Pro tip: I tried both the 'dry cut' and wet cut methods on thick hair, and one is just better

Everyone in my salon in Tampa was pushing the dry cutting trend for thick, textured hair. Said it gave more shape. So I tried it for a solid month on about 15 clients. Honestly, it was a mess. The hair would spring up after the cut, and the shape was never right once they washed it. Then I went back to my old way, cutting it wet with a good shears, like my Joewell 6.5 inch ones. The control is just there. You can see the true weight and how it falls. The dry method left too much guesswork. The final shape held up way better after a wash with the wet technique. Has anyone else found this with really dense hair types?

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tylerj8929d ago

Ever think about how much product build-up can mess with a dry cut's accuracy? Like, if there's any old leave-in or oil, your dry sections aren't showing the true hair weight at all. That might explain some of the spring-back.

jasonf1729d ago

Nah, I don't buy that. A tiny bit of old product isn't adding real weight. The spring-back is from cutting dry hair in a stretched state, period. You see it most on super curly hair types. The curl just shrinks back up to where it naturally sits. If buildup was the issue, you'd see the same problem on straight hair, and you just don't.

jenny_hall27d ago

Right, and it's like when you try to measure fabric for a project but it's all bunched up. You stretch it out, cut it, and then it pulls back and your piece is way too short. We see this everywhere, don't we? People make plans based on a perfect, stretched-out idea of a situation. Then real life, all scrunched up with daily problems, snaps back and the plan is off. The cut never matches how it actually lives.