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Apologies in advance to anyone who might find this thread a bit controversial or offensive. That is not my intent; but to anyone here who might be deeply religious and not have a sense of humor about it, my suggestion would be to read no further and simply skip over this post...

But, to anyone else who might be interested in ever attending a wack-o San Francisco outdoor event, then please read on!

Every Easter Sunday a group of outlandish-looking men wearing nun-like outfits host a series of oddball competitions, leading up to the grande finale called, "Hunky Jesus" contest. It's actually a fund-raiser that donates $$ to a variety of local charities; so it's not quite as bad as it at first might sound. There's also some live music and guest speakers /comedians, etc. throughout the day; but most people in attendance look forward to the silly contests. The event is held every year on Easter Sunday, usually starting around noon (although best to set up a picnic blanket on the lawn a bit before that, for a good seat with the best view), at San Francisco's Dolores Park, the stage being located close to the corner of 18th & Dolores Streets.

Not far from the park is a local Catholic church that has tried for years to put a stop to this event, because the men who dress up in outlandish nun outfits are called, "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" -- which for obvious reasons, as you can well imagine, they don't find very funny...

For those who think they WOULD find this event fun & entertaining, however, it would make a great longhair meet-up destination for anybody who lives near enough in Northern CA, or planning on visiting SF this spring around Easter time.

I have only been to this event once -- in '04, with my friend Christopher who first told me about it, plus 2 other dance friends that joined us for a picnic on the grass. Unfortunately I also had another conflict that day, so had to leave early and never saw the hunky jesus contest; but Chris told me that an 8 year old girl won that year -- go figure!

In any case, although I usually work on weekends, I'm going to try to get Easter Sunday off this year... I'm long overdue in coming back to see this event -- and what better year than 2012 to go see it (LOL)!!

- Ken

I ran across a video of a gorgeous young woman with long hair on youtube today and there is some sick freak harassing her telling her to cut if off and suggesting that HE let her allow her to shave her bald!

I don't know about you guys , but if this was my girlfriend I would be really heated up and want to know where this sicko lived so I could pay him a personal visit!!

Today I had a very interesting conversation with this guy who is an advocate for long hair on both Men and women who believes that when a persons hair grows longer it increases their intellect.

Now, I am not quite sold on this theory, but he suggested that because people like Albert Einstein and Steve Jobbs had longer hair at the time they were at their creative and intellectual peak it is proof that longer hair makes a person more intelligent!

now, as I recall Jobbs had closely cropped hair before he passed away this year so I am not quite sold on this theory, but would like some others opinions on this theory including Roger, who has probably done the most research of any member on this site to my knowledge.

Hello there fellow board members. As most people following my posts know, I am currently in my journey to re-grow my once long hair. For the past 5 months I have been posting updates on my growth progress (6 month update coming in 2 weeks btw). Today however, I have something different to share with you all. My friend recently discovered an old picture on his phone from 2 years ago and emailed it to me. I was so surprised and happy when I got this picture and had to post it up. This is me, 2 years ago with my long hair. You may notice its straight as opposed to my current wavy hair. That is because I used to straighten it daily, it's also part of the reason I cut it as it was damaged from the heat....

Anyway, here's hoping I'll reach my former glory soon enough,
cheers,
Isaac.

Hey everybody, in antecipation, a Happy and hairy 2012 for all of you, in case I don't come back anymore =). As I said before, my friends cheered me up to cut it, one already cut it, and one may cut it as well. They got pissed because today we hung out, and some girls mocked my mane as I left. They said they are tired of fake, idiot people mocking me, and they said it's my choice, but that they preferred a haircut. And I thought of reducing it to a "blond afro", as I had two years ago, and treat my hair perfectly as I do now. I only learnt how to care for it some months ago, it was chemically altered, and I never enjoyed the milestones, it was just hair for me(what a big jerk huh). I have been through a harsh period of my life with long hair, and i considered the possibility of it carrying some bad energy (has to do with my beliefs). Girls are not the matter, a special someone crossed my life, and she can see through the hair. My dream is to grow a mane like Tom Cruise's in interview with the vampire. I don't know what I'll do, but a revival would be welcome in 2012 =). And I really don't mind the waiting, going to appreciate it in the case of trimming it lol. Sorry for the gigantic post, but here is teh place to share such thoughts. Guys, I love you all, and this place. Thanks for being such interesting conversationalists. A Happy sucessful 2012 to you all!

Ps: I'm thinking about Baking Soda and ACV, some says it reduces porosity, if someone ever tried, would you care to tell me more about it? Thanks!

In all of recorded history this has got to be one of the worst inventions and why are so-called "salons" using them so frequently now?

Roger claims that cropping of the hair contributes to MPB and the reason women do not go bald is because they are allowed to grow their hair long.

now, where is the scientific data supporting these claims?

if this is factual and millions of Men in countries where short hair is the norm in the workplace obtain a copy of this book it could have some effect on the outcome of how Men decide to start wearing their hair.

what then will occur when employers continue to insist on closely cropped styles for Male employees if Millions of Men, who previously conformed to the company policy decided after reading Roger`s book that the way they wear their hair is going to change?

what does Roger or anyone else perceive might unfold if this is indeed proven scientifically by well respected scientists and Men are expected to continue with the closely cropped look or lose their jobs-their means of supporting themselves and their families?

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Thought I'd share a picture to see how my pony tail looks, enjoy! I have been growing my hair for almost 5 years now.

Hello.
Just wanted to post a new picture of my ponytail. It's nice to pull my hair back and have it all in the hair-tie. The best days are ahead. Long hair forever!
Keep it growing!

Im still 2 or 3 months away from my 2nd hairversiry, but it has been a year since I took my first yearly progress pictures.

Anyway, when I looked at what should have been my 2 year progress pictures, I noticed that my hair curls & waves so much (when dry) that it doesn't actually reach that much furthur down my back than it did in my first-year progress pictures. But I know the new length is there because when I hold it strait (not pull, just hold) it's half an arm-length long.

Another strange thing, when I went to resize the new pictures so that I could post some here, my computer accidently deleted them. Not just some of them, but ALL of them. I'll take new ones in a day or 2 so you can see what I mean about the lengths.

Oh and before I forget, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year.

First of all, belated Christmas wishes to everyone on the board, hope you all had a merry time :)

Well, where to begin, I'll start by explaining my absence from the board in some detail, it's been a very difficult month for me personally, for many reasons, as I'll try and explain.

I have had a constant battle with depression for over a year now, I first seeked professional help last October of 2010, which involved going for regular appointments and checkups on my physical and mental health, the usual.

Well, to get to the point, it wasn't very ''beneficial'' sitting in a room talking the problem over for an hour every few days, not for me, anyway, so I quit going, only to receive a letter this month coercing me into going back.

So I went for an appointment on Friday 16th this month, with the final agreement between the doctors being it would be for the ''best'' to send me off to a Sanitarium indefinitely. Well, off I went through the doors to my new world for the next god knows how many months. This place does not allow the Internet, or any other forms of communication, apart from limited access to mobile phones at set times.

So the reason for my absence is now hopefully clear for you all :) I've been granted 3 days leave for Christmas, I HAVE to go back today so apologies in advance as I won't be able to respond to comments.

One last thing, the hair is still growing, however, I will be unable to post my monthly update, so apologies for that too :)

Lots of great activity here while I've been gone, keep growing guys, I'm unsure when I'll gain my freedom again but best wishes to everyone and Happy New Year in advance!

As always, kind regards,

James

Folks, first of all, merry christmas to you all and your family. I'm just here to share the load of stuff a couple of friends of mine told me some moments ago. Basically, they told I would look better, that girls would fall for me, that I would feel better, the usual crap. They are true friends, I won't stop seeing them, they just think they are helping me. I don't know, I'm going to be 18 next year, I'm going to work soon, I don't know where it all will go. I guess you guys can be more hard on such critics because of your experience. It sounds logical to me, that doors would open if I had a haircut, but it would be betrayal to myself. I knew that this day might come, but I thought I would be preparedfor it. Young people can be tough, damn. Whatever, I just got 4 books of "A Song Of Ice And Fire", plenty of longhairs there to keep me going on. A warm x-mas to you all =)

I emailed Dr. Pickart Chat and he gave me this info which I would like to pass on to everyone here:

"The famous hair stylist George Michael (now deceased) of New York City developed successful methods to grow out very long lengths of hair in women and eventually owned 2,000 salons dedicated to long hair.

Women are often told that after they reach thirty that hair should be no longer than shoulder length.

Michael felt long hair was majestic on a mature woman, did much to downplay wrinkles, made them look younger immediately.

Dr. Michael has found that it is important for growing the longest, healthiest hair possible is to have hair that's all one length - without bangs or fringes.

He says that the body will try to equalize uneven hair by excessively shedding hair. He says that "The longer the hair, the stronger the root," and this results in healthier hair.
Longer Hair Reduces Shedding - Studies by Dr. George Michael
Hair Length in Inches
Average Number of Hairs Lost Per Day
4
87
12
26
Waist Length
16
Floor Length

2

One of his secrets was the use of acid conditioners and acid pre-treatment products used before swimming in chlorinated pools or salt water or exposing the hair to sunlight.

This kept the hair proteins very tightly bound together. He used hair dryers set only about 10° F higher than body temperature.

Common blow dryers reach temperatures of up to 260°F. Water boils at 212°F. This high heat can damage hair follicles.

Large rollers of soft mesh or plastic were used for drying the hair. Velcro rollers were not used because they can tear the hair. Special care was taken to protect the ends of the hair when rolling or setting.

Hair cutting was done as one-length style using a straight blunt cut. Michael felt that when hair was cut in layers, the body automatically tried to even out the hair which created extra fallout.

Shampoos were kept to a minimum. Vitamin and mineral supplements were recommended. He recommended covering hair at all times when exposed to direct sunlight.

Tips for Long Healthy Hair

Hair experts have a number of suggestions. But remember, people who only want to
cut your hair off usually know little about hair.

1. Hair is best cut when dry. The detangling comb is designed to be used on damp hair. Start at the ends and work up.

2. Detangle dry hair before washing. De-tangle ends first, then work your way up. Do not try to remove from top to bottom since this may pull out hair. Before entering a shower, use your your comb or brush to give your hair a few strokes. This aligns the strands, and help prevent tangles.

3. For washing, bring your hair to the front before you wet it and leave it there hanging down and keep it there during shampooing. During the washing, try not to move your hair. This keeps the hair strands in position so they won't move upwards and wrap themselves around other strands, resulting in tangles. Use water of room temperature for your hair. The lowest temperature that you can use is best for hair. Warm water open the hair scales, making the hair shaft more vulnerable to damage.

4. Use a minimum of a shampoo with a pH 5.0 to 6.0. Avoid foaming shampoos. Pour some shampoo into your palm, then rub your hands together and run the palms of your hands over your head but not yet down the string of hair. If the shampoo begins to foam, you used too much.

5. The shampoo is used to remove dirt from the top layers of your hair. Don't try to wash your hair inside out - just let the shampoo suds penetrate these under layers briefly as it flows over the lower part of your hair. Use your fingers to help release the soap from your head and works the shampoo down the hair. Running your fingers down the string of hair helps detangling. Make sure that you wash out all of the shampoo. When you think all shampoo is gone, allow another half minute of constant water flow to ensure that residues are gone. Then bend over, and give a final rinse of the lower hair part with cold water.

6.Folligen Therapy Conditioner is a acidifying conditioner with peptides that re-bond the hair cuticles. It also helps detangle hair, add body and increase the hair's natural shine. Put extra conditioner on the hair ends to prevent split ends. Give the conditioner at least a minute to glue into the hair. For a final rinse use cool or cold water.

7. Air dry your hair whenever possible and use a special highly absorbent towel for your hair. Do not dry your hair with your general bath towel.

8. When you must blow dry your hair, first wrap in a towel for a time to remove most of the water. Blow dry the hair for a time, then let it air dry for a time.

9. Never buy a "heavy duty reconstructor" for your hair.

10. A "cool" setting on the hair dryer helps "set" the hair.

11. Never brush your hair when it is wet.

12. Excessive sunlight and use of tanning beds harms hair.

13. Find non-alcohol hair sprays which are less drying.

14. Only use wide toothed combs and picks.

15. Many hairdressers only cut hair. Tell them to keep trimming to an absolute minimum. Avoid hostile or hyper-critical hairdressers.

16. Only use coated or snag free elastics and hair fasteners.

17. Think of your hair as a silk garment and treat it accordingly. Both silk and hair are protein fibers. You would not wash a silk garment with a cheap detergent in a washing machine at a high temperature with a high agitation cycle and then dry it in a dryer at a high temperature. Think of what a silk garment would look like after such a treatment.

18. Take time for your hair. There is no product that can create wonderful hair within a few hours. Hair improvements take a few weeks.

19. If someone criticizes your hair, ignore them. Hair arouses may emotions and jealousies so arrange your hair in the fashion that pleases yourself."

now, that we have heard from a very reliable source with the education to back this up with scientific facts how do we go about fighting discrimination against Men who desire to have longer healthier manes? anyone have any suggestions?

I don't know about some here, but if a woman is allowed to wear her hair to mid-back or waist length at work, by golly I think I should be allowed to as well!

Hi all! Merry Christmas. I think this hyperboard is pretty neat but the people here are what's interesting. It's amazing to know that there are other guys out there like me. Ever since I started high school, I've wanted long hair, but my high school required a certain hair length for boys. I awaited the day when I would finally graduate and could grow the beautiful long hair I wanted, only now I'm in my second year of college, and after one botched 'trim' last February I knew I had to put my foot down. Only now everyone's on my case about it. I have friends and family alike telling me to get a haircut; it's like being told to switch political parties because every male is that way.. Even one of my piano professors accused my hair as a flamboyant substitute and flashy ersatz for real musicianship, something I take very, very seriously. But that's not what I'm here to write about. I know it's crazy that we're programmed nowadays to think people should look a different way and I think that's wrong. Even though it's tough, I need to stand up for what I believe in even in face of people close to me.

But this is my question: Why?? Why is it that I want this? It's an awkward thing nowadays, long hair on men, and it isn't even that practical. Is it vanity? I'm not gay, so I don't think I'm trying to confuse my gender. I've been asking myself this for weeks recently, trying to find out why I want what I want and why I like what I like. I know you guys can't tell me, but maybe you have some answers to share for yourselves. It's just a relief to know that for some reason there are other guys out there somewhere who are like me in that respect... Is this all just dead vanity? Or is this a strange, elusive sense of identity?

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and not getting harassed to get hair cuts. I was wondering what your favorite holidays activities are? I love buying presents for people. It's the only time I know where people will accept gifts that are the price I like to pay.

i previously posted about my hair and buttoning shirts. now, i've noticed that my hair is reaching my shirt pockets. next step, nipple length, then mid back and waist. can't wait, every "milestone" is exciting.

Hi there Hairy People!

Just a few brief comments re. my 2 weeks' stay at the health spa / weight loss place (AKA "Fat Farm") that I went to with my sister-in-law: in a nutshell, I totally LOVED it!!!

The full name of the place is called, "Hilton Head Health Institute", located on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina (about an hour North of Savannah, Georgia) -- an amazing place, and an incredible experience, one I'd highly recommend to anybody interested in losing some weight and learning more about returning to better eating and physical fitness habits.

Although the first question that most people have asked me after I returned home was, "How much weight did you lose?", is an understandable question, the more important thing I walked away with from being there is that I feel inspired and almost had like a little "born again" type of experience -- only not in any kind of religious cult way, but rather, in a return to my more youthful ideals of wanting better health and fitness for myself. Quite frankly, I had gotten quite lazy and feeling very old as of recently. Although I had several "hard knocks" in life that seemed justifiably difficult on me to get me back into better health and fitness habits over the years, I was indulging in too much self-justification for my own good. Being at Hilton Head Health gave me a little "jump start" back in the right direction, as well as made me feel like I got a slice of my youthful strength and agility back, rather than me just continuing to slowly slide more & more downhill.

Re. the cost, it's a rather expensive place to go to; but thanks to the generosity of my sister-in-law and brother, it was a gift from them that I will always be grateful for -- and according to several of the other folks that I met while there, it's definitely probably the best of its kind, and the most focussed on helping people lose weight at their own pace, yet with a ton of great guidance and useful information (as well as awesome exercise classes & equipment!)...

Anyway, now for the test of returning to "real life" and all of its yummy naughty food temptations, as well as lazy American "couch potato" life-style (LOL).... I'll keep you posted!

- Ken in San Francisco

PS - Just FYI: yes, I was the only longhair there; but hey, that actually made it fun for me -- and I can't tell you how many of the men came up to me and said, "I used to have a ponytail like yours, and to this day I still miss it!"

Hi Roger,

When I mentioned an MPB forum some time ago you said you might check it out. I wonder if you did post there advocating long hair as a way of combatting MPB and if so, what was the reaction?

I noticed that one thread there actually postulates that long hair would CONTRIBUTE to MPB! (Though fortunately that hypothesis was quickly shot down.)
http://www.hairlosstalk.com/interact/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=70847

Just curious ...

Damon

Hi, and nice board you have here. How often do you find a publicly open board filled with supportive good advice? Wow.

I've been growing for about a year and a half and have about 6 inches past the tie. And, I like it. Plan to keep going.

The tail is getting wider than it is long though. I would prefer it look long and slim rather than this 'hair explosion' I have going on. I have seen guys do some kind of wrap thing that I think would achieve this using string? leather? something else? but am not sure how one would go about securing the bottom ends to avoid unraveling. Advice?

Also, I am sure I am not unique in this... some hairs mostly up front and along the sides seem to be somewhat short lived, so there's this population of stragglers that never reach the tie. So they straggle. It is possible that this is just part of the fun. But it occurs to me... does Rogaine increase hair lifespan at all? It is any kind of solution to the straggler problem?

Sincerely,

Your newest noob

I've noticed bluegrass/country musician Ricky Skaggs has been growing his hair out over the past year, to shoulder length hair. While at the Strathmore in MD last week seeing his family Christmas concert I was amused by the number of comments I overheard about him needing a haircut. I personally think it looks good, however, I could be a bit biased. :) I would think a crowd of bluegrass fans would be more open to long hair on men, a bit odd I dare say.

Jeremy

Even not posting so constantly as I used to, I'm always reading and seeing what you're guys doing. Well, the news is my hair is long again. But now I'm writing just to say "Merry X-mas to you all"! (I'll be posting an updated picture as soon as I can" Hugs!

I keep reading about people using coconut oil or jojoba oil.

Do they leave the hair looking greasy? Do they damage the hair
or the hair folicles?

Including you Roger! thanks for your response!

For all you goth friendly folks, this is for you!!

enjoy and be merry!

To all fellow members of this great board thank you for your advice, support and inspiration over the past year, may I wish you and yours a very Happy Christmas and a healthy, good hair growth 2012. Ian

Hey there everyone and happy holidays to all of you :)

Today marks my first milestone of many.
Hair is a few weeks short of 6 months.

Will post an official 6 month update on January 10th.

... for those of you who like to cite that figure of biblical mythology as one of your long-haired heroes.

Click link below...

Whenever I am stressed or having a bad day I love to relax and unwind by playing with/brushing my best friends hair. I could do it for hours. (It's halfway down his back.) This is something he enjoys as well. My question is how do other men feel about there hair being played with?

I'm 21. I've had long hair for years, basically I started growing it after graduating from high school at 16.

Until yesterday, my hair went down to my waist. It was longer than all my friends, male or female, other than my girlfriend. My mom kept bothering me to get it trimmed, because the ends were horribly frayed and a lot of hair was falling off. I finally gave in.

But the hairdresser was a family friend, and apparently my mother warned him that I would tell him not to cut it. So when I said "don't cut it much, just trim the ends", he cut it...well, a lot more than that. Now my hair reaches just my shoulderblades.

And, well...after having such long hair, this feels so...ordinary. Average. In my social circles(mostly RP geeks and gamers and cosplayers) about half the men have long hair. Now I feel like I need to do something different.

I've never dyed my hair, and I was happy with "plain"(dark brown) hair...but if I am to have "plain" hair I want it down to my waist. Not my shoulderblades. I'm not happy with this. But I don't know what to do.

I looked around Google for examples...but any male hairstyle with highlights or a colored streak or anything like that is much shorter than I'd like. There are very few male examples of dyed long hair and they go WAY overboard. I don't think I can dye my entire hair blue or green or something like that. I'm a bulky guy, I'd look like a clown. And I can't dye it anything light, I have naturally dark hair, it wouldn't last long. I'm too lazy and cheap to get my hair redyed every two weeks.(And it'd ruin my hair anyway.)

Looking "girly" isn't a problem, I normally look like a caveman. I could have pink pigtails and still not look girly. I just don't want to look silly. And I don't want to do too little...because it looks half-assed. Doing something like just one blue streak says to me "I wanted to be different but I was too scared to do more than this".

Basically I COULD do anything that wasn't too much work...but I'm unsure because there are no examples. I really think highlights look good, but I can only find examples like Johnny Depp with MUCH shorter hair than I'd like. I don't want my hair to be higher than my shoulders, but I can't find any examples around that length, so I don't want to take risks.

tl;dr I don't feel happy about my hair and I want to.

Very interesting article about the West German army's brief experiment with long hair on it's soldiers in the early 70s.

www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,744992,00.html

I found this message board and thought I'd post a question that has been on my mind. Does anyone on this board have sons that have long hair? If so how long is it and when did they decide they wanted it long. How did they bring up the subject?

Check this out!

Hi all,

Saw this commercial on ABC earlier this evening, kind'a nice... especially towards the end when when they get to the hair part. Hit play in the video window once you get onto the linked-page - can't find the video anywhere else ^_~ .

