The Grow Out: Effortless Tips for Longer Locks

Keep Your Shape, Ditch the Damage

Trimming your hair probably sounds like the opposite of what you should do when you’re trying to get your hair to grow longer, but regular appointments help ease the process, keep your hair in shape and cut down on damage.

Instead of concentrating on taking off length, regular appointments can be kept to trim off split ends, which cuts down on breakage and therefore helps your hair grow long and strong. As hair begins to move past the shoulders, this step is key to transition an otherwise heavy or uneven shape.

Your stylist can focus on enhancing the length while refining your face-frame or fringe to make sure your style feels fresh in the in-between.

Focus on Your Ends

While growth happens at the scalp, when hair becomes damaged, the ends can start snapping off, leaving you with uneven weight lines and ultimately shorter length. Which is why focusing on care from scalp to ends is so imperative. Coming up with a balanced routine that starts at the scalp with STIMULATE-ME.WASH, continues through the ends with moisture, repair and protection from products like HEATED.DEFENSE and YOUNG.AGAIN, and then concentrate on overnight protection and hydration with NIGHT.SHIFT for a balanced routine.

Layer your Repair + Hydration

The strength of your strands comes from a mix of hydration and repair. Treatments aimed at repair help support hair that might feel weak and fragile by replenishing hair with necessary protein or bond-builders. Which is why when looking to strengthen and repair from the inside out, REPAIR-ME.WASH + RINSE and EVERLASTING COLOUR LEAVE-IN is an ideal layer to add.

Rethink the Heat

When you’re growing out your hair, you might overly rely on heat styling to get it to behave. We get it—the awkward in-between stage is hard. But, this can be one of the most detrimental things you can do to your hair.

You don’t need to completely avoid heat styling, but air drying should be swapped in whenever possible and anytime heat is applied, ample heat protection is necessary. If and when possible, turn down your heat settings or consider a hybrid of air drying + heat styling to help cut down.

Your Style Will Change

You might have gotten into the groove with a shorter style. Relying on your flat iron or knowing which products to layer to get your air-dry just so. But as your hair grows, so do the rules for your style.

This gives you the chance to try on new finishes—from a different part to relying on waves instead of curls to soften your finish. A change gives you the opportunity to let your style evolve while your hair grows.

If you’re really struggling, try on new accessories like claw clips or barrettes to offer a new way to control your shape.

Knowing When to Trim Vs Shape

Taking off only the ends and shaping your cut are two different appointments. One focuses simply on health while the other starts training your hair for a new movement. From adding or diffusing layers to blending fringes and face-frames, your stylist can help guide you as the process unfolds so each stage feels intentional and still allows you a high degree of personal style.