Split-Ender PRO - Original Professional Beauty Tool - Cordless Split End Hair Trimmer for Damaged, Dry, Brittle, Frizzy, Curly or Straight Hair (Red, Professional Kit)

I’m going to preface this with what I am working with: I have fine, medium to high density growth hair that is waist length. It is naturally a level 2/3 but bleached to a level 9/10 and is poker straight.It is reasonable to say that I had split ends to address and am tired of having to sacrifice length to address the damage. The picture included is of a section that was almost entirely split and damaged at the ends.I was on the fence about purchasing this tool due to the reviews I read. One customer review incorrectly claimed that the way this product works is by “pulling the hair and tearing it with a rubber blade.” That is not true- the spinning rubberized paddle lifts the damaged ends and allows tiny blades cleverly set to the sides of it and trims them.I also noticed a review claiming it pulls hair and found that is what happens if you have damaged hair and run it through from the top. You aren’t even supposed to brush your hair like that let alone run a tool with a comb like feature through it. If you start at the ends then progressively start higher and higher, it will sort through it without catching. It needs a good gripping surface in order to stabilize the shaft in order for the split ends to lift and separate.A lot of the cases I noticed of people saying it’s not effective are due to people also running it through hair that has a lot of product in it. If you have lubricants and heavy lipid/oil based products in it, it will interfere with the machine’s ability to sever the damage. This is why the instructions clearly state to have DRY and clean hair.One user even ran it through damp hair and was mystified that it didn’t work as well as it should.You MUST use thing sections, you will have to run it through the same sections multiple times, and you will get excellent results if you don’t screw up. I promise.After spending a few hours using it, I can say my hair went from easily tangling with dry ends to healthy, silky, and more manageable. I did not lose length, and if anything it looks thicker due to the damaged ends no longer being there. All of the split ends I observed are effectively gone, and this has changed my hair and ensured that I no longer need to chop off entire sections in order to address isolated, damaged ends.It is worth every penny provided you have patience and competence. 10/10 highly recommend.

Oh. My. GOD!!!!! Idk where to even start! I spent a lot of time researching and debating on whether I wanted this or not. Finally said why not and ordered it! It got here and I read all the instructions. Scared myself a little but decided yolo. I did my whole head tonight and not only was it easy, it was effective. It snipped all the dead ends. No pulling of the hair. No length lost and immediately silky smooth SHINY hair full of life!!!!!!!!!!!! So then of course my daughters were like um yes please!!!!!! Great quality, easy to use! Compact and easy to store in the bag. Light weight but packs the power! Very glad I decided to invest in this!!

So I’ve had my eye in this since the first iteration, and I finally decided to sacrifice my hair to science with the “pro 2”, naively hoping they fixed the issues with it. Spoiler alert, they did not. :(I too am a “seek and destroy” type, snipping split ends with sharp scissors. I desperately wanted an easier solution. This is NOT it!!!First, let me explain how this tool works. It does not seek out split ends. It rolls your hair around a rod, so that the ends pop out as you slide the tool down the shaft of hair. A silicone flap pushes the popped ends into a what is essentially a giant beard trimmer. So every single hair end that is caught by the flap will have a 1/4” cut off, regardless of whether it is split or not. That’s why you have to go over super thin sections several times. Every hair doesn’t pop up with each pass.If it all worked as intended, it would be fine. It wouldn’t get every split. It would cut some hairs that don’t need it. But would be an excellent compromise.Here’s the actual problem. It doesn’t trim the hair ends. It RIPS the ends off. So now, not only are my existing split ends WORSE… But every single hair that went through (even the healthy ones) now have huge splits! My hair has never been more split in my life. I now have to decide whether to spend several days hand trimming all of these splits, or bite the bullet and get six inches of hair cut off. For me, that’s a full year of growth after trims.I will say, my hair is very fine. So perhaps of you have very coarse hair, you will get by. But I highly recommend only snagging the bottom couple of inches until you know how your hair will do. Actually, I highly recommend skipping this tool entirely. It’s a pipe dream. Can someone please make one that freaking works???I added a picture to show that nearly every hair is now split. I’ve NEVER had splits this bad, and we haven’t even gotten into the depths of the dry winter.Update: 3 months later… I had 2.5 inches cut off the ends. My stylist made a cursory cut of the mid-length splits during the cut. Then I spent at least 6 straight hours binging Netflix and trimming my ends “seek and destroy” style. Taking TINY sections until I’d gone through my entire head. I still have more split ends than any other time in my life. Basically every single hair ended in a split. It’s finally manageable again. As long as I keep it highly conditioned, I don’t get massive tangles that make the splits worse. I can finally wear my hair down again. Biggest hair mistake since getting ahold of scissors in elementary school. Don’t do it!!!

I finally got the courage to try this! I have the same problem most of us do, with stray split ends that do not go away with a trim! They’d have to cut more than a few inches off the ends, ya know? I am so glad I did this! It’s so easy and isn’t scary at all! It took all the extra splitties away and now my hair is super smooth and shiny, and it holds curls better! Great product!

This does the job and if you follow the directions it can def be a useful tool. HOWEVER! IF YOU HAVE LAYERS OR UNEVEN BREAKAGE, THIS WILL MAKE IT WORSE. i bought this to trim the back of my hair that i can’t see, where i have major breakage from bleach damage. It broke my hair and gave it even more splits.If your hair is all the same length and you use it only on the ends, it’s a solid trimmer. There are blades inside - the rubber part is just to rotate your hair before it gets snipped.For my ends, it worked well. But for my breakage? It made it worse. I tested it on a small lock of hair in the back. I’m glad i didn’t do my whole head.Don’t use hair products, use it on dry hair, and even hair (no layers!) and i think it will be fine. But if you have uneven hair DONT DO IT!