Shaun White really has always had some crazy hair :p (looking a little older now, as we all do, too >o> heheh~)!

Sincerely,
yoshiki

I Was just curious.See quite a number of long hairs here. Just wondered what your ages are. Thank you.

Hello all..always read the board and have noticed that many guys have questions and not a lot of answers on how to take care of their hair...what products to use and whether to trim or not to trim...its very interesting and have come to my own conclusion that you have to find what is right and works for you. I , too, have travelled this path and have made some bad choices but have now settled in to washing my hair with Wen only when i REALLY need to.Otherwise i just wash it with water and allow my hair and its oils to do as nature intended. I used to color my hair and found that was just toxic to it..although it helped me mentally fight off inevitable feeling of age. After i allowed the gray to creep in is when i stopped using shampoo. Tried a few sulfate free types and settled on wen cucumber..it cleanses nicely and leaves hair fresh for days...after a while you dont even need it until it feels to heavy. My hair is not too oily so i am fortunate in that respect. I am now 50 and my hair looks about the same as it did when i was forty. I do take a supplement that is sold on HSN called healthy hair skin and nails....i take several supplements so cant say that this particular one is the 'magic bullet' for good hair but i do believe it has helped me retain my strands. Hopefully this pic comes thru ...it shows my hair the day after a water only wash and before that hadnt washed it in a week and havent cleansed it in 3 weeks.

The Myth of World War I

I so often hear the nonsense repeated that short hair on guys only became popular during World War I (they were conscripted into the war and had to have their hair cut because of lice, etc). It's a total myth! Short hair had become the convention LONG before then.

In fact, fairly short hair had become fashionable on men around 1800 and the trend was pronounced during the Regency period (roughly 1810-30). Longish hair (over the ears) came back into fashion during the 1840s but waned out again during the 1860s.

Although many men DID have long or longish hair throughout the 19th century, mainstream fashion had already begun to change inexorably by the 1870s at latest. It became far more common for men to have their hair cut short by that time (which is why men like Custer stood out) and by the 1890s short hair had become just as common, if not far more common, as it is today. In fact, it was utterly the norm by then and long hair was regarded as decidedly eccentric. Men like Oscar Wilde were very much the exception.

I've attached just one photo (New Brompton football team, 1893-94) as an example. There are thousands more. Not just military or police but the vast majority of ordinary civilian men had short hair.

Let's kill the myth that short hair on men only came into fashion because of World War I. It just ain't true! The men in World War I were just continuing a style that had already been set long before then.

It may seem a minor point but as an historian it matters to me. Let's get the facts straight! ;)

Damon

Fili and Kili, to be precise. I am very excited about the upcoming "Hobbit" films, and am delighted with what I've seen so far, regarding the visual portrayal of the dwarves. I'm hoping these movies do as much to encourage men to grow long hair as did the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

P.S.--Yes, for any of my fellow "Being Human" fans, that is Aiden Turner (a.k.a. Mitchell the vampire) as Kili.

--Val

Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. Can't believe it's less than two weeks away, now.

Wanted to ask if anybody else anticipated certain comments from relatives, in-laws, etc. about the length of your hair. I only see some of the people I see that day once a year and there is always some remark made that could make the time a real downer, if I would let it. These are my wife's relatives (brothers, etc.) and most of what is said is said in "fun." But, this year, for some reason, I find myself kinda dreading it. I don't want to dread Christmas, no matter who's saying or doing what.

Any comments?

Steve

I was waiting in line to place an order from a hotdog vendor inside the mall which was right near one of those snip shops when I overheard a conversation between some poor young guy getting the clippers taken to his head , his girlfriend, and the woman with the clippers aka "stylist" who seemed to be enjoying taking all of that hair off. it seemed like she might be a sadistic person by nature.

the guy was in his low to mid 20's and his ditsy girlfriend must have been around the same age.

she talked loud enough that you could hear her clear across the other side of the mall

"I kept telling him he should get it cut!" the ditsy girl said

the poor guy obviously was not willing to stand his ground and had given in to his girlfriend and responded with
"yeah, she's been on me to get a haircut for months" while laughing about it.
I thought what a wimp!

it did not take long for the clippers to take what was left of his hair off before I heard his ditsy girlfriend proclaim

"Now he looks 'kewl' and has some style!"

What style?!!! she was really whacked out in the head for calling that a "Style".

he hardly had any hair left!! it must have been somewhere between a 1/4" and 1/2" of hair on his head, but what was on the floor below his chair was probably at least four times that!

then the "stylist" proceeded how he could style it which did not make sense since he practically had a buzzcut.

I felt like throwing up at that point.

I proceeded to pay for my hotdog and walked as fast and far away from that horrible place as I could vowing NEVER to go there for even a slight trim!

I was out with my partner last week and we were in the company of some of his oldest mates. One of them decided to do the whole 'you should shave your head' thing (my bf has hair to his waist), this 'mate' was being really obnoxious and I wanted to slap him, however.. I kept my cool and we all ended up in another pub..

As I was sitting at the table (they were at the bar) I noticed several other females hovering around my bf, all admiring his hair. When he and said mates came back to the table his pals had their jaws on the floor.. 'did you see that?' kind of thing. It was hilarious. His mates had never seen anything like it - and they shut up right away. As the gf of a big hairy bloke, I think it's funny and even funnier when his mates are the ones not getting attention from the opposite sex.. (at the end of the day he comes home with me..)

It was so funny - and it certainly shut Mr Obnoxious up big style!!! (I think he was a wee bit jealous!!)

Never fear guys - women like you!!! :)

I was at the salon last night getting my hair done and the subject of men with long hair came up. There were about a dozen other women in the salon besides myself. Everyone was throwing there opinions about men with long hair when I spoke up.

I told them hair length really shouldn't matter. People make too big of a deal over what length of hair a man can have that is considered "appropriate" for certain jobs or even life in general. If his hair is long he will be asked to cut it or not be hired but yet a woman is NEVER asked to cut her hair or grow it long for a job. There are a ton of laws out there about discrimination but if you ask me not hiring a man based on the length of his hair and not his qualifications is discrimination. They however get away with it by calling it "managers discretion"

After my little rant everyone got quiet for a minute and it was like you could see the light coming on for them. They suddenly realized I was right. Walking into that salon I was the only woman there who appreciates and accepts a man with long hair but when I walked out I left a few new supporters behind.

Speaking your mind can make a difference. I know me speaking mine did last night even if only to a few people. As my grandma used to say it only takes one snowflake to start a snow storm. Guys keep being yourselves and stay proud of your long hair. You have just as much right to it as any woman!

Healthy, down past my shoulderblades (when pulled), and slightly pink?

Sup, guys? Anyway, I've been playing a lot of Team Fortress 2 lately, and I love the game, but I noticed something that just grinds my gears: Long hair on men in video games in general are hard to find. What I wouldn't give to see a warrior, sword and shield in hand, flowing mane, charge into battle. I'm getting crazy, so I'll stop here.
So what do you guys think of long hair in VGs?

I guess there are more short haired dudes overall, but I have noticed a lot of long haired guys around. I recently moved to Miami and I stay right in the city, close to the 'hood so there are a lot of black people around where I stay. It may just be my imagination but it seems like most of the black guys around this area have long dreadlocks. Sometimes when I go out, it is almost hard to find a short haired black guy. Maybe not that hard, but I swear at least half the black guys around here have long dreads. Maybe it's something that moved up here from the island culture, like rastas and stuff.

I don't know, just an observation. I've noticed black guys with long dreads in lots of places, especially here in the south, mostly Florida and Georgia. Lots of dudes in Florida have long dreads it seems.

With white guys, it seems much more rare. Latino/Hispanic guys have long hair a little more than white guys but not much. But combined, it's not even close to the amount of black guys with long dreads, they are everywhere down here.

This is generally a good thing, of course. But has anyone else noticed this? Because I see a lot of guys on here talking about how long haired guys are hard to find. Come to Florida. There are a few short haired black guys, but a whole lot more dreads it seems. Some short dreads, but apparently a lot of guys let their dreads grow long.

I hear this all the time. You have to have a particular shaped head, face, hair....ect to pull off looking good with long hair.

Now I guess the same can be said about men with short hair, but no one ever mentions this.
And sadly it can be said that some poor guys will never look good no matter what length their hair is.

I also hear that ponytails look feminine on guys.

Any options or personal experiences with this?

Hey guys,

Finished my 30 days natural hair challenge in which I used no hair products on my hair whatsoever (shampoos, conditioners etc).

You can check all the updates and comparison pictures in my blog, today was the last day and I have posted new pics.

Please feel free to Like us on Facebook and comment on whether you think the challenge was successful or not!

Many thanks.

All the best,

Rogelio

http://www.manlycurls.com/2011/12/30-days-natural-hair-challenge-day-30/

www.manlycurls.com

Unfortunately
Two things will need to happen to expedite this

Total economic collapse

followed by

Collapse of "society"

there will not be any more need for haircuts since corporate fascists rules will not apply in the coming age because they
will collapse and no one will have a job they have to go to
and no money for the barber!

Barbershops and so-called "hair salons" will go out of business and there will be NO electricity with the exception of power generators anyway so no use getting out those clippers to do some head shaving. the generators will be used for more important things such as heating in homes and food instead of useless things like haircuts!

it will all be about survival and every Man or Woman for themselves. no one will care about superficial things such as "image" because the Reality-TV and all of that other mindless entertainment will be gone!

No one will care about the latest celebrity gossip or who is sleeping with who or what the new "Trends" are.

it will become all meaningless!

Long Haired Men WILL Roam the earth again!

I just hope that the new Civilization in the aftermath is a lot better than what exists today!!

Human beings lived for centuries without having Barber Shops or Beauty Salons

first, I have no objection to women who want to go the salon, but the whole concept of what constitutes a Man's hairstyle in our culture is very backwards!

the invention of the electric clippers was probably one of the worst tools ever invented and has been very detrimental to the psyche of Many boys and young Men who were forceably shorn!

the origins of the buzzcut/induction cut stem from the fact that soldiers were in fox holes for days and would contract lice so the hair was buzzed off for practical reasons NOT to be stylish or set a standard for Men and boys in civilian life!!

our entire culture is one dysfunctional society and as human beings we are denying ourselves as being human as we have evolved into automatons!

the direction of the U.S alone is parallel with what George Orwell , Aldous Huxley and other enlightened writers WARNED us about decades ago.

the emergence of the Homeland Security act, TSA, and surveillance cameras should frighten any rational thinking person ,but most people are walking around like zombies.

America has become the New Soviet Union so why should anyone be surprised that a military haircut is more acceptable on a Man than a full head of hair?
when drug testing is the norm for all job applicants regardless of position which is the "you are guilty until proven innocent" mindset.

the so-called "stylists" in the stripmall "snip shops" which are the worst of all are nothing more than automatons trained in the concept of Men must have short hair only and giving them all a uniform look.

Both political parties are two sides of the same coin leading us further down the road to this nightmare.

the utopian visions of the 1960s counterculture with their "Age of Aquarius" themes about Liberation is only a dream of the past.

we are as far as you can get from being liberated as any militaristic society can be.

But what can you expect from a nation where 85 year old Grandmothers are being strip searched by the TSA when those who are more questionable are approached more cautiously because of accusations of "Racial profiling"?

nothing makes sense anymore. at least not to me!

if you like the nightmarish United Police States of America good for you, but if you are sick of this then think about what we need to do to turn things around!

I'm new to the board as of a couple days ago and this is my first post.

I've been growing my hair out for a couple years now and its a few inches past shoulder length. I'd been getting professional haircuts a couple times a year until about a year ago, when I decided that I lose too much length that way. After a year of no haircuts I'm starting to think I need to even it up a bit since the proportions were chosen for a radically different length.

I was thinking of using the "pony tail method" (http://www.long-healthy-hair-advisor.com/trim-your-own-hair.html) which basically involves putting one's hair into a pony tail and trimming the longest hairs. However, I see that Bill Choisser, who I've depended on for a lot of longhair knowledge, says not to do that (http://www.choisser.com/longhair/three.html). He does not give a reason.

I work in a business professional environment, so I almost always wear my hair in a pony tail to work and that is the appearance that matters most to me. I was hoping you'd all have some advise regarding why I might not want to use this "pony tail method" and what methods work for you. Thanks.

I know that it is a popular procedure to put coconut oil in your hair. This makes my hair feel wonderful and healthy, but it makes me think of my scalp.

For instance, oily skin leads leads to clogged pores and pimples. Why can't we assume the same thing happens to our scalp? Oiling our hair, and rinsing with only water. How does this not negatively affect our scalps? Or does it??

From my own personal experience I have felt the most comfortable around women within the Metal and Goth communities and least comfortable around mainstream "society" yuppie types and that is probably because those who I am uncomfortable around aren't comfortable around me.
I think probably the reason is that most Metal and Goth ladies are more attracted to Men like us is because they are outside the norm themselves and were either considered outsiders when they were in high-school and/or still probably view themselves that way to some extent.

what experiences have you guys had with women of different subcultures and backgrounds?

what type of women did you feel the most comfortable around? least comfortable?

So after a long year of dealing with personal stuff, family problems, getting a new job, working 40+ hours a night shift, and whatever else I've gotten into, I'm hoping to rejoin on the regular again and keep up with the board. My 5 years will be in february, and that'll be about 3 1/2 months into dreads (I'll do it all as one update) Glad to be back on the board (and see my avatar still works xD)

Jarvis

n/t

Or tail!! as the David Essex song goes! Hope your preperations for the Holiday Season are going well and the hair is good shape! Ian

Hey guys, tell your short-haired friends there are plenty of good reasons to grow their hair. Here is my 'press release' that will be sent out to about 1200 + media outlets (health, lifestyle mostly) through the first half of next year:

The Bald Truth is Not Your Genes, Author Argues
New book offers theory of long-haired scalp health supported by science and biblical precedent

HOUSTON, Texas – According to Roger Sigler, the “baldness gene” is a myth. Health and appearance would both be improved if men’s hair was worn longer. Our LONG HAIRitage: Bringing Peace and Health to Your Head offers readers compelling research and conclusions to support a longer-haired lifestyle.

If you really want to prevent hair loss, heal the scalp, and even possibly re-grow lost hair, then you must read this book. You will learn many incredible things about the design, significance, symbolism, and purpose of human hair. Once you understand these purposes, and how hair is made, then you will learn how to properly care for the hair. Even more importantly, you will learn what you must do to prevent hair loss naturally, right now and in the future. The greatest myth ever is that baldness is inevitable.

One of the causes of baldness, Sigler contends, is that weÂ’ve been trained by modern history and by culture to cut it short. The very length and weight of longer hair keeps our scalps healthier and encourages our hair to remain. The benefits of longer hair far outweigh any of the short-sighted advantages conferred by being short-shorn.

Supported by diverse research, from cutting-edge science to the Bible, Our LONG HAIRitage is a must-read for anyone concerned about their head.

About the Author
Roger Sigler is a scientific and biblical researcher, author and lecturer. As an avid enthusiast for natural health, SiglerÂ’s expertise in long hair and scalp issues began with his observations and studies in environmental science, a field he has worked for more than 25 years. The truth is of utmost importance to him, and his chief desire is to share his knowledge with others for their benefit. Sigler is a member of the American Holistic Health Association, Creation Research Society and is an adjunct science instructor at Wharton County Junior College in the Houston area, where he lives with his wife Selene.

Hi guys,

Well it's been almost a year since I did my final buzz and restarted growth of my mane from Square A since my hair was thinning and I wanted to go on a serious regrowth regimen. The year has had its ups and downs, started with using Minoxidil and Nizoral shampoo plus a crap ton of vitamins and supplements, had some great results right away but around May they began to taper off and I started shedding in a big way...

After several months of this, I decided to take the plunge and go on Finasteride by way of generic Proscar to save money. The shed continued until a few weeks ago and then came to a halt. My hair still looks decent but I noticeably thinned in several areas during this "Dread Shed" phase as they call it, but now that the Fina shed is over I have high hopes that my hair will come back in a major way and thicken back up again.

The other little "snag" was that in September I trimmed a couple inches off of the back and sides for job interviews, but now after landing this awesome new job where there are a whole bunch of longhairs working here already, trims are a thing of the past!

So now I'm on the big 3 - Using Minoxidil, Fina, and Nizoral... using Nizoral every day actually PLUS doing the Monistat thing every evening. That combined with the fact that i'm going to also go back on all my supplements (got depressed and lazy about taking them when I started going through the Dread Shed) I hope to see a huge surge in growth with my hair!

So anyway, here are a couple pics from this week to show where I'm at now... not the best growth after a year but considering the recomposition of my hair plus that little "trim", the next year's worth of growth and development should be amazing!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/EdwardNorth/Me121311.jpg

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/EdwardNorth/Me121511.jpg

got a small trim withing the last two weeks.

pony tail after trim of a couple of weeks ago.

Hi All !!

For those who remember, White Tail has been out of the country on an adventure for the past year.

It is good to be back and I am happy to see all my old MLHH friends and eager to meet all my new MLHH friends.

See 'ya around the board.

Walter White Tail

I'm actually a long time lurker, first poster. After witnessing some of the amazing hairstyles some of the usuals have here, I figured why not join the community. This all began in junior year of highschool when I was getting into all sorts of music. I decided I would let my hair grow, but under whatever circumstances I had to cut it off, I didn't make much progress anyways. Since then I moved onto a higher education and only had it cut once. This is the product of 1.5 - 2 years of not cutting and I hope to continue this adventure. I too have had criticism, positive and negative, tossed at me. Now I understand that I shouldn't be afraid to live different as most do, and hopefully not setbacks can occur. Justin's "For Men With Long Hair" series and his other videos are pretty helpful whilst interesting to watch because so few males decide or are free to choose to live this lifestyle. Anyways, I'll post more pictures of my hair if you would like to see more. Just another thing to note, I'm not exactly keen with haircare so please excuse me if I ask some rather...obvious questions. Criticism is always welcome!

P.S. My fingers are crossed the picture successfully uploads!

Hello longhairs. My hair is now about 20 to 23 inches, depending on which hairs, and it seems to be taking forever to achieve the length I want, because it's very wavy. When wet or pulled straight, it's halfway down my back, which is ideal, but it soon gets curls in it again and loses about 4 inches.

I do like my hair texture and curl very much, but does anyone know a way to straighten it at least somewhat? Of course, I'm not going to use any chemicals or heat. Anything else that works?

Thanks,

SS

In the not so friendly to the concept of Men with long hair state of Texas I have yet to find work even though I was informed that they had the lowest unemployment per capita and I've been here over three months.

unless there is a secret "list of companies" within the DFW area I will probably be forced to go to another state because around here it seems that only closely cropped haircuts including buzzcuts are only acceptable here now.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated including from people from both the west coast and east coast which are probably a little more tolerant to guys wanting to wear their hair long!

thanx,

Greg

This is from a lady, but hair is hair so I thought I would share.

tell me what you think.

I was looking for some videos on this topic so if you know of any others please share.

Greetings all. I have been educating myself via this wonderful hyperboard for probably 1 1/2 years or so. I can't begin to state how much I have learned regarding growing hair and some of the difficulties involved and wonderful milestones along the way!

Anyway, I've been growing my hair since August 2009, so about 28 months. Sorry about the poor quality of the pic, used the webcam on my MAC, my camera isn't working.
Kenny

Really glad to be here. This is Nicholas from California, and I'm happy to find this board on the net! Having long hair in 2011 is quite the surprise to many people, it seems... not quite sure why that is, but I wear my hair proudly.

Best wishes, great to be here.

This was amazing to me, and I'm part Indian.

Hi-

I noticed in this Month's Men's Fitness an article on how to grow your hair long and products. Maybe a sign of trends to come.....?

I've got a guy friend with really long, curly, somewhat poofy hair (nearly waist-length) and he's looking at getting it changed a bit.

He hasn't gotten it cut or trimmed at all for 4 years, so it's looking a little rough. He's going in sometime soon to get it cut.

Any styles other than "long hair" though? I'm trying to come up with ideas for him, but when I search Google, "long hair for males" is usually not even touching the shoulders, and the only super long hair styles I've seen are in a ponytail, braided, or down.

Thanks!

In the late 60s. I had a good griend in High school. We got a good natured contest going in '68 as to who could grow their hair longer. he won. And kept his hair near waist length since that tme. Still to today and a healthy beard as well. speckled now with gray. I know a number of folks like myself, have returned to long hair after a time. But who has "kept the faith" as it were? How long have any of you had long hair? My friend I mentioned now lives deep in the Ozarks,with his wife, also a freind since HS, has a quiet life fishing and hunting and is one hell of a chef, cooks some fantastic meals. however he still keeps his hair & beard long and has for 43 years and counting.

***Warning***
This is just another one of those "That's not fair" posts we see on here all the time. ;)

So I was dropping some family kids off for some kind of church function earlier tonight (they call it Awana), and I ran into my aunt there. She once again made a point of asking me if I was going for the "girly" look, and I've had a bit of a beard going now for a couple of months. Anyway, it got me to thinking... Her husband has had a shaved face as long as I've been alive. Why doesn't she ask him if he's aiming for the girly look? At least with me growing my hair it's a natural function of the male human body, whereas shaving is artificial appearance altering that guides one towards an unarguably more feminine look. When I shave she never mentions anything about me trying to look girly either. So what gives? Ah well, just another one of those logical inconsistencies I guess...

