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Hey guys. I used to post here but I haven't been able to use the internet much between school and learning a ridiculous amount of audition music for some schools I'm looking at, but I've started lurking occasionally and now I'm going to come out of the shadows once again. Anyway, today makes the 19th month I've gone without a haircut. I'm still having trouble believing that it's been more than a month since my last haircut, but I'm not complaining! :-) Now that I'm taking a momentary hiatus from the stress of life, I'll be reacquainting myself with the board and such. I look forward to posting here with more frequency and becoming a productive member of the board.

Chris.

Today, on our public radio station KERA (kera.org), I heard a wonderful hair story.
There was a call-in question/answer session asking listeners (I'm paraphrasing this) "What one thing from your past would you like to do again before you reach your Golden Years?"
One listener called in and said that he had grown his hair long when he was in high school, and then kept it very short after he was done with school.
He later (age 57 now) grew his hair to lower back length for the very first time since high school. He was amazed at how nice his hair looked and that it still had most of the color it did when he was in high school. This person was very emotional, almost in tears, as he was describing how wonderful it felt to grow his hair out again!
A wonderful hair-related story I heard from out of the blue on the radio today. This made my day!

- Oren

P.S. This aired sometime between 1:30 - 1:45pm CST during "Think".

So lately I've been taking Fish Oil Omega 3 and Vitamin B Complex w/ Biotin to help speed up my hair growth. They've been helping tremendously to speed it up. About a 1" a month or more.

This year alone I've had a sinus infection, bronchitis(sp?) and now I'm on my 2nd cold. Last time I was sick was 6 years ago with anything. Just wondering if anyone else here is having the same issues?

Hey all!

So for the past month or so I've used organic shampoo and have loved it. My hair can actually go a week without looking greasy smelling awful. The next step I'd like to take is using baking soda and vinegar to clean my hair. Has anyone tried this before and what have your experiences been with it? Thanks!

Rich

While recently checking out Hairfreaky's many inspiring longhaired YouTube videos, i just recently discovered this new [to me] longhaired man's videos on YouTube -- including some AWESOME braiding and bun-making vids, excellent in every way!

He does his self-braiding as well as makes his basic hair-twist style buns in the same way that I do, the only difference being that his hair is WAAAY longer and fuller than mine is [sob sob while turning green with envy - LOL).... Well worth checking his videos out!! Here's the YouTube info / link:

Follow Ups:
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Enjoy!!

- Ken in San Francisco

Well, Tomorrow I cross a threshold. I will pull my hair back and wear a tail to work. It is getting longer, amd I wanted to wait a bit before doing so. However, my hair, though straight, is thick and is refusing to stay behind my ears. Therefore I will pull back what can be held into a tail situated slightly higher than I will finally wear one. This is to gather all the hairs I can. Those not long enough...yet, I will use a light spritzing. and maybe pins (if needed and I buy some) Wish me luck, I haven't worn a tail to work in 30 years.

Hello All
Marry Christmas and Happy New Year

This is my first Thread-post since I introduced myself a week or 2 ago.

I just have the one question.

It has been roughtly 9 months since my last haircut. My hair is already in the 8 to 9 inch range - thanks inpart to it still being "long for a guy" afterwords. And it is the longest its ever been so far.

But lately Ive been getting the strange feeling like my hair is short again - sometimes it even feels really short. And I was wondering: Is that normal? Does it only happen to first-time longhairs? Or does it happen to (some) people every time they grow their hair out?

Any answers would be greatly apreciated
Thank you

Christmas blessings to one and all,
(have just returned from a nearby Mall)
not so much buzz, or hardly a spike-
long hair is back, I note with delight. :-)

And now dear friends, I do wish to say,
Seasons greetings in such a special way-
may peace, joy and love reign now and forever,
and to cut your locks(?): never, never, never!

Merry Christmas Guys and a joyous and Happy New Year to you all. A year of peace, harmony and good-will.

Justin~
ps: Hope Santa remembers that I wanna Sandbox this year cause last year he forgot and gave me a lump of coal.......and ALL I asked for last year was an ounce of Gold. LOL :-) Be good.

Happy Holidays From all of us at MLHH

Cheers

Kevin

I read this on a Green Bay Packers blog:

"You know Clay Matthews III would like a shampoo deal.

Lammi Sports Management is working on that. But Matthews' agents are also pursuing an insurance policy for Matthews' hair for $5,000,000. Troy Polamalu's hair was insured for $1,000,000 but there is apparently reason to believe that Clay's hair value is actually in the $5,000,000 range. Here's the story on Troy Polamalu (click for link)."

Clay Matthews has a nice blonde mane, but is it worth more than Troy Polamalu's? Should we all start insuring our hair? :-)

Al

Just dropping by to say hi to everyone and wish you all the very best for the coming year. To inspire those growing their hair, our friend Hairfreaky posted this video, some 'may' have seen it before but here it is for those who haven't:

cheers one and all

Dave

I have dry frizzy to straight hair, think Mitch and Noel in The Jimi Hendrix Experience in '66 and '67. It's shoulder length, a bit longer in the back. And it's a full head of hair and I'm 46, not as thick as it once was but definitely not thin, barely thinning. The only metal I really is the very early kind (Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin) and early Aerosmith and AC/DC till 1980. Does that make me a metalhead? I'm more of a 60s "garage" fan, a rocker and a mocker and an artist without art. I'm a natural longhair. Even when my hair is short I'm still a longhair by nature. I'm a primitive longhair. Hopefully, I'll post a picture here.

Hey guys :)

Last night I had the treat to go to a Trans-Siberian Orchestra performance in Ottawa at Scotiabank Place.

It was an absolutely incredible show they put on, and the band members all had such lovely hair!

here are some youtube videos of the event.

Now we get a lot of shit thrown at us (or at least I do) about our long hair sometimes. Some of us are mocked by complete strangers whereas others are dissed by their friends and sometimes even their own family. As for me, I get the latter. It's not so much my friends but my family are always complaining about my hair.

OK, it's long compared to most guys' hair but nowhere near as long as some of the guys on this site have their hair.
I respect men with long hair. It shows that they aren't afraid to stand up to society's expectations and that they want to be something different to the Average Joe businessman. Unfortunately, my family thinks otherwise. They on the other hand admire the conservative, boring look of short hair on anyone who's not a girl.

So you might be thinking, so what, just grow it and ignore your families opinions and tell them it's your hair you can do what you want, etc... Well that's easy for most people on MLHH to say but unlike most people here I'm only 15.
That means for some reason my parents think they own my hair and are now putting me down about this matter. I'm not giving in that easily of course and I can't now because it's been a year since my last cut, it's past my shoulders and it's the longest my hair has ever been. I can't stop now!

Anyway, my parents, aunties/uncles, grandparents, THE LOT are all against long hair on guys and the reason for writing this is not to seek help to convince them that it looks good but to get advice on how I can get respect because I don't want to be like everyone else, I want to be ME!
Short Hair IS NOT Me!!!

My last cut was quite a while ago but all I remember is being really annoyed to get a cut and being really unhappy for ages until it got to a reasonable length. My hair is now past the awkward phase and I am happier than ever, but my family is now putting more pressure on me than ever. Christmas is coming up and the whole family is coming to our place for dinner so my mum might turn evil and get it cut before then.

So yeah now you know my story there is one thing however that makes my parents happy. If I tie it up it seems to keep them quite and it's the only reason I managed to grow it for nearly a year (Jan 9 2011 marks one year) but it's boring me and I want to have it out sometimes but then my parents just start b****ing at me again.

But really I just need advice on earning their respect and I need something to convince them that people with long hair are not necessarily (quote) "dirty old hippies".

PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Hey guys, just found this board.

I guess i'll tell you about myself

I'm 15, have been growing my locks since I was 11 (Beginning of the 6th grade, now halfway through the 10th grade.)

Great to see more dudes like me, because we all know what a rarity long hair can be :P

The picture is just after a shower

Didnt really realize how long my hair really was in teh back till last night lol. So I figured id snap a pic or 2.

Haven't posted here in what seems like aeons; so hello, everybody! Haven't touched a blade to my hair at all, here's a picture from out of the shower. My life took a sharp turn the other day; I got into a horrible car accident, but walked away without a single scratch or injury. Going 65 MPH, slid on ice doing a 180 across 3 lanes directly into a cement wall, completely destroying my 12 year old car. Anyway, there's the picture, cheers.

Hi there,

Now that the seasons are changing again let's hope it will usher a new cavelcade of updates!

If you are planing to travel over the holidays just take care. I'd forget about coming to Europe as they can't even keep airport runways open or trains running under the tunnel! Perhaps the management from Chicago O'Hare should come over and advise!

Happy solistice solstice!

Cheers,

John.B

A lurker comes out of hiding!

I attempted becoming a longhair over a year ago because I have always had short hair. The main reason for the short hair was because of social and peer influences. I think I look great with short hair but I also think I look so unique and free with long hair.

I cut my hair because I wasn't sure if I wanted to stick with it and because EVERYONE I knew was encouraging me or essentially telling me "you should cut your hair." Mind you, some of them did say the longhair wasn't bad but they just liked the short hair more. Needless to say, I really began to regret my decision to lop it all off just a couple weeks after.

Well I like my hair long-I feel that it's an expression of my life in general from being a young father, to being a student, to being an atheist. Words cannot describe how happy I am that I found this site! You guys are all so inspirational and unique. The members here have really encouraged me to not be afraid to stand out and express myself. I hope to become a regular here and I will definitely post update pics when there is some substantial growth! :)

I've been shaving my head completely bald since I was 15 years old. 2 years ago (age 25), i decided to shave my head clean and then start my new hair growth without getting a single hair cut in between...i always wanted long hair and figured i should do it while i still have the goods lol. My hair grows at about just under 7 inches a year but doesnt look as long due to my curly hair.

first pic is august 08
second is august 09
and the third is august 10

at the end of a very hairy tunnel.. but Im not their yet

short-time visiter, first time poster

Comitmet
I`ve been growing my hair out since early last april & can safely say that Im nearing the end of the awkard stage.

Hair type
In my shorter hair days (2 to 6 inches) my hair was extremly curly but lately seems to be leaning more towards wavy

Current Length
-Only an inch or 2 passed the very tops of my shoulders (with newly natural wave)
-Doesnt even reach my shoulders (with curly bedhead)
-Almsot to armpits (with fresh from shower strait)
quick note: the hair at the lower back area was probibly 3 or 4 inchs long even after that last cut

Goal Length
My goal length is a little different than that of the other future-longhairs on this sight. Where most of the furutre longhairs seem to have a MAX-length goal, mine is a MIN-length goal. My goal is to get my hair compeltely passed the armpits, and to never let it go back.

How I did it so far
-Even before I commited to becoming a longhair, I was only getting my hair cut every 4 to 6 months
-I had my 20th birthday this summer, so last newyears I decided that I didnt want to spend 1 second of official adulthood as a shorthair
-Since I commited, Ive completley stopped using shampoo, and only use Garnier Furctis Long & Strong Conditioner

Issues
-My hair will generally point down for the rest of the day after Ive delt with the bedhead & wet it alittle. but when its restrained (be it with my bandana or in a ponytail) any hair passed the restrait still poffs out in every direction
-Hair right at hairline stays completely flat against my skin, and I dont know if thats got to do with the length of my hair or how Im caring for it

My hair is still in my estimation nearing the final stages of "awkwardness' As more hairs achieve a length that can be gathered into a tail, the thicker such tail will be. Still have a few months before, in my estimation. a purposeful tail will exist. However I have a question. I am weaning myself from daily shampooing. Same as I did in the 70s and 80s when my hair was last very long. I have been using a boars hair brush and it does seem to be beneficial to my hair. I have gone to only shampooing lightly every other day and may increase the time between shampoos. My hair seems to lay better (the wild bed head look does not always look good) if I at least wet it down in my morning showers. Perhaps it is because of the low humidity in the Arizona climate. I finger comb it when wet, let it air dry then brush it. Is this a healthy procedure?

Blane posted a question about how you keep your hair from looking dry, straw-like. For some people this comes easily, naturally straight sleek hair like Travis' is easy to look after, because the structure of straight hair is stronger and less prone to damage. Wavy or curly hair can be more of a challenge because its inherently weaker and as such more susceptible to damage. Its even more of challenge if your hair is thick like mine.

But I noticed girls were far better at caring for their longhair than guys, so with all due to respect to the learned opinions of my fellow longhairs, I decided to take my cue from the ladies.

Here's what I do (and I learned from the girls):

(1) I wash my hair twice a week using a salon-brand shampoo and a separate conditioner. I avoid super-hot water when washing my hair, but I'm not puritanical in insisting that we wash in cold water.

(2) I towel dry my hair until it stops dripping then I use a detangler (a light-leave-in conditioner) before gentle combing my hair with a wide-toothed comb from the ends of my hair up to the roots.

(3) When my hair is about 80% dry, I spray lightly with a heat-protect serum and comb through, then I use a flat-nozzle hair-dryer to blow dry it straight. This takes about 15-20 minutes.

(4) Once a month I'll use a leave-in or deep conditioner, which I apply after getting out of the shower.

(5) Generally I brush my hair when its dry and comb it when its wet. You should never brush wet hair.

(6) When I start to notice my hair snagging more and more when I'm combing it, I have my ends trimmed. <1 inch cut every 4 months. Obviously if you are still growing out and haven't reach a length you want to maintain, you may wish to trim less or less often or not at all.

However, once your hair gets to mid back, if you want to go for butt length or beyond, and you have thick wavy hair, my advice is to trim a little 3 times a year. It makes the journey a little longer but you'll get there with better hair.

NB: This advice will apply best to people who have a similar hair type to me. I'm sure others will have their own opinions and share below:

{Please}

As the hair on the back of my head grows, it obviously all grows at the same time. In other words, the hair right on my neck grows with the hair in the middle of the back of my head, and as well as the top of my hair.

The bottom hair is going to drape over my neck before the other hair even gets down to that.

I have attached a picture :)

What is the normal way to get through the "awkward stage", before it's all long and growing nicely together? Do you just keep trimming the hair at the red line, while the yellow and green lines grow to catch up to the neck length?

What's the norm/best looking?

Oh my, just look at what we have here. Did the cat drag it in? :-0 Finally arrived at about the Beatles stage and letting it grow. (For now I shall call it my "retro hairstyle.)

Many have said they wanted an update, so ok, here it is at last. (I am only seen in the beginning, so you can skip the music or listen........that is, if you dare.)

Wishing you all a very wonderful holiday season and the happiest New Year of your entire life! :-)

Take care and bye for now-

Justin~

Well its been a year since I decided no more chopping off my hair so I had to do the obligatory pic =p. This is my first attempt at tailing it my bangs dont quite make it to my tail yet but ooooh so close.

The longer the hair gets on the side of my head, the "crazier" my sideburns start to look.

I'm just trying to get a plan for the sideburns. Should I just daily shave up to the top of my ear line? Is it normal for long hair men to have NO sideburns? Or is it better to just grow out the sideburns with the rest of the hair? I'm sure it's a "personal preference" topic, but I couldn't really find any examples comparing the different long hair side burn (or the lack thereof) styles.

Thanks!

Hi Guys and Girls. I haven't posted in a long time but thought you might like these action shots that I took with my Body Combat teacher at the gym. Yes, I'm sure that all of you would have liked to see me beating up the guy with the shaved head, but he was paying the photographer to do publicity shots for him and I was just doing him a favor. Usually, I'm the peace loving, yoga type, but this guy is a great teacher and I thought the pictures were fun. It has been 7 years and 3 months since my last hair cut.

Keep the hair growin'.

del

Are there any swimmers in here?? I swim in a normally chlorinated pool every day, and I'm often in the Ocean. So, basically every single day I'm in a body of water that either contains chlorine or salt water.

I know for a fact that chlorine is awful for your hair, and I don't imagine salt water is good either (though I can't imagine it worse than chlorine).

When I swim in a chlorinated pool, I wear a swim cap. But realistically, the chlorinated water still gets to my "covered" hair. When I immediately get out of the pool, I rinse my hair in a fresh water shower. Then I go home and shampoo/condition it.

My question is, what can I do extra to minimize the Chlorine (especially) and salt water effects on hair?

I'm sure some of you old farts will remember me; I was fairly active on here beginning a few years ago. You may remember that I have been in a battle with my mortgage company for going on four years now. The good news is that I have come out the winner in the battle! This has consumed quite a bit of my time that I used to devote to things like posting on sites on the Internet.

I am still maintaining my hair at just below my shoulder blades. The stress of the last few years has taken it's toll; it is quite a bit thinner than it used to be just two to three years ago. I plan to maintain at this length and hopefully let it fill back out.

Just wanted to stop in and see if there was anyone I still recognized; quite a few of you are still around. So a boisterous hello to all of you and maybe after the first of the year I can once again bless you with my radical conservative tidbits on a more regular basis!

Big George

Hey guys back here again with a one year update. Cant believe its been a year already

Hello all.
Well, it's been one year since I sarted growing my hair long again. It has been a lot easier than I thought it would be, and I look forward to never cutting my hair again.
Keep it growing guys!
Rob

So I am new here and really appreciate everyone's posts and comments. But onto my question, I have been growing my hair for about a 1.5 yrs and my all my hair(almost) can be put up into a pony. My problem is that I have the shorter hairs on my neck that just don't seem to be keeping up, and growing at all for that matter. What to do?

Anyone who finds "Columbus Day" something to celebrate is either ignorant of history or a rotten person. Upon first encountering the Arawak people, Columbus wrote in his log: "They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... They would make fine servants... With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want." Sounds like the kind of guy who would make men cut their hair, too. Click the link below and educate yourself.

--Val

My show is on now until 9 est if anyone wants to listen

www.cougarradio.net

I also have a webcam up for it

www.livestream.com/whenlifegivesyoulemons

thanks

Hey guys I've been lurking for a couple years now, checking out pics of peoples nice longhair. And my story is simple, I haven't ever been able to make it past the poofy akward stage because my thick is very thick, wavy, and curly. In the last 10 years I've tried like 6 times to get long hair and I always end up thinking that I just wasn't meant to have long hair ever. I usually think it's going to just keep growing up and out and poof out to the point of a whiteboy afro. I guess I'm more self conscious than I'd like to be. But this time I'm growing it out for me, and not really for how it looks, but more so for the things long hair symbolize. I look up to Willie Nelson, and Jesus, and the hippies of the 60s/and 70s and I've always had a boring short haircut that makes me look very conservative. But thats not who I am on the inside. I just know longhair would reflect who I truly am so much better. And now I'm starting to get to the point where I usually start worrying about my hair, and eventually go and have it cut (a little), but we all know how that ends up, they take way too much off and I end up giving up on the longhair dream for months until I decide I want longhair again. It's a vicious cycle of failing!! Already I'm having my Mom and female friends tell me I should cut it, that long hair won't suit me, that the type of hair I have just isn't meant to be grown out. Sigh... but I tell em to shut it now, At 25 I'm more determined to become a longhair no matter the cost. No trims, no chemicals, to straighteners, no nothing but patience. I told em, I don't care how bad I look, I'm growing my hair long and thats that!! Anyways, this site will be big on suport for me, hello from Santa Barbara California!! Happy Holidays!

Well I found out why my hair isn't growing anymore.......I'm losing it!!!

Tonight was hair wash night, detangling like usual I found all these black dot looking things on the left side of my forehead. You can't see them when my bangs are dry and down. When wet and slicked back, it's almost obvious. Seems to be working from the forehead back.

