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Rant: my old lead tech told me to stop backcombing fine hair, and I fought her on it
She told me back in 2019 at the salon on 4th that backcombing fine hair just breaks it, and after watching a client's ends snap off last month I finally get it. Anyone else had a mentor call something that took you years to actually believe?
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sean_walker453d ago
My old boss at the salon on Main Street said the same thing back in 2017 and I still backcombed for years after. Here is where I push back though. The problem is not backcombing itself, it is how people do it and what they use. If you tease with a fine tooth comb and yank straight down on dry, over processed ends, yeah, stuff snaps off. But a light tease close to the root with a comb that has wider teeth, on hair that is not already fried, does not destroy fine hair like everyone claims. I have done it on clients with baby fine hair for years and their length stayed healthy because I never ripped through the ends. What broke that client's hair was probably years of color and heat on top of the teasing, not the teasing alone. Telling people to never backcomb fine hair is like saying never use heat tools, it skips over how you actually do it.
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