PS:
My aunt is the sweetest lady in the world, I harbor no ill will against her! Though I do sometimes grow tired of the teasing (she doesn't say it in a mean way, but it still can get old). I also don't think shaving is girly at all, but it's one of those things that got me to thinking and it just doesn't make any sense that a guy would be considered girly for growing out his hair but not for shaving his strictly male facial hair. On the upside, when I went back to pick them up later in the evening I did see a guy with a ponytail going at least halfway down his back, he was also picking up kids. There is hope after all! ;P

Hello everyone, it has now been 2 years since I last cut my hair, and it was 1/2" This is my 3rd attemt at a life long goal of wanting long hair, the other two I only got to a year until the negative comments would get to me, but this time around nobody will get in my way! I'm at 13.5" don't much look like it cuz the curls take away, also used to hate the curls now I love them. I have been a lurker for some time now and thought it was time to start showing what I have, I love reading about all your stories and progress. What do you think?

I was watching a number of NFL games today and noticed a lot
of players with long hair. And some of those taams (like Green
Bay) have more than one long haired player.

It was very nice to see.

Hi guys, I was posting here quite a while ago but time passed in between. This is the handle I was using earlier. One of my earlier posts was message 153700.

My hair is not long now but it's not short by usual definitions of men's hair. It's sort of a one length bob (hehe, yes). I'll grow longer again if it can look good in my own estimation, so I have to solve the problems I had about dryness, frizz and flyaways.

My questions are about hair dryers and drying.

1) My partner says that you must dry your hair if it's wet because when it's wet, it falls more easily (like a plant in wet soil might come lose more easily). Any truth to this?

2) In a video on youtube it was recommended that I use a high quality hair dryer if I am going to dry my hair, one that is "ceramic ionic". Does quality of hair dryer make a difference to the brittleness, flyawayness of hair?

Thanks

Well its been 2 years since ive had a pair of scissors near my head. And honestly I cant imagine myself with short hair. Heres the obligatory pics. Hard to believe i was a Marine with a high and tight not too many years ago.

Hey, guys, I haven't been by here in quite some time--three years, maybe. There have been a few haircuts since then, but I've been growing it out for the last two. Here's how it looks! I'm super excited, as it's now bottom-of-scapula length when pulled.

Hello,

I have lurked here for many, many years. Don't post much, but here iw what my hair looks like today. Keep growning, my friends.

Now since we guys all desire long hair for ourselves

my question is what length and styles do you prefer on the ladies?

Hi folks, long hair is often attacked by various employers or institutions because it is considered a sign of independance and any system is afraid of independance. Any system is steering towards unification and control of its elements. One fact alone that we, citiziens of free Western countries discuss it here at the beginning of 21'st century mean that there is something wrong with the freedom in so called "democratic" countries. As for looking for approval regarding wearing long hair is surely sign of weak character (insecurity, fear etc). Wearing long hair can be a useful tool for self-development - it creates sense of independance and freedom. Therefore I think in today's Western world long hair is actually symbol of freedom.

I used to work at Trade Winds resort hotel in St. Pete Florida back in nineties. We were required to wear short hair, uniforms and during that time I started to understand how society works. We were programmed that they "gave us a chance", but because they did so we must cooperate. It took much self confidence out of me and I started to feel like I am in some kond of psychological enslavement. Despite low wages I had thought like where do I go if I leave Tradewinds and what would I do- it was out of fear and insecurity and that institution only helped to be more insecure. This is how the most employers work - but the real enslavement is happening in own mind. Therefore power thoughts are so important. Unfortunately most people have weak and negative thoughts and negative view of themselves. Strong sign of such view is looking for approval considering wearing long hair.

Hi everyone,

This has been an interesting month. First month of wearing my hair in a ponytail, which had been a good experience... but also at the same time has been not-so-good with pulling a lot of hair out. After taking this picture, It doesn't look like it much, but I can tell my hair had thinned a bit from the longer strands. I'm waiting to wake up one of these mornings to have no long hair left at all :p hahah! Oh well, goes with the territory, huh ^_~ ?

All that aside, I suppose everything else is going fine. This photo was taken after a day's work and wearing my hair in a ponytail, so it looks a bit straighter than it normally would. Putting my hair into a ponytail was a bit of a learning curve early on since I never had had one before in my life, but I finally figured it out >_> ...

Another one of those "things" I've come across with longer hair (earlier, one was rolling my hair into the car window) is that getting out of bed, when you push yourself up after laying on your side, you might accidentally push onto your hair instead (like having a sheet over your head). Interesting :p ~

Recently I've run into those friendly little suggestions that people get every now and again. My Uncle and some co-workers have offered to cut my hair with a hunting knife (Uncle), etc. I just laugh it off. It's whatever zone now, so unless the foreseeable happens, whatever ;) .....

Anyways, everyone have a good December here leading up to the holidays and may those days be happy and white :D (it's snowing here right now)! Keep it growin' :D !!!

Sincerely,
yoshiki

Sincere wishes to you and yours for a full and speedy recovery.

With warm regards,

Val

Hey folks, I watched "Hancock" today, and what sprang to my eyes is that a lot of inmates on a jail scene had long hair, classic length. I went to research further, and a great quantity of movies and tv shows have longhairs as "bad guys" on jail. It pissed me off a lot, but hey, this world tries to overwhelm us in many ways, it's best not to care.
A happy week to all of you, and a big hug!

Well guys, without knowing it until I just did this upload, it suddenly dawned on me: Why not? Of Course! The answer to a prayer for those who are always so worried, hung-up and bent out of shape about the Awkward Stage and feel that they must hide everything under a hat. (As if this wouldn't stop people from guessing anyway.) LOL

So, for all of the guys who go the "Hat Route," how about this one? And now, I am going to be wearing this hat to the stores, the Gym, everywhere! Afterall, my own hair is a bit "longish" right now, so the perfect excuse to hide it! :-)

Take care all-

Justin~
ps: No need to watch much, but if curious, just the 1st 10 seconds is all it takes to see the hat of your dreams. :-)

hello all

i have been active on this board since june and grew my hair for 5 months...only to cave-in this week and shave it again!!

I need some honest opinions please.....i feel i look weird now, (gotten used to having hair) but it is far easier to manage.

Have you guys got any comments that may help me?

Cheers

Scott

I'm Kooz, love the sight. I have been growing my hair for two and a half years. It's just know getting to the point that I consider long hair.

this may not seem like much of a milestone to most of you, but it seems like one to me. since i've been wearing my hair down more, i've had to slightly move it out of the way before i button the top of a shirt or before i zip a coat all the way up.

the last time i washed my hair was at the beginning of september. for a couple of years before that i had been washing my hair usually only 1-3 times per month. currently it's been three months, and it's never consistently looked this good. i may never wash it again! i'm really loving what this new habit has done for the texture and volume of my hair. hopefully you can make it out in the picture!

When I see a woman with lovely long tresses I think her hair is beautiful, but when the same woman is with a man who would normally have a full head of hair has his head completely shaven to the scalp it repulses me.

what is it about this so-called "Style" if you can call it that which these people continue to find attractive because I definitely don't and it reminds me of some who have either undergone chemo and lost their hair or concentration camp prisoners during WW II!

it's probably the least attractive look as far as I am concerned and maybe it's just me, but you would think having some hair on the head should be considered attractive to most rational thinking people in society, doncha think?

Who's your favotite NFL player with long flowing hair. Every team seems to have at least one. One of mine is Charlie Whitehurst

Hey guys,
As you all know my hair has grown quite a lot lately! But a couuple of my friends are trying to convinced me to get a haircut. They tell me that I would look much younger and there words "more handsome ". I don't think I would cut it, however I fantasize a shorter length at times! But I kW I will deeply regret it if I did it, needing a bit of support! I'm happy with my look but who doesn't wasn't to look younger when ur in your 40's .
Thanksgiving Dee.

Hello there I m vikky. This is the first time im growing my hair. Its been around 8-9 months.

This is my first visit to the forum. I do have some couple of questions and need some suggestions.

In order for sleek n straight hair i shampoo daily and use my ceramic hair straightener. I do no know whether its a good practice or not. And once i started growing my hair even the hair fall started. Any good suggestions regarding this and any care tips for hair fall reduction i would be pleased to hear them all

Thank you folks.

To all yall long haird bros... As you can see in the photo, my hair is very curly. It is almost like an African-American's hair. It is a major bitch to brush it out every morning dealing with the tangles from sleeping. I brush it very gently & I don't yank on it. Hair is super-thick. I have learned to tap the brush on the tangles and it usually helps a great deal but it is really time consuming. I try to get my partner to help but he has not the patience! Heh... Any of yall know of a good spray-on stuff to help with this? I use Pantene brand shampoo & conditioner, too. Any better ideas on another shampoo & conditioner brand? Much obliged on any input!

Hi guys,
Although this is a while away I enjoy thinking about this, so I thought I'd get others pondering as well :)

My brother is getting married and I, of course, am going to attend. My family heritage is Scottish but the wedding is in New Zealand. I'll be wearing a kilt and accompanying attire.
My hair is roughly shoulder length now, but should be further down my back for the wedding (March 2013!).

I've Googled away and REALLY haven't come up with anything useful, any thoughts on a style? I had the idea of incorporating a decorative comb for a Maori influence (probably something white, maybe even authentic greenstone, if I can borrow one ($!)).

FWIW: I DON'T play an important role in the wedding (best-man, etc.). My hair is tangly/wurly and dark brown (see Yoshiki a couple of threads down and imagine dark brown), I'm mid-twenties, tall and thin.

Don't worry - I'm not worried about 'looking feminine' and I'm not afraid to stick out. Lay it on me!
-Logan

I love long hair and jeans, or long hair and leather;
or long hair and suit.
Recently, some persons congratulate me; i had my hair loose, and wore my leather jeans and leather perfecto;
One of these persons says to me that it was very rare to see a man with all leather clothes and long hair;
in Paris, indeed, i find that there are not many longhaired men , and men with lesther clothes are very rare;
and both longhaired men wearing leather clothes, i think that i am the only exemplary-lol
Patrick

I'm Kooz, love the sight. I have been growing my hair for two and a half years. It's just know getting to the point that I consider long hair.

The boy is only 12 and here his Mom introduces him.

I hope his parents encourage him to keep his hair long!

i forgot to ask, does smoking slow down hair growth rates? i have been smoking on and off for several years, stopped about a year ago, started again last week. currently smoking 1 - 1/2 packs a day. does smoking affect beard growth. since i started smoking again, my beard doesn't seem to be growing much.

Hi everyone, just checking in to post another month of progress, this showing 21 months since my last haircut back in February 2010.

The journey is still going well, no intentions whatsoever to cut it ever! LOL

Two pictures are attached like previous months, one showing my ponytail and the other with it loose.

Hope everyone is doing well, early December wishes to everyone one the board :)

Kind Regards, James

Every high school and university in the U.S. has at least one of them: the hair boy. The one who grows his hair out, not just for a transient shaggy 'do but over the course of years, and is widely identified with his long locks.

Those who don't know him by name will refer to him as "that boy with the hair," and his tresses are easily the dominant element of his look.

Classmates will tease him about his needing a haircut but he'll never seriously entertain the idea of getting one, and over time his hair gets longer and longer.

Are you a hair boy? Do you know any?

I'm pretty sure I'm my school's hair boy: I've been growing my blonde hair for five years and now, at over two feet long, it tumbles in thick waves halfway down my back.

Anyway, what's your take on hair boys?

pictures of pony tail and hair down from the back

Here's an article I poached of Yahoo.
Most of it's common sense, and has been said before, but there's nothing wrong with repeating useful information.

Many of us spend a fortune on expensive hair products for healthier tresses. However, the truth is, beautiful hair starts with our diets. Healthy hair is nourished hair – and that means supplying our bodies with the nutrients they need. For shiny, strong and slinky locks, check out these top hair foods to add to your shopping list.

Oily fish
If you’re longing for strong, shiny and healthy hair, try adding oily fish – such as salmon, trout and sardines to your regular diet. Oily fish are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, which are important for healthy skin and keeping your scalp in good condition. Not only that, oily fish is also loaded with iron – which can alleviate hair loss – and protein, which is essential for hair growth and strength.

Whole grains
Many whole grains – including brown rice and oats – are rich in B vitamins, including biotin (B7), which can help alleviate alopecia and brittle hair. Healthy whole grains such as raw oats are also a good source of silica, which can help reduce hair breakage, and zinc; an important hair mineral which, in its deficiency, can lead to hair loss.

Nuts
Nuts are high in protein and zinc, and are great for promoting strong and slinky hair. Good nuts to add to your diet include walnuts, which are packed with omega-3 fatty acids and biotin, and Brazil nuts, which are high in selenium. Selenium is not only good for promoting a healthy skin and scalp, but the mineral can also help prevent hair loss.

Yoghurt
Yoghurt is rich in calcium – which is good for healthy hair growth – and is also a great source of protein. The best thing about yoghurt is that it can double up as a hair mask as well as a health food. For those suffering from an itchy scalp or dandruff, try applying some yoghurt straight to your scalp and hair and massaging in. Leave on for 10 minutes for a soothing hair and scalp treatment.

Oysters and shellfish
While oysters may not make a regular appearance on most of our dinner tables, they are actually a great source of many essential hair nutrients. Oysters are not only the richest natural source of zinc, but they are also an excellent source of selenium, iron and protein. Shellfish are also high in these minerals, as well as being a good source of vitamin B12, which is good for healthy hair growth.

Avocado
Avocados are packed with monounsaturated fats, fatty acids and vitamin E, all of which can help promote nourished, supple and strong hair. The healthy fruit is also surprisingly high in protein and rich in B vitamins. To keep hair smooth and shiny, make avocados a part of your regular diet, and try mashing one up and applying directly to your hair as a nourishing hair treatment too.

Me and my Girlfriend went to have lunch and was sitting in the booth when the waitress come up to us from behind and said how are you ladies doing today. Then she said I"m sorry how are you two doing today. lol.. I loved it, thought it was great fell like I'm breaking the mold that binds up guys lol... wasnt insulted at all, Loved it lol.. Not 100 percent sure why maybe you can put into words for me ;)

this was me in march of 2010. hair has certainly grown since then.

I apologize that I won't have time to reply to each of you individually re. my O/T thread about going to the fat farm (which is way down the page by now already); but let's see if I can remember some of your questions, and try to answer whatever I can recall...

A small correction about a misunderstanding, first: I'll only be away for 2 weeks at the fat farm -- my sister-in-law went to this place last year for 6 months (and she is going with me for a 2-week "refresher"; so that will be fun hanging out with her), during which time she lost a total of 5o lbs. No worries: I have no unrealistic expectations of losing any "amazing" amount of weight in just 2 weeks' time, just hope it helps me "jump-start" myself into better habits, including re-focusing on what I can do better once I return back home.

Where is this place? It's in Hilton Head, South Carolina. All I know about it other than that is that it's close to the Atlantic, and there are native alligators in the surrounding swamplands. Classes in alligator-wrestling don't occur until my 2nd week there; so no worries, I should be in good enough shape by then to not lose to them and get eaten (LOL)....

Are my expectations and weight-loss goals realistic? Hell, no! I want to look EXACTLY like Orlando Bloom (with Johnny Depp and Tom Cruise as my 2nd and 3rd choice, if I can't get Orlando), -- and to be as skinny and as stunningly handsome as him by 2weeks, too!!!!!!

Do I do primarily cooking for a living nowadays, or gardening? The answer to that question is (drum roll, please): I totally LOVE to eat the food I cook for others!!! (But also, yes, I occasionally still do a few small gardening jobs -- however, a chubby old geezer like me waddling around in someone's flower bed is a rather scary sight, isn't it? - LOL)....

Any other questions? (I'm sorry, but since I have to pack my bags still, you'll have to wait past the 2 weeks mark in order to get any further answers - LOL)

All kidding aside, thanks again for all the kind replies, especially all of you who shared your own stories of losing weight yourselves. Back in the late '80s I lost weight and kept it off for a good 3-4 years; so losing weight is not completely unfamiliar to me -- just seemed a bit more difficult in more recent years. I value every reply and word of encouragement, and will definitely follow some of your excellent advise that so many of you shared...

But now, gotta go off to the fat farm!
- Ken (AKA "Orlando" - LOL)

my hair length goal is waist length. i am current 6 inches past the shoulders. how much longer till i get to mid back and then waist length? within 6-10 months before waist length?

I have read many posts here concerning hair care products. After many years of being disappointed, I have settled on WEN cleansing conditioners. It is One product which cleans and conditions. It does not lather, but it cleans your hair really well without stripping it. If you do any color enhancing, it doesn't strip out the color at all, either. It leaves your hair very soft, not frizzy, and much easier to manage. It does Not dry your hair out. Also, as you all know, tangles can be so bad with long hair, but this leaves your hair very easy to finger comb or use a wide-toothed pick. It is not inexpensive, but well worth the price. WEN is available online, or from QVC where it is the absolute cheapest you can find it.(that is where I buy it). I have used it for a few years now, and would not change. Hope this information is useful to others. SJ

picture #2 of current length.
i have a picture posted on my facebook page from march of '10, but can't figure out how to post it here, i can only get pictures of this year to come up. hair then was just to the shoulders.

picture #1
i am a 52 year old male living in montgomery county, north of phila., pa.
been growing out my hair for 7 years since my last real haircut, not even a maintenance trim. i prefer to keep my bangs shorter, so as not to get in the eyes. my hair in fine in texture, been wearing a beard for 4 years, trimmed it too much last week, not going to have a mustache or full chin whiskers this time, too much around the mouth.

For a number of years and since being diagnosed Diabetic, I do daily workouts at a local gym as one of the best ways to beat-up this disease. The guys there (with two exceptions) all have the standard "Buzz Cuts." The exceptions are one young man with below mid-back length hair and myself with longish.

But for the funny part, at least to myself. Time after time one of the "Buzz Cuts" gets way out of control and may grow as long as 3/4th's of an inch at the most. OMG!!! In any case, when cut back to 1/4th inch or less, or simply shaved bald, he is suddenly showerd with the comments by the others: "I JUST LOVE YOU HAIR!" (Inside I contain my laughter because I am thinking: what hair?) I mean really, wonder what they are all seeing that is so fantastic? Meanwhile, it is interesting to note that "not once" have I ever heard any of the women that go to this gym say a suingle thing. They ONLY comment on myself and especially to the other guy with the below mid-back hair.

Just thought I would share this little tid-bit with all of you. Please remember, I have nothing against a guy with a Buzz Cut and if this is what he desires then he certainly should have it. However, I just cannot understand comments saying that something is loved that can barely be seen and of which there really isn't all that of a unique style.

All the best guys! :-)

Justin~

my hair length measurements:

pony tail 9 inches long

when loose, 8 inches past bottom of ears.

i recently decided to wear my hair down over the ears more instead of behind the ears and down my back. going for a job interview tomorrow, will tie my hair in a pony tail, the first time i've gone for an interview with a pony tail.

Hi Hairy People,

This thread will be completely off-topic; but I felt like talking about it, anyway. Here goes...

As an early Christmas present (either that, or else a VERY late birthday one), my brother and sister-in-law have made me an offer that I couldn't refuse: they want to treat me to going away to a nice health spa / weight loss center (AKA "Fat Farm") in South Carolina, all expenses paid, for 2 weeks, starting 4 days from now....

I told them I'd accept their offer only if they can guarantee that I'll look EXACTLY like Orlando Bloom when I come back home... They wouldn't promise me that; but I decided to take them up on their offer, anyway -- with the understanding that if I will at least look like Johnny Depp or the aging Tom Cruise after 2 weeks there, that would be OK enough for me. (LOL)

This place is rather expensive -- so all kidding aside, I feel very lucky and very grateful for this gift! My sister-in-law was there last year for 6 months, and she lost a total of 50 lbs. during that time. I'm trying to approach this opportunity as a way to hopefully help me "jump start" my way back into better eating & exercising habits... We'll see, as only time will tell!

Anyway, just thought I'd share, since I will be away from this board for over 2 weeks, wasting away, getting skinnier and skinnier (or at least running away from the crocodiles every time I cheat and eat a pizza - LOL)....

I'm always amazed at how most longhairs I know and/or see are usually quite slim; but occasionally I'll meet up with another chunky one like me. The important thing in life is to try your best to be and stay healthy; so to all of you reading this, I hope you are doing as much as you can in that direction, whether preventatively, or to return again to better fitness & health. In any case... Later, 'gator!

- Ken

I caught a program last night on VH-1. It as about supposedly about helping two people (a guy and a girl)"improve" themselves so they become more date-able. The guy had beautiful shoulder-length hair, sort of the 80s feathered look, and it very much fit his personality, and his profession; he was a rock musician. Needless to say, the two girls who acted as his stylist absolutely massacred his hair in a way that a two year old might cut his own hair with a pair of blunt scissors. The poor guy was extremely apprehensive while discussing what they planned to do, and what they did was a lot more than what they told him they planned to do. I can only hope that he was paid a bundle of bucks for his extremely bad makeover.

Hey there everyone. There was something that has been bothering me for quite some time and today I finally decided to bring it to your attention. As some of you know, I'm growing out my hair again for the 2nd time in my life after having it cut over a year ago. I'm currently nearing 5 months and am pretty happy with my progress. One thing I notice, however, is that the growth pattern is a bit different than it was from the last time. The first time I grew out, my hair was super thick and curly-ish, this time it's very fine/straight on top but wavy on the sides on the lower back. There is one thing that worries me though and that is the top/back hairs. I notice some clumping going on that exposes a bit of scalp. This really bothers me. I keep having paranoid thoughts of those hairs just falling off and leaving bald spots. I don't have a history of family baldness, so this shouldn't be happening. Anyway take a look at the picture and let me know what you think.

Hey MLHH,

Just posting an update pic of my second month of growth since shaving my head. It's actually been a few days over two months but I've made a point of not meticulously keeping track of the days as it seems to help the growing process not feel so long. Still a long way to go and already the fringe in the back is starting to bug me a little but I'm hoping it'll look good in the end lol. Take care guys, and happy Thanksgiving this week!