THIS BLOWS!!!

I've been thinking about hats lately. Is there any particular style that you guys think goes well with long hair? One obvious choice, I think would be the Rasta hat (tam beret).

As a completely random aside:
I've been smoke free for about 3 months now!

--D

Hey guys! Well, a lot has happened in the last year and i haven't updated in ages! Over a year or so?

This is a picture for my band Ensyrion. I haven't used any kind of products, straighteners, or hair dryers in over 2 years. I think my hair's gotten a bit longer :D

Josh

I'm thinking about getting my hair trimmed, to even things out.
Actually it's even in a way, because every hair is at the same lenght, but it looks like the back is way longer than the sides and front. I'm not sure if i like this look, but i do like the fact that it's getting kind of long...

Compare these:

I haven't gone out jogging for a while, partly because my long hair gets in my eyes. When I had a shaved head I would just go out and do it but now I can't do that. Do any of you guys go out jogging much? What do you use?

Here is the type of hair of have: very thick, wavy hair. The hair on the top of my head is about 3 inches long, and when my hair grows, it doesn't necessarily grown DOWN, it grows UP!

My solution is to wear a bandanna throughout the day (when appropriate) so that it "mats" my hair down. If I wear the bandanna for 4 to 6 hours a day then when I take off the bandanna it is pretty "laid down" on my head, but after a shower or a night's sleep, it's back to the poofed up thing.

My question is, are there any tricks to train hair to lay flat (slicked back) with no product in it? Not to mention, have the hair grow in that direction as well? I feel like what I'm doing with the bandanna trick is just a temporary thing.

Any suggestions/advice/tips?

Hey MLHH! I hope some of you remember me, as it has been a while since I've posted here. Just wanted to let you know I'm still on the long hair journey, and I have now been growing my hair for 28 months. (Where does the time go?)

Anyways, here is my hair as of now.

Hi there,

Just to let you know I'm a guest on a friend of mines Saturdays Rocks with Jennt Tate, Rock and Metal show in Birmingham UK on Rhubarb Radio.

http://www.rhubarbradio.com/

The show is one between 1pm - 3pm UK or 8am-10am eastern time I'm sure the rest of your can work it out :-)!

There is also a listen back at a later date on the site as well.

It should be fun.

Cheers,

John.

Hey guys im 14 and new here but ive been lurknig fr awhile, i moved from a private to a public school so i had the oppurtunity to grow out my hair. So far its been about a year even though the pics are 2 years apart. So tell me what u guys think :D

Hi Guys!

Here is my hair on November 21,2010:

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Here is my hair about 8 months before, March 3,2010:

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I know this question has probably been asked over and over, but I guess I'm just looking for a little consolation. I'm in the IT field and I just want to see from the guys that actually have long hair and deal with prejudices if I have "nothing to worry about".

My hair is thick, dark, and wavy (not that wavy, but definitely wavy). It's currently about 3 inches long and I'm slowly growing it out (I wish it would grow faster!).

How do you wear your hair in the professional work force setting? I read somewhere that the most "conservative" way to keep long hair as a man in the corporate world is just to pull it back (no parts) into a tight pony tail.

As my hair gets longer (it's thick and has a lot of volume) when I'm in that professional setting I use pretty strong hair gel to slick it back. It looks good, and I think I'm going to continue the slick-back look.

I'm just looking for some reassurance that I'm overreacting about the professional future with my long hair!

Thanks!!

I posted the following in my journal and thought I'd share it here as well. It serves as a little update on my life currently. I'm definitely enjoying life right now. I'm married to my best friend and she brings me great happiness every day.

So yesterday I turned 39. One year remains before I cross that barrier of 40 often considered to be the threshold of middle age. It's important to keep young in one's mental outlook and, as much as possible, in one's physicality also. Bodies tend to rust out rather than wear out in my opinion. So many people I know seem to have just hung it up upon entering their thirties. I find that to be sad.

Exercise to a great extent holds back the clock. On the other hand, being sedentary at this age has even more drastically negative effects than when one is younger. I absolutely refuse to give in to middle-age "spread". One's mood, outlook, mobility and confidence are closely linked to fitness.

I patently abhor the misguided notion that humans must cut their hair shorter as they age. In my view, the quickest way to show your age is to get a "mom" haircut or if you're a man, cave to some corporate ideal of what professional men are supposed to look like.

As far as the mental aspects go, I believe that it's natural to have more "mature" positions on things as we get older but I don't think we need to fundamentally change who we are. I have the same passions and viewpoints on many issues that I had when I was much younger. In fact, my political views have become more radicalized in the last few years. My musical tastes have only gotten more eclectic and extreme. My religious path began taking a major divergence in my early 30s and I'm still finding my way in that regard.

So here's to keeping on fighting "the man" no matter what one's age is!

I've read on here a couple times that hair may go through a resting stage. From what I gather, this happens at no specific times or intervals, it randomly occurs for no predicted amount of time? and that it means your close to terminal? God I hope not!

I ask because over the last couple months my hair has been maintaining 10"

Hello All,

I stumbled on this forum yesterday and found it quite interesting and filed with kindred spirits. I thought I'd post and say hello as well as give you my story.

I have been growing my hair since my last very short haircut in June, 2009. My hair grows slowly (I think) but I don't believe in trimming at all, so it's all there in the picture. The picture in this post and the following are not that great and my hair was pretty damp in the one here, but the one of the back is a bit more dry. I'm finding as I grow out my hair this time around that I have "strings" on the front and sides that are growing very slowly - I thought it unusual until I saw the thread about that same issue further down the board - and I figure at 57 that it may be natural. I did start this same process in 1998 and just as the hair on the sides touched my shoulders I had to cut it off. This time it for keeps!

Early on, as my hair started to grow, I realized it was very, very dry, so I did some research and by using off the shelf products I made a concoction of shea butter cream, olive oil cream and jojoba oil. I wash my hair once or twice a week with a clarifying shampoo, then put on a health glob of my stuff and work it into my wet hair and just leave it in. Sometimes I put some extra jojoba on the ends and back. Believe it or not I will sometimes add more cream to my hair later in the week if it appears dry.

I'm just getting the hang of combing and brushing - when I get up in the morning I always have a lot of tangles in the back. I've been pretty harsh until I got a tip on this forum yesterday - start at the end and work up. What a difference!

I sure did enjoy reading the board yesterday - I did get quite a few tips for caring for my hair and everyone here seems to be really great!

Thanks!
Dan

It's been one helluva long time since I last posted here, but here I am, 40 months and still growing. Only trims were seek and destroy since I started my ever enjoyable journey of becoming a longhair.

I've met my original goal length which is pretty much at mid back now. I have decided to go for terminal which hopefully will reach my waist if not more. Thanks everyone on MLHH for being my inspiration through the awkward stage. The longer it gets, the longer I want it to get!

This is unbrushed hair from out of a shower. When brushed, it measures about 20 - 22 inches :) More pics to follow soon, hopefully

I have recently gotten some bitter/sweet news lately.
Good news: I was accepted to extend my contract as a teacher; Bad news: They denied me a year contract for a 6 month contract because of "grooming issues".
Good news: So far the hair hasn't reached a length they are outright demanding a cut for. Bad news: They have demanded I shave clean and I have a pretty sure feeling they are going to tell me to cut the hair.

This revelation came from my co-teacher who translate the principal's conditions for me to stay. I am frantically trying to find a style that I can wear to hide, or smoothly transition into long hair. I feel like I need to sneak my long hair if I want any hope at keeping my job.

As a few of you might know from my introduction post, I have medium curly hair. It is very thick, starting to fro, and usually sticks up all over the place without product (I hate product).

One of the styles I have never been able to stomach with short hair is a part (No offense) It just doesn't suit me. I have considered caking pomade in my hair and slicking it all back (Maybe it is the Italian in me) but I feel so weird doing anything that premeditated. I have always liked the no-fuss, straight-out-the-shower, don't-give-a-**** look. growing up with three sisters will do that to a guy I guess.

Either way, I am wondering:

A) Do any of you LH gurus or aspiring longhairs have ideas for sneaky growing of bushy curls? Extra points for low maintenance!

B) This is the real important one> Do any of you other curly haired guys know if pomade, continual combing, or anything else will kill my curls? I LOVE the fact that my hair is not straight, and the last thing I want is to turn it permanently straight on accident trying to appease some 80 yr. old Korean dude. If I had my way I would just let it grow like a muffin top til the natural weight brought it down, but I am between a rock and a hard place here.

Sorry this is such a long rambling post, but I just got word of it this week and kinda strapped for ideas on what to do.
For anyone that didn't see my old post, or just doesn't feel like hunting it down, here is an old pic on me a few months back, virtually the same when it's dry though.

(On a side note, I am finally got bangs below the eyes! Silly marker for you people rocking knee length hair, I know, but a small marker for me.)

just took this pic, as you can see my hair is coming along nicely, just the slightest of waves and is getting to "Tail gethering" length. However not all the fery forward hairs are quite there, so I place them behind my ears, at least that tis the theory, my hair, though relatively straight is thick enough to not wish to stay where placed. so until I can form up a proper tail, (sometime by the Spring, perhaps, this is me and my hair. Gettin' a lot of good comments though. It shores me up and pushes mr on to my goal, which is an ever longer mane.

Hey guys

To watch this newly created video fills me with a sense of nostalgia as to what was lost. The 2nd to the last (stock?) photo shows my hair at its all time longest before the Salon Demolishment. Looks as if terminal was still a long way off.

Coupled with images of some of the beautiful places I love here in the Pacific Northwest, it is ever so apparent that Natures gift of Long Hair to both Men and Women was meant to be. In complete harmony with the "natural" and the beauty of this planet on which we live.

Wishing you all well and hope you are enjoying this long weekend.

Justin~

Well it has been while since I last posted.. I have had ups and downs with all sorts of new medications.. Including some that have given a major problem of hair fall out, :( , including hair breakage.. It has not been pretty... But at least I have found some product help to control and hide the frizz and fly-aways until they grow back in..

Anyway, Have a question for you fine gents..

What is your recommendation for hair brushes? I read while researching that boar hair brushes are suppose to be good but then I just read a professional who only recommended large spaced paddle brushes (which has plastic teeth) but he said it does not pull out the hairs in the video I watched unlike round brushes.

I bought a very nice expensive boar hair large round brush but I feel it does to much damage to the hair.

So what do you fine gents recommend?

Round Brush or Paddle Brush?
Boar Hair or Plastic Teeth?
If boar hair, Soft or stiff?

Any other recommendations?

Thanks in Advanced...

Mikhael

Hey guys and gals. I have been looking at this forum for a while. My interest in getting long hair has been around as long as I remember, but I have never been 'allowed' to. As a kid it was school and parents. In college my girlfriend didn't like it. The workplace was strict.. You know how it goes.
Well I finally have the chance to grow it! Kinda.....
The thing is I am an English teacher in South Korea. I started growing it out when I realized the hairstyles here aren't my cup of tea. I have always had short hair, but occasionally let it grow a bit because I LOVE the feeling of it. So I decided this is the time to grow. The only problem is that Korea is pretty conservative and appearance is EVERYTHING here. I can't talk to 99% of the people I work with, so I don't know how they feel, and I want to keep my job! I already shaved my beard, but the growing process will take a while and I am worried they won't be as patient as me. My hair seems to grow on the fast side of the spectrum, a tiny bit under an inch a month I think. I have been growing for about 3 months. It is really curly when it gets longer, so it looks shorter than it is.
I guess the question I am asking is 1. What would you say to co-workers and bosses to respectfully ease them about the transition, and 2. can anyone suggest nice transitional hairstyles? I tried slicking it back with wax, but my hair doesn't want to lay down! 3. How long do you think I have til I can reach the all important 'tie back' checkpoint? To be honest love the wild curly look and if I had it my way I'd let it just do it's thing. Here are some before & now pics.

Late November 28th Leslie Nielsen passed away. Most anyone who's seen Airplane, The naked Gun films, among many other of his spoofs can appreciate a good laugh. If heaven does exist I imagine he's signing autographs and getting laughs as I write this. I'm imagining god does a late night chat show and Nielsen is his next guest.

Leslie Nielsen 1926 - 2010

Kevin

Well i have been lurking here for a little bit now and I thought I would post an introduction here.

This is my 2nd time growing out my hair, the first time being when I was 20, and I grew it to a few inches longer than it is now. About 2 years ago I was trying out a management position and kept getting pressured from head office about my hair and cut it for this reason. I since learned that convenience store management is not for me, and that I don't think any job should require me to cut my hair to fit into their "image" of professional.

So once I left that job I started growing back out and as of the beginning of November this is the result.

I have done far less damage to my hair this time around, and listened to the hair salon less (less trims, and trimming less when I do) and I like it a lot better this time. My preference is to wear it loose most often, sometimes putting it in a ponytail or even a bun depending.

It's been great to read up here for a bit to see the great community of longhaired men!

I can't believe I found this site! I have had long hair on and off since 1972. I am from a very small town in the Midwest and believe it or not have never really been hassled about it. My hair is now the longest it has ever been (waist level). I am very happy to find fellow long hairs!!!

What a marvelous new sensation! Five and 1/2 years of growing and I've gotten to the point where the hair now grazes the top-o-the-tushie.

And so it's been a few days more than a year since i cut my hair short. And i have to say i'm happier with my hair now than i've been in a long time. I'm glad i stuck with it. I guess i'll post an update later or something. But now i'm just sitting here with unwashed hair and lovin' it, lol

BTW: Believe it or not, snowstorms can do wonders for your hair! We have alot of snow here earlier than usual, and walking through a storm gave my hair great volume and even a slight wave!

Hello everyone!

Been growing the hair out now for about a year and that's what it looks like. I did this once before and and chickened out and cut it a little after a year. Not this time though, I'm going as long as I can possibly grow it.

I'll upload a few more pics to show it off; right now it's a wild mess but I like it! I'd like to know what you guys think.

For my friends at the MLHH...

Hello all,

Maybe you remember me, maybe you don't. I posted WAY back in... February(?), but since then I've caved and cut my hair a few times. Basically, I'm still at the length I was then. The good news is IÂ’m happy to say IÂ’m more interested in growing my hair out than I was ever before! Back with a vengeance, you might say. I want to be able to wear my hair different ways, darn it! To have options; to be able to wear my hair in a ponytail one day and let it out the next.

Anyway, while browsing YouTube, I came across some awesome longhair videos and users. IÂ’m sure some of you have probably seen these before, but here they are:

http://www.youtube.com/user/hairfreaky
http://www.youtube.com/user/LongHairLuke

These videos, and the last one especially, have inspired me to really stick with it and grow my hair out, maybe even see how long my terminal length is. Why so long? Well, as dorky as it may sound, the thing that really got me wanting to grow my hair out (past my shoulders, at least) was the movie Avatar, with the Na’vi people’s simple yet distinguished long, waist-length braid. It was truly awe-inspiring for me, as corny as that may be. I’m not looking forward to the the obligatory “dirty, unmannered hippy” name-calling, however. And the awkward stage… But I digress; in the end I’m sure I’ll love my newfound locks, let’s just hope I don't get too attached to it!


PS: On another note, what about general hair care? IÂ’ve seen some male (and female) longhairs with dry, straw-like hair, which I frankly think is gross. Of course, thereÂ’s also the ones with shiny, soft, and healthy hair, too. Is it a matter of hair care, genetics, of some combination thereof?


PPS: I know this is still far off into the future, but I’m kind of apprehensive of just leaving my hair down at long lengths. Won’t it just blow everywhere, get into everything, and just generally be sloppy?

Thanks for your time and sorry for the longwinded rant/post. :)

In the mid 90s I remember watching a TV comedy which featured an old guy and his daughters, and the 17-year old boy friend of one of the daughters. The b/f had (in the program) lovely waist length hair. The problem is, I can't for the life of me recollect the name of the program. All I remember is that the father seems to get easily upset by the antics of his daughters and b/f. Another character in the show, as I remember, was the father's partner, who used to keep muttering "Hm! Heterosexuals" whenever someone did something silly.

I'm posting this for a long haired good friend of mine.

He has almost waist length hair, thick straight blonde hair.

Given his work schedule, it is easier for him to leave it in a braid for a week M-F. He and myself personally are wanting to know if this will cause damage now or in the long haul? Thanks in advance :)

Hi there,

To all our friends in the USA I wish you a happy Thanksgiving from which ever denomination you are from :-)

Cheers,

John.B

A few more photos...

I decided to document the various ways I wear my hair and show it from a few more angles.

The first shot shows the length from the back.

I really enjoy reading the posts on this site. Up until about 10 years ago, I am almost 50, my hair was below my shoulders, and now that it is very short I must admit I miss my long hair! I should add that the reason it is short is because I have a bone and joint disease which is pretty painful at times. When the doctor started me on new medication for it he told me the biggest side effect was hair loss. About 6 weeks after starting it I noticed my eyebrow hair was falling out, and my head hair began to thin a few weeks later. Now, years later, i have very thin, fragile hair and a pretty big bald spot, but my joint disease is being held in check and my pain is very well controlled. I guess I am writing this to say that I am so glad I had long hair at one point in my life. Now, my 21 year old has decided to grow out the layers of his hair. He has thick, very straight hair and the back is to his shoulders, but the layers in the front come to about the bottom of his nose. He would like to grow it long enough so he can tie the very bottom of it off so it just kind of down his back, pulled back at the very bottom. I just can't quite picture what he wants. He has not had a haircut in about 3 months, and that was just a trim of the ends.. He gets tempted at times to cut it, mostly because he parts it on the side and the hair is not long enough to get behind his right ear yet. We just tell him to wait, and be patient. He is currently experimenting with different hair colors. We encourage him to do whatever he wants with his hair. I tell him to have fun with it now while he can. The day may come when he has to have it short for a job and he will never regret that he did not grow it out when he could. When I was growing up my parents would not allow us to have long hair even though I really wanted to grow mine out. They would pull the "as long as you are under this roof" crap. Obviously, in my house the rules are different, and I like to think I pick my battles better than my parents did. Well, I wish you all the best of luck in your hair growth. And a word of advice from someone who lost a lot of his hair to those thinking of growing it out...DO IT! Take it from someone who knows. If you are thinking about growing your hair out, now is the time. If I would not have had long hair, losing my hair would have been much more difficult to deal with. Thanks again for a great website, and best wishes to all of you! C.

Hi Guys

Don't know how many of you remember me, I'm kinda old-skool... But here's an update of sorts I started growing in 2003 and I've been maintaining this length (mid back) since about 2006.

Comments/Questions appreciated,

Hey guys,
I don't think I've posted an update pic since January! So here I am, long overdue.

I am 1 year and 2.5 months into growing, although I did have a trim in July to even up the lengths.

Hey guys . I've decided to join you all as I've wanted to grow my hair for ages. As you can see from the pic its only 3 months in and its really thick.how long till I reach the all important ponytail phase? Also I wanna grow a long beard too but I can only muster bits of hair under my chin and above my lip presently. Will shaving twice a day make this quicker?
Thanks ste

I went hunting last week and discovered a small benefit to having long hair. It was a little cold out, but not cold enough to warrant putting on a heavy hat that would interfere with my hearing. Instead, I just let my hair down. That provided just enough cover from the wind to keep my ears from getting too cold without interfering with my hearing at all.

Not a huge deal, but worth mentioning. Besides, I've been lurking for awhile without posting anything and wanted to let you all know I'm still here. :)

For those of us on this board who discuss this subject, moments ago, there was a great article on NPR about face-blindness - prosopagnosia.
There is a link to the NPR article, and a book by Heather Sellers, below.

