Search & Destroy Hair Trim - YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED | Lucy's Corsetry
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Answering your Search & Destroy FAQ, plus a super close-up example of how it's done.
Timeline (with clickable links):
1:15 What is the Search & Destroy hair cutting/ trimming method?
2:15 When is Search & Destroy useful for your hair?
3:30 What materials will you need for Search & Destroy?
5:20 What happens to your hair long-term if you keep doing the Search & Destroy method exclusively?
5:55 How much hair do you cut off in Search & Destroy?
6:40 SUPER CLOSE-UP example - what sort of damage to look for when Searching & Destroying
9:25 Sectioning tips and techniques in Search & Destroy
10:45 How often should Search & Destroy be done?
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This method is also called “dusting.” It should always be done with dry hair, not wet or partially wet. I do not know about greasy hair, but it might still work. Another tip that I have gotten is to cut the ends while holding the scissors at a 45 degree angle to prevent the hair from splitting again. It is much like how barbers cut at an angle with hair shears or razors. The different types of split ends also have so many names. There are tapers, tree-splits, multi-tree-splits, off-shoots, knots, squiggles, and beads. You are also correct about the dark and light backgrounds. It is easier to see splits when you have both in front of you.
It might also be useful to have a sticky lint roller because tiny hairs are annoying to clean up. I cut them on a hardware floor to sweep up after I am done.
Another tip for split ends might be to use keratin shampoo to wash your hair as it kind of reinforces the ends with the protein and makes hair smoother and silkier, but I do not know how long those effects last.
I have a lot of split ends, so doing this is very tedious for me, but I still do it because I just have brittle hair that splits easily due to an endocrine disease. I wonder if I should really just get a haircut, but I am nervous. I have never been to a hairdresser before. All of my “homemade” haircuts given to me by relatives were terrible.
Either way, cutting split ends is good for healthy hair because it helps it grow uninterrupted and may help to reduce tangles because there are fewer uneven flaky parts for shafts to rub against.
i have split ends that have their own split ends
I find it so therapeutic. I'll just put on a long video of a talk-based channel and sit down with my scissors. Before I know it an hour or so will pass!
I do this anytime I get bored ... I just start playing with my hair and notice split ends, grab some scissors and start snipping away at individual ends. I didn't even know there was an actual term for this method! I kind of thought I was the only one who did this since friends and family always looked at me funny!
Thing is i always find a BUNCH of messed up ends when im out and dont have scissors!!
haha that happened to me and the only scissors i found were soo awful they literally chewed up the hair and made it 100x worse, i just pulled it out in the end XD
I always search and destroy because I despise split ends and I see no point in growing my hair if I'm not borderline obsessive. My hair is just above my butt, blond and fine but there is a lot of it! I love your advice, the conch bun is the best!
I've been doing this for years but I've never heard of it talked about as an actual trimming method before and thus never heard of it referred to as the "search and destroy." I'm so tickled rn by how badass that sounds haha.
I agree, the name is way more exciting than the activity actually is, haha!
I do that quite regularly, I didn't know it was a thing! Good to know that I'm not crazy x'D
Me too lol
I use the trick where you fold a chunk over your finger and look for the pop up hairs. I also find my damaged ends easier to see on a dark surface, but I've got blondette-ish hair that just blends in with lighter colors. :) I've been able to avoid trimming for almost a year because of this!
Fantastic explanation as per the usual. :)
I do that for long car rides. Sunlight is the best lighting for me.
Thanks, Lucy! Just catching up on some of your vids and am stunned by some of the rude comments. You are always eloquent, informative, and gracious. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your generous spirit! Just purchased the shears you recommended so will be happy to try them out. :) Good luck in school. I am doing my MA and know it can be pretty stressful. Blessings,
Thank you Emma!
Everyone I know thinks I am very odd for doing this! I never called it "Search and Destroy," and I never thought it as normal to do! haha
I've tried every method you mentioned!
This is interesting. I actually do it. And I've never heard about it before I watched this video.
It was three years since I cut my hair. I usually wash it with just water. It works great!
I search and destroy while sitting outside in the sun. Its really easy to see the splits then. And its nice to just sit outside in the sun. I usually listen to an audio book at the same time. Relaxing =)
For me, I do it to prevent further damage, not all. Plus it makes your hair look healthier and feels smoother :-)
See now, I thought I was being weird, Good to know I'm not alone. I Do all that you have mentioned. My hair is only 28 inches long but I also have to keep it there due to the fact of neglect on my part. (Lesson learned). Now I trim once a month. By keeping it at that length for awhile I hope will fix what I haven't done.
oh, i thought search and destroy was when you roll the hair very tight and cut of the hair standing out.. you have beautiful hair Lucy :)
I went to the hairdressers, took about 8cm off, had been a while since I saw one ;) Hair looks far healthier now and has stopped knotting like CRAZY (yay) ^^
Oh dear, i keep a pair of scissors in my college bag just for this very purpose of search and destroy! hahaha
I've read about this be never seen it done so nicely. Once again you share EPIC skills. And if there are any qualms about the efficacy, one look at your hair tells how good it is.
