And the same reason why we trimm with a right angle instead of in a diagonal (wanting to expose less cortex) From their tests, split ends do not reappear on those cauterized ends, which means a lot less need for trimming over time.įreshly cut ends exposes the cortex, and this leads (as you know, over time) to some protein loss and eventual damage / splits (the reason why we often "freshen" the ends with a trimm or dusting). The difference, from what I understood from long-time & long-hair users of this method on the board, is that the hair TIP is "melted" (the fire doesn't even need to touch it for this to happen), which is a form of cauterization. Why risk playing with fire when you can use regular cissors to trimm ? Think of passing your finger quickly in a candle fire : you don't really feel the heat, because it's so fast. But this method actually doesn't "cook" or "heat" the hair shaft at all, as the fire melts end of hair and then in micro-seconds dies off. You are right, but when twisted correctly (no air), the fire actually dies right away (in less than a second), only burning / melting the ends (meaning "cauterizing") of the few hair sticking out It's ridiculous, hair is HIGHLY flammable ! This is what I understood of the rationale behind the burning method and it's advantages : I haven't, and I don't plan to, but the results seem quite good from the last dozen of pages of discussion ! The interesting thing, is that like the Wo and the So threads here, this is now a HUGE thread, with more and more people trying it (even the most sceptics, apprently). You know how people first reacted about Wo and So, well, this method received the exact same kind of "no way" attitude on a French natural long-hair forum I sometimes visit. Here is my own summary of my intensive readings on the subject
We could share knowledge, findings and experiences about it, and if some adventurous people would like to try and report back to us, that would be fantastic. I though this post might be more interesting to start a specific thread on this method of hair care.
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