Lexr

Hi hairy people (including longhair wannabes),

Just a few rambling thoughts I'd like to share, especially after seeing rabbit's recent shaved head thread...

First, I'd like to express my heart-felt support and admiration for ANYone who ever attempts to grow their hair out -- regardless of whether or not they ever succeed at keeping it long. In my opinion, it is both a joy and privilege to to have long hair; but I also feel it is an innate human right to be allowed to do so (even if not permitted in some extreme societies or even in a few extremely socially oppressive countries).

Having said the above statement of support towards all who are at least sympathetic towards our cause, I'd now like to make a few specific comments re. MLHH and how I think it can best help first-time growers and other similar newbies -- as well as help them to better understand us, the long-time longhairs (and long-time "regulars" of MLHH)...

Here goes:
If you are new to growing your hair out, although I am supportive of guys doing whatever they wish with their own hair on their own head -- including buzzing it all off, if they so choose -- I'd really rather NOT see any pics of shaved heads or buzz-cuts posted here on this site. It's OK with me if someone feels they need to announce, "I shaved it all off"; but I'd really prefer not to have to see a pic of it -- I mean, come on, we ALL KNOW WHAT A BUZZ-CUT LOOKS LIKE!!! I see shaved heads and buzz-cuts everyday in the town I live in -- so do I really need to see a pic of the same ugly look here, too??

I know I'm probably sounding a bit too harshly opinionated about this -- and maybe even admit to being a bit squeamish on the topic -- BUT, this is the one & only place on the Internet (that I know of) that is special, in that it supports and encourages LONG hair... LOOOOOOONG hair!!!

When I was a kid growing up during the mid-late '50s and all through the '60s, my father gave me and my brothers NO CHOICE re. our hair. Every summer meant mandatory buzz-cuts -- and the rest of the year wasn't so fun, either, as military-short was the maximum length allowed.

So, trust me when I say: I've seen PLENTY of buzz-cuts!

Also, for all first-time growers: it is my (own personal) recommendation for you to wait and post a pic of yourself AFTER you have already gained a little bit of hair length on your own -- at least wait until you have started to enter into what is commonly called, "the awkward stage!" It makes no sense to me for someone to post a pic of themselves saying something like, "One month Update After Recent Buzz-cut"... OMG, don't you think that most of us here already have enough of an imagination to be able to NOT need a pic of that length in order to respond???

And that brings up one more thing I'd like to mention...
Please don't expect a rush of replies to an "update" thread if the pic that you are sharing with us shows no evidence of you yet having hair long enough to be at least falling into your eyes, tickling your ears, or creeping over your neck a bit yet. That stage is called, "entering the awkward stage" -- and yes, we'd all very much like to help & encourage you then! But please realize that if your bangs (AKA "fringe") has not yet even touched the top of your eyebrows, it would be very kind of you to show us a little more length achievement than that, first, and THEN post a pic of yourself asking for our help. It takes time to reply to people about this -- and I tend to assume someone is not yet seriously committed to growing it long yet if they come here only showing us pics of the same kind of short haircuts that we can see any day of the week out in the real world.

I hope my comments have not offended too many people here!

Sincerely,
Grumpy Geezer Ken in San Francisco

Hey Guys! I was thinking and remembering stuff today, and here is something that I wanted to share : I remember reading or hearing that "having style" is being yourself and wearing what you like without giving a damn to what everyone else will think. So, considering that everyone here were/is in a journey of self knowing while growing hair, and wear our manes the way we do, with the many braids, ponytails, bandannas, hats and other stuff (without caring to the thoughts of people around)... then we all here are very stylish men lol. Share your thoughts =)
Big Hug to all!

Hey, I've got a question for you guys. I'm growing out my hair(it's about halfway to my shoulders) and I was wondering if it's normal to have lots of short hairs mixed in. Around the part in my hair I've noticed a lot of short hairs (1 inch or so) that have been ripped from brushing/combing and stuff. I went to get my first haircut in a year and the guys used a tiny comb and kinda ripped through my tangles and after that I decided to inspect and noticed them. So are the short hairs just part of having long hair haha? Do you have them? Also, do you lose hair in the shower and stuff? Just curious, thanks in advance!

Hi all. Just wanted to share some photo's of my progress at 10 months. I can hardly believe that in only 2 months I'll have reached my 1 year goal. I have to admit, I doubted myself in the beginning as to whether I'd make it or not. In 3 weeks I'll be going to visit family and will be preparing myself for the questions and comments.

My hair is very thick and wavy and I am still getting alot of the flipping in the back. I'm curious to see how it's going to look at the 1 year mark. I'm more curious to see it when I reach 2 years.

I appreciate the continued support that the forum offers. It's been an interesting journey. Oh the stares I get when I go places. Mostly because of the beard, but now that I've started growing the hair out it's hard to imagine what people think of me. Not that I care, but it gets real interesting when I go shopping with the wife and kids. I've encountered some very rude people who look at me like I'm a freak, yet I've met some really great people who give me positive feedback.

Anyway, I'm rambling again. Take care and hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

To all in the US Happy Thanksgiving! And to all those outside the US Happy Thursday! I hope everyone has a blessed day.

Jeremy

Most shampoos these days contain sodium lauryl sulfate AND sodium
laureth sulfate. It's very difficult to find one w/o the other, but today I managed to find one with only the latter. I generally use sulfate-free shampoos from Organix and only use them twice a week at most, however I've developed a rather annoying dandruff problem yet again, which always seems to hit me hard during the cold winter time for unknown reasons.

What is your take on sodium laureth sulfate? I read up on it and it seems like although it's a detergent, it's much milder than SLS. Can anybody confirm this?

Howdy all! : )

Wanted to kill two birds with one stone and provide an update, as well as a question regarding haircare that most seasoned longhairs on here would think to be increasingly rote.

Firstly, the disciplinary office at my school has mostly overlooked my longish hair (that brushes a decent deal past the collar, -gasp!-), so I'm content without the old song and dance of a trip to the salon. ^_^

But to my problem; I can't quite figure out how to get my hair to look healthy every day out of the week. It looks fantastic if I shampoo and condition it daily, but the routine drying out of the scalp (à la shampoo) causes me to worry that this will aggravate the possibility of androgenic alopecia (MPB) in the future. So for the past few months, I have been alternating between a day where I shampoo -and- condition, and one where I merely condition (per suggestions that have been prescribed here), with Friday and Saturday being the only two days of the week that I shampoo/condition backtoback during the week. To reiterate for clarity's sake; it looks illustrious and lovely when I shampoo and condition it. . .

But on the days that I just condition my hair, it tends to gather in loose bands of hair and look a tad greasy (that is, unless I comb my hair straight back). So while talking to a locker buddy of mine, ey said that eyr hair looks best when ey only shampoo it every four days. I was iffy about this method, but nevertheless proceeding in attempting it; and my hair looked to be even grosser when going an even longer period without shampoo.

So, yeah, aah! I'm not at all sure how to keep it looking pretty even on the days that I merely condition it. Help? :O

Тысяч кошек на крыльце,
Venya

My wife and I were shopping at Khol's after lunch today. I was walking along, minding my own business when I heard the voice of a little girl I had just passed say to her mother, "Mommy, HE can't have a ponytail!" I didn't slow down to hear what her mom said to her, but just kept on going. The kid couldn't have been over four years old, but she definitely was under the opinion that I, personally was off base somewhere. Strange.

Steve

I've been lurking here for some time and decided that it was time to post. Today I had to come to terms with the fact that my hair was now much too long to be treated like it was short, after spending all day outside in the wind and having it get all tangled. This is probably because I haven't been paying much attention to my hair at all since my last haircut, which was in June I believe. (It seems to grow much faster when you forget about it like this, haha). Accepting that I'm officially a longhair, I think now is a good time to tackle some of the problems I've been having!

First off I have no idea how often I should comb/brush. Many say extensive brushing damages hair, but it seems unavoidable (for me). I have very fine hair, but there is a lot of it, and it tangles, a lot. So far I haven't found a way around the issue, other then keeping the hair restrained, but this is something I hate to do. I didn't grow my hair to keep it in a ponytail! I've already had enough of the ponytail at shorter lengths where it was the only reasonable style. I feel guilty every time I brush my hair (usually 3 times a day), thinking that I'm damaging it! I lose a lot of hair (probably more than what's considered normal) when I brush too, which seems to further justify the issue. Any tips?

Second, I wanted to ask about what you here do with your hair when you're involved in some sort of physical activity. No matter what kind of ponytail, bun, hat, or any combination of those I put the hair into I can't keep it from getting soaked with sweat. After a day of skateboarding with my hair out, I can't even run my fingers half way through it until the the next time I wash and condition it... If I let it dry or just rinse it with water I won't be able to untangle it, at all. This get's really annoying especially when you're hair is clean that day and you're like me, who doesn't like washing it more often then it needs to be washed. It takes a while for my hair to get greasy anyways. Any suggestions? This is something I find extremely irritating... Sometimes this just makes me want to go out and get a haircut, because I'm assuming that this isn't something that goes away as your hair gets longer. These are thoughts that I definitely don't want in my head, as I barely crawled through the awkward stage (for the second time) and I don't need to be starting my third attempt at long hair any times soon :). How do you deal with it? Sorry about the wall of text by the way, and the red eye in the pic, haha.

Hi I'm new, so i'm going to start off saying I've been growing out my hair and it's up to my ears now. I'm not that kind of guy that hates curly hair, in fact I like it and it has some waves to it. The only problem I have is that I'm looking for a product that brings out my curls/waves with a natural look. I want it look like this

It would be awesome if it looked like Marc Bolans' hair.

http://www.allstarpics.net/0111194/013329450/marc-bolan-and-t-rex-large-pic.html

From my own personal experience I have found that Women within both the Goth and Metal subcultures are the most tolerant towards longer hair on Men.
in fact, they generally prefer guys with Long hair.

on the other hand, it is the preppie girls and Yuppie women that generally prefer Short hair on Men and are less tolerant of the concept of long hair on Men because they are conformists themselves.

there are of course exceptions. I just have not run into any Female Yuppie types that are fans of long hair on Men yet.

the punk and alt/indie communities seem mixed on this issue.

has anyone else experienced the same thing?

It seems strange that the last name of several of the perpetrators is "Mullet" I wonder if they gave them mullets as part of the forced cuttings. It's good they caught these guys.

Al

7 in Ohio charged with hate crimes in Amish hair attacks; sheriff says concerns in 3 states

By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, November 24, 3:04 AM

MILLERSBURG, Ohio — Members of the Amish community in three states have been frightened by recent hair-cutting attacks in Ohio, making fearful calls to authorities and arming themselves with pepper spray and shotguns, a sheriff said.

Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said Amish in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana were concerned about the attacks that led federal authorities on Wednesday to raid the compound of a breakaway Amish group and charge seven men, including group leader Sam Mullet, with hate crimes.

“We’ve received hundreds and hundreds of calls from people living in fear,” he said. “They are buying Mace, some are sitting with shotguns, getting locks on their doors because of Sam Mullet.”

The sheriff added, “Sam Mullet is evil.”

A daughter-in-law and former brother-in-law told federal investigators Mullet allowed the beatings of those who disobeyed him, made some members sleep in a chicken coop and had sexual relations with married women to “cleanse them.”

Several members of the group outside Bergholtz in eastern Ohio carried out the attacks in September, October and November by forcibly cutting the beards and hair of Amish men and women and then taking photos of them, authorities said.

The Amish believe the Bible instructs women to let their hair grow long and men to grow beards and stop shaving once they marry. One victim told the FBI he would rather have been “beaten black and blue than to suffer the disfigurement and humiliation of having his hair removed,” according to court papers.

Mullet told The Associated Press in October that he didnÂ’t order hair-cutting but didnÂ’t stop his sons and others from carrying it out. He said the goal was to send a message to other Amish that they should be ashamed of themselves for the way they were treating Mullet and his community.

“They changed the rulings of our church here, and they’re trying to force their way down our throat, make us do like they want us to do, and we’re not going to do that,” Mullet said.

U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said Wednesday that religious differences should be a matter of theological debate, not disputes “resolved by late night visits to people’s homes with weapons and violent attacks.” He said he did not know how often hate crimes involve intradenominational disputes.

Those arrested include Mullet; his sons Johnny, Lester and Daniel; Levi Miller; Eli Miller; and Emanuel Schrock. The charges carry a penalty of up 10 years in prison.

The men appeared in U.S. District Court in Youngstown on Wednesday afternoon, and Magistrate Judge George Limbert ordered them detained by the U.S. Marshals Service pending hearings next week.

Attorneys for Johnny and Lester Mullet and Levi and Eli Miller said they could not comment Wednesday on the details of the case. Messages seeking comment were left for attorneys representing Daniel Mullet and Emanuel Schrock.

Lawyer Andy Hyde, who represents Sam Mullet in the state case, said Mullet would contest the federal charges but said he didnÂ’t know if he would represent Mullet in federal court.

The seven men were sleeping when the FBI and local police showed up at their homes before dawn Wednesday, the sheriff said. Three men initially refused to come out of their rooms, but all seven were arrested without incident, he said.

The FBI affidavit detailed four hair-cutting attacks. The attacks occurred against a couple in Trumbull County on Sept. 6; on Oct. 4 against a man and his son in Holmes County; later on Oct. 4 against a man in Carroll County; and on Nov. 9 against a man allegedly lured to the Mullet complex in Jefferson County.

An FBI affidavit said Johnny, Lester and Daniel Mullet and Levi and Eli Miller all confessed in early October to taking part in at least a couple of the attacks.

Johnny Mullet told detectives that it was his idea to cut the hair and beards and that he discussed the idea with his father, who gave him the addresses of two victims, the affidavit said.

Lester Mullet told detectives that after two attacks in late September, the men went home and told Sam Mullet what happened. He said his father laughed and called them nuts, the court document said.

Abdalla, the sheriff, said he didnÂ’t know the specifics of the religious disagreements that prompted Mullet to form his own community in 1995.

But the heart of his recent dispute with Amish bishops stemmed from his desire to excommunicate several members, the FBI said. Other bishops concluded the excommunications werenÂ’t consistent with Amish teachings and scripture and decided not to recognize the penalties, the FBI said.

Authorities said previously that some Amish refused to press charges, following their practice of avoiding involvement in the courts.

Dettelbach alluded to the issue, saying: “It is not the victim’s job to decide or to bring charges. I think that’s a message I would like people to understand. These charges in this case are the result of our independent determination that crimes occurred.”

Ohio has an estimated Amish population of just under 61,000 — second only to Pennsylvania — with most living in rural counties south and east of Cleveland.

They have a modest lifestyle and are deeply religious. Their traditions of traveling by horse and buggy and forgoing most modern conveniences distance them from the outside world and symbolize a yielding to a collective order.

Hey Folks! How are you doing? Man, summer is hitting hard here in Brazil, so I got a Fedora hat to keep the mane protected from sun rays. I'm getting quite fond of my hair, I think it's turning a bit "grungy" like Chris Cornell's hair (which is simply amazing, in my opinion). Anyway, I've found some pics of my shortish hair, which almost got me to cut it. As one of my friends told me to do it, other said he would beat me if I did it lol(It's been almost 2 and a half years of growth). I'm turning a bit "hippy-trippy", as I'm reading a lot on how to make shampoos, conditioners, deodorant and other stuff that don't harm the environment, and soon enough I will make coconut oil for hair, since it's very dry. The pics are showing it's flyaway nature of everyday, and I've been 3 weeks without shaving as well (pure laziness lol), and the stubble has quite a nice feel! But I guess this weekend it will be gone, or maybe not =)
Sorry for the long post, but I had so much to tell, and it's amazing to share with you guys, I don't post often but I check in everyday.
A big hug for everyone, hold on to your manes always, and keep up the amazing job of growing awesome hair that I see here!

*If anyone want to see my short hair pic for comparison, let me know and I'll post it, it's almost someone else, even I did not recognize myself lol.

...for your feedback.

Peace everyone! :)....and the best of luck in your hair growing journey.

Im signing off this site for now...but have thoroughly appreaciated all feedback over the past 5 months.

Who knows?....maybe i'll be back one day

laters

scott from Nottingham

Hi guys,

Just felt like taking some photos tonight. I had the time to properly detangle which makes a big difference. I find I'm severely neglectful of doing that and it probably contributes to breakage.

I want to welcome all the newcomers. There are some amazing heads of hair making their presences known and we welcome you! The journey to being a longhair is so important on many levels. Do not let anyone or anything discourage you!

I had my wife brush it out after my detangling to distribute the natural oils. I've been remiss at the coconut oilings. I must get back into the routine.

I started with my favorite style: the braided halftail.

Since it is Thanksgiving Holiday here in the U.S., I think it apppropriate to give thanks to our long haired ancestors - nearly every nation was originally founded by long-haired men. But in more recent times, I can't say thanks enough to the brave young men of the 1960s era. I was a teenager in the 1970s, so it was a little easier on us than it was for those in the 1960s. So thank you guys for having the courage to grow long hair and taking all the unjust hassles for our benefit. And special thanks to those of that era who actually kept their hair long til this very day. This takes courage and strength. Thank you for being steadfast and not succumbing to the scissor happy hair hackers who treat hair as a waste product.

Hello,

I am new to this site ,but have decided to grow out my previous buzz-cut and it's its about two inches longer than it was once I embarked on this journey so I need some suggestions on the best hair brushes.
what brands and types you could possibly recommend because up until now I've always had short haircut usually the types most barbers are quite familiar with, but i decided on a new course and that is

LONGER HAIR

any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hey guys,

I posted here a couple of weeks ago to introduce myself and get a feeling of the forum. This time, I'd like to post because I have decided to go on a self-experiment in which, for 30 days, I will not be using any hair products, including shampoo.

The experiment has already started (I am on Day 4 of 30) and I am documenting all of it on my personal blog. Have already posted two updates with pics and I will be posting these updates every 3 days until Day 30.

Feel free to pass by and show your support, comment, like, subscribe or voice your opinion. I am counting on my blog readers to be the judges of this potentially disastrous experiment. What is more, by having long curly hair, I am using the most extreme hair scenario to test the viability of such an experiment: long hair that needs plenty of moisture and curly hair that is prone to being dry and knots easily when not moisturized. See why I call it potentially disastrous? LOL

I am posting a very fresh (from today) picture, let's see how it ends up by Day 30!

I very much look forward to hearing from you guys.

All the best.

Rogelio

www.manlycurls.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manly-Curls/244455912231414 (FB page/Like)
Twitter: ManlyCurls

Hay Scott'' im still thinking about puting hena in my hair , how about you? Guy

Hi,

So...as the title says, currently the sides are short and the top is much longer. I would say the sides are around 1 CM and that the top is 6 or 7 CM. It kinda looks out of proportion just now. Do you think that in a few months time, it would all fall into place? I don't want to get the top cut to make it seem right, as it would completely put me off growing my hair completely.

Thank you in advance :)

Thanks very much for your congratulations;
i know that it's very difficult to have long hair, but it's very nice when we see the progess of the growth; i was very happy when i felt my hair down back; i hope that they will reach my goal: the knees;
But undoutedly that will be very difficult, for the tips break.
Friendly
Patrick

I've finally settled on a goal I want to achieve and maintain.
Lionel Luthor from Smallville (John Glover)

To me this is the most beautiful mane ever!

How long would it take to get there from
where I am at currently? (more or less).

Long post but oh well...here goes nothing.

So recently, according to my parents i'm a fu***d up 17 kid.
Been receiving lots of BS from them lately about the music i listen to, the way i am, the things i find enjoyable and the people i hang out with.
I'm mostly into the underground subculture of black and death metal, so they are very aggressive and ignorant towards this and think that growing my hair is a way of expressing my love for this genre of music.(Which is not i just fricking love long blonde hair k?)

Today my dad DEMANDED me to get my hair cut. I mean, really dude? Why should i do that? It's been 8 long months and i really don't want all this hard work,will and patience go to waste. I've been forced to get it cut last year as well, and even the hairdresser was confused at to why parents would DEMAND their kid to get a hair cut. My mane has started growing out very well, and i love the way it feels, the way it has it's own life/identity/soul..And i'm very proud of my Scandinavian or let's say ''viking'' ancestry, so cutting my hair would be like cutting off my MANHOOD.

I don't really care, and i'm not gonna listen, since its MY hair and MY head. But i would like for you guys to give some tips or perhaps some advice how to counter this. And i would also like your story on how your parents friends e.t.c. reacted if you ever tried to grow out your hair when you were teenagers.

Peace,
Psyche

Recently I finished my bachelor of engineering.
So now it's time to travel, I will be going to Australia and New-Zealand for about 5 months. After that I will be going home and go on another trip in Norway and Sweden.

As some people on facebook have discovered the hair is gone. I thought about it for a long time and I'm happy with the way it is now. I have enjoyed having long hair very much but I don't want the maintenance on the road.

Thanks everybody for the great time here! I'm sure I will be back here someday with the hair. It's already starting to grow and I will probably let it grow during my trip and after that.

Vincent

My hair sweep the floor, (only for the pic);
Friendly
Patrick

my hair cover le back chair

other pics of my long hair

Thought I would post a quick update showing the length of my hair. I am lurving it every step of the way. I can now do a ponytail, granted one of those higher on the head female ponies lol but still got it. Also, at work I can do a man-burger (male bun). So things are going well with my hair across the board. My hair wrap is still in and I love how it is going, it is starting to dread at the base which I think is cool. going to go to my shoulder blades I feel before I get a cut so I have a few more inches to go.

Ziggy

Front and back combo picture now, this should be better! Happy growing!