- Oren

Hey Folks, since I just started randomly posting here again I thought I'd share my long haired story. I was a long hair for about 10 years since 2000 and just recently cut back in August. People never thought I would cut and I couldn't believe I did it. I did it for a number reasons. I was working a security job in a grocery store and was being called everything from "mullet man" to "hippy" to just being asked stupid questions like, "Why do you have long hair?" Also, my boss was a prick and was always asking me when to hide it under a hat, etc. So one day I just snapped and got my girlfriend's friend who is a hair stylist to do the deed. I'll admit it was a welcome change for about a month, then I went into full on regret, and now I am in major regret. I plan on regrowing but I am considering a career in corrections and I know they are not going to tolerate a correctional guard with long hair. I have no idea what to do. I'm at that stage in my life where a steady career should be more important than hair but oh how I miss my mane. Any advice?

So after my sort of update with my marathon picture, I decided I should do a full update for 5 years, although it's actually been 5 years and 2 months. I haven't realized my hair is actually a little over belt length, as I can now see in the picture of my back. I tucked my shirt in to see how long my hair is compared to my belt. I don't usually tuck my shirt in. I'm happy with how my hair looks, except that the ends look much thinner than I'd like. I'm thinking of trimming off about 4 inches from the ends to make my ends more even and thicker looking. What do you guys think about trimming my ends?

I had help with these, but I think the double french braid turned out pretty good. I don't think it is at all unmasculine as someone said when I mentioned wanting to give this a try several months ago.

Up until tonight, I've never had a problem with people and my hair.

That being said, I was at Walmart doing my weekly ritual of grocery shopping right... I'm making my way up to the checkout. Three dudes walking behind me. Conversation went like this:

Dude: Hey man do you think your cool or something? Long hair and leather jacket

Me: Kinda hard to look cool when your pushing a shopping cart ain't it?

They all just laughed and left. I just went about my business. Thought I'd share FWIW

I suppose its a good sign when one starts forgetting about the hair growing thing and suddenly looks up and realizes its been three months since taking a picture. I guess life will do that to a person (at least a person like me).

I must admit I had a few moments of self doubt, of pangs of desire to cut, but the two week rule (when firmly adhered to) has seen me through. That---and I also remind myself that I wasn't any better or worse looking with short hair, I just wasn't myself.

Here's a link to my self absorbed hair blog again:
http://the-longer-the-hair.blogspot.com/

Will long hair always be in fashion for young men in the 2010s?

Pulled my hair back this morning and except for the very forward hairs, (not yet long enough) I was able to form up a short (3 inches) tail. Still too short for me to be comfortable with. But it is a good sign. Now I need to find some comfoetable ans stylish hair ties/clips/bands. Any suggestions, and remember, Christmas is coming.

Sorry I have not posted in a while, John Beeson knows why. Just letting yu all know I am back in the U.S!!

Hi guys,

winter is coming over Germany and my hair is still growing.

I took a little pic after freeing them of a lazy wrap bun and combing with my fingers.

Since some time I'm only wearing my hair in a lazy wrap bun done with a wooden hair stick after oiling with coconut oil to protect them and the other day I wear them in a braid. Works out very well! From time to time I cut out some split ends and hair breakage but it's decreasing. Only the strands at the front are a bit messed and thin but I'll go for a 3-5cm trim next year to get rid of it and get a nice shape.
My hair is now to my tailbone.

Regards

Hi all

Just came home for a day and will catch the Luxery Cruise Ship I have been on for 2 months tomorrow. (Currently "parked" in a lot on the Columbia River.)

Uploaded this short video about an hour ago and perhaps of some interest to someone here? You would not BELIEVE the amount of emails I receive on this subject...........and from all around the world. (Even Hairfreaky hears this.) Unbelievable!!!

One thing however and please beware: I appear to be almost "sane" in this one. (OMG........what a perfectly terrifying thought!) :-0

Am growing my hair out from very short and it is doing fine. Still nice and full and no sign yet of baldness. Probably another 6-9 months will do it for my goal. (Kinda a wild Awkward Stage Look ala Asian-style.)

My best to you all. Take care-

Justin~
ps: With the exception of one more video about hair "poofing-out," this will be my final video. Got another project in mind.

My right side is more wavy and my left side is more curly and my ends are dryer and no matter what I do its dry all the time even if I oil the ends all around, and I usually have more splits on my left side as well comapred to my right side. I dont see any splits on my left side, but it feels like crap, but I heard some people can grow different texture of hair on one side sometimes. Is this true?

i was on this board and posted pics here few years back, i have very healthy hair and grew it to my midback then got bald for the change of it. Now the hair on my forhead seems to be lesser after once i got myself bald whereas the rest of the hair on my head is still the same thick, healthy and voluminous except the area on forhead which is pressed when one prostates on the ground. The hair of that area seems to be lesser than before and growing at very slow rate as compared to rest of the head. Since i am muslim and have to do prayers so is it possible that when i got bald the area of forhead that get pressed on the floor during prostation damaged the hair follicles in that part and now it has lesser hair and growing at lesser pace? Now i want to grow my hair long again any remedy you could suggest.
It has sort of this shape now --^-- striaght line then inverted v at the forhead then again staright line.

Hi, Everybody!
I´m new on this board and a friend of mine told me that I supposed to ask for advices right this way.

My question is about beard growing: You know, I have relatevely "nice" hair which grows pretty fast and looks fine.

But my beard is like nothing. And I´m looking for a good advice eversince.
Getting some advices from you right here would be awesome to me.

Nice regards from Franconia, Germany (:
MAX

Hey folks!

I plan on doing a picture comparison update to track my progress. When I was finished making this update, I was stunned at how long my hair had grown in just three months. On the left is 7 August, on the right is 7 November Enjoy!

Hey guys new to this website. Basically I ended up growing my hair out to a full ponytail and have unfortunately had it short for two years now. I miss having long hair and I'm determined to grow it long again. Right now my bangs are just able to reach my eyes so its starting to progress, but I want it down to my shoulders when I am finished. I basically want the same hairstyle as Charlie Hunnam from the show "Sons Of Anarchy" for those of you who have seen it lol. I included a photo to give people the general idea of what I want it to look like.

Hey guys! I come seeking advice and help!

Now, I know I've not posted much before, and I am sorry. But I am currently a full-time university student and my time is not my own! I will try to post more in the future, but please forgive long silences! I'm just busy, that's all!

Anyway, I have been growing my mane for 7 years now and I have reached a point where I'm debating if I should change for something more manageable. Currently, my hair goes down to just above my butt. I wash it every 2nd day (because my hair gets naturally greasy very quickly) and straighten to iron out the kinks in my hair. It's naturally wavy and if I don't straighten it looks messy!

Some people may be worrying that I wash too much, but believe me when I say that I have to to maintain a clean look! I hate having dirty hair and it makes me feel very uncomfortable to not have clean hair. Despite all this, my fringe is now broken and lop-sided, my ends are split and thin and the general thickness of my hair has decreased substantially. Lifting it up, I can see that 3/4 of it is long with a good 1/4 shorter and split. I've also found that it's started to layer itself into uneven lengths under the main length and also I find I am loosing alot of hair daily as well.

Guys, I really feel like I want a change. I don't want rid of my long hair...but I want a new style. Something modern, easy to manage and nothing complex.

Please help!

--=Kyle=--

Hey everyone, I haven't posted an update since the Spring. Anyway, I hit my third year on growing out my hair this October. I've been enjoying knowing that I'm all out of awkward stage and can now proudly consider myself a longhair. Since my last update I noticed that with added length my hair is even easier to manage, as it takes longer for it to get greasy. Before I had to shampoo and condition every day and use a light mousse for my light, fine hair to make it look thick. Now I only shampoo twice a week with a small amount of conditioner everyday. Best of all I don't need to use any other kind of hair "product" anymore.

I know my face doesn't look that happy in this picture, but that's because I was half asleep when I took it, and was too lazy to retake it.

It's slowly (sigh) Getting through the awkward stage, I can pull it back but won't until perhaps the end of the year, when the length will be sufficient to have a tail that is not reminiscent of the colonial look. (think G. Washington, et al.) Had a nice comment from one of the directors at work last week, She liked it. (she is an old hippie, older than me and said it reminded her of her husband) Good comments far outnumber the bad.

Just checking in at almost a year of growth. Just now getting over the "awkward" stage. Best to all of you growing your hair long again! Hang in there!

I recently just ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C. on Sunday. I ran my best race and got 3:06:31, which is under the 3:10 time I needed to qualify for the Boston Marathon. I'm really happy with my time and just thought I'd share with you guys since I know there are a few other runners on the board. Also I'm overdue for my 5 year update, so here's a picture from the race where you can really see my hair. I'll try to get on top of things with some real pictures soon.

Hello everyone,
for a while i haven't been really active, i don't know why, i guess i'v lost some interest about my hair, i'm now at belt length (when pulled) and i don't even realize my hair is longer than a year a go.
Last year was not very cool, i failed my first year at university, i'm not very good with studies... i'v got some problems and i left my girlfriend, we have been together for about 2 year and a half so starting to been single is really cool at first, but also hard.
Because of the time i spent with her i lost most of my former friends so i also have to deal with loneliness, although i'm now starting to have some friends.
But now i'm going to stop with the violons and start to talk about some happier things :)
on my 20th birthday i decide to grow out a beard, theses are some picts of my bearded journey.
This is a pict after exactly 4 weeks of grow :
And having fun with my family at 49 days of grow :S :
Side view after 135 days :
And then i decided to go for a goatee + mustache "beardcut" and with the help of my lil sister I shaved my jaw and trimmed my chin beard a bit.
This is the last picts with the full beard after 144 days of grow !:
After the shave and trim :
Then some days ago i decided to shave my mustache cause i wanted my upper lip back ;)
This is a pict just before the shave :
and another one :

And now the last one, i have just taken it (337 days):

My beard journey will probably ends on my 21th birthday, the next 2 december.

I will try to be a bit more active now, i hope you liked the pictures :)

Take care.

François

Hey Guys,
I'm just wondering if any of you have seen promo pics for the new Conan movie? This is great inspiration for long hairs!

I'll be at university in a couple years, and I took a tour of the campus and met some profs and students with my class. I found at least 3 professors are longhaired and I know that countless students are. I look forward to good years to come!

-Charlie M

So today is officially Halloween and I thought about doing an update but figured everyone knows what my hair looks like so I decided to take a pic of my friend Ash who stopped by to dole out the candy to the kids.Yea even the big kids showed for some freebies!Anyway he feels his hair is at terminal but I think he could eek out maybe a few more inches.Hey even an inch is a lot when you are only a foot tall!Hmmmm,this post may sound weird but I figured someone had to take over for Justin;)Happy Halloween all!Cheers

Mark

When I was a kid I would often think about what I wanted to look like when I was an adult. I would picture myself with long hair and a long beard. Today I looked in the mirror and finally saw that image starring back at me in the mirror. I have become the man I wanted to be as a child. Now that I am an adult I have revised what I want to look like. My new goal is hair and beard at least floor length. And so I happily continue to grow.

Hello Everyone,

My name is Mac. I am new to this board and am seeking advice. I am in my late 30s and have been waiting to grow my hair out ever since I was 18, but every time I do, I get about a year into the process and snap one day, getting it cut short, real short. I am a public high school teacher and am expected to look professional at work. While having long hair is acceptable at my place of employment, looking terrible for three years until it grows out is not. So, I have come to the experts. It is my hope that all of your combined knowledge might give me the information to make it this time.

As of right now, I had all my hair cut one inch all over last June. This past August, I got the back neck line trimmed up short, but have not had a hair cut since. Before reading more, take a look at the pic I posted with this letter.

My problem with my hair is that it always, I mean ALWAYS looks like crap. Right after I wash it, it is super “poofy” as one of my students described it. To correct some of this, put a very small dab of gel in my hair after it is towel dried and brush it all straight back. Around the ears, I spray some hairspray and brush it back, letting it dry sort of plastered to my head. When my hair is dry, I brush it all out and go to bed with it dry. The next morning it is somewhat behaved, but looks like I never wash it. Forgoing the gel is an even worse disaster; I look like bozo the clown. What bothers me the most is the back of my hair. Unless I sleep on it, carefully not moving my head, it will just not behave. I get this “that girl” flip that looks greasy, dirty, and mostly unprofessional to the point my boss is telling me to get a haircut.

I need to figure out a way for my hair to look clean, be styled in a way that I donÂ’t look homeless, and still allow it to grow out and someday be long, like I have always wanted. Some people have told me to keep the back trimmed until my bangs catch up with them, others say let it go! I look like crap, feel like crap, and am losing my motivation to have long hair. There must be some trick, some product, something that can take this edge off at least enough so I can pass at work and not look homeless.

Any suggestions are welcomed,
Thank you,
Mac

So lately I've been Vitamin B w/biotin and Fish oil. I know these have been helping speed things up. My hair grew a full inch this month, whereas it grew about 1/3" and 1/2" a month. My hair is at 10" this month as well.

My hair is what I call wurly(picked that up from LHC)

So perhaps if you want faster growth(who doesn't!?) pick up these vitamins.

this a photo shop of the lenth i want my hair down the road. im at 16 months now ,dont have a photo but will get one soon.was getting alot of pressure to cut it at 14 months, but they seemed to have calmed down for now. its amazing the hostility i run across about guys with long hair.not all the time , but just out of the blue sometimes , james

It's been an interesting 4 years letting my hair. I'm kind of surprised that I've stuck with it this long without giving in to joke to cuting it. I knew it would be wavy, but that gave way to loose curls. Here's what it looks like:

Frank

Hey everyone,

I don't come around much these days because over the past 4 years I've been experiencing hair loss, but I've been on a natural treatment regimen for the past 8 months now, and the main focus has been treating my thyroid. My hair is showing signs of improvement (thickening, and vellus hair growing in areas that were bald near the temples), so these are definitely some encouraging signs!

Anyhow, another thing that I've noticed is that my facial hair seems to be growing in darker. I'm 28 years old, and it's grown in red for as long as I could grow it even though my hair is a dark brown (I'm part Irish). I only noticed a few months ago that there are a percentage of hairs that are now growing in black, and other people have commented on it as well. At first I was confused, but thought maybe it was a reflection of my improved health seeing as this developed around the same time that my hair started showing improvement. However, upon inquiring, a hair dresser told me that this happened to her husband before he started going gray!

For those who are gray/graying, did you experience anything like this prior to going gray? If not, does anyone know why my facial hair might be growing in darker all of a sudden?

Sorry if this is somewhat off topic.

Hey All,

Here I am at a start of the long hair. Can already put it into a small tail but not all the side hairs reaches the tail. The front I made the error of cutting it, oops...

I am a 17 year old and I am in 11th grade. I live in NJ. I found this board because I am interested in growing out my hair at least shoulder length. I am having some problems. My hair is getting in my eyes. What can I do. Also, I gets oily after like a day. Thank you. Hope to get some advice.

Hey everyone here on this fabulous Hyperboard! :-)

Just stopping in from my "barge" ocean cruise ship as it goes off for a bit and undergoes some tests before we continue on. (BTY: Expected in the "Bay Area" around Feb. 12th. At long last I will arrive and I DO hope a meet-up is possible at Duarts. And if Ken is reading this, I have that Maroon Coat to give him at long last.) Yeah, I know guys, I am all heart. But for a little update on this "grande cruise au de worlde!"

Would you believe? After that "Snowball" melted that we were stuck in at sea for nearly 6 weeks, a leak was discovered and they actually stuck Captain Smiths head in the hole below deck near the boilers until we got to port. He is now being hailed a hero, for had it not been for his head fitting perfectly, they "say" that this ship would sink. Ha Ha Ha........sure, anything to beef-up the captains ego. This thing is UNSINKABLE!!! (BTY: No dandruff in his beard now after that heroic deed.)

Such fun stopping in today and seeing some names to remember. Before I was abducted, i,i,i mean "retired" from my post as moderator, these names were still here and new ones as well. GREAT! :-)

My hair is growing well now and actually getting longer you may be interested to know. Kinda fun actually to see it "poof out" all over again just like "Bozo the Clown." (Ken: remember him back in the 50's on the old 78 records and the picture book?) Oh wait Ken and my apologies for I know compared to myself that you are just a spring chicken in years compared to one who has graduated to the age of "fossile!" Ah, to be young again.

Uh-oh......I hear the Fog Horn calling the passengers. (That's how they call us.) And there is NO FOG! (Only smog.)

Well, Bon Voyage one and all and PLEASE keep that hair growing and NEVER give up! In EVERY single case I ever knew of, any guy who made it to long hair looked fabulous. One thing in life that is a sure winner. Long hair will ALWAYS stand the test of time and ALWAYS be a style that never goes out of style.

My best always to you great guys

Justin~

Oh dear isn't Earl Grey good enough for some of our friends over the pond! I hear the Alaska maiden is taking over a storm :-)!

Cheers,

John.B

The last one uses LIQUID castille, which might be hard to find & expensive. I didn't realize it was liquid at first. Thorough searching yielded one made from the bar soap, which is what I wanted. YAY!

http://www.happynews.com/living/haircare/make-shampoo.htm

And the back.

Thanks,
Frank

This is an update of about 2 years 7 months. I switched over a couple months ago from Pantene to a shampoo and conditioner I used to use, that doesn't contain any harmful sulfates, and it's been really good for my hair. I've noticed less shedding and an overall increase in quality, thickness and looks. I won't be going back to Pantene again!

-Charlie M

Ran across an unusual hair-related superstition that I'd never heard of the other day.

I was sitting in the lobby of our hotel in San Diego, waiting for my oldest son to come down from the room (was in San Diego for my middle son's wedding, but that's another story).

A lady with a mid-back ponytail comes over and asks if she can tug on my braid. I figured "what can it hurt", so I said ok. She gave my braid a gentle tug, and then told me that it's supposedly good luck to tug the braid/ponytail of someone with hair longer than your own.

I laughed and told her that I was probably out of luck, as I don't know much of anyone with hair longer than mine.

This, of course, was ignoring several members of the board, but I don't see any of you in person much, so not much tugging opportunity [grin].

Anyway, has anyone else heard of this particular good luck charm?

Frodo

Hi Hairy People,

When I was a teenager and into my early 20s, I had some problems with occasional dandruff coming from my scalp; but that ended a long, loooooooong time ago -- I haven't had dandruff problems coming from the top of my head in I don't know how long...

But oddly enough, I do occasionally have flaking skin coming from my chin now -- how weird!!

Anybody else here have this odd problem? Or am I the only freak of Mother Nature in this beard dandruff department?

Sorry, no pictures (and you should be HAPPY about that fact, too - LOL)!!

- Ken in San Francisco

Just found this, thanks to Charlie Ms' recent post about non sls shampoos!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Homemade-Shampoo/

I'm gonna make the first one, which is 1/4 cup each water, castille soap, and oil. I'll be using Tea Tree oil, which is warming & stimulates hair growth.

I tried Kens' idea of Almond oil on my hair, and it feels so good! I do it right after a shower to lock in the moisture. I thought it would smell like Almonds, but it doesn't, which is dissappointing. Just smells like vegatable oil. I use kind of alot, heh, ;p which makes it look damp, but I like that look. :) I'll use Linseed oil also called Flax seed oil next. I've always LOVED how that stuff smells. It's an ancient furniture oil. From the Egyptians on up. Also very VERY good for your hands and skin. Thanks Ken!! Maybe I'll dilute the Tea Tree oil with the almond oil in the shampoo recipe, as Tea Tree oil's expensive.

