Why You Should Never Cut Your Hair

Many people feel that cutting their hair is a way to break free, start fresh, and reinvent themselves. However, there are a number of reasons why you should reconsider cutting your tresses, as there may be far-reaching consequences.

Here are 8 reasons not to cut your hair:

1. Hair is a natural extension of your body

Your hair, particularly the hair that grows on your head, is as much a part of you as your eyes are, so cutting it would be like removing a piece of yourself.

The body doesn’t make mistakes; if your hair grows, it’s because it’s supposed to, and cutting it off goes against nature.

2. It can change the way people perceive you

Your hair is more than just something you can change in a day; it’s the first thing people notice about you.

Just as people perceive others differently based on what they’re wearing, cutting your hair can alter how other people view and judge you.

For example, a woman with very short hair could be perceived as tougher and more masculine than her longer-haired counterpart.

3. It will take a while to grow back

Although cutting your hair doesn’t create a permanent, irreversible problem, depending on how short you cut it, it could take forever to grow back to its original length. In that time, you’ll be stuck looking unkempt as it grows back.

This means that if you regret cutting it, you’ll have to wait a long time before it corrects itself. You could wear extensions, but they can be costly and damaging to your hair and scalp.

4. Cutting your hair will make it more difficult to style

The length of your hair dictates what kind of styles you can do with it.

It’s much easier to style longer hair than it is to style extremely short hair, which is why cutting it will limit the variety and creativity of the styles you use.

While there are plenty of styles available for short hair, you’ll still be restricted.

5. Hair provides protection for your head

Remember, your hair isn’t just an aesthetic feature of your body, it actually has a purpose – it insulates and protects from cold and sun exposure.

Depending on how short you cut your hair, you could be removing some of that protection and increasing the risk of sunburn to your head.

6. It could be bad luck

In some traditions, cutting your hair on a particular day or after a particular event is said to bring you bad luck.

For example, in Indian tradition, you should never cut your hair on a Sunday, or while you’re pregnant. There are many such superstitions from different cultures across the globe.

7. Long hair makes you look younger

Having long hair that is well cared for can actually make a person appear more youthful. So if you cut yours, you might unintentionally age yourself and appear older than you are.

8. Long hair is a sign of femininity in women, and strength in men

For a long time, long hair on women has signified things like femininity, beauty and fertility. This is in part due to how having long hair distinguishes women from men.

Although women with short hair aren’t theoretically less feminine than women with long hair, when it comes to choosing a mate, things like this matter to him. Men, for the most part, are biologically attracted to femininity in women.

So if you’re a woman and you cut your hair, you could scare off potential suitors.

With regards to men, in some cultures – namely Native American ones – long hair in men signifies wisdom and strength; and by wearing their hair long, the men are more connected to their culture.

Final words

The decision to cut your hair, especially a drastic cut, should not be taken lightly. You should not, for example, cut it when you’re in a bad mood or one that’s likely to change again quickly, as you may regret it.

Making the wrong decision – one that you can’t readily fix – about your hair can easily lead to a loss of confidence, and in some cases, depression.