I've been growing mine for almost a year.. 11 months to be exact. Its starting to get a lot more controllable. It just looks over all kinda dry or kinky. Money is a little tight since we just moved, what is the one product you would recommend for over all healthly looking.. Also how do you normally wear yours, Ponytail, down behind ears, just down. Just wondering..

Hi just thought i'd post a small update.... the picture's not the best but it was taken today so i decided just to throw it out there... I've been growing my hair since the start of this year... not sure but it was either jan. or feb. when I got my hair cut last... it's very thick and curly at the back too.... i usually just tie it up (not tied up in this pic though)... Anyway it's been about 2 months since I put up a picture last... i'm getting there slowly :D

beards coming along too.... :)

I have a dream: to have hair, the longest possible, down to knees.
If you have pics of guys with very long hair; give me adress;
Thanks

I used to post on a place much like this years ago, and I'm wondering if this is it. I no longer have long hair, unfortunately, but the people here were always so nice, and I still consider myself a longhair at heart. Peace to you all.

Last night a friend of the family said out of the blue "you know your hair"—I'm thinking great here comes the haircut comment—"I think it's going to look great on you long and it suits you well". I was thrown so far off gaurd I didn't know what to say, but it made my night being so off-the-wall and unexpected. I'm used to the negative ones, but something positive is nice.

Jeremy

What's up guys? "Long" time, no post! It's been a while and I've been thinking about something for a while now: what are us younger Long Hairs going to do once we settle down with family? I am not talking about what you do in the ways of your hair; I'm talking about what about sons and daughters? I for one will hopefully have a couple of kids: Twins, a boy and a girl. But I'm not going to go boot camp on the boy, and force him into a barbershop like an intolerant idiot: 'You want your hair long? Ha Ha HA! Like father like son, I suppose!' Anyway, I'm just rambling now. What will you guys do when you guys have kids? Just wanted to know. See ya!

Tried using a hair clip. the hair is kind of frizzy. I am a little lazy to take care of it.

thanks all ...signing out.

Helloes! Martin from Norway here :] Ma first post so lets see if i even manage to upload a pic :p

If anyones interested in progress pics. That includes buzz cut, beatles look & veryvery awkward stage i will try to ressurect the harddrive from my laptop that died in a shower of steaming hot coffee.

After reading Validus' recent update about the paleo diet, I decided to give it a try. I have to say that I'm amazed by the results. It's a little difficult to adjust at first. I miss potatoes, bread, tortillas, etc. But I've lost 19 pounds in 2 weeks without excercising and the weight continues to fall off at a startling rate. I'm very happy with the results. Anyone wanting to lose some excess weight should give some serious consideration to this diet.

Also, to make this post relevent to the site, my hair is much healthier since I trimmed it so it's all one length. It was a scary experiment, but it paid off. I no longer have uncontrollable tangling. It's currently down to the bottom of my shoulder blades and I have no plans to cut it anytime soon.

Keep growing!

Hello.
I just wanted to post a better picture of my progress. This picture was taken yesterday at a photo shoot for the new Robbie VanGogh fragrance line.
Keep that hair growing!
Rob.

In my last post on this board, I commented that my hair had reached the "tushie milestone". I've finally gotten some decent photos to share with you.

This is 6 years and 5 months of growth. I'm been trimming along the way so that I can get all the layers to the same length.

I will post pictures of more angles below, so that you can assess the veracity.

Today is the official 4 month update. I know I post pics to often, but it's hard for me not to get excited :)

Hi guys,

If you remember I posted a couple weeks ago about the new job I got and wondering if based on my observations at the interview, long hair would probably be acceptable.

Well today was my first day at work and walking around the office I saw a few guys with shoulder-length hair! I was kinda hoping that would happen... just walk in and BAM! Longhairs! I then mentioned that I'm growing mine out to my orientation trainer and she said that pretty much anything goes here... people have their hair dyed funky colors like pink and purple, somebody apparently has a mohawk. Awesome!

This place is going to be a hell of a lot of fun. Just thought I'd give y'all an update! :D

Hello

I am a long time lurker on this forum and i make now the step to make a post here and introduce myself.My name is Michalel, i am 30 years old and i work as a muralist painter artist.since forever i loved long hair as a guy but by some reasons i couldn't grow it up until around 2004 when i had first attempt.I managed to grow about shoulder lenght but because of poor care ...or should i say lack of care my hair damaged beyound repair and i cut it off all.
1 year ago i started again a second atempt of growing hair..but this time i made extensive research regarding taking care and other tips.During research i find this site and since then i check it daily for new stuff.
Regarding hair.. i got thick wavy hair at about 6 inch lenght at this moment.Iven i am 30 years only, i aready got extensive white hairs especialy in front.also i have dry hair wich tend to become oily at roots and dry at ends.
For moment i use a organic soap to wash the hair..i noticed is not so hard as a shampoo, and for conditioner i use only coconut oil. i wash at 4 days intervals.I take also Biotin 1000mg and some hair complex vitamins.
Questions i have:It is good washing hair only with soap, insteed of sulfate free shampoo?
It is good ignorring conditioner for coconut oil..or coconut oil should be used only as a supliment above conditioner when necesary?

I am glad i find this nice site and community and i hope to blend better some day.

P.S. Excuse me for poor english..

Can anyone recommend a hair conditioner that will not cause hair to fall out? Although this may sound strange, when I don't condition, only 4-5 strands fall out. And I have repeated checking my brush, which is not pulling out any hair when I comb it.

Now when I use conditioner, a large clump will be seen swirling after I shower.

Any suggestions? I don't want to go without a good rinse because my hair gets so frizzy. Thanks!

I've been a long hair since I was 15, so about 20 years now. I now teach in an Inupiaq village, and man do I get a hard time for being a longhair!

It's really all the same close minded crap I heard growing up in the south "You look like a girl/gay;" and "Get a haircut!"

I never really cared growing up, but for some reason it really bothers me here. I think it's being immersed in a different culture, but who knows. Maybe it's just hard because I'm expected to respect their culture, yet they have no respect for mine.

here is another pic of my hair brushed after henna---sometimes I wished my hair would stay like this brushed straight, but it doesn't last long, the waves kick in after a bit lol...I just have to live with with it--I don't think I would want to relax my hair or use a straightening iron,I heard to many horror stories....Guys do you think I should get a straight cut on my ends? Keep in mind my hair is wavy, so I don't thing it will stay...

Thanks in advance!

Dee.

I haven't really been paying attention to my hair like I was the first 3 years of growing it out and just letting it "grow" instead. I have reached mid back length finally and I plan on going to lower back length, which will take me another 1.5-2 years of growth probably. Oh and yes, I have dyed it black, but with with henna and indigo! :) Very natural and very safe for your hair and actually helps your hairs condition! Happy growing my long haired brothers and sisters!

Hello there everyone. My name is Sean but my friends and family call me Slim. I have been lurking on this forum for quite a while now and thought it was finally time to post a picture of myself and my hairs progress. I believe it has been about a year and a half since I began my transition to being a long hair. I've only had one or two trims if I remember correctly. My hair is very wavy and curly so the growing process seems to be taking forever. I'm just glad I am past the awkward stage.

I have what I like to call a samurai bun in this pic. :)

I was searching Google for natural ways to control dandruff (I seem to get hit w/ it pretty hard during the winter time) and came across this article. The article discusses the no-poo method that some use. I heard mixed opinions on this. What do you guys think?

Hello everyone,
I am back, Sorry I have been gone for a long time but I still have my long hair and still preaching at my church
I am now learning how to play an elelctric guitar. I am learning to play Comfortably Numb by pink floyd in chords.
This is my update

Birdman

Just did another henna application-last one was two months ago---here is the color---my hair is dry here and shows some of my waves

Dee.

Hi everyone!

Well, this is my third or fourth update on the board now. Can tell that my hair is getting longer and heavier now every day :D . I quit letting my hair down freely because (besides the fact that we will be facing budget cuts coming at the end of this year, that) this last weekend pretty much my whole family - including my in-laws in China, were demanding that I cut off my hair :( ! So now it's in much of a ponytail... it all pretty much fits :p heh (lots of interesting reactions from the kids at school). My parents have backed off, but my wife is still at my throat about my hair, oh well ~_~ .....

This latest photo was taken after a day of work at school in a ponytail - a little straighter than previous photos since it was tied up in back during the day. For my hair routine, since I never mentioned it before... when I had my hair down, I was using Garnier Fructis Anti-Frizz Serum after each shower to make things look sharper (but now I don't have to worry about that much now :p ). Mane 'n Tail Shampoo and Conditioner (made in the U.S.A.) every night. For a comb, The Body Shop Wooden Detangling Comb. Biotin 5mg and Triple Omega 3-6-9 every day. That's pretty much it!

In a reply, I'm going to attach a four month comparison picture for fun. Hopefully my wife doesn't kill me enough so that I'm around for another month, so until then, keep growing it down and long everyone ^_^ ! Have a great Thanksgiving for those here in the states!

Sincerely,
yoshiki

hey all

here is my 5th monthy update since shaving my head in June.
I am really starting to see growth now, and can see my own hair and feel it in my car when driving!
More determined than ever to carry on...this is easily the longest my hair has EVER been.
Thanks for everything guys, really appreciate all of the support off here!

Scott from nottingham

You may have guessed but yesterday I did another henna treatment but this time it was only a partial one.No need to do the length as it was fine but the new growth was getting noticeable after a month and a half since the last full treatment.So here is a pic of me today sort of sporting the nuttidave look:)Cheers

Mark

I had a facepaint for charity (Children in Need) at work yesterday. It was wearing off by the time this pic was taken. Shame really as I kinda like the tribal look - it somehow suits long hair perfectly!

Damon

And a Photo Update.

How is everyone?

I've been letting all my hair grow out, but when my hair was short I had fringe, so the front is still shorter than the back. I can pull the back into a ponytail, but the front is too short, so I leave it all loose. But it annoys me to no end to constantly have to push my hair out of my face, which is why I have been considering getting the fringe cut short again and just growing out the back. I've browsed the internet for pictures of young men with fringe and I like the way it looks on most of them, but none of them had hair in the back that was longer than chin-length. Do you think it would look good or bad on a young man with shoulder-length straight hair to have fringe? Another factor that worries me is that I heard from a hairdresser that cutting one section of the hair shorter than the rest slows the rate of hair growth. Anyone know if this is true?

Was walking back from college today and the wind was blowing through my hair. I loved the feeling and when I came home, I realized how awesome it made my hair look. I took a few "arty" pictures on my mom's mac for fun.

It's been 9 months since my last haircut. It feels like it's starting to get long!

So I've been growing my hair for almost 20 months. My hair is very dry and frizzy by nature. You may or may not my remember my 14 month update. That was some months ago.

I've tried various conditioners and oils, they seem to help take the edge off but it's just not enough. After all the abuse, My hair got to the point where I had to have a 2" trim. Now I can finally get a comb and a brush all the way through.

Anymore now, I use Paul Mitchell's The Detangler. Pricey but man, this stuff makes my hair 100x's more managable. Anyone else use this product? Guess my hair needs to be forced into correction instead of letting nature takes it's course. Just like when I posted about towel drying. When I scrub my hair with the towel, it's not near as frizzy as opposed to blotting dry. Just more tangles to deal with.

I'm just curious, would this product put me back to square 1 or am I actually helping anything?

Yesterday I took part in a PDX (Professional Driving eXperience) at Road Atlanta. At these events, you get to drive on the track with a professional instructor in your car, and see what you can make it do on the road course.
I saw quite a few longhairs there, including one of the technical inspectors who looked at the cars before they were allowed on the track. He's the one with the longer hair below (cell phone picture).
Below is my car during the inspection -- a 1986 Pontiac Fiero.

Hey there, I'm 4 months into my hair growth journey and recently started getting dandruff again. I've had the dandruff problem on and off for years now. It seems to hit me hardest during the winter time for unknown reasons. I'm actually really bummed out about this because I treat my hair as if it were silk. I use sulfate-free products only, I don't use any "Salon Approved" hair products, just some jojoba oil and wide-tooth combing. It bums me out that no matter how well I treat my hair, the dandruff still comes back to haunt me as if telling me "you're doing a bad job"

I don't know what I am doing wrong. I will put down my routine and maybe somebody can point out what I do wrong.

I start off the day just DE-tangling my hair w/ my fingers (not nails) and then go on to comb it for about 5 minutes. I wash my hair almost every day since I work out daily and sweat. When I wash it I shampoo w/ Organix coconut milk shampoo every OTHER day, sometimes only twice a week. I usually condition daily w/ an Organix conditioner. When my hair is wet I usually comb it behind the ear and then put on a beanie for an hour or so.

I eat healthy, I exercise daily, and I take biotin and a multivitamin so I have NO IDEA why this is happening.

I was thinking of going to the last resort and getting a head and shoulders shampoo, but there mere thought of those harsh chemicals makes me cringe. I really need help here guys. Is there a good Sulfate Free dandruff shampoo that actually works?

If not, what are some tips for getting this problem under control?

Sorry for the long post btw, but I'm sick of this problem coming back every winter and I figured that MLHH is the best place to ask.

Seeing as how everyone else is doing a fall update I thought I should should as well. :-)

It's kind of hard to say how long I've been growing it as I started from a longish cut and kept changing the style until a year ago when I decided just not to cut it. If I've done this right you should see a current photo:

October Photo Shoot on Flickr

--Dale

Hey all,

I'm getting ready to start a new job, just got the offer yesterday and I'm pretty excited about it. Very good starting salary and it's an IT gig at a financial-related company that is firmly planted in the list of 100 best companies to work for.

Anyway, since I still have short-ish (but shaggy) hair I didn't ask or say anything about growing my mane in the job interview. However, the culture at this company is very "anti-corporate" as they describe themselves. Long and short of it is the people interviewing me were all wearing jeans (interview was on a Friday) and when I mentioned how I'm glad to see they have jean Fridays, one guy replied "EVERY day is jeans day here..." haha. That combined with the fact that some of the guys interviewing me were wearing earrings, I am assuming that men growing long hair will NOT be a problem here.

I guess I just want to let it grow and see what happens. Eventually I'll mention it and make sure they don't have a problem with it though.

My question to y'all is, based on my description of the company would you agree with my guess that they won't have a problem with long hair?

Thanks all!

Well I have been here for years, even made a couple friends in hte process but am not sure I have ever posted but two photos and only one of part of my face. I was going through photos last night and saw myself from when I had shorter hair adn longer hair and realized I have had it now for years! at least 15. so I decided to post a couple. the cool thing is that I look the same today as I did just a year or so ago. Anyway here they are, hope you at least now get to see who your talking to. take care

Just washed my hair today.. thought of posting some pictures. First was about to dry. the second one was dry completely.

thanks all ...signing out.

http://www.dadt.com/millionaire/index.html

Hello fellow longhairs, I saw something today that really saddens me. A tall guy with gorgeous long hair was pressured into cutting it on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". Originally they bargained with him to cut it only if he made it to the final round. Then the deal was negotiated all the way down to if he won 25,000 dollars to cut it. He won $25,000 on the very next question. At that point I flipped the channel rather than see his hair being shorn.

How long is it going to take for society to value long hair on men? I thought we were almost there, but I guess we are not.

Scott

Just a post showing how my hair is shaping up, It's gettin' there!

Steve

Hey guys (and gals),

Just a quick update regarding life in general, and the book project specifically.

Life: I finally got fed up with small town hospital politics, and resigned my previous position as a medical-surgical nurse. After a couple of very stressful monthss spent job hunting, I was hired for my "dream job," as the new Public Health Nurse for a Native American tribe, in a wonderful little clinic located on the shores of Lake Superior. My family and I love it here, and I must admit that seeing the "big lake" out of my bedroom window every morning is much more refreshing than the paper mill's smokestack where I used to live!

Book: ...Has been on hiatus due to the aforementioned "busy-ness" of life. I've collected many excellent interview responses, however (thanks again to everyone who participated!), and I hope to set about working on this again soon. If the process seems to be taking too long, I might just compile them on an informational/ motivational website, in lieu of formatting and editing a physical book. We'll see what seems most feasible.

As always, take care, keep it growing, great updates from everyone, and welcome to the newcomers!

Love, peace, and bear grease,

Validus

P.S.--Jason, I just checked your blog for the first time in quite a while... EXCELLENT work with the weight loss, my friend! I'm a big proponent of the paleo way of eating, and am actually a forum moderator at the website www.cavemanpower.com (link below). You might enjoy checking it out :)

P.P.S.--My almost-11-year-old long-haired son is gearing up to be "Legolas" for Halloween in a few days. I'll be sure to post some pictures.

Just graduated from my paramedic certificate program, got nationally registered, and I have a job as an EMT-Paramedic now. I work for a small relaxed company so I didn't end up having to cut my hair. I'm regrowing it for the second time and its had about a year's growth. I can NEARLY put it in a ponytail (the front isn't quite long enough). Anyways, I've been tucking it behind my ears in the meantime. At home I let my hair air dry after a shower. What should I do at work? I work long shifts (days at a time sleeping up there) and if I got a call during a shower (which hasn't happened yet but will) or even a long time afterwards my hair will be a big soaking mop. That and it's getting pretty cold outside. Do I need to avoid washing it at work (in which case it gets greasy and messy from sleeping and looks unprofessional) start blow drying it (which damages it and still won't help if I get caught while showering) or what? Being wet isn't THAT much of a problem but it tends to be messy, even when I brush it out before showering and it's bad/hard to brush it out wet. If someone could suggest some routine to keep it tangle free after a shower or dry it quickly or some other solution, that would be great. Thanks people!

Hey guys, just a question, i have medium length hair,and i'm still waiting for the front to grow out to be able to make a ponytail. But i'm tired of having hair all over my face, so i was thinking about using one of these hair bands (or w.e. they call them) to hold the front down and make a ponytail on the back for styling purposes.
Will these kind of plastic hair bands damage my hair strands in any way? If not, should i use one with small teeth or just a plain one as shown in the picture?

Thanks! Psyche.

I know the rule about drying long hair is to wrap it in a towel and let it sit.

But just for $h!t$ n giggles, I washed my hair as usual this morning, but instead of blotting and wrapping, I just scrubbed it dry with the towel. I've haven't done this in months and wow! felt great!

Bottom line question,,, after scrubbing it dry with the towel, my hair was laying flatter and didn't seem so out of control. Why is this?

Mark and I finally were able to meet up. He's been visiting New England this week. We had a great time going to dinner and then hanging out. Of course, we had to take some pictures. Mark has fantastic hair and it looks like it has a long way to go in potential length too. It is such a cool thing to meet fellow members in real life after such a long time of only knowing each other online!

Hi everyone! :-D

First and foremost I am what you might consider "Straight Edge" which means I do not smoke, drink or do drugs, but I don't go around trying to preach to others. this is just my lifestyle choice

second, I have been contemplating growing my hair long for some time because I just happen to like the way long hair looks.

when I mentioned this to my big Brother he made what I considered a somewhat ignorant statement in regards to guys with long hair.

first he said "Don't grow it long. keep it short!" and when I asked why he felt that way he replied with "because longhairs do drugs and you don't!"

anyway, I was very angry with him and told him how ignorant and bigoted he sounded.

I never thought doing drugs was a prerequisite for wanting longer hair!!

How do you guys feel about this and are there a significant number of straight edge guys who have grown their hair out?

Ran out of time and energy to come up with a new costume, so just dusted off the old standby and put it on (over the work uniform Sat/Sun evenings, over this suit Monday night).

Dark, but the hair is there over the shoulder.

I just found a video on Youtube of "Sampsoneh" - a man with knee-length hair... I haven't been here at MLHH for some time, but I suppose, that he and his videos are already known here... no news...

Here's a pic of our little hiking group (minus myself, the photographer), taken just recently, during the last week of September. In actuality, our "hike" was really just more of a stroll along the historic Earthquake Trail (not even a full mile); but we enjoyed the sights & sounds of being at Point Reyes National Seashore nevertheless.

From left to right: Bill, Scott (Absalom), Larry (Bill's partner), and Mark AKA "Hairball!"

Scott made a very generous & kind offer to Larry to share some of his extra hair to help him keep warm and enable him to fit in with the longhaired group better, until Scott realized the full impact of that offer -- and then he suddenly took it all back and told Larry to go grow his own knee-length hair himself!

.... And if you believe the above story, I also have a big bridge for sale (called "Golden Gate", or something like that)...

- Ken

hi guys

my latest update from shaving my head on 11th june this year...not trimmed my hair since then...and I don't intend to let scissors near it for a long, long time!
Thanks everyone on the MLHH for all of your encouragement and support over the summer.....this is the longest my hair has been since the 80's!

Scott from nottingham

ps...we have the world famous goose fayre on at nottingham at the moment.....it's the biggest travelling funfair in the Uk!....well worth a google guys!

Laters

Hi everyone, once again another month flies by and I'm sat here typing away, posting yet another update. I believe this is the 20th month since my last haircut back in February 2010, and the 16th month of recorded progress.

As always I am enjoying the journey more and more as the months go by, and I have no intention of cutting my hair ever If I'm honest, I've grown too attached to my locks they have become apart of who I am. The last time I had a shaved head was sometime back in '06, the thought alone is enough to make my head spin lol.

I have attached two pictures as always, one with it in a low ponytail and one with it loose. I chose to avoid brushing for the update pics this month, so you can all get a clearer look at my natural hair texture :)

Happy Halloween in advance and hope everyone is doing great :)

Kind Regards, James K

As Justin has already pointed out in his video there are many
people out of work and looking for employment and not just long
haired Men

many college grads cannot find work other than working at McDonald's type jobs and that is if they can get hired.

are you really willing to cut your hair short just to flip hamburgers?

why have three to four years of beautiful locks chopped off just because someone tells you that you will have a better chance of getting hired. it's utter nonsense!