I thought I was the only person who actually went through individual hairs and cut off only the split ends. I feel a bit more normal now :-)
I always do the search and destroy method because a trim wont get rid of the splits that are way above the ends.
Right now I have really short hair, but once it's grown out, I will use this method!
Yeah, I do this, too. Sometimes I do it like every day and then again just every couple of weeks. It is really relaxing to me. But I have to check myself sometimes not to do it in public. XD
My ends start to look a bit thin now and I don't know how I feel about that. They are now past hips.
Maybe i am missing it but you said at one point you used poor hair products and learned your lesson, which products did you use and which ones are you currently recommending? i would love a comparison video of what caused damage and what fixed and prevents it. Thanks Lucy!
Haaayyy :D I do this quite a lot. It can definitely suck up time! It's actually kind of calming haha. My hair has gotten much healthier looking since I started doing this.
I have actually tried all the methods you mentioned but I haven't done it in a while so thanks for reminding me! :) You look very happy with your hair and your ends look great!
I go for the twist and braid technique myself and it does make a huge difference to do this search and destroy..
I prefer the fairytale ends not the blunt..if my hair was as long as yours I would probably have the blunt
Thanks Lucy
Suzie in London, searching and destroying LOL
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In fact I meant: poor me, because I loved your hair most as it was before! Anyway, I wish you all the best. Love you!
i do this when im bored and i actually enjoy it! heee heeeeee
I hate when I see spilt ends and I don't have a pair of scissors with me.
I have all the same hair problems and hair methods. I constantly search and destroy while I watch tv, it's kinda a habit.
This is so helpful. Thank you!
I have been doing the search and destroy method for about a month and a half now, but my couch eat my shears there for a little while :). I finally got them back, and might try the fairy tale ends for a little while. I have always liked that style, and maybe I'll look more authentic when going to Scottish games in my Region. :)
Good idea!
i search and destroy AND trim .... hopefully i get to your length :) my hair is down to my bottom right now yay!
I'm doing the hair twist method but I find damping my hiur helps with that method. A lot!
Great video! Gonna do this today!
I always feel great after a dusting! The LHC has great tips for it too.
Darn. I wish I had been doing this! I just lost over 4" of hair due to damage (I was also messing with different conditioners) and now my hair is only armpit level :(. Great video, I'm going to start doing this, thanks!
My friend does this when she's bored. Not even because she's that concerned about growing her hair.
any ideas how to do this on heavily layered hair? Mine is only 15 inches long for now but am growing to bra strp length. It has tons of layers and I don't know how to make it work so that I see the splits and not just layers popping up.
Just bought new scissors ✂️ specifically for hair after watching this video.
AWESOME, THANKS FOR THE INFO!
you should do the mini braids more often,they're awesome
Hi friend i have hair breakage on middle length they stick upwards will this method work in this type of hair condition
I always do that with my hair, way better than to cut it all off. ^w^
really love to see you doing hair video. seems like your bangs had grown a lot. how long is it now? :D
So are you saying that "tapered" looking ends are also damage? I always thought the hair grew that way naturally so I often left those particular hairs alone. Whoops?
Yes. Because ultimately your hair has been cut throughout your lifetime so your hair should have a flat tip. Baby hair that has never been cut will taper evenly to a point butt after that it should always have a blunt tip. If it's tapered, (try to visualize a typical hair split) it's because one of the "arms" has essentially broken off and you're left with one "arm" being the shaft. Now try to imagine a stick of string cheese...then peeling off a chunk of cheese from the stick... You know how the texture on the side had now changed where you tore the piece off and it's no longer smooth? That's what that strand of hair now looks like. Unhealthy and ripped on one side so it's tapered. Hope that helps. Its always best to just go in for trims or micro trims if you want healthy hair because your strands can be damaged at the hemline and you can't see it till it splits. Especially if you want it to grow, otherwise all the conditioner and oils and creams in the world aren't going to save your hair back to healthy. It just gives the false assistance of smooth hair. If you want it healthy and not just smooth, shell out a few bucks for regular trims. I promise girl, your hair will thank you and you'll thank yourself after a few months of looking in the mirror at it! Xo
Oh, my bad. I didn't realize. It was hard to see, but then these things are hard to get on camera! :-)
I never knew there was a term for it! :D
What kind of diet do you eat to grow long hair? I am vegan and my hair is 2ft 3in.
Not a vegan diet. You need protein, biotin, heme iron, fats. Eggs, fish, red meat.
I do this pretty frequently, but I'm always surprised by some of the damage I find, like the hairs that'll have a bunch of splits layered over each other - I call them "spider legs" because that's what they look like to me.
I've been doing that for years because i too have a long virgin hair.