I'm off to buy my bar of castille soap now!

Hi all, I'm new and been lurking for weeks now and all I have to say is that this is an awesome community. So the reason why I'm making a thread because I have some questions. I have wavy/curly hair, it's wavy on the top than curly on the sides. I've been trying to grow it out, up to my shoulder and so far it's up to my earlobe. The problem is that with very thick hair/curly it's hard to style it and maintain it. My hair looks very poofy. I always wanted my hair straight but I don't want to straighten it every day since it will be annoying so I'm thinking of going to a salon and doing one of those Japanese straighteners that last like 6 months. I heard it's around 130 dollars and willing to pay it but my problem is that is their any cons doing this and did anyone ever do this before. Oh and by the way I have nothing against curls is just like i said before it's really hard to maintain and style, plus if i straighten it, it will be up to my neck. Thanks ;).

I posted earlier and got a bunch of helpful responses so I thought I'd ask another question: When people talk about not washing their hair everyday, do they mean they are washing it without shampoo or that they aren't washing it at all (not even getting it wet). Because to me, it seems like it would be difficult to get a shower without getting my hair wet. Also, I exercise everyday and get very sweaty and stink, so I feel like I need to wash it. I have thick slightly wavy hair that is a few inches past my shoulders, would it be a good idea to stop washing my hair everyday? If so, how often should I?

Hi, haven't postet here in a while and thought it was time for an update on my hair growth progress.

My last trim was in April 2010, done by a very nice guy who is kind of a specialist for long hair care. He only cut off about 0.5 cm and removed all the split ends. Awesome!

I found it interesting how the waves of my hair change from day to day. The first photo is 4 days old and the second one I took just a few moments ago.

It seems to look best one day after washing it.

This weekend, in Hollywood, They are havingf auditions for a new Reality TV show called "WHO WANTS A HAIRCUT". They are casting Men with very LONG hair so they can cut it short for the show. And they are NOT paying you for the privelege of working on their show. This is another major insult and attack against Long hair on Men. The Casting director is EVAN MAJORS. If I had an address or phone # I would complain. We do not want this kind of programming on TV>

11 months now (with one trim in late july)

Hi MLLH!

I've been lurking on this forum for 13 months now, and countless time I've said to myself that I would introduce me. But I guess I just never had "the guts" to do it.
Well, I've been growing out my hair for 13 months now, and I've had my ups and downs. When I was about 8 years old I decided that I wanted longer haircut. I had always had a sort of buzzcut. I let it grow (with permission of my parents) just above my eyes. And I liked it alot. I kept it like that untill I was 15. Then I decided that I wanted to have even longer hair. I had always looked up to men with long hair (I think that my fascination for medieval stuff at that time played a huge role). I have some family members who have/had long hair, and I've always looked up to them and thought how great it looked. I never thought about long hair on my head though untill 13 months ago. So I finally let it grow. On the back it's past my shoulders, and on the sides of my head it has almost reached shoulder lenght. I'd show it, but I'm not keen on putting pictures of me on the internet. I'll upload one though soon. I can put my hair in a ponytail and all of that, but I don't do that outside yet.

I also have a question to ask to you guys.
I'm afraid actually, I think my ends are fine for now, but my mom keeps telling me I have the same hair as she does, a bit wavy. But she has black hair and I have blond-brown hair like my dad. And the problem is, her ends tend to split after reaching shoulder lenght, and I'm afraid that mine will too :(. She says she has tried everything but nothing works, so she has shorter hair now. Is it possible that my ends will spilt when reaching a bit over shoulder lenght based on genetics? I really hope not.

So, as promised I will put up an update soon.
Oh, btw when just before I started growing out my hair I cut it way shorter than usual :(, wish I hadn't done that, would've been about 2 inches further then already...

PS: English is not my native language, so sorry for any mistakes.

Grtz, Braezel

Hey guys back again with a 10 month update. Let me tell you its been a long 10 months but im really liking how it is turning out. My hair is really wavy and curls somewhat im assuming as it gets longer the weight from my hair will make it straighter?

Hey, this is my second time trying to grow my hair out and first time that I'm REALLY serious about it. This pic is of me and my twin brother who is also growing his out. we both cut our hair almost completely all off in the middle of february so this pic is about 7 months growth. I feel like now that I am in college it will be easier to grow it out. Our goal for now is shoulder length but I do hope for it to get even longer than that. Any tips anyone has for helping it grow at a good steady rate would be great. Thanks!

Hey, I have a somewhat odd and girly story/question. I play guitar and listen to metal/rock and that's what initially had me wanting to grow out my hair but now that I have it I love it. I'm 19, have light brown/blonde hair that is real thick and a little wavy that comes down past my shoulders. But on to the point... While I love my long hair (the color, type, style, etc.) I can't stand the spots that are short. My girlfriend says it's just new hairs coming in but I think it's breakage (it's probably a mix of both) and it makes me want to cut my hair. Standing away my hair looks great to me but when I get up close to a mirror I see the ten million little hairs poking up I freak out. Little 1 inch hairs right at the part of my hair at my hairline, 4 inch hairs in the under layer by my ears, etc. When I put my hair up in a ponytail they won't go back and stick up everywhere and when it's down and not brushed they frizz out....

So I guess my question is am I freaking out for nothing? Is anyone's hair perfect without these short hairs? Does everyone get this?

first Started Growing my hair out 10-27-08, at the time my hair was just slightly above eyes in the front....since then iv had no trims

up until just about 6 months ago i had no split ends but here recently iv started to notice quite a few of them and that has me considering a slight trim but nothing more, just enough to get rid of the split/damaged ends....

I posted this picture as my default on facebook I figured I'd post it here as well. I didn't intend on putting it up but I thought my hair looked awesome in the picture. Just thought I'd share.

Also tonight at 7pm EST. I'll be hosting a radio show at my college ( show currently untitled) But if anyone feels like giving it a listen you can tune in by going on this site.

Thanks

After days and days of thinking I finally realized what hairstyle i'd like to grow out. :D I'm thinking about growing it chest lenght or so but having it thinned a bit since i have very poofy hair and with a fringe max mouth lenght. Thick hair really doesn't suit me that much...

I know most everyone here is more for thick central part hair but I hope you'll all still give me support.

Here's an example of how I plan to have my hair like:

Has anyone had any feed back about being a long haired individual and applying for a Nexus trusted traveller card for crossing the USA and Canada borders?

We all know the world is full of bigots of all persuasions so just curious if anyone has had any experience with this.

Thanks for any input....

3 years

Hello everyone, and I hope all of you are doing well in your own hair growing journeys. I admit to not doing updates all that often these days, since there isn't all that much point in doing so. Since my hair grows very slowly, it doesn't change that much from day to day. However, since we had some cooler, dryer weather later, and my hair didn't look too bad, I took a few quick photos the other day, and decided to "cobble together" an update. My hair doesn't like summer heat and humidity, and is happier, and has less frizz in the fall and winter.

I did see an increase in growth from earlier photos, and it is only by looking at past photos that I do realize that it is still growing. If only I could achieve 2 or 3 more inches, I could almost say that I am at waist length.

I took a photo from the front. It is longer than my avatar photo, and perhaps it is time for a new avatar!

I also took a photo of my ponytail, and even though it is a little messy here, it does show that the ends are not too far from my beltline.

Although I would love to have both thicker and longer hair, I am reasonably content for what I have at the ripe old age of 57 years and 3 months. At least the hairline is reasonably good, so I have no right to complain.

Thank you to all who might be reading today, and thank you for your support over the years.

Been a while since I updated, started back to college which is a different mind set completely. So far maintaining an A and B average in my classes, so could be worse. Here's a link to my latest photos on my Flickr page, figured that's be the best way to show it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16375284@N04/sets/72157625133183612/

I did get a slight trim couple of weeks back, had some split ends and really no shape to the mane, so the gal was very receptive to a freaked out longhair letting someone with a pair of scissors near him. Put a few layers in as well. I like it, so will see.

Hope the Fall is agreeing with everyone. Thanks again my longhair bretheren for letting me take a few moments of your time.

Charlie

Hi everybody. IÂ’m 22 years old from Puerto Rico. In November itÂ’ll be 3 years of growing my hair and what a ride it has been. First of all I want to thank this forum and the people in it because I remember when I stared to seriously consider growing my hair long, I stumbled upon this site and it gave me motivation and inspiration to go ahead and grow it. IÂ’ve lurked the site on and off for this 3 years and always thought to myself that I have to introduce myself and join the site officially. Well finally I took some time to do it.

IÂ’ve kind of always liked long hair but never seriously consider growing it until I was 18. I think the main reason for growing my hair was a search for individuality. To me all short hairstyles look pretty much the same, theyÂ’re kind of boring, and I was unhappy about how I looked. I felt like a copy of the guy next to me. As a copy of what society wanted me to be, but not who I wanted to be.

Long hair on the other hand is so expressive, is part of you, your genes and who you are. Why repress it?? The other reason for growing my hair long is because IÂ’ve always been a little shy, and saw growing it long as a chance to do something for me without caring for what others may think. A chance to build some character.

So after some thinking and finding this site, I decided to grow it. At first I was only going for about chin length hair. But pretty soon I discover I had curly and frizzy hair, and lots of it. And at chin length, curly hair is still in a very award stage. In fact, I donÂ’t think curly hair ever passes that stage; at least mine doesnÂ’t seem like it. To be honest, at first I was a little irritated with my hair type and it discouraged me a little, but I kept growing it just to see how it will look like if it was just a little longer. And itÂ’s been 3 years of doing that and I still want to see how it will look like a little longer. During the process of growing it, IÂ’ve learn to accept my hair type and even embrace it. Now I really like it because is so unique, it has a mind of its own, it never looks exactly the same every day. And besides, I think the world needs more long wavy and curly hair, society is too fixated on perfectly slick hair.

So, this is my official intro. Hope to make some good longhaired friends and share my experience with others.

My goal = BADASS long curly hair

PS Sorry for the bad quality cellphone pics.

Hi Guys, I promised not to update too much, today is a bit of a milestone... 3rd time growing out this time around, I'm just short of 15 months from #1 back and sides and a little longer on top.

Today I am finally able to do a half tail, albeit a very high one. Will make doing the housework and windy days much more bearable! Looking forward to being able to do a full tail in another 6 months or so.

BTW thanks moderators for adding me back to the users directory :)

Take care all,

MattT

My hair looks terrible today. 2 days without washing and wearing a hat most of the day probably explains it.
Thin, flat and incredibly dull. And damn front-hairs that ALMOOOST can be tucked behind my ears, AND STAY THERE.

It better look good in a few months, or else... :P

Hairwash tomorrow will be a relief at least, lol.

I've lurked on this forum.

I forget when I started my hair journey, but I've been taking and dating pictures along the way so you can get an idea. My hair looked to be about 1.5-1.7 inches at the earliest picture I have, and I started my journey from a buzz. I know not everyone grows the same, but at about 1/2 inch a month average (googled it) that would put me at starting my journey sometime around August, or September 2009 which makes this about my 14th month.

also although I cannot yet put my bangs in a tail I have noticed about a month ago, that the problem of my bangs in my face has finally gone away, the trick for me is that I can now tuck my bangs behind my ears and they're finally long enough to stay, however without a headband they're still loose, and I still look like some kind of anime thing with my hair tailed

(since I'm not 100% sure all the links work, heres a copy of the URL to my gallery)
http://gallery.me.com/jrbickers#100087&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=2

Its likely that I'll have to answer this question in the near future and I'm looking to articulate my reasons in a meaningful way to my superiors. In the process of mulling this over for myself, it'd be helpful to hear some of your reasons for growing your hair out. If you're willing, would you share how you would explain your decision to be a long-haired man?

(Please be aware that the life I've chosen precludes me refusing my superiors wishes. I know this isn't something (m)any of you would choose, but I have been at peace with this since well before I was ordained. So yes, I would cut my hair if directed to do so.)

For my part, I decided to grow my hair out several years ago. At the time I realized that it meant more than just being a rebel or a political statement - which had always been a deterrent to even considering the idea.

However, I saw several examples both in real life & in stories of long-hair that illustrated how it was necessarily feminine and that it could actually be very masculine. Moreover, I had to admit that I've always liked the look itself and was interested in how I would like actually having long hair. Turns out that I enjoy having long hair quite a bit! Both the look and the feel. A windy day is a heck of a lot more fun and rainy days aren't as bothersome. It looks good and I enjoy it. Hopefully I won't be required to cut it, but if I am, I will have at least tried it out - and I'm glad I have.

- Father M.

Just a quick check in to encourage all you guys out there growing your hair long again. Keep growing it! It's worth the effort! I am getting so close to being able to tie my hair back again. That will be a great day!
Take care all.
Rob

I've heard it on the news recently. The quarterback for the New England Patriots Tom Brady has been growing his hair out because his wife wants him to. Apparently people can't stop talking about it.

I just find it funny when things like this are in the mainstream news because you get to see how many people care / don't care and man do they tend to have a lot to say about something that isn't a big deal at all.

3 years growth

I have a 16 year old Duchsand Terrier. Yes hard to believe she is 16 but still doing great, only one small problem.

Given her age, she can't seem to control herself anymore. In otherwords, she leaves accidents in the house. Before all this, she knew very well when it was time to go outside.

She's still very active and aware.

Is there some sort of medicine or anything I can give her that can help her with this problem? I love her very much but this needs to stop. Suggestions please?

Here's a pic of my 2-year-old son's hair from behind. After watching "How to Train Your Dragon," he has now begun referring to himself as a warrior.

Your resident proud dad,

Validus

Hi Hairy People,

Long time no post!

Thanks to Mark ("Hairball") visiting the West Coast this week, I got off my lazy butt and had a fun day off doing some San Francisco sight-seeing 'round about town. We met up with Bill & Larry for lunch, followed by taking some wacky plant pics in Golden Gate Park's Strybing Arboretum Botanical Gardens.

My humble apologies to Scott ("Absalom") and Trolleypup, both of whom got extremely short notice about Mark being in town, and planning to meet up with him on Wednesday. We also chose not to post anything about having a longhair meet-up here on MLHH, due to a weird local stalker guy that has been a problem in the past. Other than those two odd-ball little glitches, it was a terrific day!!

Here's a pic that Mark took of me when we went to the top of Twin Peaks at the end of our day together. i have to admit that I almost don't recognize myself, having colored my beard that very morning with the "Just for Men" facial hair dye (supposedly "lightest brown" - HA! - yeah, right!) -- my partner now calls me, "Blue Beard (LOL)....

Enjoy the pics (more to follow, including of Mark, and also of Bill & Larry...)!!

- Ken

So I'm just wondering; how many friends, or family or acquaintances do you have who have long hair?

I'm lucky to go to a high school which has sort of a tradition of long hair, so I'm graced with many longhaired friends (guys).

I also recently found an old picture of my dad with his former waist-length hair from the 70s (long hair is in the blood! :) ).

So how many longhairs are in your life or close to you?

Charlie M

I almost never brush my long hair, but someone's comment yesterday saying "brush your hair" made me self conscious for a bit, and I went and bought a brush this morning and tried brushing my hair just now, and it looks horrible, brushing makes it look a little more volume, and I really don't like the "perfect" look to it when it is brushed

anyone else here never brush their hair and also thinks it looks bad brushed?

Well as a followup to Ken's post below I just returned home from a fabulous week in the Bay Area.It was a blast meeting some of the local longhairs from the area some of which are from this board.I also had the chance to drop down to Santa Cruz and noticed many longhairs about there as well:)Too bad the time went so fast as I would have loved to spend much more time out west.Anyway thought I'd share a couple pics to supplement what Ken had shared.Hope all of you have been doing well:)Cheers

Mark

Here's a vintage video clip from the 1940s that just cracked me up -- best dance instructional video I've ever seen... Enjoy!!

- Ken

Hey there fellow longhairs, I have been growing my hair out since July 2009 (14 months ago) and I must say things are going pretty well for me.

When I started, I had little confidence in myself and how I would look, but the longer my hair got, the happier I was with the results. I was a lurker for quite some time on this board and you guys gave me inspiration to keep going. I hope this post is in turn encouraging to people just starting their journey as well.

I still consider myself to be in the awkward phase, but hopefully not for much longer. It's hard to say what my goal is, perhaps mid-back, we'll have to see.

My hair care routine is CO wash every other day and comb/brush when necessary.

I also took a video of my hair, seeing as pictures sometimes don't do it justice:

Hey Guys

Met some longhaires on this White Star Line who are saying similar things. This Summer was so very unusual (weather-wise) that their hair didn't do as well as others. So for the Poll, how many of you guys noticed a difference?

1. More tangles than normal?
2. LESS Sheding than usual? (Last few years have seen more for a number of guys here.)

Well, must run before we set off again. Some joker claims he had a vision that there was a snowball floating way out there. I bet him a million dollars his "vision" was a fake! LOL :-)

Justin~

Well its been a while since i posted a progress pic so here it is.

HI there long lockers!

Just thought of dropping by with an update and letting you guys know that all has been well since my last post. Those around me has began to accept the fact that i want to be a long term long haired and is not just going through a phase.I guess the stubornness got me through.

Hope all is well for you guys as well

Peace.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11460335

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sometimes I still struggle with it, my hair gets super wavy when it is shorter, so I remember always being unhappy with it unless it is wet, same sort of goes for when it is long like now, I like it when it is wet, not as much when dry

does anyone ever think about finding some genius hairstylist and getting it cut to a midlength style? I remember seeing pics of Tommy Lee with his hair midlength and looking fantastic, but I bet his hairstylist probably charges $300

As of this morning. My hair is growing and is now slightly below my shoulders in back and on the rear sides. Seems to be all about curling at the ends. it will get past it. but. Oh. How I "long" for the wonderful manes y'all sport. I am flipping it over my ears to hold it back while at work. Can gather it into the shortest of tails, but, it is really not ready, yet. Geetin' some nice props, even from those who earlier tried to talk me out of letting it grow, However, my older sister, bless her heart, Literally demanded I cut it. (She was so cute.) Of course, I muled right up and said, "Ain't gonna happen". She relented. I am never happy with how I look in pics, but, whatta ya gonna do.

Hi all

Hi all-

I have just posted a colorization video of some of the great composers (1849-1950). Suddenly I find it of great interest that long hair to them would be considered by us at this board Awkward Stage, a little past, or not at all. (No Buzz cuts however.) And BEARDS! Very much in style.

Of course, the Native Americans were different as were some others and truly had wonderful very long hair.

What is your bet that the astounding long hair we have seen on this board in the past, now, and every now and then in real life is something that has sprung-up since the 70's? Hair care now is so much different than in those days of old, and conditioner must surely extend the strength and help the hair to grow to the long lengths.

I rather think the guys of today are a whole new breed.

Take care all.

Justin~

Yeah, yeah.
I'm back. =)

So...
Here is my current hair length.
The picture quality is a little bad.

My hair is starting to look thinner.
Do you think I'm at terminal length? or close to it?
because I want my hair to be classic length.

