Hi shawn, I used to have the same problem as you. My hairdresser told me all the time that I must have my hair trimmed every 4 weeks, but you know what ? I had enough of her cutting off my locks, because I figured there is no way my hair can grow faster than she is chopping it off. So I haven't been to a hairdresser in 5 years, that's right 5 years, I put up with the split ends, and now 5 years later, both my sister and I have very thick shiny healthy hair down to our bottoms. All you really need to do is trim your fringe so it is not in your eyes, you don't need to trim the rest of your hair until it has some length, and then only trim to keep it straight at the bottoms, don't cut split ends out, they will sort themselves out in time. You can trim your hair yourself. Don't hack off a lot, just a little. If it isn't enough at least you can go back and cut a little more, which is better than cutting off too much, just make sure you buy a pair of nice sharp scissors and keep them especially for cutting your hair, blunt scissors will only cause awful jaggered edges. I am so happy I gave the hairdresser the flick. They would love you to keep coming back every 4 weeks for a trim because that is regular income in their pockets every week. Other things I do to keep my hair healthy and growing, is I avoid all hair colours, I don't even use the semi permanent ones. They really wreck your hair. I use pantene shampoo and conditioner always. After washing and conditioning my hair I apply schwarskopf leave in conditioner. I don't blow dry ever, it is a big no no, I let my hair air dry. If you really have to use a hairdryer, keep it on a low setting so it is not so hot and only dry your hair until it is slightly damp, then let your hair air dry by itself. I know it is very hard at first trying to do all these things, because short hair can be very difficult to control and style. But if you can be patient and stick to all these things, I am sure you will start to see some length in your hair within the next couple of months. And avoid the hairdresser, give them a pair of scissors and they will start chopping everything in site.
Good luck shawn
suzy