I never thought to do that with mini braids
I'm in a bit of a fix. My hair def needs a trim, but my hair dips down into a U shape in the back. I'm afraid that if I go to a salon, they'll cut so much off just to make it even.
well even when i trim my hair (the normal way, not the Search & Destroy) my tips still look damaged and dry, must be because i have very dry hair
Are all bends at the end of the hair like that bad?
You have beautiful hair!
i start search and destory last month doing it once every month i will pick a day then i am bored
How long did it take grow your hair?
I never get the bent ends cut, sometimes it's just from being in a hairstyle, wash it and it evens out again. No need to take scissors to it, really.
My mom told me those aren't knots in my hair they're clean breaks. Really try gently pulling on them and they come straight off.
Your hair is awesome! How long is it?
Before, my hair's really healthy, but now it's stiff, sticky, has split ends, has those white stuffs which I'm not sure if those are dandruffs because it seems infinite (I can see it when I use flashlight on my hair), and it has a weird smell. I think my hair's dry, and it's because I used shampoo everyday for a long time. Is that really the case? Can it still be repaired? How can I make it better?? I already had it cut, but I'm having a very hard time taking a bath since it's so sticky.
+Nicka Tan Did you change your shampoo or conditioner lately? Product buildup can make it very sticky. Some types of artisanal shampoos aren't meant to be combined with conditioner (once I tried a shampoo bar and followed up with conditioner, and I was barely able to brush through it, it was so sticky!). Try a clarifying shampoo to get all the product out, and then test your hair to see if it needs protein, moisture, or both. The Long Hair Community has a link to the hair test. Splits can't be repaired once they start, but you can prevent more from happening.
+Lucy's Corsetry Thanks for replying!! :) :) I just changed the product that I'm using, so maybe that's it. I'm going to try a clarifying shampoo.
Oh no, took a close look at my hair and they're nearly all split and/or kinked... now what :(
_Metallica plays_
*SEEK AND DESTROY*
My hair was very dark brown/black when I lived in New York. I moved to Florida I noticed my ends started to turn lighter than the rest of my hair. Does that mean my hair is damaged? I have bought a shower filter because the water is harder than new york. I condition all the time and apply oil (coconut or olive) to mid shaft of my hair to the ends.
Thanks :)
UV rays can have a bleaching effect, so your hair might be lightening due to more exposure to the sun since you moved closer to the equator. Hair lightening could mean UV damage, or the formation of splits (usually you can tell if you look at each hair closely). Coconut and olive oils are great because they have a natural SPF of around 7-8, but obviously won't protect completely against everyday damage from the elements.
Thank you for answering my question! I do use coconut oil a lot. I really don't want to chop off my hair since it took 2.5 years for me to grow if from shoulder length to middle of my back. I notice the bleaching affect when I observe my hair closely and its more toward the ends (maybe 1-2 from ends). I have to be more careful when stepping into the sun since I am not used to the weather here.
I know you haven't made a hair video in a while but do you have any tips and precautions you normally take while out in the sun?
I'm such a noob when it comes to long hair haha.
Thanks!
Are you still growing your hair out?
I cut a few inches off my hair last week, and I'm so glad I did. Yes it is shorter, but it looks so much better! Next to that I use the search and destroy method, but with my ends it was waaaay to much work.. Luckily I know why I have/had so many split ends :)
It feels so weirdly intimate watching your single hair - shots. And as always, I think you look amazing! :D
You do not have to cut your split ends for your hair to grow. my friend has hair down to her waist. and she has split ends but her hair still looks great
Ok thx I only 12 and I think my hair still growing and if it is I got some time my hair grow slow and I know all not the some
you're 19 now!
How long is your hair now?
Oh my, you need to focus your camera, hon. If you can control the aperture, a smaller aperture will provide a greater field of depth. (I.E., more will be in focused when focused).
you're soooo gorgeous!
I do it the same
You're supposed to cut 1 and a half inches above a split end otherwise it could continue to split
+Brooke Bathory This hasn't been my experience. I've been doing this method for several years now and my split has never returned as long as I cut just above the visible split. There's no cut-and-dry rule that a split invisibly starts 1.5 inches above the actual damage.
I guess it depends on how bad the damage is. My hair is 44 inches long and I trim well above the damage but I seem to have a never ending amount of split ends regardless lol
Lucy's Corsetry you said that hasn't ever been your experience and that a split has never returned. How can you even verify that? There's absolutely no way for you to be able to say that with any certainty. All it takes is one swipe of the hair with your hand and that single strand is mixed back in to the rest of your hair, so you can never know if you're looking at that same strand later on to say that it hasn't splayed or split. Lol that was purely argumentative at the op.
because long hair is pretty, well not always, but her hair is black and straight so it pretty.
Poor Lucy, this is bad news. Please don't do this again. Be proud of your wonderful hair and keep it growing once more and than forever!
You really should get a lot of layers
lol American people talk a lot , you could say all you said in less time
+Fatima makeup1987 I'm Canadian, but nice try.
+Lucy's Corsetry hey it wasn't something negative I didn't want to be offensive, I thought it just funny so relax