Why Dry Cutting Often Works Better for Curly Hair

Why Dry Cutting Often Works Better for Curly Hair

Cutting curly hair requires a different approach from cutting straight hair. While straight hair is often cut wet, this does not always work well for curls. Curly hair changes a lot when it becomes wet. It becomes heavier, the curl stretches out and the length often appears longer than it actually looks when dry. That […]

Why Cutting Curly Hair Is Different from Cutting Straight Hair

Curly hair being dry cut during a professional curly haircut

Cutting curly hair is not the same as cutting straight hair. Yet curls are still often treated as if they behave in the same way. The hair is wet down, combed straight and cut using a traditional technique. But once the hair dries, everything can change: the curls spring up, the shape becomes uneven or […]