I am having trouble telling my mom how the process of getting hair thinned at a salon.?

Question

I dont know how it works when you go to the salon and ask to get your hair thinned. How does it work? How do they do it? Does it damage my hair? My mom wont let me get my hair thinned until I tell her how they do it!

Answer 1

Your best bet is to have your mother come with you to a very reputable salon where the stylists will give you a free consultation. Any good cosmetologist should be happy to explain for free, without just immediately getting out the thinning shears or carving comb (which are the two main tools I use to thin my clients hair out with) and hacking away at your hair. Depending on the length, texture, thickness, existing style, etc., I use different methods of thinning my clients' hair, and your chosen stylist can properly determine what's right for your hair!

The only way thinning damages your hair is if the thinning shears are of very poor quality. In fact, thinning should reduce the amount of potential damage, since you spend much less time blowdrying and/or frying your hair with a curling or straightening iron.

In general, I begin by taking small sections of underlying layers of hair and take small snips with thinning shears (you can do a Google search to see examples of these). They take out small amounts of hair to reduce the density. The one warning about thinning I will give is that thinned hair should be maintained by the SAME stylist until you decide to go with a completely different style, since that stylist will know every visit where he/she thinned. Thinned hair always looks it's best when you use a good salon quality shampoo and conditioner, too!