...and nice to see some f you again. =)

I deleted my account and just stook with Facebook, heres my link for that:

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=wall&ref=nur&id=1762052473

Howdy folks, I have not been here in....I guess a little over a year. I was about two years into hair growth when I decided to apply for police force, so I cut it all off. Well, in the process of applying I had a FEDEX Ground job fall into my lap and took it instead, so I just let it grow again. However this time I have not been as worried about how much growth a month, etc. I have just been letting it go. In fact, I can't even tell you an exact time frame of growth in this pic. I gonna guess it about a year from a no guard on back and sides and #1 on top. I hope everyone is doing well and please comment. I was reading a post talking bout not much activity on here and wanna get that fixed. This place was GREAT during my 1st hair growth excursion! Brian

P.S. Sorry for poor pic quality, but batts dead in digital so I had to resort to cell!

Hi,

my hair is now near to my tailbone when dry.
I'm not too good with it at the moment as my mood is not too good, too.
I'll have some trims from the beginning of the new year to get a nice shape, also I'm trying to cut the split ends when I have time...

Regards

Hi !
Did you know that the band Soundgarden (grunge band from the early 90s) reunited very recently ?
And, as far as I can see, Chris Cornell (the singer) is back with his long hair (cut it short after the band stopped playing). Great news !

Vivien

Hello fellow longhairs,

I work in a factory and get extremely filthy day in and day out. I have naturally dry and wavy hair. I tried going every other day for a couple weeks, never again!

My hair is barely shoulder length. My goal is tailbone. I fear that it won't get to that length seeing all the abuse I put it through.

It's a shame because my hair loves infrequent washings. Before I got this job anyway.

I oil with olive oil twice a week, doesn't seem to help? Any pointers you pros have, I'd appreciate it very much.

Wow, what has happened ? This place used to be buzzing, I can log on once a month and still catch up in 30 seconds. Guys are definately lurking as was shown by Justin's Farewell Post, but hardly anybody is getting involved . . . mmmmm why is that I wonder . . .

Thomas Anders is a pop singer from Germany and his name did say much to me until the other day when I came across some of his videos on youtube. He used to have a very very long ponytail back in the 1980s! In the late 80s there was an attempt to introduce him to the American public and he recorded some songs in English for the American market.

There some videos from 1989. In the first one there are some glimpses of his ponytail.

In this video you can see his long hair at 3:10. It is awesome!

But what interests me even more than his ponytail is the fact that long hair is traditionally associated with particular style of music. We see lots of rock / metal musicians with ponytails but you have to agree that a pop singer (singing silly songs) with a ponytail is rather unusual.

Here's a link to the story of Kenneth Fails, facing in-school suspension for refusing to cut his hair.
His mother is very supportive and has spoken her mind to the school board. Good for her!

Bruce

Hello everyone,
I am now an ordained minister as of September 8,2010, but I still have my long hair!

I was ordained through this website called United Christian Faith Ministries. It was not a five minute ordination process. they check your criminal record for sexual predators etc and your other background checks. they make sure that you are serious about you asking for ordination.I took a discipleship course to qualify for the ordination.

I do not know how to put pics on the posts but hopefully my updated pick comes into my post. I still have my long hair!

forgive me if i put multiple post of the same post. They are all accidents

Birdman

.....thick ends then :-)

Amazing you can do with a bit of home help :-)

Just think with all those colours it didn't come out of a bottle and considering the time of year some autumnal colours (I does't quite ring with fallumnal does it lol!)

Cheers,

John.B

Had an awesome dream last night. I was waiting in a long line for a shower. But this was no ordinary shower. Ahead of me in line, I over heard two guys talkng. First guy said "I can't wait. Second guy said,"Just think we'll never have to wear clothes again." Some how I didn't understand. Were they nudists? One by one the men dissappeared into the shower. Finally I got close enough where I could see the men enter the shower area and minutes later exit the shower fully transformed.
Turns out this magical shower made men hairy. In would go an ordinary guy and out would come a fur god, hair and beard floor length. As soon as I realized what was happening I was elated.
Unfortunately I woke up right before it was my turn to enter.

I'm going to post something that happened today. This is the kind of thing we should be talking about here, maybe that way the board will get some more activity. It's not big news, the hair keeps getting longer (longer than ever every day for the past year, minus two trims), and with that a lot more tangles, it also hates moisture.

Today I tried a really "special" shampoo I bought a while ago. The brand doesn't matter, because I don't think that's the thing to get because it comes in a bundle with other unecessary products. A regular sulfate free shampoo preferably with it's matching conditioner should be enough. Well, it's the best thing ever (for hair at least). Today has been a really wet day, absurdly wet I may say, and it's the best hair day I've had in months, even better than good hair days in dry weather, no frizz and no hassle. I love it, plus it has no damaging products and it really cleans. I don't know why I didn't use it before.

I had a problem with the time between washes, with the added length and the extreme curls, the ends were getting extremely dry really soon, just 2 days, if I washed it would bring in the frequent washing issues (i.e. dryness), if I only conditioned (like I used to), and waited the full 4 days for a wash, then the roots would be oily and nasty, and no help ar all for the dry, brittle ends. It was getting really frustrating. I was about to straighten it permanently again, just to get rid of the problem, not for the right reasons, and I had come to love my curls, and I may want to straighten in the future (for the right reasons). I don't know what changed, if the length has something to do with it, or the hair changed, I don't know. None of my routines were working.

Today that changed with the sulfate free shampoo. There's a lot less lather, it feels funny in your hands and on the hair, it's significantly more expensive, but it's really amazing, and yes I can say that on the first day. The best part is, it's safe for everyday use. That's great news for people with oily hair or really fine hair, people who work out, swim or sweat a lot daily. Even for people who just can't stop washing, some people I know get really grossed out by not washing daily, no matter how much I tell them how much it harms their hair. Well, with sulfate free, knock yourseves out, you can have the freshly washed feeling every morning/night. And your hair's condition will get better and better day after day. I guess you could also wash every other day, that's up to you, but I don't see a reason not to give it a try.

Sorry for the long post, just felt like sharing.

N/T

Hi all-

After many fabulous years serving the MLHH, effective today, I have decided that it is time to leave my position as moderator and this superb board. Please be rest assured however that All is presently in the very best of hands behind the scenes with a great group of ever so dedicated extremely "hard working" moderators along with their superb president to assure that all will continue to tick like a clock for your own help, benefit and loyal support of long hair always.

I shall be sure to come back and post every now and then, for how can I ever forget this amazing place? Impossible!

Let us not forget however that this board would have ever been the great place it is today without the dedication, hard work and love put forth by our own beloved Bill Choisser to assure that the MLHH would remain solid and strong always and to run like a top far into the distant years ahead. We cannot thank Bill enough for all he has done for us.

Well, time to run along.

Blessings to each and everyone of you.

Bye all-

Justin~ :-)

Hello,

I'm in the market for a conditioner I can buy in bulk rather than indivudual bottles at the store. I go through a bottle once a week. It's getting alittle old buying a new bottle and costly.

My hair is black/brownish, wavy/curly and my scalp is full of it. If someone can suggest a decent brand to me for a relatively low price, I'd love to hear it. Walmart is really the only place I can buy stuff like that in bulk. Thanks and good day!

P.s My hair doesn't like silicones even though they make combing a breeze. So no cones here.

the style i like

Yes it's here again...happy equinox...equiniox!

We look forward to new autumn library of updated pictues!

Now I'm off to say hello to a pebble!

Cheers,

John.B

Well, I'm back. Since the divorce I've had all kinds of crap going on so most of it not even relevant to longhair so I didn't want to bore y'all with it. Lol.

My ex's room mate (a girl and supposedly both our friends) called me about a month ago and told me she cut both my sons' hair. I told her I hated her and never to call me again. She hasn't.

I even thought about cutting my own hair after that just so my sons wouldn't feel a difference between us but Harley asked me not to. And my friends (females and short haired guys) looked at me like I was crazy and said stuff like, "What?!" and "Nah, don't do that." and "How the hell will we recognize you?" so I didn't. I did trim it some but it was getting a bit rough on the ends.

The deal this year at the school is still the same; Longhaired boys can wear it in a tail and no one will say anything about it. They follow that rule in the hall and certain classes, the rest of the time they just wear it down.

Kids are doing great still making excellent grades. They adjusted very well.

Went to my 30 year class reunion last Saturday and I was the only "hippie" Haha. Got some compliments on my hair and not one negative look.

Paul

Just checking in with an update. All grows well here in MN. Getting ready for colder months ahead.
Take care all.

I think I hit terminal or am close to it, because im at 3 1/2 years growth now and I don't see a difference since my 3 year update back in March. I mean its either growing very slow now or im close to terminal. It's about mid back now and I want to grow it to my lower back or waist at least. This makes me sad... :( But maybe it will still grow hopefully

My hair is presently in what is regarded as "the awkward stage". My mother is thoroughly convinced that it must be trimmed to look "nice". To my best of my ability, I have explained that such actions will only prolong awkwardness, which seems to be the consensus among this community. Has anybody had this experience and how might I get her off my case until the awkward stage transitions to a substantial length?

Regards,
L.S.P.P

For those of you who follow the absurd wanderings of White Tail, I must be saying goodbye for a while. I have been offered the adventure and opportunity of a lifetime and will be headed to Afghanistan for the next 13+ months. It will be my privilege to support the young men and women of many nations fighting in that country. I will be working as a hydro-geologist with the SEEBEES and RED HORSE Squadrons installing water wells on the Forward Operating Bases. (See the link below).

I will miss my MLHH family and look forward to the day I will be having my morning coffee and evening tea with you again.

Happiness, Luck and Love to each of you
Walter

Hey all

Hope you are having a great weekend.

Just came upon this brand new video that I am quite sure will interest alot of guys. It is very well done and in just several minutes time gives many valuable long hair tips. Enjoy! :-)

Justin~

Hi Guys,

My name is Marguerite and I'm a Freelance Writer from Toronto, Canada. I'm trying to write an article on men with long hair and I'd love to have some of you participate if you're interested.

I'm trying to get at the heart of the matter: What is life like for a man with long hair?

I think it's a valid enquirey as men with this aesthetic are not in the mainstream of things; there's something interesting and rebellious about a man who decides to grow his hair, would you agree?

If you're interested in participating, please contact me and I will send you some questions. Or, you can post a comment to this message about your ideas and thoughts on the matter.

Thank you for your help!

Has anyone here tried Mira oil? Does it work or is it a scam?
They say it make for helthier faster growing hair. But at $70 a bottle...?

And here's my 3.5 years youtube hair video link.

Guys (& Gals) please dont be obsessed by your hair and measure it by the day, just leave it alone and it will grow. If you're worried, give yourself plenty of time (6 months/a year/2 years/10 years)

There is nothing wrong or right with anything, long, thick, thin, just be yourself. Just dont be obsessed by it - get out and have a life, you're hair will enjoy it!! :)

Hi Guys..

First, let me say I don't have a problem with gray hair. Long or Short. I'm just not ready for it on me quite yet.

Since my hair is now coming back in again from being shaved the last two years, I've noticed numerous white hairs. I've been able to take care of them with tweezers and a bit of time.

Anyone else have any ideas or thoughts on doing this? Any alternatives? or better yet remedies without coloring?

- Happy Hair Farming ... Tristan

Hi,

I've been letting my hair grow for more than one year and I usually par my hair in the middle. Actualy, I want to change my hair style but I don't know exactly what to do. I thought I could part my hair in the right (Like the picture I post) (or in the left but not in the middle) but I can't decide if it looks weird or not. Nobody in my circle likes long hair so I thought I needed advices from people who won't give me advices like " Just cut you hair".

By the way, I have a good advice for everyone : Don't use your spellchecker when you want to write a text in another language, it's disturbing.

Here is my actual hairstyle : http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8446/225224.jpg

Raphaël V.

PS : How do you do to post more than one pic correctly ?

Here's my update for september. The trim i had late july and the no-nonsense shampoo i started using seems to have done my hair good, and i'm starting to feel longhaired again :)

Although having had some doubts about the lenght of my hair, I'm still committed to growing it longer. As a lot of people say here, once it get's to your goal lenght you want it even longer.
Now that I've reached my first goal lenght (full ponytail) quite some time ago I just let it grow and don't check how long it is. It's just there. So taking these pictures is always a surprise to see how long it got!

Until two years I didn't have split ends but right now I have a lot of them. But it doesn't matter, my hair is still growing after 3 years without a single trim. Although a lot of people (with shorter hair as me) say to me to have a trim so my hair will grow faster. They just don't believe it's not true. Well I just let them think that and keep on doing things my way :)

I'm very close to belt lenght with my hair pulled, but my goal is belt lenght without pulling it.

Hair this long is actualy quite comfortable, I wear it loose more often because it's so long it stays there a lot better when shorter. One surprising milestone I archieved was hair getting caught in my armpits.

I've got three pictures, one from the back with my hair dry.
One just after shower, with my hair pulled (almost belt lenght!)
The last one is from the front, compare it to my avatar one year ago.

My hair is currently at about 1/2 inch past nipple length, or mid-back. The trouble is that the hairs in front of my ears/above the area where the hairs are normally short are shorter than they used to be, even though the rest of my hair is all about the same length. I'm just wondering what sort of things could be causing this, because they haven't always been so short.

Some theories I have are that it may have something to do with the way I sleep, because I tend to sleep with that area of my head on the pillow and that may damage those hairs, or maybe that I need to switch my shampoo/conditioner (I currently use Pantene).

It doesn't bother me too much in terms of appearance, but when I put my hair in a tail or anything these hairs stick out and must be tucked behind my ears. Since they are shorter than the rest they are also a bit curlier.

Any thoughts would help! I'll get a picture up once I have enough light.

-Charlie M

Hello. I've had my hair long for about 4 yrs. What can I use to get my ponytail to not be so bushy? I'm open to using some type of oil or grease. Something so it will look more like it does when it's damp, and weigh it down.

How long is your hair?

The ends reach to the end of my belt.

How long have you been growing your hair?

November of this year will mark 7 years.

What is my profession?
I work as a bike Messenger in Manhattan, but lately have been working at a florist part time for my Messenger Company's Client.
I've been a walking messenger for nearly 4 years until up and switched to the bike. Beats taking the subway 20 times a day.

Are there a lot of longhairs in NYC?

While they are not a majority in the city they certainly are not a rare sight at all especially among ehtnic minorities.

Are longhairs accepted in NYC?
Most city residents do not care about the length of one's hair and even if they do you are not suppose to care because you are too busy for haters.

I believe that is all ask me anymore questions please.

Hi guys,

I used a new shampoo yesterday made by the brand Earthly delight from the USA, the Herbal Shampoo. I am suffering from very bad dandruff and it decreased the amount of dandruff very well, my hair is clean, my head skin is clean and I'm satisfied with it... but not good to use more often because it's not cheap to get for me. It's based on soap so I am getting a aleppo soap for my hair, hope, it's doing well for me too.

Regards

Hey Victor! :-)

Just wondering if you have any news to share with all of us about "Mag Writer" and how she is planning on doing the article about long haired men?

Hope you had a great 3 day weekend and all has been well with you and your family.

With all good wishes-

Justin~

I'm not too sure if this link will work, but here's hoping :)

Its a month my month record of my growth process:

Enjoy:)

Hey, I've been aware of this board for a long time, but I think now is the right time in my life to have some badass long hair. I've been growing it since December '09 where it was alil over 1" and spikey.

I inherited my mom's hair type; thick and wavy. I'm liking how it looks so far and it is surprising how it can change your appearance. I haven't been met with any naysayers yet, and even if I do, I wont cut it this time!

The pic of me is from about a week ago. I'll post more

need some advice and love any comments

Hey everyone,
I've been a whole 3 months without me having a haircut. So I'm just sharing my profess to show you guys how I'm getting on.

Feel free to click the link below, I'm gonna reply to this when it posts with last months update pic, so you can compare

double braid french braid

ponytail braid

french braid

sectioned ponytail

Last night I think they had a thing on Nightline about head lice.
When asked the best way to avoid head lice she said don't wash
your hair. Apparently the lice like clean hair as it is a lot
easier for them to cling onto it. If the hair is dirty and
greasy then they have a hard time getting into the hair.
So the next time you don't feel like washing your hair, don't.
Its good for you.

rock musician watu think?

Hi im new to the board. I kinda stumbled across it. been growing my hair out for about 8 months.. Just looking for comments on it and tips. currently its in the awkward stage as its in my eyes and i have to part it. some ask what was my decision to grow it out i just wanted to switch the look up a little bit and see how it looked

There is hope for sport and over there yet! :-)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11150607

NFL player Troy Polamalu gets $1m hair insurance
Troy Polamalu in a hand-out picture provided by Procter and Gamble Troy Polamalu's hair has won him lucrative sponsorship from hair product manufacturers

The long curly hair that sticks out of NFL football player Troy Polamalu's helmet has been insured by a shampoo company for $1m (£650,000).

Polamalu, a defender for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been tackled at least once by his distinctive 3ft-long (1m) hair which hangs down his back.

Cheers,

John.B

It's amazing living in New Orleans I cannot find a single salon that knows how to do what I want. First off I am Caucasion....just saying this so everyone knows my hair type better, and have dark thick hair. My hair is currently 6" long and it grows fast. Right now I just slick it back and put some nice gel in it to give me that whole consecutive wall street look,lol.

Anyway to the point. I want to have braided extensions added to my hair. To give everyone a better idea even though I see this look on alot of black football players in the NFL, that is the look I want....I am white but still that is the look I like. Again not trying to sound racist.
Every salon I go to wants to give me corn rolls where they are twisted very tightly to the scalp which is completely the opposite from what I want. It's really simple....just long braided extensions to be added to my hair which is currently right at 6". I'm looking for a length maybe to the bottom of my shoulders....I may have to wait to grow my hair longer first for that length not sure.
I would love to have the feeling of long braids just hanging I think that would give me the feeling of being a God,lol, plus I crave attention whether it's good or bad:)
Money is not an issue I am really lookong fir the best way to have this done. Thanks for any advice if anyone knows a place in New Orleans that does this that would sound like a dream to me,lol.

Again I see this look on many football players it looks freakishly nice. I am not exactly a small guy so I don't think I will have any problems with this making me look like a girl,lol. Again thanks.

Hey guys. I broke a few hairs around my bangs a little while ago. If the broken hairs are about 3 inches long, how long would it take before they grow enough to not look "broken." Thanks in advance.

Chris

I used be an active member of this blog 5 years ago but now I'm back! Its good to see some familiar faces but mostly everyone here is new! About me - Well, just got fired from my job today for "offensive internet material" that some coworkers found on my facebook account. Turns out it was a link that I had to my blog!

They gave me a chance and said I HAVE to take my blog down. So I refused out of principle. But I never thought my blog was that offensive anyway so I'm thinking about fighting it. The link is below. Do you guys think its that bad??? Do you think I would have a case against them? Thanks!

[URL="http://infectedcalf.blogspot.com/"]http://infectedcalf.blogspot.com/[/URL]

Hi Everyone.. (for those of you who remember me)..

I have finally purged out all the inclination for short hair. I almost started a regrowth about 9 months ago, but really wasn't ready yet. I know I'm going to need tons of support this go around because it was so hard the last time. I will refrain from posting a pic for awhile because I'm again at ground zero.

Happy Growing.

Tristan

Been a while.

Still breathing.

But more importantly, still with long hair. LOL

I may need to get the ends trimmed though. Looks like it may be getting thin...or it may just be the way the hair lays...

Hi everybody !

I don't post here so often these days, I think... Always checking though the topics though !

As you may (or may not) know, I'm back from Norway to France, after an amazing trip by bike across Norway (Trondheim-Oslo in one week) and by train across Europe (Germany, Austria and Italy). You can see some pictures on my Flickr account (link below)

I join the today picture of my hair. It has gotten quite long, but very thin at the ends. The extra volume on the pic is due to the braid waves and the washing of yesterday with rhassoul, which totally washed my hair but dried it (not a bad thing in some ways...). I plan to trim the ends quite soon.

