How to cut hair at home?

Are you being reluctant to visit the salon for a haircut due to the coronavirus pandemic? Well, you should know that if you don’t cut your hair regularly, it loses nutrition and texture. To help you out, here are some DIY ways to cut your own hair at home.

• Split ends:

  Did you think it’s okay to have split ends? Well, they might start ruining the texture of your hair. Here are the things you need for self-haircut: Hair-cutting scissors, comb and elastic bands or hair clips. Divide your hair into some sections and clip them up. Leave out one section. Comb the loose section to get rid of all knots and tangles. Hold your scissors straight up and use short cuts to trim the ends of your hair. This is known as the point-cut method. Once you are done, check the section for any split ends. If yes then clip up this section and move on to the next one.

   

• Long layers:

  Layers can change up a hairstyle instantly. Here are the things you need to cut hair at home: Hair-cutting scissors, comb or hair brush and hair clips. Comb your hair and detangle it thoroughly. Use a hair brush if you have straight hair. Use a wide-toothed comb if you have curly hair.

  Let’s see how to do layers at the back. Bend frontward and flip your hair over in front of you. Tie it into a ponytail two inches beneath your hairline. Brush your hair and tie an elastic band at the point where you want to cut your hair. Place two fingers on either side of your hair directly above the second elastic band. Spread out the hair consistently and cut it straight. Do you want to feather your ends? Hold the scissors straight up and cut upwards. Be careful when you do this. Remove the elastic bands, flip your hair back and brush it.

  Let’s now see how to do layers at the front. Leave out the front hair and clip off your hair. Take the hair that falls on the side. Let the hair fall on your face and brush it. Take the hair in the midpoint of this section. Place a finger over and under it. Cut this section of hair with the point-cut method. Keeping the center hair as a locus and depending on the desired side layers, cut the rest of your hair a few centimeters below this section. Once you are done, brush all the hair to ensure it’s even. Part the hair and unclip your hair.

• Trimming curly hair:

  You should not cut curly hair when it is wet. You should never stretch your curly hair when cutting it. Here are the things you need while cutting curly hair at home: Rat-tail comb, hair-cutting scissors, clips and elastic bands. Comb your hair to remove any tangles. Separate a section of hair and let it fall on your face. Clip off the rest of your hair. Using your eye line as a locus, trim this section of hair upwards and outwards. Starting from the sides, unclip segments of your hair and trim them by the point-cut method.

   

• Unicorn ponytail cut:

  This method is simple. Here are the things you need: Two elastic bands, hair-cutting scissors and comb. Tie your hair in a ponytail just before the crown of your head using an elastic band. Take a second elastic band and tie it where you need to cut your hair. Hold your ponytail vertically and cut it just above the second elastic band. Feather the ends of your hair by the point-cut method.