I had an argument with someone regarding this the other day who insisted I should get my hair cut short and put on a monkey suit if I wanted a chance of getting an interview. that's IF (and a big IF at that)I got the interview.

also, you are sucking it up to "The Man" so to speak when you continue to play along in a game which only benefits the top 1% so why play at all especially when there are many others who already have short hair to compete with?

sure, dress nice and comb your long locks, but do not have it chopped off just because of "certain" people who claim you will have a better chance of getting hired and this includes HR managers who imho are often very judgmental.

this post is not meant to be political, but to point out why haircuts are a waste of time especially with the current economic situation.

keep your long hair and good luck in your employment pursuits!

Paul, who refuses to cut his long hair for a job!

Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. I am eight months into growing my hair back out (from ¼”) after cutting my shoulder length hair seven years ago in a moment of weakness; something I have regretted ever since. I have observed this go-around the infamous “awkward stage” doesn’t seem, well, quite so awkward this time. Last time I obsessed over my hair and was concerned with how it looked, and this time I am enjoying the differentness of it. I have very much enjoyed the friendliness and helpfulness of the board in my lurking. Looking forward to a long journey in this endeavor..

Jeremy

Hey everyone, been lurking quite some time on this board, thought i'd post my growth adventure so far.... 6, perhaps even 7 months of blonde hair growth,and feeling great! I always loved how long blonde haired men look, it just looks manly as f**k!!! i'm half Finnish so i guess it makes some sense. Hah!

I shampoo twice a week and condition about 3 perhaps. Hair is kinda oily in this picture...anw :P

Hey all, I was at a Halloween party last evening,which is rare as I usually don't dress up,and went as a Goth guy!LOL.I did my best interpretation of the look but it seemed to go over well.Actually it was fun being Goth as I always liked being dressed in black anyway:)Lots of the accessories I used was stuff I already had from my "metal" clubbing days.Just had to pick up that Goth style shirt as I had nothing like it.Anyway I know its a couple days early but Happy Halloween!Cheers

Mark

Having been in the military for the past 5 years only during deployments did a fortnight pass without getting a haircut. I fulfilled my service with the Army and my hair is once again under my control. Now it's been roughly 3 months since my last haircut and I have vowed to not get another till at least a year. As the length has increased the waveyness has made a long-awaited appearance. Previously I never worried about styling my hair due to its shortness. Now though I've started to wonder if I should plan for when it has grown longer. I have began parting my hair in the middle and combing it to the sides. I'm hoping this will help "guide" my hair to grow that way. From your experiences would you say establishing a part like this is important in the long run? I will reply here with pictures of the varying conditions of my hair as the day progresses.

I hope to most this wasn't a TL;DR situation.

My hair since growing out has a pleasant variagated blond/red color naturally. I guess it looks like I did something colorwise to it? A few times I've been asked in stores "Can I help you, ma'am?" but they are mightily surprised when I turn around and they see this ugly mug!

Here are a few pics of my 9 month update. I'm only 3 months away from achieving my goal. I doubt I'll stop at one year though. As I look at the pics of my progress, the only regret I have is that I trimmed my beard. It seems it's taking forever for it to get back to the length it was before the trim. Oh well, it will get there.

Hey all, after lurking around these forums for a few months, finally decided to post myself. First of all I'd like to congratulate this community for being extremely respectful and supportive, and well, here is my story (sorry if its too long):

About 2 years ago I decided I wanted to let my hair grow a bit, just to see how it looks, and even though back then I was against men having long hair and whatnots, after letting my hair grow a bit, I came to find its not something that shouldn't be acceptable and that I myself wanted to let my hair grow out, now sadly, due to the fact I hesitated a lot during those times, and that there were reasons which compelled me to cut it out every so often, and not let it grow too much, it barely grew at all last year, now this year I decided to let it grow out, and even though I had to trim it in the front due to some personal reasons, I am proud to say its reaching to my shoulders right now, and I'll probably let it grow out a decent amount more before even considering cutting it.

Now onto my question, even though after showering my hair reaches all the way to my shoulders and even a bit more, afterwards it sort of curls up slightly on the ends so it looks shorter than it is, is it just me going through the "awkward phase" and I should just accept it as it is for a while or will I have to use a product to straighten it out, or will it just straighten itself out by the time it gets longer?

These forums were the place were the place where I came to when I was looking for encouragement, and which undoubtedly helped me make my decision to let my hair grow out, and a great community, keep it up!

11 months down 80 years to go. really happy with how my hair is coming out cant wait till its mid back, if my genes allow it. id say im at about 7 inches right now, my bangs reach under my bottom lip .

pic take about 30 after shower

attempt at a ponytail, gelled the loose hairs down

Dude,

THAT is PROGRESS!! You look like my good friend guitarist with his ES335, etc.

Check this book out!

This book answers many questions on Long Hair- it's healthy and science proves it!

A great resource!

BOOK REVIEW of new Long Hair book

OUR LONG HAIRITAGE: Bringing Peace and Health to your Head
by Roger Sigler
published by Westbow Press 2011

Hi Guys,

I have just been reading a copy of this book which arrived a few days ago in the post. I found out about this book on a thread posted on 30 September 2011 on the MLHB thread.

This book is a very interesting and fascinating read on long hair and why it is better for your physical, mental and spiritual health to maintain long hair. It explores the importance and health benefits of long hair by looking back into history where long hair until before the Romans was once the norm and prized in human society on both men and women. Ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Spartans as well as more recent groups like North American Indians are discussed and according to the book where long hair is the norm in human cultures baldness is a lot rarer. Short hair is relatively recent in our human history starting generally with the Greeks and Romans where shorter hair was linked to an increase in premature hair loss. The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates himself noted the sudden increase in bald men in his lifetime and made a serious study of it in an attempt to find out why this was the case. The author uses testimony from scientists who study hair to back his ideas that baldness is largely due more to excessive hair cutting which weakens the hair shaft and exposes the scalp to great weathering. Longer hair weighs more and therefore becomes stronger and protects the skin pores on the head better from the rays of the sun. Also excess oil buildup on shorter haired people has been shown to clog the pores creating less healthy scalps along with skin diseases.

The main thrust of the book is it argues that having short hair weakens the hair follicle on the scalp making hair weaker and more prone to baldness. Longer hair weights more on the scalp encouraging better circulation and a healthier scalp. According to the book Having long hair helps limit the risk of baldness and offers better protection from diseases like skin cancer. The author says that hair is linked with our central nervous system through the skin on the scalp and acts as a stimulant.

Interestingly this pro-longhair book is written by a devout Christian who is very much in favour of both men and women wearing long hair with God's full approval. The book has chapters that demolish the weak arguments against long hair by Pharisee Fundamentalist conservative Christians. The book explores the theme that longer hair is more spiritual and noble bringing a person closer to the natural world. Societies where short hair is enforced is seen as being cut off from the natural world and short hair was a feature of people who were enslaved. There is no real good reason for wearing short hair the author says.

What I like most about this book is that the author has clearly devoted a lot of research in writing it using numerous examples from history and the present day and has a lot of different sources to back his statements with. He has interviewed people who are hair scientists and they have linked short hair with premature baldness.

This book is a classic lesson on a work that should not be judged by it's cover and what is inside it is a very passionate pro-long hair book the contents of which are a very worthy companion to Bill Choisser's famous online book ON BEING A LONGHAIR.

I don't agree with everything in the book but it is without a doubt worth reading as it is definately an uplifting pro-longhair for men book.

I would recommend this author's work to anyone who needs good reasons to keep their hair long.

Duncan Quarterman

Chcck out 60 minutes tonight:
They have a report on a long haired hippy who didn't bath,
was put on the night shift at Atari as a result, and eventually
went on to make millions of dollars.

His name: Steve Jobs

Hi all,

My hair is starting to reach mid back and it's a pretty cool feeling when I see the backside of my head...the journey has been long but well worth the time and patience it takes to decide to grow your hair long...To all you newbies out there, my advice is to just be patient and the rest will come...Here is a pic of the backside...It's a little frizzy because I did not condition it today because I'm about to do a henna treatment...Forgive the dusty mirror, forgot to wipe it down before taking the picture...

PS- I brushed straight for the pic-it's normally wavier..

Ok its been 10 months since my last trim. My question the sides and back seem fine somewhat wavy but ok, the front seems very frizzy this pic it is been brushed out but if not brushed the front simply goes up and out anything but down. I know the awkward stage is still present but I've seen a lot of guys and girls that has hair shorter than mine and it lays down great.. Is there something I can use in it to help out. I shampoo every other day and condition every day..

Hello all!

Hope you are all doing well. Long curls here and like to blog about hair too. Wanted to say hi to all after having seen some posts of other long hairs. Long hair, irrespective of shape, takes dedication so it is nice to relate to others. I am also digging the oldschool style of the board.

My hair is quite coily: when stretched it touches my chest yet when it dries up it shrinks to below my chin. Have seen some amazing manes here so wanted to introduce another mane, a curly one this time, to the group. Posting a pic of my mane with my blog on it (feel free to check it out for hair, fitness and lifestyle content).

Look forward to blending in. Feel free to comment, ask or give any input!

Kind regards

Still a shorthair now but I wanted to let you know about my progress.

Well I still have short hair but at least I don't look like a skinhead now. Last friday I went on vacation and I vowed to stop smoking while on vacation.

It's been almost 6 whole days. 6 x 24 hours. Now I've only made it this far twice, the last time was 6 days. Of course I'm a bit wiser and I realize just once will have me puffing away again. But it looks like I've beaten this monster.

First and foremost thanks for all the replies guys

I am looking for some old photos that predate what my big

brother refers to as the "Hippie" era of the 1960s and 1970s

and the Victorian era interests me the most.

does anyone know of any sites which contain Victorian era photos of gentlemen with long hair so I can show my Brother that it was never just intended to be associated with just the "hippies"!

thanks!

Hey there guys. I remember a few months back there was a post here in MLHH that linked to a really interesting site. This site followed a man's progress of hair growth for 36 or 48 months. I forgot which one it was. I searched the hell out of MLHH and Google just to turn up empty handed. Does anybody know what I'm talking about? If so, can you please share? :D

Hi Sean,

In answer to your question in your first post here, below, here is my reply:
I drink like a fish, do drugs like a chemist, but am "strait" as a hardcore machismo womanizer just released from solitary confinement (LOL, and if you believe any of what I just said, then I have a bridge I'd like to sell you, called "The Golden Gate!")

All kidding aside, the exact reverse of my above wacky statement about myself is the real truth:
1) although occasionally I've has a small glass of wine (usually a half-glass or less), I've never been drunk in my entire life
2) other than prescription drugs, the only "recreational drug" I've ever tried was one puff from one joint during my brother's 50th birthday party -- that was my gift to him, since he was going through a nostalgic stage over his drug-using college days... I am so annoyingly drug-free, in fact, that I hadn't ever even taken so much as an asprin until my mid-30s (because I was raised a Christian Scientist)!
3) I am NOT a womanizer (an understatement!), although I've been known to make some women swoon over my dancing abilities, especially as a Salsa or Swing partner; but I stay clothed & vertical there (LOL).... But, "strait" I am not -- as boy George once said, "I'm as queer as a cucumber!" (Although, thank goodness, I'm not as flamboyant as one - LOL.)

In a nut-shell: Long hair has nothing to do with drinking, drug use, or one's sexuality (most gay men are extremely short-haired, for example -- and I aught to know, as I live in the gayest city in the USA - lol!)... So, just be YOURSELF, grow your hair to whatever length you'd like, and then just sit back and have a good laugh every time some idiot tries to stereotype you -- it's all part of the fun of becoming a longhair!

"Onward & Downward!"

- Ken in San Francisco

Thank you Benny, Venya, and nuttidave for your comments on my post, below (which is now waaay below)... I've been away from my computer for a full week now, so apologies for my late reply. Here's a more specific response to each of you:

1) Benny - although I appreciate your honesty, thanks but no thanks for the suggestion to shave off my beard. Maybe what you don't like about it is the fact that I've been coloring it recently (with the "Just for Men" facial hair product); but this is a phase I'm currently trying out -- maybe I'll return to my natural Santa Claus white again (LOL), but am having fun experimenting with both color & length for the moment... The last time I was completely clean-shaven was when a job I had required that of me back when I was still in my 20s; but once I quit that job, the first thing I did was grow my beard back. I occasionally trim it to a short goatee-type; but I really love it more when I look a bit "shaggy!" I also have a weak chin and a bit of a "baby face" when beardless; so even if shaving made me look younger now, I'm too attached to it to ever consider seriously removing it.

2) Venya - thanks as always for your nice feedback, you are always a gentleman in every way!

3) nuttidave - I've decided to simply delay updating my avatar pic, for now.... procrastination and indecision being some of my most stellar personal "virtues" (LOL), I'll just keep my 7 year old current avatar pic, until nobody here can possibly ever recognize the real me anymore (LOL)!

Thanks again!!
- Ken

I can finally tie a tail without any little strands falling out of the tie :-)

HI-

RECENT PIC OF MY HAIR LET DOWN. FEELS GREAT TO HAVE LONG HAIR!

A new video on YouTube caught my attention, and I thought it might also be of interest to MLHH readers. It's a Sikh guy combing out his almost knee-length hair.

Hello all.
Just checking in after two years of growing my hair long again. All goes well and I am now able to tie all the hair back without any coming out of the holder. This recent promo photo is for my new fragrance webpage.
Check it out when you have a minute.
Keep that hair growing!
Rob.

Hey there, I uploaded 2 "before" pictures (top) from about 4 months ago to show where I started my journey. The two "after" pictures (bottom) were taken today and show where i'm at. Overall I am very happy with my hair and cannot wait to eventually reach my goal. I do have a question though. As you can see I started off my journey with significantly more hair up top than are the back. My hair is now pretty long in the front, but shorter in the back. I heard mixed opinions about this. Some people told me it's better because it will help get to the ponytail stage faster. Other's told me it looks more natural to have it longer in the back. What do you guys think? please be honest.

Here is the hair wrap that a girl at work did for me. I love it, I had to do the end part because she ran out of string, so while at home, drunk might I add, I finished up. I added the little heart at the end from a thing my aunt had, she passed away earlier this year, she collected a crap-load of dingle-dangles, so I felt this was something I could have of her right on me. I have a tattoo for my dad and this was my way of commemorating him as a person. I felt a little thing on the end of my hair was a similar notion. The hair will start to dread at the base but I don't mind, I kind of like the notion, hair is such an interesting part of the human body.

Ziggy

Here are just a couple of recent pics from my last ones a couple months ago, I have seen some nice growth. I seem to do a lot better with not washing, or even getting wet everyday. I just sleep with it in a ponytail, water down the wild parts and comb to my liking. I put a little pomade in the top to keep the broken ones down and that is about it.

Ziggy

Hello! Nice to meet you all. I have always wanted long hair, and have tried a few times to grow it out when I was younger in my early twenties.

Now I am 29, and I started again growing it out about 6 months ago, but I am taking much better care of my hair.

This is what I am aiming for in style:

How much longer you guys think I have? Should I start letting the sides grow out now? At the above picture, it looks like all of his hair is of equal length, so I had the sides trimmed until my bangs grew out near their length, so I am thinking of leaving the sides alone now.

HI-

RECENT PIC OF MY HAIR AFTER 31 MONTHS FROM A BUZZ CUT. EVERY THREE MONTHS I GET AN INCH TRIMMED OFF SO HAIR GROWS OUT EVEN AND HEALTHY. I USE SULFATE FREE SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER. LOVING THE LONG HAIR. COMMENTS WELCOMED. ALL THE BEST!

My hair's been growing for four months now, and it's going pretty well. Thought I'd snap a quick picture while it's still wet, it's the best time to see how long it is. My hair does a very interesting (and hard to control) wavy/curly thing once it starts getting a bit of length, and it's only going to get tougher from here.

This is the third time I've grown my hair out, so I know exactly what to expect my hair to do. It has a mind of its own, and will never do the same thing twice, which makes combing it troublesome. The best way to deal with it I've found is to put a beanie on right after I've washed it. I 'permanently borrowed' a great beanie from my ex, which is hand knitted wool. After washing and combing my hair, I chuck the beanie on and wait for my hair to air dry. It also has the added bonus of usually giving my hair a good shape to it.

I really miss my hair being long. Not just because it looked awesome (on the odd day it felt like being nice), but also because it actually made me look my age. Without it I look a couple of years younger, and I'm getting a bit sick of explaining to surprised people that I'm actually 22.

Anyway, that's it for now.

Terry

Hey everyone,

my progress in recovering from years of hair loss is slow, but steady. Anyways, I've decided to trim it to back above shoulder length, and the hair feels much healthier, and alive. The ends were in terrible shape anyways, and I plan on maintaining this length until I get a bit more volume, as there are still a lot of once dormant follicle that are starting to re-generate. Things look promising!

I trimmed my hair myself btw, and it was much easier than I thought.

Hi Guys!

Hope you are all having a great weekend and doing all kinds of really neat things! :-)

I had thought I would express this topic in writing to the MLHH group, but decided to do an "off-the-cuff" video about this subject. So, rather than write it all out, here it is if any here are interested in my own personal feelings about Guys with Long Hair and the present employment situation. In a nut shell and in my opinion: it is no longer discrimination alone. The employment problem is far out of control regardless of hair length.

Take care-

Justin~
ps: Darn if I know why this vid turned out so small. "If" anyone should watch, please be advised to be looking through a Telescope! LOL

Hey guys!!

Just wanted to drop a line to say I have past the four year mark since my last hair cut back in October of 2007. What a fun journey it has been!

It's been a while since I posted an upated photo
so here it is.

(Six months?).

I was watching the Cleveland Browns-Seattle Seahawks Game this weekend whenI saw Seattle's quarterback Charlie Whitehurst's he has a beautiful head of shoulder length dark hair, a great representative of a sucessful longhair in sports.

Tom(Hairboy)

"Going green" is usually a good thing; but maybe Scott is taking this a bit too far (LOL)!!

Just sharing another pic from our day-trip up to Point Reyes last month. The "mystery" of how Scott got so much green in his beard will soon be revealed...

- Ken

Hey MLHH,

As the post indicates, this is an introductory post from an aspiring long hair. I actually frequented this board quite a bit about two years ago the first time I attempted to grow my hair out. Back then, my primary reason for cutting it was pressure since I was in the process of applying for a job that wouldn't allow long hair. However, my subconscious secondary reason was because I tired of feeling like I didn't like my best. I had been in the awkward stage for a number of months and I felt like my hair was slightly frizzy, unmanageable, thin, damaged etc. not to mention just unsightly. It was far from being the gorgeous mane I wanted so bad.

Now looking in retrospect, I wonder if my hair type might actually be more manageable than I thought. The truth is, I had gotten into the habit of straightening it with flat irons, as well as not sticking to a consistent, healthy routine of washing/conditioning. I can't help but think now that those factors might have contributed to my hair growing out so poorly, because when I look at some older pictures of my hair at moderate lengths before I even knew what flat irons were, my hair appears relatively straight and sleek verses wavy and frizzy. I don't know this for sure and I realize it's possible my hair texture has changed since then. But I'm hoping nonetheless for a better outcome this time around.

That being said, I'm open to any one's advice on how to properly care for my hair to expedite a fast, healthy growing process, even while I'm still at this extremely short stage. Whether its just simple tips I can be doing, products/treatments you recommend, or even a full-blown routine for hair care, I'm eager to learn. I plan to post updates monthly. My current goal is shoulder length, but who knows, I'll probably want to keep going once I reach that. I'm just hoping not to burn out in the awkward stage like last time.

Attached is a photo of my hair about a month ago, shortly after buzzing it down to 1/8th. I realize a closer profile shot would be better and the men's locker room might not be the most glamorous background, but it's something I snapped after practice and it's the only shot I have of a month ago so it'll have to do. I'll post two more pics of my hair goals so you guys can have a better idea of what I'm aiming for. Anyhow, if you actually read through this long-winded post, thanks and if not, I can't say I blame you. I'll keep future posts more brief. Thanks and God bless.

Lexr Hunte

hi guys, I have a job interview next tuesday. Im not sure how I should wear my hair, its way to short for a ponytail, should I slick it back with gel or wear a very high bun which i can bearly pull off? its for chuck e cheeses so they wont require me to look professional but I dont wanna go in and look like the stereotypical pothead

Wondering if there are any college-aged guys on here?

I'm 18 and have been growing my hair out for five years. It's halfway down my back right now and I'm planning on letting it get longer.

I think I have the longest hair on a boy at my school, lol.

This video was sent to me by a good friend of the family. Absolutely stunning to watch

Although this particular pic of me was taken last summer, I was wearing this same exact shirt just recently while attending a local C&W dance event. Meeting up with one of my dance partners that I hadn't seen in a long time, this is how the conversation went with my friend, Don....

Don: "Where'd you get this big fruity-colored shirt?"
me: "At San Francisco Tent & Awning."
Don: "From the parachute aisle?"
me: "No, from the Men's Maternity section."
Don: "Expecting twins?"
me: "No, but the doc says I'm waaay overdue!"
Don: "Well, at least I know I won't have any trouble finding you on this crowded dance floor -- I'll just look for the giant dancing peach with the long blonde braid!!"

- Ken

Yes my friends, 68 Today! and still aiming to grow! Best regards Ian.

It's been over 7 years since I've changed my little "avatar" pic -- and I believe MLHH rules state somewhere that I'm supposed to update that pic every 5 years (which means I'm already over 2 years behind-schedule)!

Anyway, if anyone has the time to give me some feedback about this, I'd greatly appreciate any and all comments.

