Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I felt compelled to write a review because I'm a licensed cosmetologist and I feel like an absolute idiot for falling for this. It's like the get-rich-quick scheme of hair trimming! I did some chemical processing on my hair a few months ago and noticed some split ends after everything was said and done, which was expected. I knew I needed a trim, but didn't want to sacrifice much length and had always wondered about this product so I figured I'd give it a shot. I saw mixed reviews for it at the time, but you know how it is--you see what you want to see and go against your better judgment because you're excited to try something new. It arrived and I ran it through my hair and WOW did it look better fast! A lot of my split ends were gone, my hair was soft and more manageable and I didn't lose a ton of my length....I was sold! Until a week later when I noticed that almost every hair on my head suddenly had a split end. I thought it was odd, but figured.....maybe I somehow didn't notice them and the condition of my hair was worse than I initially realized. So I ran it through my hair again and boom....soft hair, no split ends, fantastic! Until a week later when again.....almost every single hair on my head had a split end. I was baffled! I've been colouring and using heat on my hair since high school and have never experienced this kind of damage--and I now use my iron at 100 degrees cooler of a temperature than I did then, with a heat protectant spray. This shouldn't have been happening....it made no sense! I started searching online with the heading "split ender made my hair worse" and I learned a lot. The blades inside the machine aren't razor sharp the way shears are, so it doesn't create a clean cut. It basically chews and rips your ends off instead, causing a fray in the hair fiber which then turns into a split not long after. If you're looking for a trim without sacrificing much length, this is not the godsend it appears to be. I ended up taking shears to my hair and cutting an inch off just to rid myself of all the split ends before they got worse. I ended up losing more length in the end than I would've had I just trimmed it in the first place. I'm so upset with myself for falling for this and I hope that my experience warns the rest of you away from doing the same to your hair. I know it's not ideal when you're trying to grow your hair out, but going and getting a good trim from a licensed stylist with real shears is truly the way to go. If you go regularly, the length lost will be so minute you'll barely notice it and you won't be filled with regret as you gape in awe at your shredded hair a week after using this like I did. Learn from my mistakes, ladies.....save that beautiful hair of yours and do not order this product!!! You deserve better than chewed up, split, fried ends!