Why Hair Dusting Is the New Way to Save Your Hair Length

Why Hair Dusting Is the New Way to Save Your Hair Length

Every winter, excessive blow drying can cause major split ends. And as much time you spend avoiding them, frayed ends are inevitable. Enter hair dusting, a trend that cuts your hair without compromising its length.

To over-simplify the technique, hair dusting is basically cutting your split ends in a superfast manner, reports Refinery29. Every few seasons the beauty industry slaps a fancy name on an old technique (remember strobing? That's basically highlighting) and it goes viral. Popularity aside, we were dying to know if hair dusting is good for our hair and if it's worth considering, so we asked a professional to weigh in and give us details. “This

[technique] is very healthy for your hair,” Ryan Trygstad, celebrity hairstylist at Marie Robinson salon in New York City told Allure. “Once the hair has spilt it often can slit further up the hair shaft. This means that you will have to cut more length to get the hair back to healthy.”

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Here’s a close up of a stylist doing the technique to minimize frayed ends:

Trygstad is responsible for styling Julianne Hough, Kelly Ripa, and Emma Roberts, so we trust that he knows his stuff. He also thanks social media for the popularity of the trend, which TBH doesn't surprise us. “I think women realize now with social media [and beauty websites] that keeping the hair healthy and free of damage makes hair easy to style, and keeps the hair looking shiny and strong.”

As for the frequency of hair dusting? It’s just like a normal hair trim. Trygstad suggests every couple months, but that depends on how much heat styling and coloring you do to your hair. Still intrigued about the process and ready to give it a try? Check out the before and after photos below and then try hair dusting at home.

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