Regular haircuts in Abingdon
Advice on regular haircuts can feel a little overwhelming and contradictory (just visiting your local salon, every Stylist will give you a different answer!). Some people recommend haircuts every four weeks, while others will claim three months is sufficient. Haircuts are essential for maintaining healthy hair, yet the frequency depends on several factors, including hair type, history, lifestyle, budget and hair health.
In our daily blog our Stylist’s will guide you through why haircuts are important answering the important questions such as how often you should get your hair cut, the importance of regular cuts and what happens when you let too much time pass between hair appointments.
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Regular Haircut FAQ’s
Why are haircuts important?
From a logistical viewpoint, haircuts maintain healthy. Between appointments hair deteriorates as a consequence of lifestyle factors, heat styling, environmental stressors, and everyday wear and tear. Consequently the biggest fundamental concern is addressing split ends and breakage. A regular haircut addresses any splits thus preventing anything arising medium-term whilst ensuring that your hair continues to look its best.
The importance of a haircut is that it’s an opportunity to maintain your style. Nobody likes straggly hair so whether you’re rocking a bob, one length haircut or you’re looking to continue to grow out your hair, regular haircuts ensure your hair looks and continues to feel great.
Why do I need a regular haircut?
To keep your hair looking great and to ensure that your hair is consistent from roots to ends, haircuts are paramount to address splits before they begin to form and travel up the hair shaft. Splits travel up, so when you see hair that appears long and thinner towards the ends, this usually is a strong indicator of a lack of routine haircuts. Hair can grow longer with regular haircuts (in-fact it’s encouraged!), leaving hair for months without cutting won’t encourage better growth, sadly. If you have long and fine hair, here’s 10 haircuts that could work for you.
If your objective is to grow your hair, leaving haircuts out of the equation can be counterproductive. Healthy hair grows best with the assistance of routinely scheduled hair appointments. This is to ensure consistency, strength and elasticity. Avoiding regular haircuts will allow hair growth, however it’ll be difficult to achieve thick and healthy hair from root to end.
How often should I be getting a haircut?
On average, every 2-3 months is the basic expectation without taking into account of your hair type, lifestyle, desired look and budget. Some clients visit every 6 weeks (this tends to be less for gents who want to maintain a shorter style) however for most clients with medium or longer styles, 2-3 months is the accepted average that balances client expectations, health of hair and budget. Haircuts which extend beyond 3 months are likely to compromise your hair and so this timeframe helps prevent split ends from forming.
It’s too worth noting that different hairstyles and textures likely require more frequent attention. For example, pixie cuts, bobs or shorter gents haircuts will need regular upkeep to maintain their shape, while longer hairstyles can go a little longer between cuts.
What happens if I don’t get a regular haircut?
Split ends are one of the most common problems, and when left for too long they can travel further up the hair strand. The typical end result is long hair that thins towards the mid to ends of hair meaning that the highest and lowest split are some distance apart meaning a more radical haircut is required. It tends to affect hair health and as a consequence, appearance. This often means that more hair will need to be cut and more of a radical transformation needed. If you are suffering from damaged hair, this blog might help.
Is it the same for every person or does it depend on hair type?
It’s never the same for every client. Certain hair types, lifestyles and maintenance translate as more and in some cases less time between appointments. 2-3 Months is the typical average, however we generally try to advocate appointments every two months where possible. The difference in hair health and appearance make for more improvement over a client that stretches appointments much further.
One of the biggest determining factors is hair type and texture. For example, fine hair tends to be more prone to damage and splitting, so it often benefits from an increased frequency of haircuts. Conversely, On thicker and more coarse hair can go slightly longer between cuts, however Stylist’s generally won’t advocate longer than three months in any instance.
Curly hair is perhaps in a category of its own. It’s unique qualities tend not to present split ends in the same ways as straighter hair so whilst they exist, they are often masked and it therefore becomes commonplace that cuts don’t take place with the same frequency as clients with shorter hair due to splits being well disguised. Curly haircuts typically take place every three months however should you have any concerns with your anticipated curly hair routine, your stylist can recommend the best schedule for your specific needs.
Conclusion
Regular haircuts are important to present your hair in its best light, retain fuller and thicker hair from root to ends by scheduling routine cuts. Your hairs health, strength and style matter so the ideal timeframe can vary, however most clients your Stylist will expect to see you every 2-3 months with three months being recognised as your worst case scenario. If you’re unable to visit the salon every two months, it’s not the end of the world, however more than three months tends to lead to more drastic need to treatments and bigger haircuts.
Ready to transform your look? Book your appointment at Wisteria Avenue today and let us help you shine this festive season. For in-salon consultations and to speak with one of our curly hair stylists, call or send a WhatsApp message on 01235 534705.