Bye!
Vivien

16 months from shaved head to a tail. Feel great with it! I am glad I stuck the akward phase out. Thanks for all the members tips also.

First, I need to say that I am thrilled to find this blog and board. I knew that being a longhair put me in the minority, though I didn't realize we were 2%'ers, so I never even searched for such a resource.

Now for my story. It started with a battle between me and my ex-military, and most likely homophobic, father who refused to understand that straight guys could have long hair and that having a crew cut in L.A. during the sixties was simply unnacceptable. While he was wrong about my sexual orientation, he was right about my association with 'hippie radical types'.

Having won the battle at age 13 I maintained my 'freak flag' until graduating college with a degree in computer information systems at the age of 28 (another story) and entering the business world. During the next twenty years I struggled with maintaining the 'appropriate' hair length, although I have to admit that I did enjoy the tactile experience of haircuts and, especially, shampooing. However, the repressive feeling that I was simply 'passing' in a world that could not accept me as I truly am eventually became overwhelming and I submitted to my last hair butchering in 1998.

I made the decision then that if a company would not hire me because of my hair, which is simply an expression of my identity, then it was not a place in which I wanted to spend a significant portion of my life. That decision came with an initial financial sacrifice as I transitioned from sales to tech work at a nonprofit. Ironically, after six months I was actually making more money than I did as a shorthair.

Now, at the ripe old age of 55, I am making another transition toward my true identity, having recently received my Master of Social Work degree. While longhaired social workers are more common than longhaired computer salesmen, I still struggle a bit with the 'image' thing. However, cutting my hair is not an option.

I look forward to reading about the experiences of other kindred spirits and contributing whatever bits of wisdom I have gathered over the past half-decade.

Hey everybody! Long time I haven't been posting here even though I've always been looking around...I know all the news, let's say. I guess it's finally time for an update!

I'm still growing out my hair and goatee of course, here's a pic. I've been growing my hair since 8th January from a 5mm buzzcut. I think it's growing out pretty well, I like the shape month after month. While I've been growing my goatee since March. Planning to grow both hair and beard at least chest lenght.

Since I started growing my hair it's always been significantly shorter in the front than in the back, and has always been quite annoying. I wanted to wait until the front had reached a good length until I trimmed it to even it out, and it's finally reached that!
So now I've taken a step towards having the hair even all around, and I'm very happy with the results. The slight loss of length was definitely a good compromise. It's still not quite even, maybe 3/4 inch difference, but it's getting closer and I'll do another trim in a few months.

If anyone else has had issues with hair evenness, as I did, I recommend just waiting until you're comfortable with the change in length and then you should be happy with the results.

-Charlie M

I hear a lot of people saying that when your hair is long, you shouldn't wash it every day because you will dry it out.

So I was wondering at what point, or length should I start to minimize the amount of days per week I shampoo and condition by hair.

By the way, I am currently using organic shampoo from Lush, not sure if that is relevant.

I'm almost at 3 months without a haircut, so I'm almost going into the shaggy look.

Taken this evening. Comment (a pleasant one) was made about my hair, it's length and a question: Could I reach it with my hand behind my back? I tried, and, Lo and behold, with only a modicum of effort, I was able to do so. Just another step on the way.

I want to start working out a good amount and will I build more Testosterone is what im wondering? What can I do to not build that up, becauase I heard if you have more testosterone, the less your hair will grow...

Does anybody here make their own leave-in Conditioner with Panthenol?

I have recently heard that Panthenol (Vitamin B5) is very good for keeping hair from breaking.. It is one of the ingredients in Pantene Products, but they never use enough...

I heard it is very good at absorbing in hair and never is greasy...

I have heard it is hard to find by itself over the counter so I found a recipe for making some from B5 Capsules but it does not give how many capsules to use per water.. Does anybody have any clue?

Here is what I found...

"Vitamin B5 or Pantothenic Acid serves as a humectant or moisturizer for the hair. The most effective form of Vitamin B5 for topical application is Panthenol which is the alcohol version. Panthenol penetrates the skin and hair efficiently compared to pantothenic acid. But Pantothenic Acid applied topically also affects the level of moisturization of the hair.

Since panthenol is a bit difficult to find over the counter, we are going to make a topical vitamin B5 by just using Pantothenic Acid capsules or tablets dissolved in water or 70% ethyl alcohol/30% water. For oily skin, use dissolve the Pantothenic Acid in 70% alcohol 30% water solution for better skin penetration.

For dry skin, the Vitamin B5 distilled water combination should be sufficient enough. "

Long time reader but first time poster looking for advice. My hair is currently down to my eyes now but it is thin curly hair that tends to afro. I am of Jewish descent and my hair is taking its course, it looks very similar to Andy Samberg's hair to be honest and I'm trying to avoid this. It gets 100x worse especially down here in the Florida humidity.

I am looking to straighten it and have been reading endlessly on Keratin treatments (specifically "Liquid Keratin") and no-lye relaxer systems. I still haven't come to a conclusion and was wondering if I could get the forum's opinion on this? I plan on growing my hair out to my shoulders and need help bad.

I have about shoulder-length wavy hair.

Every morning, I wake up and my hair is a mess. I shower, soaking all of my hair, shampooing about every 3 days, and using conditioner about the same amount (I believe my conditioner is some Pantene kind, while the shampoo is just a basic brand). Next, I lightly towel dry, so it's not dripping. I then use a blow dryer and quickly just move it along my hair, drying it, but still keeping it a bit wet. After this, I shake my hair to get rid of a bit of the extra moister. After all of this, it's usually just a bit damp, with it being a bit more damp in the back compared to the sides and on the top. I then use a hair brush and pull it all down.

I notice that once and awhile I'll get a few curls that seem to stick out from the rest of my hair. With these I usually just curl them in the opposite direction and tuck them under. This gets rid of them sometimes, if my hair is damp.

Also, my hair seems to get more curly and dry near the end, but I don't know what to do about this.

If you have any suggestions on how to better my routine, your help is appreciated. I guess what I'm going for is a bit of a sleak looking 70's styled look.

Thanks!

Hi folks. As some of you know, I am an oldie with mpb who has defied convention by growing out what hair I have to terminal.

The attached photo represents 16 years' growth without trims - although it hasn't looked much different for the last 12 years or so as I reached terminal length disappointingly soon, but I am happy.

This first pic is ponytail pic; will attempt to post nighttime braid pic later on.

Hey was just wondering what your opinion is on the best leave in conditioner for dry hair. I'm using "Fructis" by Garneir and I have to say its nothing special. (P.S. - My picture is not a good indication of my hair, that was taken after 5 days of camping with no shower so it finally oiled up!)

Thanks!

www.infectedcalf.blogspot.com (World's Worst Blog by me)

So I am headed in a few days to a Black Tie Affair, Three Piece Suit and all. It is a Post-Wedding Reception/Ball Room Dancing with Dinner.

What possible hair style can I use that will look very stunning/handsome? I would like to try a hair style without a ponytail if possible. So what options do I have?

Please add some photo or link to examples so I can get a very good idea of what you mean.. :)

Mikhael

Hi there,

Well just got back from a wonderful evening out on olde Londinium dump seeing Emperor's Ishahn playing a live set with his own band and I was very impressed. They did do an encore with a track from Prometheus.

Such a shame he didn't play Bloodstock but we got a good treat in Wacken :-)

Cheers,

John.B

What do you all recommend for fixing hair? Is there any reason to really brush hair? Do you recommend a wide tooth comb or a round boar hair brush? Which is better?

I thought I heard that you get more oils down the hair if you brush it with a boar hair brush but after buying a high quality 100% wooden boar hair brush it seems like I lose more hair with it. I can barely brush the hair softly and hair is coming out... It really seems to thin me out way to much... Anybody else have this problem?

Anyway thoughts?

Mikhael

Does anybody have any recommendations on John Frieda Root Awakening products? Are they good? Are they Bad? Do they just make your hair look stunning for a day then the hair is in need of help? Are they addictive; what I mean is this, Many hair line products with a lot of chemicals from labs tend to make your hair addictive to the products so that the hair needs the product more to stay healthy looking..

Reason I ask is I have tried very hard to stay organic with most of my hair care products but with all the medications I am on my hair is not doing very well at least in my opinion. Lots of hair breakage, lots of hair loss, etc...

So someone gave me a free bottle of this stuff and said I should try it.. But I am always leery of trying new things out that could be bad in the long run...

Any thoughts?

iv posted a few progress pics here before but haven't in the last 6 months or so, so here is a recent pic after a Day of hiking

Hey all, quick update for anyone interested. This is my "almost 13 month update", seems every time I start growing my hair I move house at the same time, otherwise it would have been at 12 months. Anyhow last haircut on 21-7-09, and I did have a trim 2 weeks ago off the length of the back, which turned out fine I was getting abit over the mullet/curling thing. Once all one length I'll let it fly!!

Good to see everyone doing well, I won't do a list out of the danger I will miss someone don't want to offend :)

Pic attached

Take care all,

Matt

Hi guys,

I used to post on this board quite a few years ago and had been growing my hair on and off. This time I'm determined to reach my goal of shoulder length hair.

But anyway, I may be using this forum, from time to time for advice. I apologize that I will not be posting pictures of myself to protect my privacy online.

So I wanted to ask, when reaching your goal length how do some of you determine what stylists you can and can not trust when it comes to getting trims?

I've heard stories of salon stylists more or less enforcing the expectations of the fashion industry to what hairstyles are fashionable

Thought about posting this as a reply to Bohemian Prince's question, but decided not to hijack his thread...

Anyway, after hearing some of the haircut horror stories here on the board, I've started wondering: What exactly are one's legal options if the service rendered isn't what one asked for? In this case, you tell the stylist you want a small trim, and they cut off significantly more than was asked for. My first instinct would be to say, "You didn't do what I asked for, therefore I'm not paying."

So, any of our more legal minds have an input on whether I'd have a legal leg to stand on, in that situation?

Because enquiring minds want to know,
Frodo

Had my first experience of having my hair in a bun the other night. Was visiting with friends, who invited us to make use of their hot tub. Not wanting to have to deal with wet hair, I asked the lady of the pair if she could help me with putting it up to stay out of the water.

I have to say it was convenient, but would definitely take some getting used to. Unfortunately, there is no pictorial evidence of the event for me to share.

Frodo

Hi again guys, when I first decided to return to this forum I was a little reluctant to posing pictures of myself on this site. But what I am willing to do, is link you to my TwitPic where I've been posting monthly pictures of my progress.

I usually take a new picture on the 1st of every month, so it shouldn't be too far away for my next update.

Hey guys,

4 pieces of good news:

1. Our wonderful mlhh mate and friend Jason getting married!!! :-D

2. I want to try growing out my hair a third time (1st time was shoulderblades-mid-back, 2nd time was mid-back-waist), but only to my shoulders and then we'll see.
I'll be honest though I may decide to cut it again sooner rather than later as I am still in the first year of trying to build my Personal Training business and I can't really afford to look scruffy.

I set myself a 6month goal of 'no cut' on March 6th and so it will be 6months next month!

3. My only regret in going to that Pro Wrestling Camp in Calgary in 2008 was that i missed my second favourite band of all time (The Cure comes number 1 for me!) Iron Maiden on their first Australian tour since 1992.
I missed them by 2 weeks and when I left Canada in April, I missed their Canadian show by 2 weeks again!

It was devastating stuff (Seriously) but the good news is that they're coming back here next year!
And I have my floor ticket baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a nice clip of them from 1986. Not my favourite song of theirs (though I enjoy 96% of their material) but *awesome* hair, esp. Bruce Dickinson (lead singer)and Steve Harris (bassist).

And who knows....maybe one day when I have mid-back hair+ again, I'll take the plunge like I *almost* did last time and get the fringe like Bruce has here.

4. I'm doing the Oxfam 100km trailwalk in 2 weeks time. To be honest I'm a bit scared as the longest I've ever hiked is 45km (a month ago! lol).
I'm in a team of 4 and we have 48hours to complete the walk (through the bush mainly) though our team goal is 30hours or less.
Anyway *no pressure* but if anyone wants to donate (100 or 1 whatever you want) please feel free! :)
The money does not go to me but to Oxfam a charity organisation who does a lot of good work, especially in Africa and 3rd world countries.
But again no pressure. Even though I'm a bit scared that it might not be a walk that I'll be able to 'walk away'from if you know what I mean (scared lol)

So that's it...Jason getting married, my possibly growing my hair a bit, Iron Maiden(!) and give me money lol

Take care mlhh!

Haven't posted a pic in a while, but a friend braided my hair yesterday when it was damp and I liked the way it looked when I took the braid out last night, so here's a photo. This braid started at the nape of my neck. Next time, I think I'll try for a bunch of small braids starting at the top of my head so the waves will start higher up. Should look cool.

Hey all!
I trimmed 2cm (little less than an inch) of my ends in the end of july, and i'm happy with the results.
I also changed to a shampoo and conditioner without perfume or color, and very few ingredients. It worked very well on my hair. It's nicer to my hair and scalp, yet it keeps the hair feeling clean longer :)

Not the best picture, but whatever. Hope you are enjoying the last weeks of summer!

Well, the big day finally arrived on July 11th. It was the most wonderful day fulfilling all my expectations and dreams about it and more. It was hot but not as bad as some of the previous days and there was no rain. We had an outdoor ceremony at a picturesque old-fashioned location on a working farm.

It was great to have our own DavidN in attendance and we really appreciated the effort he made to be there. I don't have all of the photos yet so I don't have a photo of him but I'm hoping that David if you have photos of your own that you could add to this thread, that would be great.

So here are 10 pics:
Right after our vows:

The wedding party:

Cake cutting:

The surroundings:

I even got to headbang to a Metallica song!!

This was taken at the rehearsal dinner the night before:

Wacken 2010...still the best summer holiday going :-)

Nice German Beer :-)

SO my hair is not yet long enough to put all of it into a ponytail, however from my ears back it is. Since I have very thick hair, I get very hot very easily, and was wondering if putting what I can into a ponytail would help at all. Thanks.

Enioying a drink in the beer garden :-)

Hello all.
Just a quick update at nine months. Hope you are all well and the hair continues to grow!
Peace.
Rob.

Hi there hairy people!

I haven't posted in a loooong while, so I thought I would say hello and show my face. I still have wild chaotic hair albeit a bit shorter. I'm a longhair for life, just not 'as' long :-)

Oh, congratulations on your marriage Jason!

I hope you are all having a great summer and keep them locks growing and flowin'

cheers Dave

Give me strength!. People have asked why I have decided to let my hair grow through the summer, In Arizona. Believe me, it takes strength. It is not long enough to yet tie back. Perhaps by next summer. I hope. I can feel the hair just reaching the nape of my lower neck and is approaching the shoulders, perhaps by late August I can officially proclaim it shoulder length. I hope so, as I will be travelling to St. Louis, Mo to attend a large festival that will bring a whole lot of friends together from back in the late 60s, early 70s, a time when i and many others sported very long hair. 5 bands and a lot of good times in a suburban park. All arranged and approved by the city fathers. Food drink and good times, and the profits go to charity. It was this event that finally gave me the impetus to go ahead and "let it grow" Long may it wave!!

I have recently been informed that the type of women I like, because of my long hair, are now "out of my league". HA! Women I like, if this is true, please do stay there! That is all.

It's been eighteen months, and I was hoping to get to the ponytail stage by the time I retire in December. Well, it just happened. I now wear it that way every day -- to work, to corporate meetings, to ball games and to church. What is amazing to me is how people react...first, most don't even notice or case; and, second, those who do are overwhelmingly positive. The "commenters" say it looks great (even if it is a little sparse) and are a bit jealous about allowing myself the freedom to do it. Anyway, thanks for all of the support from the board members. I am attaching a photo fyi...

Hi All!!

Just wanted to let you know, I'm in my 34 month of my growing experience. Looking forward to the 3 yr mark. Pic was taken yesterday, Sunday.

Hey guys, sorry I haven't been active on here at all in the last few months but I have a lot going on in my life and was away on vacation for a month as well and just got back. I am going to be moving in a few months and trying to sell my house now with my family. But do not worry I am still growing my hair strong and I am at almost 41 months growth now and my next update will be in March 2011 at 4 years growth to show a years worth of growing versus every few months like I used to. Hope everyone is doing good and again sorry for not being active just have so much going in my life now.

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First the good news.... I have hit a milestone... My top layer of hair is now completely over my under layer hair. So that means that all the hair is even at the bottom... Woo Hoo... :)

Now the bad news.. I asked my wife to trim-dust my hair thinking I could trust her... Yeah right.. I was so mad... I ask for no more then a quarter of an inch off the bottom to even everything out. Instead she cut more then an inch off.. I should have known since I knew she did not like me having longer hair. Now when I need a dusting I do not know who to trust...

Anyway, when I get a chance I will try to get a picture taken and post it....

Mikhael

I haven't been here in a while, I've had other things to do and been keeping in touch with some of you via facebook. But to give you an update, august will mark 42 months (3 and a half years) for me. Heres a pic from outlaw jam yesterday, the best day of my damn life!

Hi guys,

as I've never posted a real photo of me I decided to post the latest one I liked. Hope you like it too.
Looks kinda depressive but I like the style.

Regards

I heard these guys on the local college station lately... pretty good music! (and hair!)

Texas Hippie Coalition - "Pissed Off and Mad About It" on YouTube

Has anyone seen the tv spot for Western Sky Financial? It features a native american spokesman in a business suit with very long hair. It's nice to see that on national tv!

Hi there to all of you beautiful long haired lions!

I have a question about combing and brushing long hair, and prevent possible losing hairs.

If i wash my hair, combing it wet, then there is nothing to worry about. But, after 1 or 2 days after i washed it, and i'm brushing it in the morning, then my comb is full of hairs.

Maybe 20 or 25 hairs? Is that normal if you have long hair?

And is it wise to take vitamins to stimulate the hair growth? Like Brewers Yeast, MSM or Biotin?

Greetz :)

One day, one week, one month at a time.....I will do this, and I am receiving some support in the from of compliments...Makes it easier. Still not "long" ,but, In due time. I will have the hair I had so long ago... maybe not the face or the body. But, I ain't gonna quibble.

Okay, So I have three very long peaks of growing hair down my neck, on the left, center and right side of my neck. The peaks come almost down to the bottom of my neck. Funny thing is that though my hair is pretty straight my neck hairs are curled.

I had hoped to grow them out long with the rest of my hair but they do not seem to be growing much past 2 inches.

They do not seem at least to me to look good very well when I am wearing a pony tail. And I wonder at times if they are pushing my head hair outward and not allowing my hair to drop freely. But at the very least the curls down the neck with the ponytail is just weird.

So do any of you have a similar problem? What do you do?

For the rest of you, What do you recommend? Leave the hairs or shave them off?

Mikhael

is Dave Schools of Widespread Panic! Pictured here with my son on Friday 7/30 about 15 minutes before showtime. Great guy...great show!!

We just got the link to the rest of our wedding pictures, all 398 of them. I found a shot that shows my hair pretty well while I was doing the headbanging. The rest of the photos are there too for any interested.

If you get a screen that asks you to log on, just hit continue and you'll have access.