This recent pic of me was taken by Mark (Hairball) when he was out here visiting last month. I'll refer to this as "New Pic #1"; a 2nd pic will follow...

- Ken

PS - My only concern about using either of these two new pics for an avatar is that I believe the photo chosen gets shrunken down to only show a close-up of the face & hair -- and yet I like seeing the ocean and the GG Bridge in the background. Hmmmm... decisions, decisions!

There's a site for short-haired guys called maleshorthair.ning.com, and I was wondering if anyone could recommend good sites for guys with long hair.

I'm 18 and have been growing my hair for five years.

Hi all!

Just stumbled on this site, and looks like a good bunch of dudes here to talk about my hair issues with (without persecution from my short-hair friends, haha).

So I used to always just shave my head up until almost a couple years ago, and I've been growing it since, but my hair is only about chin-length as I have trimmed it a few times, but I do want to grow it longer. Just needed a change and to feel more "metal", ya know?

It has been quite a challenge, however. I have at times, very THICK curly/wavy/poofy hair (especially after it dries from washing). Sometimes I'll just go a week without washing just to avoid the poofiness. I'll also use certain products in my hair to keep it tame. Some days it'll be hair gel/paste, or detangler/moisturizing spray, or a bit of baby oil, or nothing at all. I am NEVER usually happy with the results though; can't seem to find a good shampoo or conditioner that will keep my hair semi-straight and not poofy. The baby oil seems to do a good job of controlling poof and gives a good shine, but too much makes it look real greasy. The gel makes me HAVE to wash it out eventually.

Then there's the hairdressers. Not one of them can seem to cut my hair in a way that I want. Since it is so thick, (esp. in the back) I get them to take thinning shears to it sometimes. It is also thick on the sides, and when that poofs, I get a huge afro thing going on, so my logic is to cut what's around my ears to let the rest hang down a little closer to my head (the last hairdresser didn't do ANYTHING I asked). I don't know if this makes sense to you all, kinda hard to explain.

My main issue with all of this is that my wedding is in a couple weeks and I need my hair to look good for pictures. I REALLY DON'T want to chop it off, but I do need to trim the split ends again. I also don't want poofy/wavy/curly crap hair in my photos.
Any thoughts on wedding appropriate hair styles? Slick it back? Straighten it? I have NO clue! Also your thoughts on long-term hair solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Ryan

P.S. Sorry for the novel guys!

Here's my 3 month hair growth update. Coming along nicely and I'm particularly pleased with this month's progress. As before, I've included a picture of last months update for comparison.
Thanks for all the support

Hey All! Just a quick pick of me from two weeks ago. My hair continues to grow and I'll post more pics soon. - John

Hey everyone!

I recently decided to start growing my hair out again, and while poking around the internet about various tips about doing the longhair thing again (not that I ever needed tips in the past, but I'm bored and wanted to have a look anyway), I stumbled upon this site. I really wish I'd known about it years ago, would have been great to talk to people who had pride in their longhair!

Waaay back in primary school, in grade four, I decided that I wanted long hair. I was pretty socially awkward, and I thought having long hair would make me stand out, and be noticed more. And it certainly worked. Everyone knew me for being that guy with the hair. Unfortunately I cut it off in my last year of high school, partly so it wouldn't be annoying during my exams, but also because I felt like being different, and for me short hair is different.

After that I let it grow again throughout most of university. I had almost two years of growth, and it was way down past my shoulders (when I straightened it anyway, my hair is naturally wavy/curly-ish). But again, I got to my last year of university, and again felt like being different, so off went the hair, a decision I regret a lot. I've kept it short for most of the year, but I've finally given up having to get it cut all the time. My last cut was about two months ago. It's slow going, but I'm going to get it back to where it was.

But yeah, I just thought I'd say hi and introduce myself. I think I'll be stopping by here quite often now :)

Oh, and the picture is of me when my hair was last at its longest. It was about two years of growth. I'm looking forward to getting back to there.

Just a pic of what I'm aiming for with my hair length. If my hair turns out to be straighter or curlier than this, that's find but this is the length I'd like to achieve.

Lexr Hunte

I'm now old enough to have gone through several cycles of fashion regarding men's hair styles. I'm a "Mormon" living in Mormon country so a clean-cut conformity is rather expected among those I associate with. Thing is, there's also a "teaching" that comes up once in a while, usually aimed at youth that states something like this: "Following fashion and being a slave to trends is wrong." This theme comes up in lots of religious teachings everywhere.

So if I wear an anachronistic long hairstyle instead of the current trend of shaving the head like a Gulag prisoner... I get criticized for it?? Strange!!

I grow my hair long because I like it that way. I have good hair and it hasn't turned gray. It's still the neutral dishwater blond that it's been for 61 years. I may even have it highlighted. It's my business, no one elses, and if they don't like it, they can go pound sand!

Pic of my hair, three months ago
I am happy; i think that my hair grows very slowly, but surely.
I ask a question: When you sleep, your hair are fastened (I don't know if the word is roght), or loose?
I realize that for me, they are better when i tie it or make a bun.
What do you think about?

Hi all you long haired hooligans, thought I'd drop by and share a picture with you all from a recent photo shoot I did with my band. The photo shoot is towards my media course at college, but I thought I'd show you all one in particular of just me :)

I recently purchased a new hat, which I'm wearing in this photo, it helps tame the volume of my hair during a typical college day, it's my way of getting past some of the little impracticalities that my hair bring everyday lol.

Thanks for reading, hope everyone is looking forward to Halloween :D And excuse my smoking habit :P lol

Kind Regards, James

Last week i oposted a pic taken by a friend with my hair flowing in a fan indeced breeze. A good shot,though I never like how I look in pictures. Here's a still life pic that gives an idea of the length. Not as gloriously long as some of you guys, but good for 20 months, none the less.

Hi again hairy people,

Here's a pic of me meeting a big tree while on a hike in Point Reyes National Seashore -- I can't remember right now whether it was Mark (Hairball) or Scott (Absalom) who took this pic of me with my camera; but in any case, I have no clue what I'm pretending to be doing...

Am I acting as if I've never seen a tree before? Hmmm, maybe that's it -- after all, it is a rather BIG tree!

Am I taking measurements of the doorway to my new rustic little "house" in the woods? Um, if so, then why did I forget my tape measurer?

Well, whatever it is I was pretending to be doing, at least you can now see what I mean by my hair turning grey... And as far as that lime-green shirt goes, you can see why I'm not proud of the fact that I shop at, "San Francisco Tent & Awning!"

- Ken

Thanks to Mark (Hairball) who took this pic of the back of my head, I've learned an interesting photography trick here: if you know you're going grey, yet still want your photos to keep you "forever blonde", just have all pics taken of yourself in the late afternoon, especially if close to sunset time -- as you can see by this shot, it works like a charm!!

It was a great joy & privilege to have Mark come out West here for another visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, as it gave me a good excuse to play "tourist" in my own city!

Another interesting thing about this photo is that my shirt matches the color of the Golden Gate bridge in the background EXACTLY... No, honestly, I did not "plan" this amazing color coordination -- the truth of the matter is that my other favorite shirts were all in my dirty laundry basket that day; so I had no choice other than to wear this rusty-brown colored one.... Ahhhh, I guess the goddess of tourist's luck must have been smiling down on me & Mark after all (LOL)!

- Ken

Hi folks!

A quick update on my project to grow out my sideburns. As you can see, they have made somewhat uneven progress, but are long enough to tie with a small ponytail band. The thicker sections are about two inches long, but there are individual hairs from higher up of about five and a half inches on the right and eight inches on the left.

Does anybody know how terminal lengths for sideburn hair compares with that for head hair?

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/193/sany0252.jpg/

Hey everyone been growing my hair for about a year a 5 months. Never trimmed at all and for most of my life I rocked a shape up with occasional hair on my forehead but nothing more. But now since I have been growing it I have been noticing that my hair just curls like no tomorrow. Like it is straight and then at the end it just curves away. Is there anyway to get rid of that? I was thinking about trimming an inch off to get that curl out. What do you guys think?

When I mentioned my upcoming hip surgery, some folks asked for updates, so here it is so far. Had the surgery yesterday, a hip replacement on the left side and a core decompression on the right. So far everything seems to be going well, other than normal post-operative pain. I should be going home tomorrow or Saturday, with about a month of a recovery phase where I'll be using a walker and/or crutches, and then a physical therapy routine for a little while.

And just so hair is involved a little bit, the anesthesia people requested I trim my beard down to a short goatee to enable the oxygen mask to fit better. So now I get to grow that back again.

Frodo

Hey guys,

I know its been over a week since I returned from California but late last week my good friend, KeninSF, sent me a bunch of pictures he had taken during our trip to Point Reyes.I don't want to steal his thunder should he want to post them but I liked this cool shot he grabbed of Scott and myself doing some serious working out!LOL.I bet your jealous of my biceps!Ha Ha!Don't think I'll win any bodybuilding competition anytime soon.Anyway thanks to Ken for your photography and work as my tour guide.Now its back to reality for all it's worth.Booooo!

Mark

is it ok to use it while growing out your hair? (awkward phase)
will it cause hair loss?

Greetings all! I'm not sure exactly how long it's been since I posted an update that showed the length, at least several months anyway. It's still coming in nicely and I look forward to more length.

I don't really do anything special to take care of it, just keep it simple. I wash it thoroughly with shampoo and conditioner (just cheap Suave type stuff, something Mane & Tail if I have it laying around), maybe 2-3 times per week, though probably closer to 2 on average (I don't get out and sweat a lot so it doesn't get dirty too fast). I never blow dry it, never dye or straighten it etc. Just towel dry as much as I can for a few minutes and then let it air out. If it's too frizzy or "dry" after it dries then I just rub on a teeny bit of olive oil and brush it in. Just figured I'd post all that since I notice it gets asked quite often (especially by people who are just starting to grow out for the first time like I was not long ago).

Onward and downward! :)

Also... Yay for red-eye!

I'm going to college soon and I need to know of any jobs that allow long hair so I can study the courses. I live in California, and I think they are less strict but I'm not sure. I would like to get a goverment job involving criminal justice or something science related( not chemistry though). I'm up for any ideas of other subjects I could major in instead of those. I also have a back up plan: crime scene clean-up. It doesn't require college but you must take blood pathogens training course (around $1500), have a clean DMV record and be physically fit, and on call 24hours. It pays well starting $15 an hour, yearly salary around $30,000 -$50,000. I would rather go to college though. Any help would be very thankful.

Hi everyone, my name is Christian Kramer, but I just go by Kramer. I have been reading this board for a while and figured it's time to introduce myself. I started growing my hair about 3 years ago or so, but my wife nagged me until I got it cut, due to job search. Well, since then I started it again about a year and 7 months ago. It's down past my shoulders now and I love it. I play music and have a small music business and I always wanted hair like the guys I looked up to; Greg Allman, especially. well, I've suffered the awkward stage and it has past. I have a decent pony and have had job interviews and moved up even with long hair. I work in a business environment where long hair on men is so not the norm, but I seem to get respect for it. People even like to ask me about it. It's like it's something that they all want and never did. It feels good to know that I just did it no matter what people said. I'm digging up some pics to show progress and will post them soon. By the way, I especially love when people automatically assume that I work construction and play heavy metal. I love the look on their faces when I say "No, I work in an administration for the dept of vital records for the state of Pennsylvania and I play Gospel, Bluegrass, Country, Southern Rock, Blues, Rockabilly and good ol' Rock N Roll." Then if I have a bandanna and ripped up jeans on I say "Oh, I don't always dress like this, I usually have to wear a suit and tie." It's priceless to see their mouths drop in disbelief that I'm a very educated person who's looks don't fit the resume. Anyone else have any similar experiences with people? Well, I want to thank everyone who helped my out by posting so much positive stuff about long hair. It really helped me when I was feeling like everyone was just on my case about it. THANK YOU ALL!!!!

Hey there, so my hair is starting to enter the awkward phase and I'm thinking or ways to make the transition a smooth one. I don't want to iron daily because I know that's bad and destroys the hair in the long run. I also try avoiding harsh chemicals. I usually work with oils and sulfate free conditioners. Anyway I found this product which I need opinions about. Amazon reviewers gave it mixed reviews, but I trust the company as I use their shampoos and conditioners. Let me know what you guys think.

http://www.amazon.com/Organix-Smoothing-Treatment-Straight-Brazilian/dp/B004ISU5V4

Yepp, that's right...
It has been a whole year (give or take a few days) that I last had my hair cut.

Feels great, especially when its loose and I can feel the weight of it waving around with the wind. It's still a bit annoying when it blows all over my face, but I've learned to tolerate it.

It doesn't 'all' reach all the way to the back, but I usually only wear it caught while I'm at work. And if I tie it up a little higher, like in the photo, you barely notice it.

It's been relatively 'low-maintenance' so far, but I'm still careful...
I usually condition it every day, rinsing it with cold water. I only shampoo it 2 or 3 times a week. I just wrap a towel around my head (like a Sikh ) for a few minutes, to soak in most of the water, and then let it air dry.

I've been using a leave-on spray conditioner by Schwartzkopf, The "Gliss Oil Repair". It leaves the hair a bit heavy at first, especially if you spray on too much. But once you balance it out, it feels nice, and leaves the hair nice and shiny.

After one year of letting my hair grow, and even after a 'betrayal' trim (for a job interview, it was worth it though) I'm loving being a longhair so far.

Loving it! =)

I'm sending this post to say that after three years, my hair is getting real close the the goal that I first had for it. It's about an inch above the nipples, which means the goal I originally wanted to achieve is in plain sight. But, now that I'm almost there, I don't want to stop. I don't know where I'll have it go.

Steve

At 20 months of growth. A friend wanted me to be a subject for her photo class project. I took the opportunity to get a few good shots as I truly do not like how I look in pics. We did the whole keep moving ahile the camers rolls shtick. She took dozens of pics and this is just one. will send me more as she vets them. I of course made sure my hair was clean and neat. Didn't put the top down to insure it remained picture worthy. So what happens? she sits me down in front of the camera and turns a fan on me.....C'est la Vie.

Hey guys,

I thought that my school would freak and demand a haircut soon as I'd return in my Senior Year, with my shoulder-length hair. Surprisingly enough, nary a teacher nor a disciplinarian has said a thing about it yet. I've only gotten a little attention from a Sister who works in my school's Guidance Office, but she can be ignored. As of now, I'm just riding the wave till I've to get a dreadful short haircut again. Totally thrilled at how long and swishy my ponytail is, and how I can braid the entirety of my hair. As a side note, thanks to encouragement from my girlfriend, I've gotten to wearing a ribbon in my hair when I go out, and now I've less anxiety about that. So things are presently rather good with hair!

All the best to each of you!
Venya : )

Hi,

I've been contemplating growing my hair longer and when I ran across this board and checked out the pics I was inspired to grow mine long

I have one question about hair dyes

I had been using Just for Men to touch up the grey about every third month and noticed when I would start to grow my hair out it appeared dried out almost dead like so unfortunately I ended up really disappointed and had it cut short. but I want to avoid getting it cut and my goal is at least shoulder length.
I was wondering if it could be the fact that this dye was intended only for close cropped Men since the photo on the carton never includes long haired guys and if you guys have some better suggestions on what dyes to use

maybe some intended for us guys who desire longer hair.

a female friend recommended using women's hair dyes, but I haven't done that yet.

I would appreciate any advice that you can give me

Kind Regards,

Larry

Hi everyone again, just checking in to show you all another month of continued growth, I'm still thoroughly enjoying the journey, this is now the 19th month since my last haircut, and the 15 month of recorded progress :) .

I have attached two pictures like last month, one again with it in a low ponytail, and one loose.

Hope everyone is having a great autumn and looking forward to the following weeks :)

Thanks for reading :)

Kind Regards, James

Does anyone know of any incidents involving hate crimes against
any Men or boys just because they had long hair?

Sadly my vacation out west has come to an end this past Saturday as its back to the old grind again.Boooo!lol.However I had an awesome time meeting board members as well as non board members in the Bay Area.Some I've met before while others for the very first time.My vacation primarily focused in the San Francisco area but I did venture into wine country for a day of tasting as well as Point Reyes National Seashore both north of the city.Oh, I did make it down south also to Santa Cruz:)I didn't take a ton of pictures as I've been here many times before so I've been there, done that kinda.lol.So instead of scenery pics I'll just show some of my friends who got caught on camera:)Someday I hope to eventually move west but in the meantime I'll just have to settle for periodic visits.So the first pic is of me at what I was told is Baker Beach in San Francisco.Enjoy:)

Hi Everyone

Finally I get to post a 6 month progress pic. I know its a very small step, but I plan to just keep going. Maybe one day if I am lucky enough it will be waist length. Although the general advise seems to be against trims I should say that I am having them, bit only the very tips, only from one hairdresser (who supports me in my quest for long hair), and only once every 3 months. My hair got in very bad condition before and I dont want that to happen again. Also I stopped using gel which I think dried out my hair and only wash my hair in cold water once a week after deep coconut oil treatment overnight thanks to the advice on this board.

My coincidence is as follows. 32 Years ago I returned to school from sumer break without cutting my hair. Within half an hour I got a canning (cuts) for my hair. I lost count how many cuts I got for my hair over the years I was at that school. I then arrived late a the class of a new teacher because I couldnt find his class. He told me I had the wrong class. After he started telling me that I should be at the girls school over the road I realized what he was on about. He was most sarcastic. After I cut my hair the headmaster said it was ok, but only just. This new teacher of mine however said I had to cut it again regardless of what the boss (the headmaster) said and that I was to show him the new haircut on Monday. It was at that point that I finally decided to call it quits with that school and simply never went back. About 6 months ago, after deciding to grow my hair I went to buy a desk from an old lady. She told me that her husband had died about a year ago and that she wanted to get rid of his desk. She didnt want much for the desk provided I organized to take it away. I got on quite well with her and we had a little chat. It turns out that her husband was a teacher. You guessed it the same one who finally was the reason I left that school. There seemed no point in relating the story to her, but I thought it quite a coincidence. If the old boy's (I can think of a few other names for him) spirit is still around I am hoping he will get to see waist length hair on me. Meantime there is some pretty amazing heads of hair proudly displayed on my monitor on his old desk.

Sorry for the long message and a huge thank for this amazing site! I really enjoy it.

If you know someone who needs some inspiration to begin his journey for growing long hair, have him check out the 4,231 pictures of magnificent long haired men on this Facebook page. These guys with their gorgeous long hair would make a long hair believer out of anyone.

My hair is starting to get a little long(I can put it in my mouth and it goes probably 2 inches below my ears)and I am wondering how to know if I have split ends. When I look at my hairs I don't see any that are split, but even when i have looked at images of people who supposedly had lots of them I couldn't tell any difference in them. So for all I know I have them and just wasn't aware.

Hi all,

I think it's been a year and a half since my last trim, and at that time, my hair was already a bit shaggy. As much as I try to think about it, I can't really peg a grow time :/ . Oh well, it's ok :) .

I had a bit of a surprise a couple of weeks ago. I had my shirt off after a shower and as I was turning my head, I felt something brush between my shoulder blades @_@ ! After I figured out what it was, it ended up being a nice surprise :D !

...a bigger surprise was the time when I was rolling up my truck window after visiting the ATM during a windy day, and was shocked to find that I couldn't straighten up my head :p . All new experiences to me, all very cool ^_^ ...

Anyways, with my new picture, it's hard to tell much progress from the last (because of the curls), but when you compare it to the one before that, you can certainly see progress indeed :D . Onwards and downwards to a ponytail next, hopefully ;) .....

Thanks for taking the time to look and everyone have a happy fall!

Sincerely,
yoshiki

Hey there, so I haven't touched my hair in 3 months and don't plan on it until it reaches AT LEAST a few inches past shoulder length.
I'll post a new update each month.

Hey Guys,

I'm in Maryland for some self care and for some courses. I don't have regular access to the internet. However, I wanted to connect with my long haired bros and get some advice.

Tomorrow will mark my seventh month mile marker. It will be seven (7) months since my last haircut. On Mar. 9, 2011 I got a gauge four (4) buzz cut. My hair is now about three and one half (3 1/2) in. long. It is long enough to cover my ears. I can pull the hair over my forehead down to the middle of my nose. The hair at the back is just starting to touch my traps. It is curly and I am definitely in the awkward phase. I am just starting to be able to finger comb the hair in the back.

Until now this has been my hair care routine: I shampoo my hair on the even numbered calendar days. On the other days I simply water washed it. After my shower I combed the wet hair back. In about thirty five (35) minutes I brush it back. That's it. At this point I intend to switch up my hair care routine to the following: I will shampoo my hair and condition it on Wed. and Sun. On the even numbered calendar days I will water wash and condition. I have purchased a coconut milk sulfate-free shampoo and a coconut milk sulfate-free conditioner. The combing and the brushing routine will remain the same.

I would appreciate comments and suggestions from my brother long hairs in regard to hair care.

I would also appreciate any suggestions in regard to what to do when short hairs make fun of my hair and tell me to get a haircut.

Thanks guys!

Your long haired bro,

Raymond

Hello guys,
I have a great married female friend. She's married to a bald guy. I get along great with her, as if we were life-long partners. But the thing is that she never misses an occasion to ask me to dye my hair and to cut it, at least to shoulder length.
Can anybody tell me the psychology behind this request?

Here is the first of several pics from the Sept. 28 longhair meet.

Scott

Met this friend online. He's in a rock band Chapel Grove out in NC and has the most beautiful hair. I'm in CA. He flew out here in March and was just as beautiful in person.

Hairball inspired me to post on this site.. How y'all doing out there?

