunchie. hmmm.... maybe. My hair is too short to S&D without going totally cross-eyed looking in a mirror, so I can't feasibly get rid of the dots that way.
How threatening are these white dots in hair that is seemingly very healthy otherwise? After a year and a half of growing out gross, bleached hair and absolutely hating how my hair looked and felt, I'm prioritizing health over length. Will I risk this damage spreading upward if I don't trim for 6+ months?
I never had a problem with this before, but what I'm thinking is that I never had ends this high up before. My hair has always been at least APL, and now I have layers that start from about ears down. And I'm thinking that maybe I'm seeing a lot more damage because the friction when I'm sleeping is directly on the ends. So part of me wants to trim to get rid of this damage (probably in February if I did), but then I wonder if I would be better off just letting it grow so I can so the ends won't be directly on my pillow and, after many months, I can finally bun it when I'm sleeping. It's too short to put up now. Although maybe I could put this damaged hair up in a little ponytail on the very top of my head with a soft scrunchie. hmmm.... maybe. My hair is too short to S&D without going totally cross-eyed looking in a mirror, so I can't feasibly get rid of the dots that way.
How threatening are these white dots in hair that is seemingly very healthy otherwise? After a year and a half of growing out gross, bleached hair and absolutely hating how my hair looked and felt, I'm prioritizing health over length. Will I risk this damage spreading upward if I don't trim for 6+ months?