Is cutting a cowlick short the best way to minimize it…make it less noticeable by preventing hair from sticking up as much? That’s one approach, and very often works well on layered curly hair.
However, Becka Bradshaw, Sam Villa Ambassador and Redken Artist @beckabradshaw has a hot tip for preventing a cowlick that takes another approach. She says to keep hair long – see here.
“If you have explosive growth patterns that you can’t get to lay down, rather than take them short where sometimes they can explode, keep them longer and texturize them to soften their presence and help them blend,” says Bradshaw.
Hot Tip: How to Cut a Cowlick
Keep the section of hair with the cowlick longer and slide cut through in the direction of the growth with a Sam Villa Classic Series 14 Tooth Point Cutting Shear. This takes the pop out of the growth pattern, mellows it out so it lays flatter to the head.
When styling a cowlick, use a fine tooth comb to move hair from side to side, focusing mostly on the opposite direction to where the cowlick grows. This redirects the roots, so they don’t create a bump. A Sam Villa Sleekr Professional Flat Iron can also be used to flatten the volume, securing with a clip and letting it cool is even better.
