We hope so, because shinier, thicker and stronger hair is one thing we’re all in pursuit of 

<p>Do you dread going to the hairdressers because every time you go for a trim, it turns into a 4 inch chop? Yeah, we&rsquo;ve all been there.</p><p>Shinier, thicker and stronger hair is one thing we&rsquo;re all in pursuit of and despite the many months we&rsquo;ve been slathering our locks with coconut oil, to make it grow faster, it still most definitely needs a good cut and we know it. </p><p>If only there was a way to ditch our split ends but still keep the length, too.</p><p>Well, according to L.A hairstylist, Sal Salcedo, we can do so with a technique called 'hair dusting'.</p><p>The hairstylist told <a href="http://www.refinery29.uk/hair-dusting-healthy-hair-technique?utm_r29_redirect=us" target="_blank">Refinery 29</a>: "Hair dusting is a technique in which you don&rsquo;t get rid of any hair length, but only the damaged hair tips.</p><p>"This can be done by snipping the very bottom of each hair strand.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BIEE2Y1jWA-/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">SPLIT END TREATMENT/DUSTING✨ Split Ends? No Problem, here's the solution. Cut off the dead ends to allow hair to repair itself. Get rid of the dead weight by dusting the ends. @harpermoon remember when you saw me doing this back at hair school in 2011? #salsalhair #splitends #splitendtreatment #hair #hairlife</a></p><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by SAL SALCEDO (@salsalhair) on <time datetime="2016-07-20T00:46:44+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Jul 19, 2016 at 5:46pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>"Think of it in terms of removing fuzz from clothes," he says.</p><p>"You want to smooth the hair out the best you can first, because you need to allow the bad hair to pop up.</p><p>“That's what you will be getting rid of."</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BEw-cR5JJmG/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">Dusting Technique: trimming away split ends that come out to the surface to allow the hair to grow back healthier and faster���� #salsalhair #dusting #haircare #hairtips #beauty #beautycare #ramireztran #ramireztransalon</a></p><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;">A video posted by SAL SALCEDO (@salsalhair) on <time datetime="2016-04-29T01:11:00+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">Apr 28, 2016 at 6:11pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p>However Salcedo said this is more of a grooming technique, rather than an overall haircut. He added: "It's been done for ages, some cultures even use different techniques, like fire or razors."</p><p>So how is it achieved exactly?</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:8px;"><div style=" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50.0% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"><div style=" background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div></div><p style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BFMURxGJJpG/" style=" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;" target="_blank">A video posted by SAL SALCEDO (@salsalhair)</a> on <time datetime="2016-05-09T16:01:17+00:00" style=" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;">May 9, 2016 at 9:01am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>According to the hairstylist, your hairdresser holds smaller strands of hair in their hand, then slowly opens and closes their shears perpendicular to the hair strand, letting the shears catch the damaged hair.</p><p>"The point is to get rid of hair that no longer serves you," Salcedo says.</p><p>"Hair gets damaged because of weather, colouring, bad haircuts, hot tools, and most of the time, just the age of the hair." </p><p><em>Looking to try out some new hair care products? See the latest from our <a href="https://groceries.asda.com/search/beauty?cmpid=ahc-_-ghs-_-asdacom-_-hp-_-search-beauty" target="_blank">health and beauty range here</a> or pop into your <a href="http://storelocator.asda.com/#!/" target="_blank">local Asda store</a>.</em></p>

Could this hair technique be the answer to our split ends?

By ASDA Admin,20th January 2017

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