Would you make this potential sacrifice?

Lets say you styled your hair in a way that you absolutely adore, you love how it suits who you are, its more comfortable than anything else, and it makes you feel wonderful throughout the day! You're hair is also strong and well taken care of. But...the style uses a lot of bobby pins than usual. You put them in gently, and take them out gently, but are not sure whether this would show noticeable damage over time. Would you still wear it?

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Yes. I really don't think Bobby pins kill hair.

I would! Of couse, if there was noticable damage I would look for alterative ways to obtain the hairtyle with less bobby pins or exchange them with hair friendly toys ^.^

Bobby pins would NEVER work in my hair..still too thick and long. My crimped 3 inch hairpins work fine for me and there's never any chance of them harming my scalp.

Yes, if you are that gentle with them and don't notice many broken/shed hairs, I think that would be fine. :)

I wore my bangs pinned back with one bobby pin for a long time and don't think I had any damage.

If possible, spread the legs of the pin before you pull it out.

I have yet to find anything that will hold my ultra-fine, ultra-slippery hair other than bobby pins, so I use them anytime I wear anything other that a braid. ;) I am always careful that the bobby pins still look new and undamaged, and I take care putting them in and taking them out. I have never noticed any damage, as long as I don't use any pins that look like the protective plastic is coming off the tips. (Is that plastic? Maybe it's rubber or something...)
It's best to switch up styles from what I understand though, so I try to rotate :)

Yes, I would. In fact, I do, although I use the long bobby pins that are straighter and called "roller pins". As long as you discard them when the little rubbery tips are less than perfect, I think they're fine.

I have some bobby pins that are wider (goody or scunci I think). I suspect they are less damaging, but I don't have any basis for that.

I use roller sized bobby pins for my chignon all the time.

If your bobby pins have coated ends, you place them gently and remove them gently you shouldn't have any problem.

I don't see why it would cause damage. I also don't see the point of having totally undamaged hair if it doesn't help you to look your best.
I mean, I'd rather wear my hair down and look good, than have to wear it up all the time, to avoid damage, and not enjoy it.

I hate bobby pins and they hurt me and my hair everytime I use them, so I'd wear it but also wear others. And probably just find a substitute for the bobby pins after some time.

I get bored without variation, but if it was truly that awesome I wouldn't think twice about the pins.

I voted 'fairly often'. I don't think bobby pins are that damaging, but usually I don't use them because they're such a faff compared to a hairstick or two.

I wear my hair down all the time, regardless of damage.

No, I just dislike bobby pins so far. lol:p

I really dislike bobby pins, so I wouldn't..but, some really cute styles require bobby pins so maybe lol

I HATE bobby pins. So inconvenient.

i put my front hair up with bobby pins quite often - criss crossing the pins is often the only way I can tame that portion of my hair. But my hair is strong and pretty tough - I don't think the pins do it any harm...

I was going to post something sensible, but after reading all the posts, I kept saying 'bobby pin' to myself until it lost all meaning and sounded realy strange.......My brain has melted, sorry:(

"Id wear it fairly often, but also use others once in a while." And it's actually what I do with a top knot. Well, I guess that the neck hairs falling down and being exposed to friction are bigger problems than bobby pins. Since I use the ones with balls on the ends, I don't worry so much.
But if we are talking about any damage, not only the one caused by pins, that's what I do.

I have "bobby pins" without the ball bits on the end, so maybe you could use those? The only problem is that pulling out a bobby pin that has literally disappeared into my hair can ruffle up the hairstyle, but that's not a problem if you're taking it out at the end of the day.

I don't think bobby pins are damaging if put in carefully and removed carefully. How hard is that to do??? I use bobby pins all the time to keep my stupid ff'ing layers out of my face and to pin up the base of a sagging french braid. If I want to do a certain style I do it. I want to enjoy my hair and not be paranoid over every little teeny tiny thing that *might* do a teeny tiny bit of damage.

I am terrified of mechanical damage, but I love feeling and looking good. I would wear it as often as I can but mix it up so I dont repeatedly stress my hair/scalp in the same place every day!

"Id wear it once in a while". I don't like bobbypins because most times I used them I always forgot to take out one or two and slept like that, and then woke up in the middle of the night because something was poking my neck *shudders*.

Nope. Lots of bobby pins means the style is going to take too long to do for my taste, and will probably get heavy and uncomfortable after a while. For special occasions, sure, but braids are about the only updo I wear that can't be done in under 30 seconds.

I wouldn't cause bobby pins rip my hair out. It doesn't matter how carefully I put them in or take them out. They're murder for me.

The real issue of the matter for me is, bobby pins are soooo annoying to have even just 4 of them, they take up so much time! If I had a beautiful hairdo that only could be succeeded with them, obviously I'd wear the hairdo rarely because of how tedious it is to fish around the things out of curly hair.

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Originally Posted by Carissamarie08

Yes. I really don't think Bobby pins kill hair.

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Generally I agree, I think bobbypins are a fairly hair-safe as long as you insert them correctly. I would recommend them for people with medium or course hair but I never ever use them on my own for multiple reasons. For one my hair is very fine and really does get damaged by them and secondly I can't be bothered to do any style that takes loads of pins. Bobby or otherwise.

So my answer to the poll is that I would never do that style.

I would go for it honestly. I mean as long as you are taking care of your hair and not neglecting it I don't see how bobby pins would do too much damage. As long as you work gently and make sure that the tips are not sharp or peeling off.

For use of less bobby pins have you tried spin pins? I must say I have the short and long ones and I love them. My hair is fine and thin so I use more than most probably would and I also sometimes stick in a normal bobby or two, not for support more for holding the ends in or pushing a section down. But if your hair is thicker than mine you probably will be able to get away with less then me.

I would wear it that way once in a while as a treat. I've got to have some fun with my hair.

I would try to change the positioning of the bobby pins, and occasionally use other hairstyles too. But I could definitely deal with the damage if it meant an otherwise great look.

I would wear it all the time! I only use Bobby Pins every now & then,
but I've never experienced any damage from them. :cool:

Bobby pins are my best friends. My hair is often full of them :D

I don't like fussing with bobby pins plus the potential they have for damaging my hair would limit how often I'd wear this style.

I wouldn't do it at all, because I dislike using bobby pins.
And the fact that I'd risk damaging my hair with the style on top of having to bother with bobby pins pretty much guarantees I won't ever wear it.