Yet another long-haired hero about to jump onto the big screen. This extended trailer (see link below) was leaked onto the internet. Marvel Studios had it pulled off of most sites immediately, but at least as of tonight, it was still viewable here...

I wear my hair down all the time, and it does get a little wild looking at times, but for some reason I feel self concious if I put a band in it for a pony tail, I've occasionally done it in public but not usually if people I know are around.

When I was growing it out I had a bad hair day and I wore a pony tail one day around coworkers and some made fun of me, and I should have just ignored that and worn it again the next day, but for some reason I took it hard I guess (I was a bit self concious going in that day so the joking really drove it home)

since then I just go natural, although there are many times I think I would look less unkempt if I had it in a pony tail

anyone else ever feel this way?

I see mostly new faces but a few familiars, and I just thought I'd drop in and say hi! I was on the board from about '04-'07, but cut all my hair off and that was about the end of it.

I stop by from time to time and look around. I miss my long hair a lot, but I don't really miss having it- it's tough in Central Florida heat, ya know? I wish I could grow it long again, but the MPB bug has bitten me pretty hard (started losing my hair when I was 20 and I'm about to turn 25). Oh well, thank god for guys like Bruce Willis and Jason Statham that make bald look cool!

Anyways, hi to all who remember me (possibly Oren, Justin, Absalom, Victor, John B.), and good luck to all who just started growing!

Hi there,

Seems someone took a picture so, I thought I post it as an update. Hope doesn't scare too many people away!

Cheers,

John.B

PS...Amazing how this white stuff takes over!

Thanks for all your kind words regarding my update from a few days ago.

I thought I would also post a link to a video showing my progress as well.

Hi,

today I'm again 11 days without a wash - currently I'm feeling well with my 2 week rhythm as I don't have too much time or energy to care about anything including my hair.

I feel very well being without a wash for one week, then heavily oil with jojoba oil. Right after my wash I oil with coconut oil to protect the hair... and I don't care about oily-looking hair because I wear it all day in a braid.

So here is a just for fun update. I trimmed 1 cm of the ends to have it better looking. This is how long my hair is while wearing it lose...

Regards

Hi all! I started growing out my hair about 10 months ago, my goal is at least shoulder length, but due to some unfortunate circumstances (long story short: I trusted a now ex-gf of mine who is a hair stylist and my hair growing was delayed by needless trims). Above is a pic of me at my current hair length, which as you all can see is quite a mess. Does anyone have any suggestions of a way to neaten it up without losing length and avoiding a trim? Also, how does my progress look after growing it out for as long as I have? Thanks in advance, I look forward to talking with you all!

I havent posted a picture in like five months, or something. My hairs not that much longer than it was before that, because unfortunately my sister tricked me into a major haircut under the guise of simply touching up the back. *sigh*. Oh well, I'm getting decent length, though still nothing compared to my shoulder length hair a few years ago. I have to say, the last time I grew my hair out it made me self conscious, and I dont really have that problem anymore. I mean, every now and again im paranoid that the back of my hair is too long :P but I just genuinely feel good, and I dont really take notice like I first did. Just seems perfectly natural to be growing my hair out.

Hi there,

I just wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to post and for all the positive comments. I like this salt and pepper world and not a dye bottle in the place.

I'm sorry if some people may take personal umbridge if I don't reply to each one personally. I've been at a red hot keyboard all day and my fingers are about to drop off! :-)

Cheers,

John.B

Yes, i did get a trim. But a small one, about 2cm (less than an inch).
It's a little shorter, yes, but it looks healthier and better now :)

I am debating about shaving my sideburns right off, above the ear, not sure how it might look, any opinions on shaving sideburns vs. just letting them grow out with your hair?

I've got very light brown long hair, almost blonde, with nice natural variations and streaks, all natural... but

I've been flirting with the idea in my mind of trying something drastic and dying it dark black... but I realize that it would be one of those things that I couldn't reverse once I did it

anyone else here do any drastic dyeing of their long hair? did it change the texture? how about the growing out period, did you go with two tone or did you have to keep dyeing it?

... the more you keep messing with your hair, worrying about it, and wishing it was like somebody else's (color, etc.), the less you're going to like it, until you eventually cut it all off. Stop with the "what-if's," relax, and enjoy the unique aspect of personal expression that is YOUR hair.

For what it's worth,

Val

my hair always looks best when I get out of the shower, the weight of the water keeps it hanging nicely and tight to the head, whereas my hair tends to be curly and out of control

those Conan pics and also some famous wrestlers like HHH come to mind with the "wet look" ...

it looks great but I'm not so sure about it for going out in public, people tend to comment that "you just took a shower" etc...

and I haven't found any gel type products that give a good look without looking dirty and greasy... honestly the best look is dousing with water continually, but like I said it has a bit of a silly factor to it when out and about on a dry day

Hey guys,

It's been at about 20 months since I last shaved my head. I must say that I am really starting to like how it is weighing itself down now.

I've just been lurking for quite some time now. I find that water washing by itself isn't working for me, but if I shampoo my hair once a week it comes out great. what I'd really like to know is what soap that LONGHAIREDLUKE (Thanks for the youtube link Justin!) uses for his hair, as it seems to be a very good routine for those of us with curly hair. Also, those videos have inspired me to grow out my hair to about half down my back, genetics willing.

Anyways, thanks for all the support that you all have given over the time that I've posted here, it has helped me considerably!

Hey everyone. I hope you guys wouldn't mind revealing some of your knowledge and wisdom by answering the questions I have. First, is there a gel or a natural remedy or something like olive oil that will keep the frizzies at bay? Because of some... well... less-than-perfect haircare on my part, I broke a few hairs around my bangs. It's not terrible, but I'd just like to know how to keep my hair looking presentable until the broken hairs gain a few inches to weigh themselves down. For the second question, if I wash my hair 2 times in 3 days and it's just touching my shoulder blades, is there any hope for me going water-only as my hair gets longer? It's been steadily albeit slowly getting less oily since I stopped washing everyday. Thanks in advance, and keep those manes growing and flowing!

Chris.

I have curly hair, and it is about 6 inches right now. I am trying to get a job, going for an interview tomorrow at the UPS store. What worries me is whether the interviewer will tell me to cut my hair for the job. I want to keep my hair and continue to grow it. Any ideas on:

1. How to control a fro-ish hair situation?
Been using a bandana and a new era hat, getting good results but i can't wear it into an interview. Also too fro-ish on its own.

2. What parameters of jobs do managers tend to hire and keep on long-hairs?
Anything where individuality is encouraged, so they say. Any ideas for something during the daytime?

Thanks all.

You guys are always so encouraging and I really appreciate that.

Its been a bit since I posted an update and whats more, I finally ended up with a face pic with the long hair that I actually like.

Thanks for all the support you guys provide!

RB

Here's what I did for my bachelor party day:

It was FANTASTIC! I'll never forget that feeling of first falling out of the airplane. What a rush! Has anyone else here gone skydiving? I had to do a tandem. It must be even better to go alone!

Hey, everyone. It's been 18 months since I made that mistake and cut my hair after 11 years. It may be a while before I can post a picture. Anyway, keep it growin' and flowin'.
Terry

... the Cimmerian, not the talk-show host. I'm pretty excited about seeing this upcoming film (2011), starring Jason Momoa as the fantasy world's most famous barbarian. Nothing against Arnold, who I believe was the right choice for the role during the era in which he played the part, but I believe Momoa is much closer to the vision of the creator, Robert E. Howard(who described his character as "pantherish," and as being 6-feet, 2-inches tall, and weighing about 210 pounds). At any rate, it's always nice to have another long-haired hero up on the big screen!

Funny side-note: when this picture was on the computer monitor tonight, my 5-year-old daughter said in her sweet little voice, "You should be that for Halloween, Daddy!" Heheh... I guess love really IS blind :)

--Val

Hey im 21 years old. I decided on a change and have always wanted to grow my hair out to about shoulder length, and then see how it goes from there. I decided to grow it becuase I think it looks cool on John Lennon, I have grown it from the begining of this year from a grade 2 shave and the fringe is just past my eyebrows, the sides are just past my ears and the back about collar length. just a quick question aswelll though, do I need ocassional trims, or should I just grow it out until my desired length first? cheers

I can O-fishally state my hair is now fully over the collar and is down to (though not past) my shoulders. Means little, I suppose, to ye who are already blessed with flowing locks. A milestone to me, though. Huzzah!!

Went to DC yesterday, and saw the Sunset Parade put on by the US Marine Corps Band and Silent Drill team. Among the band's selections was a medley of songs from the musical "Hair". Found it fairly amusing and ironic to hear the Marines, champions of the "high and tight" haircut, playing a song that celebrates long hair. :D

Frodo

p.s. If you're in the area, and you like drum & bugle music or military drill performances, they put on a heck of a show.

Hi, I've messaged here before to show my progress and awe at some of the hair X]

But I'm posting for something else this time. My hair always gets greasy, and I've been having this issue for a while. When I wash my hair, it's relatively clean. This is at night, say, around 7 PM. I go to bed once it dries and wake up with it being slightly greasy. So, already through the night it's gotten some what greasy. Well, it's acceptable if I brush it, where it looks fine (I use an old boar's brush so it sweeps the oil around better). Towards the night however, it's actually quite greasy, and if I don't wash my hair that night, it'll be embarrassing to show in public the next day. I don't wash my hair every day because I don't go out everyday, but I'd like to have clean hair for more than half a day. I also have an issue with dandruff...

I know a lot of you will recommend cutting down on the shampoo, but you see, I have done that, and to a massive degree. I went on the no poo thing for two months. After two months was it clean? -no, it was an abhorring greasy mess. Summer's coming up for me, and I'll be out of school for around 2 and a half months, so I'm willing to try a couple things out... And FYI, I've tried many shampoo's + conditioners, no matter which, the same result occurs.

Hi,

here is my update for july - I washed my hair after 29 days! Feeling great to have a fresh head of hair :)

Hair is reaching my tailbone now in wet attitude.

Regards

Hi Hairy People,

To make this year's photo "contest" to be as inclusive to all as possible, I'm changing the name of the contest to be the following:

"First Annual Longhaired Outdoor Photo Contest"

I'm still planning / organizing a local longhair meet here in San Francisco this fall; but, by all means, everyone should please feel free to organize other local longhair meet-ups in your own part of the world, -- the more, the hairier!

Since Northern Calif. is home to many exotic and bizarre-looking plants, the focus for our local SF Meet this fall will be to take pics of long hair and odd plants together (think: Dr. Suess or Alice in Wonderland with Xtra hair on top)...

Some of our long-time members here will remember Karsten -- an outstanding MLHH photographer if there ever was one! I always found his pics to be consistently original, creative, and full of whimsy and surprise -- and ALWAYS taken outdoors. I miss his fine contributions to this board, and hope he is doing well after his long illness (including some hair loss afterward). If he is reading this, I hope he drops by to say hello and tell us how he's doing.

Bill, Jason, John B., and countless others I'm temporarily not thinking of right now are also superb photographers and artists in their own right. So, my goal in trying to start this up is to bring out the best and most creative side to all who are interested in going beyond the average typical indoor MLHH "hair update" -- hence the emphasis on OUTDOOR photography.

We can wait until January of 2011 to make this "contest" something like: "The Best Longhaired Outdoor Pics of 2010", -- which should give everyone plenty of time to read their camera's instruction manual (LOL)

How do people "win" in this contest? (you might be asking that question right now....)

Well, EASY: just post your outdoor longhaired pic right here at MLHH. The guys with the most enthusiastic and positive replies in each different longhaired photo category wins... (drum-roll, please)....
Your own self-paid ca$h prize of whatever amount you desire!!!!!!!
(How's that for "generosity" on my part as the photo contest organizer? - LOL)

Now that you know all the mega-$$$ that's at stake here in winning this "contest", I'm sure all your engines are loudly revving up to get going and start snapping your camera's shutter ASAP...

I'll keep y'all posted (and maybe even a bit ANNOYED - lol), as further details miraculously emerge themselves, as time continues to roll along this summer...

- Ken

I recently started using bobby pins to keep the front hair away from my face. It was getting frustrating since it reaches my mouth now. Why didn't i ever think about using bobby pins last time i grew my hair? I got hair in my mouth quite often!

Anyway, it's a big relief not to have hair in my face all the time now, and it means that i can keep the hair growing for longer without bothering me much. I recommend them, and they're SO easy to use.

And at last, i have not yet trimmed the ends off. Some days they look fine, some days they look pretty dry and split.

Hi longhair-friends,
just want to introduce myself quickly. My name is Ralf, living in Berlin/Germany.
Having grown out my hair now for 3 years from buzzcut, I thought it would be appropriate to 1) thank MLHH for the "rules" of dealing with awkward stage and giving oneself several days to re-think before going to the barber...(would not have made it so far without those rules) and 2) posting a pic of my achievement so far.

When I was a teen and in my 20s I had longer than average hair most of the time. Metallica's James Hetfield from the "seek&destroy"-video of 1986 or so was my MAIN inspiration at that time, I just plainly loved this look...
Then came a time of starting into job (computer-sysadmin, my profession, which I dislike now, but that's another story) when I had them short for some years. After experimenting with several hairstyles some years ago, I decided I had enough of barbers and each time the feeling of uncertainty before entering the barber-shop what the new cut would look like after, and plainly cut all off with a razor. Looked not bad, but I wanted long hair once more in my lifetime!

That's where it started. And here I am now, 3 years later.
My goal is minimum midback, probably even longer.
Also depends how my hair will develop in future...have to fight with temple recession...*sigh*
But I just turned 40 and I'm aware that I will never have my teenie-like fullness of hair again.
However, I think it's still quite OK, and the best hairstyle for me (apart from a buzzcut which "hides" temple recession in some way). But mostly because I love long hair, I decided to continue to let it grow even further.

Thanx for reading and happy growing, MLHH-members :-)

Hello everybody!

So 30th June 2010 was my 'hair-iversary' of 3 years. I had my hair cut to about an inch at the end of June 2007 (due to work at the time!), and I've been growing it since then. Here are some pics over the years.

2nd August 2007 - 1 month

30th June 2008 - 1 year

30th June 2009 - 2 years

30th June 2010 - 3 years

I have no idea if the format of the thread came out properly as there's no 'preview' button but fingers are crossed :). If you want to see more photos feel free to see my albums on Photobucket:

Password: hair08Password: hair0910Thanks a lot for all your support on MLHH, it's a main factor that kept me hanging on so long. I'm aiming for classic length.Your comments and thoughts are appreciated :)CheersShawn Follow Ups: Thanks a lot for the feedback everyone :) (n/t) Shypii90 14:51:44 7/16/10 (0) Wonderful!! n/t Scooper 20:26:43 7/14/10 (0) Thumbs up! n/t Charlie 07:09:49 7/14/10 (0) 3 years! ''Hair-iversary'' White Tail 17:41:24 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Justin 11:19:55 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Jason W. 08:44:16 7/13/10 (1) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Shypii90 09:07:59 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] UK 02:23:44 7/13/10 (0) Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 01:59:33 7/13/10 (10) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Oren 13:39:20 7/19/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Absalom 20:35:54 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Urban Cowboy 16:31:31 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Kevin C 15:37:35 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops DavidN 13:13:11 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Ian 09:25:15 7/13/10 (1) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 12:11:01 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops jonalbear 07:12:16 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops John.B 06:24:22 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Hairball 03:49:59 7/13/10 (0) CLICK HERE TO REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE [ Men's Long Hair Hyperboard ] [ FAQ ]
Password: hair08Password: hair0910Thanks a lot for all your support on MLHH, it's a main factor that kept me hanging on so long. I'm aiming for classic length.Your comments and thoughts are appreciated :)CheersShawn Follow Ups: Thanks a lot for the feedback everyone :) (n/t) Shypii90 14:51:44 7/16/10 (0) Wonderful!! n/t Scooper 20:26:43 7/14/10 (0) Thumbs up! n/t Charlie 07:09:49 7/14/10 (0) 3 years! ''Hair-iversary'' White Tail 17:41:24 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Justin 11:19:55 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Jason W. 08:44:16 7/13/10 (1) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Shypii90 09:07:59 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] UK 02:23:44 7/13/10 (0) Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 01:59:33 7/13/10 (10) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Oren 13:39:20 7/19/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Absalom 20:35:54 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Urban Cowboy 16:31:31 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Kevin C 15:37:35 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops DavidN 13:13:11 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Ian 09:25:15 7/13/10 (1) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 12:11:01 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops jonalbear 07:12:16 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops John.B 06:24:22 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Hairball 03:49:59 7/13/10 (0) CLICK HERE TO REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE [ Men's Long Hair Hyperboard ] [ FAQ ]
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Password: hair08Password: hair0910Thanks a lot for all your support on MLHH, it's a main factor that kept me hanging on so long. I'm aiming for classic length.Your comments and thoughts are appreciated :)CheersShawn Follow Ups: Thanks a lot for the feedback everyone :) (n/t) Shypii90 14:51:44 7/16/10 (0) Wonderful!! n/t Scooper 20:26:43 7/14/10 (0) Thumbs up! n/t Charlie 07:09:49 7/14/10 (0) 3 years! ''Hair-iversary'' White Tail 17:41:24 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Justin 11:19:55 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Jason W. 08:44:16 7/13/10 (1) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Shypii90 09:07:59 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] UK 02:23:44 7/13/10 (0) Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 01:59:33 7/13/10 (10) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Oren 13:39:20 7/19/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Absalom 20:35:54 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Urban Cowboy 16:31:31 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Kevin C 15:37:35 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops DavidN 13:13:11 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Ian 09:25:15 7/13/10 (1) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 12:11:01 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops jonalbear 07:12:16 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops John.B 06:24:22 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Hairball 03:49:59 7/13/10 (0) CLICK HERE TO REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE [ Men's Long Hair Hyperboard ] [ FAQ ]
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Password: hair0910Thanks a lot for all your support on MLHH, it's a main factor that kept me hanging on so long. I'm aiming for classic length.Your comments and thoughts are appreciated :)CheersShawn Follow Ups: Thanks a lot for the feedback everyone :) (n/t) Shypii90 14:51:44 7/16/10 (0) Wonderful!! n/t Scooper 20:26:43 7/14/10 (0) Thumbs up! n/t Charlie 07:09:49 7/14/10 (0) 3 years! ''Hair-iversary'' White Tail 17:41:24 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Justin 11:19:55 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Jason W. 08:44:16 7/13/10 (1) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] Shypii90 09:07:59 7/13/10 (0) Re: 3 years! / 36 months update :D [Pic heavy] UK 02:23:44 7/13/10 (0) Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 01:59:33 7/13/10 (10) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Oren 13:39:20 7/19/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Absalom 20:35:54 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Urban Cowboy 16:31:31 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Kevin C 15:37:35 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops DavidN 13:13:11 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Ian 09:25:15 7/13/10 (1) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Shypii90 12:11:01 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops jonalbear 07:12:16 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops John.B 06:24:22 7/13/10 (0) Re: Mistake! 3 year photo here! oops Hairball 03:49:59 7/13/10 (0) CLICK HERE TO REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE [ Men's Long Hair Hyperboard ] [ FAQ ]
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Thanks a lot for all your support on MLHH, it's a main factor that kept me hanging on so long. I'm aiming for classic length.
Your comments and thoughts are appreciated :)

Cheers
Shawn

I've been looking around online for a Boar Bristle Brush since I started water washing more, and I've been really surprised by the price differences. Is it worth it to shell out 30 bucks for a boar bristle brush when there are also boar bristle brushes that are like 10 bucks?

