Trimming on a Full Moon!
Is trimming your hair during a full moon an Old Wives’ Tale or a factual hair care ritual that has been practiced by many for centuries resulting in thicker fuller hair?
There was a full moon last night. I heard from a variety of people that trimming or cutting your hair during a full moon promotes full and thick hair. Cutting your hair on a full moon in Leo is especially beneficial since Leo is the sign of the Lion which is born with a full lush mane.
Some people like to cut their hair on a new moon when it is in Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces because hair is said to grow faster, healthier and longer.
The Old Wives’ Tale about cutting the hair at the new moon (or full moon, depending on where in the country you are) simply stemmed from the convenient “Calendar Markers” of the moon’s phases to remind people to keep up certain grooming habits. Since the moon is “new” or “full” every four weeks, then the hair would be cut once a month. Traditionally, the entire family (or at least all the men) would get haircuts on the same day for the sake of expedience.
I haven’t tried this hair growth method but last night I decided to give it a go. I do not trust a stylist to trim my hair because I am afraid she/he may get scissor happy and cut off more than needed. This has happened several times before. So I purchased a pair a Tweezerman Scissors for $15.00, watched a few YouTube videos on “Trimming Your Own Hair,” and trimmed my hair for the first time with great results. I am so proud of myself. No more rough ends. My hair is smooth and soft from root to tip.
I picked the night of a full moon to trim because I decided to follow the tradition in search of fuller thicker curls. Saturday night apparently was a wonderful time to test the folklore because it was a “Supermoon” that appeared larger and closer to the Earth in more than 18 years!
If you didn’t trim or cut your hair last night you can still do it tonight and get the same effect. This weekend is exceptionally special for the “Supermoon” because of the Spring Equinox.
I don’t know if the legend is fact or fiction. I’ll just have to keep you posted.
This is what I did:
- Instead of shampooing I co-washed with Mill Creek Botanicals’ Jojoba Conditioner.
- Afterwards, to touch up my gray hairs around the edges, I applied Clairol Professional Beautiful Collection’s new Advance Gray Solution in midnight black. This is a semi permanent color with no ammonia or peroxide. I put on a plastic cap and left the product on for one hour.
- A deep conditioning followed with Giovanni’s Nutrafix Hair Reconstructor. I added a mixture of peanut and coconut oil to the deep treatment. I let it sit wearing a plastic cap for one hour.
- While my hair was still wet I selected a small section, detangled the piece, stretch it, then trimmed just the ends.
- Then I twisted the trimmed section and moved on to the next piece.
When your hair is trimmed you should not notice it. If you do then you probably received a hair cut instead of a trim.