I just ran across this on youtube and it has inspired me to grow my hair long!

now, any subculture whose members are this happy and inspires us to grow our hair long is a positive group in my book!

what do you think? are you put off by goths like other members of society are or more inclined to want to join them or are you indifferent towards them?

Hi everyone I was wondering if any of you knew what kind of a bun this was I have seen a lot o people wearing this kind of a style.

I took this pic, two months ago;
I remember of this moment, for i stand up, my hair were caught in the grooves of the chair's back.
No problem, i succeded on untangling it after 5 minutes; Yet, now I am careful when i sit down, and also when i shut my car's door.

Just thought I'd throw up some fast pics from my ongoing trip in California.Today I had the honor of touring SF with our and my good friend "Ken in SF" as my guide:)We spent part of the day in the city but finished at the beach which was much cooler than the heat of the city.Some nice person at the beach took this shot of Ken and myself:)Cheers

Mark

hi guys

I have so much to thank this hyperboard for.....just 4 months ago I was the usual shaved head everyman, but your inspiration has given me the strength to leave my hair and let it go (4 month update in 10 days)

And this has given me the confidence to do other things i've always wanted to do...and to be who i've always wanted to be too!

Hence my first ever tattoo, a simple cross design, one that I have always liked since I can remember....anyway, I thought I would share this with you all, you guys are the reason I have finally got this done.....it's 3 hours old and I love it!

Thanks all

scott in nottingham

These students would have benefited from having long hair imho!

Sorry about the crappy pic. I only have a crappy phone camera at the moment - and the webcam is even worse. But hopefully the pic gives you some idea of my hair - and my sheer joy with its progress (note the smile)!

But I have to admit that MLHH is corrupting me! I've been wittering on about how I would never want to go longer than shoulder length. But NOW I'm enjoying it so much I really am having second thoughts about trimming it. I just can't bear the thought!

Plus I've been telling myself that a little extra length (thus weight) might help stop it bushing out so much. But maybe that's just an excuse to avoid having it trimmed! :)

Damon

Well, I had a 1" trim about a month and a half ago. It's really thick so splitting never seems to be a huge issue, but it does take longer for length since it's wavy/curly. If pulled straight, it's mid-back.

It seems like there is no growth, although it's hard to tell when long. Hopefully I'm not at maximum length yet. I'm looking to go as far as lower back if possible.

Routine: I just wash once a week with shampoo with near daily rinses. I use olive oil on the ends. I never use hot water, or blow dry except for no more than 5 minutes if heading outside during winter.

Thanks for a great board and all your posts!

Browsing the forum for tips on maintenance of long hair. I've found it difficult to get good advice.

While I haven't experienced any open discrimination due to my long hair yet, I'm unemployed and just starting a job hunt in earnest and it has me worried. I cut it years ago when it was just neck length and regretted it, so I'd rather not do it again!

My main concerns are thinning and that it gets very "frizzy". I see a lot of people discourage using sprays and such. Is there any better way to deal with strays and such that don't reach a hair band throughout the day? It always looks good freshly brushed but one gust of wind and it's done for.

Attached is a current picture.

I normally oil my hair after washing, but a few weeks ago, I was very pushed for time so I didn't bother. Afterwards, I kind of decided to leave it a while before oiling my hair again to see what happened and just to check whether it was actually doing me any good.

Five weeks later, I can confirm that I'm going to start oiling again pdq. I've noticed a lot more split ends and the hair seems much more brittle too.

I know it's not a valid scientific experiment because I didn't use any controls, but it's convincing enough for me.

I'm new here and it's nice to find an active site devoted to supporting guys with long hair, unfortunately it may be my last days with it. Here's my big problem:

I have naturally very thin hair, I have closely compared photos of me since about 15 and it appears it was always ridiculously thin, but when I had it short it looked perfectly normal.

Very depressingly, my grandfather (who was also the only family member to have my blond hair) started experiencing male pattern baldness at about my age. I have a healthy hairline right now (I think?) but my temples seem about an inch higher then as a kid.

I have been growing it for about 1 yr from 3in length, and now it looks extremely thin throughout, especially in the front. If I do not wash it for one day it gets very stringy (reminds me of gollum's hair from lord of the rings haha)
To counter this, I have tried many different volumizing products, gels, sprays which do help just a little bit BUT for some reason I have also noticed today that my hair is really damaged, about 1/3 hairs dont reach even close to terminal length and there's lots of frizz with broken hair throughout.

(I also have a habit of headbanging/windmilling when I listen to music or play guitar which tangles the hair a lot and I should probably stop that...)

My hair looks like a disgusting mess now and I am quite upset over it- I REALLY don't want to get it cut but it looks hardly appropriate and I don't think any girls would like it.

I would love any suggestions but please dont just recommend one product- i've tried them all, a routine would be better. Great thanks if you took the time to read through all this haha :).

(and yes my hair is clean and brushed in the pic, its just that bad...)

Hi guys.... I'm a newbie.. have always wanted to grow my hair out but never managed to pull it off.. I'm 25 years old and from Ireland, I figure now is the perfect time for me to give it a proper go... Anyway at the moment I like to straighten my hair and tie it up at the back, because when i tie it up, you can't notice that I straightened it at all :)... the reason why I straighten it is because it curls up at the back if I don't... I'm hoping that in a couple of more months I won't have to straighten it anymore as the hair should be heavy enough to fall down... Anyway I'll post some photo's below...... now the top few is a picture of my hair NOT straight.... and the last picture is of my hair straight and the way I like to wear it at the minute..... I'd love to hear what you all think.... straight or not? like I said I don't plan to straighten it forever... I know how damaging it can be.... but it has really helped me out of the so called awkward stage :D! Oh by the way I'm trying to grow a beard aswell..... I kind of want to have the whole Jim Morrison hairstyle going on.. here's hoping!

Thanks guys!

~~Fools Illusion~~

Well, I've made it to the 8 month mark on my journey towards long hair. While last month I couldn't really notice much progress, this month I feel like I've made a good deal of it. I'm really hoping to make it to the 1 year mark. So far no complaints from work. A few comments, which I didn't take to be too negative. My hair is really thick and the back is really flipping up. I'm so curious to see how it's going to progress from here. Can't wait until I can pull it back in a pony tail. I'm getting closer to being an official longhair. Thanks for all the inspiration here.

Here are a few pics.

Back

side shot

So heres me at a videogame convention being a huge geek XD. My hair is corkscrewing like mad!

N/T

hi all! i'm having a bit of problem here. my bangs is now at below my eyes level and for me, it can be considered awkward length. so, every time i bend my body to do anything, my bangs will keep on falling on my face. this annoyed me a lot (this when i'm not using any hair gel). i can't wait to keep my bangs till it can be tucked behind my ears. what can i do? one more thing, is it ok to wear hair gel everyday? does hair gel will make hair damaged if being used everyday? thanks :)

I've been "trolling" on this website for the past few weeks, trying to decide if it's worth it to grow out my hair. I've seens tons of great photos/progress photos of guys growing out their hair. I've always wondered to myself how I would look with long hair, my ideal length has always been shoulder length. The only problem is that I've never gotten past the awkward stage due to the fact that my hair type is extremely strange. I was not able to bear it anymore and decided to cut it (picture posted is about 5-6 months growth about 3 years ago). I have VERY thick dry frizzy hair, which is wavy/curly and decides to grow in any which way it pleases which makes it look very unappealing. This is why I've always wished for thin staight hair. Anyways, the reason why I'm posting here is because I would like to listen to your advice and thoughts as to if it would be possible for me to grow shoulder length hair with my hair type. I'm afraid it will grow into a great heap of frizzy/curly mopish mess. I sport a #1 buzz all the time, the girlfriend loves it, the friends love it, and the family loves it, they all tell me long hair doesn't suit me. What do I do? Any comments would be appreciated.

On September 11 I had a heart attack. I had a stent put in, and another put in a week later. I'm better now, but now I'm on a host of new meds, including blood thinner and a beta blocker. Does anybody know if these affect hair?

Hi everyone! This is my first update. My last haircut was in March and I haven't trimmed or cut it since then. I am hoping to grow it to at least low ponytail length. I'll try to post an update every couple of months. Take care!

On the left is how my hair looked three years ago. On the right it looked like that about a year ago but is now 26" long. I just bought some Biotin 7500 MCG to be taken once a day and a boar hair bristle brush. Now to REALLY get my hair growing like crazy.

Hi All! It's actually been just over 26 months now, with only the 2 trims on the way. Hair is all one length which I really like!

With such amazing updates here recently, I feel my own hair is nowhere up to, or DOWN TO, all that great a level of achievement yet!

Anwhow, here's my contribution:

Take care all,

Matt

Hi what's up everybody Im new here a friend asked me to come to this website since I have long hair so yea. My hair is about 4" down my shoulder?

I had long hair about four years ago, then submitted to pressure and cut it. For reasons rather undefinable, I want it long. Now I've let it grow for a year again and am pleased with it. I won't be cutting it unless I want to from now on. People raise the issue with me once in a while, but I really consider that to be intrusive, rude and none of their business. I live in conservative Utah and am a Mormon. This is probably why I get hassled about my hair.

It was a few years ago, that I actually managed to grow my hair for a good few months. Of course I got it cut, and do I regret it! It would have been well long had I not cut it. But now...actually it's been for a while that I keep getting this urge to grow my hair again, but keep getting them cut. How did you manage to keep yourself motivated? Is it actually worth the wait? (1 and half years or more?) I might put pictures up later of when it was abit longer and now that I have it cut, but first I want to see if I'll be able to delete posts.

Thank you,
Rufus

Hi, guys

I've viewed a few discussions on this board and

I think I have pinpointed the root cause of where the intolerance towards long haired Men(such as myself) and you guys originates from and this one site had me really steaming as it should any rational thinking individual.

here is one excerpt from a page on
"How To Make A Man Out Of A Boy":

"1. Dress him like a man. As soon as his hair gets a bit shaggy, have it cut! It is better that little Johnny start life being masculine than to retain those beautiful ringlets at the age of two. Cut off those ringlets and make him look like a man. From the very first time that he is old enough to wear clothes, dress him like a boy, cut his hair like a boy, and make sure he always looks like a man. Teach him to be around boys that dress like boys. Teach him it is not Scriptural for a boy or man to have long hair or effeminate tastes in clothing. Read I Corinthians 11:14. "

http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Family/Parents%20Corner/how_to_make_a_man_out_of_a_boy.htm

in addition to that, there is MUCH Disinformation about the Goth subculture as evil and Wiccans , who are labeled as Satanists aw well. I have friends who are both.
many of you will find it laughable. some of you might become quite angry since we know there are many credulous people
who buy into this garbage which is nothing more than intolerance and bigotry based on pure ignorance.

also, as the username implies

I'm NOT cutting my hair for NO ONE and especially for intolerant bigots who hide behind the bible!!!

never give into intolerance! grow your hair if you desire!!

I was on a project a few weeks ago, a concrete building from 1909, being turned from a car dealership into a Trader joes store.

Everybody I worked with was absolutely awesome. Three had long hair too!!
My boss was native American, had a thin black ponytail to his sholder blades. He looked like a country singer that I can't think of the name of. The nicest most laid back boss I've ever had I think. Half the time I was just on standby looking busy until he called me on my radio. Said he really enjoyed smoking some kind of herb at night. I'm his first choice of who to call when they need an extra person.

One of the concrete guys forming the elevator pit was a tall skinny readhead with hair covering his neck, and in his eyes. Beautiful awkward stage. I asked him if he was growing his hair & he took his cigarette out of his mouth and looked down shyly and said, 'yeah' with a little smile. I told him about mlhh & coconut oil, and how my hair was to my elbows. he was awed, and said his used to be halfway down his back. It was strawberry blonde. Rainbow highlights. He said it was the wrong time of year to be growing it though, and a week later, buzzed it to his eyebrows, leaving two inches on top, which he showed me with his big goofy smile. he'll work on it in the winter I'm sure. He had a three inch red goatee as well. I helped him dig for a few days. His family was in some kind of, um, cough, biker gang, but he got out of it. He was a good guy.

One of the brick masons was a skinny blonde guy who drove his girlfriends old little volvo. He wore his long hair in a bun like me!! I never felt so comfortable on a job in all my life! He had a little reddish beard, had dark and light natural streaks to his hair, looked french, and was pure granola hippie. Did all the heavy hard work too, and never seemed to tire. We talked about hair too. I said it's good he keeps it coiled up like that and he said 'Oh yeah! It stays in much better condition this way!' He said his girlfriend really likes it too! I'll bet. Very very sweet guy. His hair would come out in little curls around his face when he was smoking and mixing the mortar at the same time, and it looked beyond words nice. He'd look at me and frown and shake his head 'no' over the cement dust blowing all over him. I'd give back a big smile of encouragement.
A guy walked past the building with his girlfriend and he had his past his shoulder length hair in a half bun with the top half of his hair while the lower half hung loose. It was too much for me! I was surrounded! I started laughing and singing.

10 months in. Im so exited I cant believe my hair is long enough to braid!! One of my tongan girl friends braided my hair today, not sure what kind of braids they are but they look like french braids to me.

Was checking in for a doctor's appointment yesterday, and one of the receptionists asks the other "did you see his ponytail?". She replied "no", so I reached around my neck and pulled my tail out from behind and out to the full extent of my arm. The second lady kind of jumped in her chair and said "wow", followed by a short discussion of how long I'd been growing it. Just found her reaction amusing.

On a side note, I now have surgery scheduled for the middle of October that will hopefully fix my hip problem, so I can get back to walking like a normal human. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Frodo

I posted a pic a few months ago taken at Mayhem Fest. that showed my hair length from the front. I had some free time today so decided id share a pic of my hair from the back(sorry for shirtless pic but its the best way to show the length.)....I Did NOT start from a Buzz, it was almost at a "Shaggy" Length when i started growing....

I said this in a post earlier, but I would like some input on it. Recently, while my brother-in-law and his wife were visiting my wife and me, I ran on to one of my first verbal confrontations about my hair. My brother-in-law's wife is one of those people who acts like she has a written permit that allows her to tell everybody she meets about what she thinks is wrong with them. I do not get along with that type of person. Especially when they're visiting in my house.

To put this into perspective, I will tell you all that these two have a habit of coming up to OKC from out of town when they have business to take care of, a doctor's appointment to go to, etc. And that's fine. But, even though they come up for about one day's business, they usually use it for an excuse to stay at our house for about a week's time. During which time, my wife and I have to feed them three meals a days, let them stay in the guest room, rearrange our leisure time completely while they monopolize the television, computer, and whatever else they choose to take over.

They NEVER offer any money to compensate. It's just a free time for them.

One night recently, I reached the breaking point when my brother-in-law's wife happened to see a new picture of me that showed the length of my hair really well. Her immediate response was to say, "Oh, God!" right in front of me, my son, and whoever else was in earshot. I looked at her like, "What?!" She shuddered and said, "I just can't get past that hair! I hate it!"

All I could think of was how ungrateful she was (not to mention rude) right after we had waited on her hand and foot for about a week. She went on to say that her grandson would NEVER be allowed to "look like that"! I said she better face it that the child would grow up someday and whether she liked it or not, he would have his own free will at some point and not just live to to please her. She just spouted off some crap about that day would never happen, etc.

It won't happen again. She will NOT BE ALLOWED back in this house if all she can do is use us and then go down the list about all the things she doesn't like about us. I really don't know if she is just so dumb she doesn't know she makes people react the way she makes them do, or if she simply doesn't care.

But, in no time at all, she made me feel like a piece of dirt just because she doesn't like the way my hair looks--and she purposely insulted me in my own home.

I know they have another appointment in early October. Common sense says they will be contacting us pretty soon for permission to stay again. I don't want to offend my wife's family, but I don't want to be run over by them any more, either.

What would you do?

Steve

Hello guys =)

It's been a long time since I had posted in this forum.
Still, this is where I started, and this is where I had my first suporters and where I vented about the first arguments I have about my hair in real life. I owe to this place a lot.

So I wanted to share with everyone here that I have recently reached 7 years of growing my hair long, and finally reached my goal of Classic Lenght.

I am very happy =)

I am going to mantain this lenght to thicken up my ends. I'm in love with my hair finally and I hope to improove its condition in the following year, by trimming and taking good care of it =)

I also want to leave a special thanks to Absalom, Justin, Jason, David N, Hairball, JohnB, TexasCowboy, and all the members who were here a few years ago when I was a regular on the forum and suported me so much on my journey.

I have come to the finish line and I'm so thrilled =) Thank you ^^

Here is a picture of my hair currently. My ends are very thin, but I'm working on it ^^

Thank you so so much!

Hi there rabbit,

I have a totally different viewpoint to share about your cutting concern. Some here might strongly disagree with what I'm about to say; but let me explain my thinking...

When your hair is as short as yours currently is, there is nothing wrong with deciding on a trim to re-shape it into a more appealing look for yourself. Although I personally like your current "shaggy" look, if looking at yourself in the mirror is driving you totally nuts, this does NOT mean you will completely fail as a future longhair if you trim just a little now.

I for one would be lying to you if I didn't admit to trimming a lot during my own early stages of growing my mane long. The trick is to know when to STOP trimming, to control one's own obsessing over how one looks during the infamous awkward stages -- but a small degree of re-shaping your hair during the earliest stages of growth will not kill you nor ruin your chances of ever becoming a full-throttled longhair someday...

Honestly, I speak from experience on this subject. Please don't worry over the little things -- including a little trim now & then, if that's what will make you feel better... It just might eventually give you the courage to go a little longer between trims each time, next time, and to ultimately grow your mane out your own way. That's the method that worked for me, anyway, when I first grew out my own hair as a "virgin" wannabe longhair a long long time ago.

"Onward & Downward!" (even if there's an occasional little nip & tuck at the ends now & then!)

- Ken in San Francisco

I'm going through a rough time with repossession and things at the moment so I thought I'd compile an image of a brief history of my hair journey to relieve the stress. Hair is one of the few things you get for free and it gives me a lot of pleasure!

1. Found a pic of me at around 20 years old. Can I recapture a bit of my lost youth?

2. Me in 2008 with the boring short hair I'd had for yonks.

3. At the office Xmas party 2009 wearing a wig. It got compliments and started me thinking - maybe I should try to grow my own hair again.

4. Back to reality two months later. Hiding my real hair under a baseball cap. But at least I had not had a haircut and had started to grow it. (No, I'm not actually drowning my sorrows in alcohol. That's apple juice!)

5. Still under a cap but hey, you can see it getting better!

6. Driving licence photo. No chance of hiding it under a cap.

7. By this time - just over a year since I started growing my hair - baseball caps were starting to look silly. Beanie time!

8. Getting better ...

9. Finally! It was looking decent enough to dispense with beanies. Okay, my face is no longer as cute as it was when I was 20 but on the plus side, my hair is actually longer!

10. Me in July 2011. Sorry about the fuzziness. I've only got a crap webcam at the moment.

My hair is now well past shoulder length. I don't want it much longer than that. It's just about right the length it is now. And I totally LOVE it!

It's amazing what pleasure you can get from something that is totally FREE!!!

Damon

Me and some friends went out for dinner tonight. Afterwords, went to go home and right next to me there was a senior couple having trouble getting there van started. I offered to give them a jump.

I grabbed the jumper cables from my truck and hooked up both vehicles. While that was going on, the couple both commented how they liked my hair. I thanked them and we talked how long I've been growing(almost 2 years) why I'm growing it etc...

After that, there van started up. The couple thanked me many times. The man offered to buy me a 6pk of beer, but out of generosity, I declined. This was one of those yea I should've taken him up yet I would've felt guilty kinda things.

That was my highlight for the day.

Me as Cousin It on the Adams Family. tee hee

Here is a pic of my hair when it was 24" long. It's now 26" but I don't have any pics of it at this length.

Here's a pic I took which I sent to a shampoo company who sent me free shampoo & conditioner.

this pic was taken this summer; i should like that my hair reaches down my butt; i think it will be difficult; it grows very slowly;
yet, i am very lucky and happy, for many people in the street congratulate me for the length and thickness of my hair; it's very encouraging

Patrick

Well it's time to post the final results of my second full henna treatment since the first one last month.The cool thing about this is I can actually see how much my hair grew in five weeks time and there is no guessing.lol.Very obvious seeing the new untreated hair at my scalp.Likely now I'll start doing the full treatments further apart while doing partial treatments in between.I have a good base of henna on my length now so touch ups should work for awhile.Hopefully any of you considering trying henna will learn from my experiences.I found the more times I do these treatments the easier it is to apply since I've developed a system now.Hope everyone is having a nice weekend and keep those manes growing:)Cheers

Mark

Me chillin on my bed.

Well it has now been five weeks since I first Hennaed my hair so now its time for a full followup treatment.What you see in this pic is not Betty Crocker cake mix rather a freshly mixed batch of Henna and apple juice just fermenting until tomorrow:)I can't wait to put this stuff in my hair again and wear it for hours on end;)Oh well I think its worth the trouble as its been the best thing to happen top my hair in a long while.I'll let you see the results upon completion.Hope you all are having a wonderful day.

Mark

Hi guys-

The winner of my contest, (the one that somehow slipped through the cracks) is now wearing the "original" Justin headband and has also received my favorite wooden comb. He just posted a video, and for those that are interested to see how someone other than myself looks with the headband which was (I guess) my trademark, here is what he has just posted. He has FANTASIC long hair for those that do not know of him.

All the best to you great guys! :-)

Justin~

Hey all! I'm a newbie here just passed the 13 month mark, always wanted to grow my hair and finally committed to doing it 13 months ago! Heres a pic of me at the 12 month stage, i am intoxicated in this picture, just wanted the to know what your opinions on my hair was and if anyone has a similar hair type to mine if they have any advice to give. Thank you