Hey guys, I've been a long hair for 10 years now....wow, I guess that's a huge milestone. The past year I ended up getting a undercut. I really liked it at first b/c the sides of my hair would stick out and break off when I had it tied back in a ponytail. I recently started working a security job mainly in a grocery store and I can't get over the negative comments from people. Younger kids and teens call me "mullet man" and say things like, "Business in the front, party in the back." I never thought having an undercut was a mullet, lol. A lady tonight said it looks like I'm wearing a wig over a shaved head b/c half of my head is shaved. I'd like to grow the sides and back that are shaved back but I don't know if it's possible. My hair is to my shoulder blades and I have to have it tied back for work. I thought about just cutting my hair short and growing it all over again. Is there a way to grow out an undercut without cutting all my hair off to even it out? Thanks in advance!

Coming SOON, to a theatre (or hyperboard) near you....

The First Annual Bizarre Longhaired Outdoor Photo Contest, which will include such categories as: 1) Best Pic of a "Longhaired" Plant; 2) Weirdest Longhaired Nature Scene; 3) Best Hairy Rock Photo; 4) Wildest Hair in the Breeze Pic; 5) Most Exotic Longhaired Garden Picture; plus, additional other categories to be announced, later...

The exact time and date has not yet been set; but, it will definitely be this coming fall (probably late Sept. or early Oct.). Also the exact location of this Longhair Meet Up (for the purpose of taking these weird photos) will not be revealed until later -- other than to say that it will be happening here in San Francisco, California.

Unfortunately, due to a problem in the past with a local stalker, the exact time and location of this event will only be revealed via private e-mail communications, rather than posting all of the details here on the board. If you are a regular participant on MLHH, we will know that you are NOT the stalker guy -- so if you live nearby the SF Bay Area, or plan on visiting Northern CA this fall, please e-mail me to let me know you plan on coming!

The pic I'm including here is one of the few examples that I already have in my iphoto library of a weird longhaired Nature Photo. It's taken in a remote section of San Francisco's coastline, called "Land's End" -- which is approximately mid-way between the touristy Cliff House / Surto Bath ruins area, and the upscale neighborhood of Sea Cliff near Baker's Beach. You can see the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance, along with my hair that blew from the left into the picture frame area when I took this shot!

I'll try to include some other odd-ball longhaired pics in this thread -- as well as introduce you to some of the wild and exotic "Dr. Suess" type plants that are seen here in this unusual climate of the North American continent...

Happy thinking about your own bizarre longhaired picture-taking (regardless of whether or not you ever visit San Francisco)!

- Ken

Pictures that inspired me through my life to grow my hair. I know they're mostly women, but It's only some of what inspired me. Anyone else like the Pre Raphaelite painters? I also like paintings of actual long haired guys from the 16th and 17th centuries as well. Just wanted to share!

I made this slideshow today, & put it on my page there.

Hi Hairy People,

Although not a fun topic to talk about here, good diet & exercise are an important element to having and maintaining a good healthy head of hair. Although it's true that the lucky guys with good hair genetics can sometimes get away with not taking as good care of themselves in this department (and STILL have pretty decent-looking hair), on the other hand, without good over-all health, you can't reasonably expect to get the maximum luxurious, lustrous head of ideal hair-of-your-dreams, either.

Case in point: myself! Regardless of what another may say on this topic, I can speak from experience...

I used to be great at keeping up with regular exercise -- including running on the beach, weekly hiking, stretches, pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, knee-bends, etc.... Not to also mention that for several years of my life I averaged approximately 4-5 nights of the week going out C&W dancing, as well as attending regular Swing dances, going to Salsa dance clubs, and occasionally Ballroom events. (That's how I came up with my handle, "Urban Cowboy", back when I joined MLHH in '03).

As that famous saying goes, "Life is what happens while you're making other plans!" We all get thrown curve-balls in life that surprise us with stress and hardships that we never planed on having to deal with. Some of those "curve balls" we find we can bounce back quickly from; but others seem to take more time to get back to "normal"...

Like many people on planet Earth, I've been through financial stress, personal relationship stress, sexual identity stress, job/career stress, etc., etc.... I won't bore you with the details!

The one thing I seriously regret in my life, though, is the fact that I let some of these stress issues gradually stop me from the regular exercising that I used to so faithfully do to keep myself fit.

I have no problem about eating healthy foods, thank goodness (I totally LOVE fresh fruit and vegetables, for example): my problem, though, is that I simply love eating too much of it (LOL) -- after all, I'm a graduate of a good-quality local cooking school, and confess to even being quite a snob about food!

So, here's a word to the wise, especially to you young'n's: if you currently have a good regular exercise program that you're keeping up with, DON'T STOP!!! If you do, as you get older, it's harder to pick up wherever you last left off.

Also, on a much scarier note than just the issue of a healthy body = healthy hair...
It's a well-known medical fact that people with weight problems gradually develop other health problems. I don't talk about this topic much, because I don't usually like to bring in too much of my own personal history onto the board here, BUT: in September of '03, I had a heart attack, resulting in being hospitalized for 3 days (including one of my arteries now having a stent inside). Other than having to take heart medication for the last 7 years, I'm fine now (at least "relatively-speaking"); but, losing the extra weight is even harder than I ever thought possible, whether we're talking about dieting or resuming exercising.

So, take it from an old longhaired geezer who misses his former slimmer, healthier body: eat healthy (and not as much quantity of cheese as I sometimes indulge in - LOL), and keep up with your physical fitness program, whatever that may be (even if it's only a modest one) -- your health (and your HAIR!) will thank you for many years to come for doing so!

- Pudgy Ken (who nowadays has to shop for his clothes at "San Francisco Tent & Awning!")

Well I'd like to start off and say that my name is Jake, I'm 15, and this is my first time on this website. I've always had a lot of questions about my hair, and it's kind of an obsessive thing about me (I have OCD) and I always felt uncomfortable talking about hair on other websites because it's mostly girls giving me advice, and I'm not looking for girls hair, just long natural hair. Because I like how it looks.

Anyways, I had very long hair about a year ago, maybe a few inches past my shoulders. In the past year I've had several haircuts because I wasn't satisfied with my hair anymore, and It was very damaged because how i washed it. I got two haircuts for it to be above my shoulders, one haircut like down to my eyebrows, then finally i shaved it all off to a shorter haircut, twice.

Here's the real problem, during this one year, and probably a few years before that, I washed my hair obsessively everyday, sometimes twice a day. This is actually why I started getting it cut off piece by piece, it was incredibly damaged and dried out and didn't look good at all. Now I'm ready to grow it out again, hopefully just as long. But I think what I've done to my hair and scalp in the past damaged the pores or whatever, and I fear that my hair will always be permanently damaged now no matter how many times i get it cut.

So my real question is, does washing your hair this much, and I mean a lot, have any long term or lifetime effects? And is there anyway to fix these effects? Or am I just doomed to shave my head for the rest of my life? Thanks.

I just came across this site while searching the internet for some tips on how to take care of long hair.

I had no idea that there was such a big community of guys with long hair and i was pleasantly surprised to find this board, i've already read through quite a few posts and found them to be a great read and i've seen some pretty awesome picsand look forward to seeing more, i hope to become a regular here and so just wanted to say hi.

I have posted a new update to my website.
Hope all are having a great weekend and 4th of July for those celebrating.

Latest update.

- Oren

Last night we had a couple of friends over. The lady of the pair was standing behind me as I was working on something in the kitchen and commented to her husband "You need to grow your hair out like that". When he asked why she said "Because every time I see his hair hanging down the middle of his back like that, I have this urge to play with it". And she then suited actions to words, took hold of my ponytail, did a little finger-combing, and commenced to braiding it.

Oh, the things we longhairs have to put up with... [BIG grin]

Frodo

Getting out of the shower a few minutes ago I though, huh maybe today is the day I can get my hair all pulled back... And I did! Off to the grocery store wearing a little bun for the first time in my life! 11 months in the making, and thanks to the support I got here whenever I thought about going to the barbers!

Francois, I was wondering if you had anymore advice on washing of hair. Unfortunately I wash mine 1-2x a day, once for work, and then again after the gym. I've been wearing my hair back lately with this heat, so probably will cut down on washing, but for in the future I'd like to know all I can do to protect my hair during the wash cycle.
I use a generic Garnier shampoo, but I use a Marc Anthony conditioner and lotion afterward. I also only brush my hair with conditioner in it and rinse the conditioner with cold water. I've also been towel drying more gently (after seeing my dreaded friend gently dry his locks). Just wondering what more advice you might have.
-Ian

I'd like to thank the comments on my previous thread, great morale booster! :) I'm definitely going to let my hair grow, my next mark is to have it long enough to have it rest in front of my chest via a ponytail (hope that makes sense :P). I'll upload another picture soon with it in a ponytail, as someone requested ;)

Hey everyone. It's been five and 1/2 years since my last haircut or trim. Thought it might be time for a photo update as I just got the new computer up and running. Here it is!
peace, jonalbear

I'm about to give up. I've tried dozens of times to braid my own hair, but can't quite manage to do it. The one time I thought I got it right was during a slow night at work (I'm on night shift). I played with it for a couple of hours, trying over and over again. I finally managed to get it braided and left it that way the rest of the night. It was much more comfortable than a ponytail, and I was happy with it. However, when I got home, the first thing my wife asked was, "Who braided your hair?" I proudly declared that I did it myself. She just said OK and tried to look busy. I asked her why she asked and she said it was lopsided and messy. I looked in the mirror and she was right. It looked pretty bad. She rebraided it for me, but I can't always count on her to do it for me. Anyone got any tips on technique or tricks on how to do this myself?

Hey guys. My hair is really, really oily. I wash my hair every day and it still looks oily. If I wash my hair every other day, will that make my scalp less greasy? What other ways are there to make my hair less unwashed all the time?

Thanks,
Chris.

I think my hair is still a little too short for the pony tail, locks from the front keep falling out... but even if they were longer I think I would have a hard time getting all my hair into the pony tail. Any good tricks or suggestions for getting a nice looking pony tail, especially a higher set one? I'm thinking in 1-2 more months I'll be ready.

to ea. and all!

Justin~ :-)

Sorry I ain't been on here very much lately but I just been so busy since the wife left, haha.
I lost 20 lbs. and gained a social life.

Paul

Hi,

today was the day of fate - I got my first tattoo, a wish I had for a long time as I've been living for 21 years together with cats.

Next to it is my braid update - I didn't wash my hair now for 11 days and plan not to wash the next week also because there is no reason to - I'm just heavily oiling because my hair would get oily anyways because of sweating - it's very hot in Germany these days. So I can comb it better and have a better look.

Hair length without braid (heavily braided) is near to the tailbone, wet already reaching it.

Regards

Hey there guys, here is a picture of my hair semicombed, I've been growing it for about 2,5 years, maybe even longer. I never expected that my hair would be wavy when I started out, seeing as I always had very straight hair. Good thing I like the wavy style ^^. I'm hoping to get a better pic up soon, seeing as this isn't very good quality and I only semicombed it.

Cheers, Kenneth (2!)

I wonder if i should grow my hair beyond shoulder lenght, as i planned, or if i should stop at the lenght shown in the picture (from last september). At that lenght, it looks fuller and many says it looks nicer, too. I only care about my own opinion, though. The problem is that i don't know what to think, lol.

Anyway, i think i've finally settled on a good hair care routine after a few months "unstable" routines. I now wash my hair every 3 days with Barnängen (Mild swedish shampoo&conditioner), and on the day before i wash it, i only rinse with water.

Have a good summer!

Here's a pic my wife took today. Three of our four kids are pictured here.

From the left: my daughter, age 5 (with her hair in a braided bun, as we'd just come from her ballet performance); my son, age 2 (who has curls that fall well past his shoulders, though it's hard to tell from this picture); and my other son, age 9 (whose hair has been growing for approximately 2-1/2 years, with only two very slight trims to remove split ends).

We don't get many days like this, here in the northwoods... gotta enjoy 'em while they're here!

--Val

I've read some bad stuff about Garnier Fructis shampoo lately. That the silicones in it surrounds the hair and leave the inside damaged but the outside shiny and smooth, and also that the silicone makes the hair look crappy if you don't wash it every day.

What's your experience with Fructis?

Hey guys,

As I continue on my journey of long hair, I find myself getting very frustrated about just how unmanageable my hair is. Right now it's down to my collar bone, but because of how thin it is, the simple act of walking indoors through still air is enough to get it blowing all over the place, like BADLY. It will blow up and out to the side, making me look like I stuck my finger in a light socket! A mere gentle breath of wind outside with mess it all up and frustrate me to no end, let alone what happens to it when it is actually truly WINDY outside.

What I'm wondering is, once it's quite a bit longer, say down to mid-back or so, will it stop blowing around so much, be heavier, stay in place better, and be easier to deal with? I'm ALWAYS wearing it in a tail when I'm out and about because it gets so messed up so quickly if I don't.

I wish there was a product out there that would make it heavier without making it look greasy, but I'd really like it to have some mass and semblance of order all on its own WITHOUT product, which I hope more length will provide.

Anyone else dealing with thin hair dealing with this same frustration? Why does my hair have to be so gosh darn thin to begin with? I don't have MPB but maybe my sucky diet and stress levels over the years have not allowed it to thicken up and grow out properly...

I'm 34 by the way, in case that matters.

Thanks for the shoulder guys.

Has anyone here ever had what I refer to as "the dream"? So last night I had a dream that I cut my hair. This dream seemed very real. In the dream I wanted to cut it, but after I did, I instantly regretted it and was very sad and angry. I woke up and realized after a second that I was only dreaming and was extremely relieved! I had a similar dream when I quit smoking that I smoked and in the dream was heartbroken. That actually is a common dream among ppl who quit smoking and I was wondering if this silly little haircut dream happened to others as well. -Jason

“Wanted-A Man”
from Pushing to the Front, 1911
By: Orison Swett Marden

“All the world cries, Where is the man who will save us? We want a man! Don’t look so far for this man. You have him at hand. This man,—it is you, it is I, it is each one of us! . . . How to constitute one’s self a man? Nothing harder, if one knows not how to will it; nothing easier, if one wills it.”—Alexandre Dumas.

Diogenes sought with a lantern at noontide in ancient Athens for a perfectly honest man, and sought in vain. In the market place he once cried aloud, ” Hear me, O men”; and, when a crowd collected around him, he said scornfully: “I called for men, not pygmies.”

Over the door of every profession, every occupation, ever-calling, the world has a standing advertisement: “Wanted—A Man.”

Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say “No,” though all the world say “Yes.”

Wanted, a man who, though he is dominated by a mighty purpose, will not permit one great faculty to dwarf, cripple, warp, or mutilate his manhood; who will not allow the over-development of one faculty to stunt or paralyze his other faculties.

Wanted, a man who is larger than his calling, who considers it a low estimate of his occupation to value it merely as a means of getting a living. Wanted, a man who sees self-development, education and culture, discipline and drill, character and manhood, in his occupationÂ…

Wanted, a man of courage who is not a coward in any part of his nature.

Wanted, a man who is well balanced, who is not cursed with some little defect of weakness which cripples his usefulness and neutralizes his powers.

Wanted, a man who is symmetrical, and not one-sided in his development, who has not sent all the energies of his being into one narrow specialty and allowed all the other branches of his life to wither and die. Wanted, a man who is broad, who does not take half views of things; a man who mixes common sense with his theories, who does not let a college education spoil him for practical, every-day life; a man who prefers substance to show, and one who regards his good name as a priceless treasure.

Wanted, a man “who, no stunted ascetic, is full of life and fire, but whose passions are trained to heed a strong will, the servant of a tender conscience; who has learned to love all beauty, whether of nature or of art, to hate all vileness, and to respect others as himself.”

The world wants a man who is educated all over; whose nerves are brought to their acutest sensibility; whose brain is cultured, keen, incisive, broad; whose hands are deft; whose eyes are alert, sensitive, microscopic; whose heart is tender, magnanimous, true.

The whole world is looking for such a man. Although there are millions out of employment, yet it is almost impossible to find just the right man in almost any department of life, and yet everywhere we see the advertisement: “Wanted—A Man.”

When Garfield as a boy was asked what he meant to be, he answered: “First of all, I must make myself a man; if I do not succeed in that, I can succeed in nothing.”

It is a sad sight to see thousands of students graduated every year from our grand institutions whose ob ject is to make stalwart, independent, self-supporting men, turned out into the world saplings instead of stalwart oaks, “memory-glands” instead of brainy men, helpless instead of self-supporting, sickly instead of robust, weak instead of strong, leaning instead of erect. “So many promising youths, and never a finished man!”

The character sympathizes with and unconsciously takes on the nature of the body. A peevish, snarling, ailing man can not develop the vigor and strength of character which is possible to a healthy, robust, cheerful man. There is an inherent love in the human mind for wholeness, a demand that man shall come up to the highest standard; and there is an inherent protest or contempt for preventable deficiency. Nature, too, demands that man be ever at the top of his conditionÂ…

The first requisite of all education and discipline should be man-timber. Tough timber must come from well grown, sturdy trees. Such wood can be turned into a mast, can be fashioned into a piano or an exquisite carving. But it must become timber first. Time and patience develop the sapling into the tree. So through discipline, education, experience, the sapling child is developed into hardy mental, moral, physical mantimber.

If the youth should start out with the fixed determination that every statement he makes shall be the exact truth; that every promise he makes shall be redeemed to the letter; that every appointment shall be kept with the strictest faithfulness and with full regard for other menÂ’s time; if he should hold his reputation as a priceless treasure, feel that the eyes of the world are upon him that he must not deviate a hairÂ’s breadth from the truth and right; if he should take such a stand at the outset, he would... come to have almost unlimited credit and the confidence of everybody who knows him.

What are palaces and equipages; what though a man could cover a continent with his title-deeds, or an ocean with his commerce; compared with conscious rectitude, with a face that never turns pale at the accuser’s voice, with a bosom that never throbs with fear of exposure, with a heart that might be turned inside out and disclose no stain of dishonor? To have done no man a wrong; to have put your signature to no paper to which the purest angel in heaven might not have been an attesting witness; to walk and live, unseduced, within arm’s length of what is not your own, with nothing between your desire and its gratification but the invisible law of rectitude;—this is to be a man.

So I have lately been thinking on what would be the best way to control flowing hair.

Due to a medical issue with all sorts of medicines my hair no matter how well I care for it seems to prone to hair breakage and my beard seems to be thinning to much for the same reasons.

I had been putting my hair back in a pony tail going from a elastic soft band without metal to a terry cloth band which is even softer. But I am still having breakage from it.

I would let it flow freely but I do not like it falling in my face.

So I have been contemplating on what else I could use to keep hair out of the face and not look to weird (i.e. headband around forehead) or look to girly.

Maybe nobody here knows, but I was also wondering what Medieval Man used to control their hair since shoulder length hair was the norm during that period and elastic was not yet invented. Perhaps they just let it flow freely but I can't seem to believe they would do that during fighting since hair in the eyes would be a problem.. :)

So anybody have any solutions to what I could use or answers to the above.. :)

Hi!
Been making a video a few days ago of me singing a Judie Tzuke song. I know poor quality, but it shows the length of my hair now after growing out 6 years.
If you want to make a comment on youtube, but please a nice one, haha. I'm new to making videos.
After having blond strands last year i went back to my natural hair colour, using alpecin double effect and syoss conditioner. It didn't stop my balding spot at the top of my head, but it's good for dandruff.
Benny