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This latest one is called the "Great Cut". Their goal is 200 lbs. of hair. I don't think there's enough kids with cancer in the country that could use that much hair. Remember "locks of love"? My suspicion is just like locks of love most of the donated hair will wind up in the trash or wigs will be sold for profit. My opinion is that all these so-called charities are just a backdoor way to get you to cut your hair. And that Robin Williams movie "Death to Smoochie" hit the nail on the head about charity organizations.
I remember several years ago I had to give to the United Way to keep my job. The way that worked is the company( a lot of companies were doing that back then) sent around a donation form and you had to fill it out whether or not you were donating. If the purpose was to intimidate me into donating, Job well done! Seriously with all the charities wanting our hair is a wonder there's any guys with long hair left.

Hello, gentlemen. Just wanted to drop by and show my progress. I’m 8 months in and still growing along.

Hey guys

Best wishes for 2019 to you all.

Still growing and some significant chaos since november update, its starting to go downwards now, so all fun from here on in :)

Shot is a bit blurry or arty as I like to say, taken today on the move in the photographic studio, but it gives a feel of where I am anyway.

Cheers everyone

Dave

Been growing it back out since April 2017. 1 year 8 months. Just washed it a few hours ago. I use Kroger home sense brand dish soap and then wet it with apple cider vinegar then a final rine

hi there!

I've been growing my hair for almost 4month,last time i trim my hair was undercut style then i decide to growing it up until now. all things that i use for my hair only shampoo and conditioner, when it's dry all of my hair start to really wavy and the volume getting wider. what should i do for taking care of my hair? it'll be great for me to know your tips & opinion.

regards,
herta.

Thought I'd share this photo of a guy with gorgeous banded long blond hair to his knees. Very impressive.

Hey guys :)
So I've been growing for about 8 months now, and as such my hair is the longest its been in my life. I'm still 17, and I live with my parents. My mom has been very supportive, telling me that I get to choose what to do with my hair. My dad on the other hand hates it. He constantly tells me to cut my hair and says it looks ugly. I'm not sure how to deal with him. It's not like he can force me to cut it, but at the same time it's kind of annoying and hurtful to hear these things coming from him :( I'm going to college in a year anyways, but till then how can I handle this situation?
Thanks,
Avi :)

It' now time for my yearly update.

Here's how long my hair was 6 years ago (Dec 2012).

Hi there, I used to post a lot between 2003-2012 on my older hair journeys, this place is now really quiet sadly. Although I do lurk from time to time.

Here is my hair at I think just over 3 yrs growth today, I think I started from all one length at chin length in 2015? I haven't been posting like crazy like I used to and I don't even have any pics from 2015.

It seems to have grown really fast in the past year especially.

No plans to cut I like the way it is, it's the longest it's ever been now. My hair seems to be just a part of me. At 44 I don't really worry what others think any more, I couldn't give a %$##!!

Finding weird stuff happening at this length, like it's getting stuck in the car door, under my arms, I go to look down at my desk and my ponytail stops my head moving forward lol. I often wear it in a bun now because of this, especially to bed-the tangles are a nightmare.

Anyway hope all are doing well and will try to post more often!

Cheers,

Matt.

Hair length at the end of 2018. No plans to cut in 2019.

Hi gentlemen

Ok, so its been about a year growing now, from a shorter cut and I'm pretty pleased how things are progressing, looks like a) i still have the capacity to grow a decent mane, and b) it's still chaotic!! Hoorayy!!

Cheers

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

This guy's hair is so long and magnificent, it would make even the most die-hard short-haired guy want to grow his hair. His name, according to his Instagram site is Cleitom Njord Drago.

I'm wanting to grow my hair out long, but it's in-between long and short, where it's just uncomfortable. So now I wear a Christmas hat.

What's up?

Here is my current hair. I may have 4 inches trimmed off the ends.

Darrin

It's been a long time since my last post here about my hair, i've been lurking all this time.

I hope everything is fine with all of ya, you can see how curly my hair is already and can't even tell the full length of it just by the pic (If I extend my curl to get it straight, it hits the belt of my pants).

Take care everyone!

For the past few weeks I have an urge to trim 4 inches off my ends.

The board's been too quiet lately, so I thought I'd post something provocative that might liven things up - maybe bring some out of 'hiding.' Most of you, my brother longhairs, focus on achieving 'terminal length,' which as we all know is different for each individual, as each person's hair has a unique lifespan which is determined by genetics; ie, the longer the hair lives, the longer it will grow. So, many of us, when we decide to release our inner longhair, decide to let our hair grow untrimmed, to see what length we can ultimately muster.

This is not to criticize that approach, only to articulate an alternative one.

Some background. Up until age 20, when I first enlisted in the US Navy, and during five years between my service in the USN and the USAF - when I was a student in seminary - I wore my hair Long or, at least it can be said,"Long-ish." (In truth, I'm not sure when a man's hair becomes long enough to be called, "Long"; perhaps that's another topic to discuss as winter sets in, in the northern hemisphere!)

I guess you can say I started growing my hair long, most recently, from the day that I got my final haircut before retiring from the US Air Force. I left short hair-dom behind when no longer worried about AFI 36-2903. That was a a bit over a decade ago, when I was 51 years old. But I didn't swear off haircuts completely at that moment. I was working in the civilian world, in a high-visibility job where appearance mattered - I was working as a congregational rabbi - but grooming standards were by no means as rigid as they'd been in the military. As the months went by, I went for haircuts on a regular basis - though most assuredly not as often as I had on active duty - and each time I had a little less cut off. Over the next few years, my hair grew gradually, yet inexorably, longer. That's why I, unlike many of you on here, cannot say, eg: "this is five years' growth."

In the past four years or so, since I swore off the salary world and began working first somewhat free-lance and then retired altogether, I've always worn my hair at least shoulder-length, sometimes a few inches longer. It has varied up and down as I've tried to determine the best length for me.

I haven't felt it necessary to swear off haircuts. In truth, I now enjoy going to the salon, being pampered with coloring and washing and deep conditioning and finally, a cut of my choice. The last time I went a few weeks ago, it was to a salon in Gosport, UK, where I spent a good half day being primped and pampered, including a lovely head and shoulders massage. Since going to the hairdressers has changed from the military barber shop where one hears the dreaded call of "Next!" and then offers one's head as a sacrifice to the god Mars - I'm just kidding about the pagan reference! - and turned into a leisurely half-day that begins with an extended consultation as to just what kind of look I want to achieve and how we're going to achieve it, I very much enjoy going. And my hair, rather than making me look like a bloke who hasn't bothered to have a haircut in a while, makes me look (in my humble opinion) like a bloke who decides for himself, how to wear his hair.

I took the attached photo this morning, about three weeks since my last salon visit. I'm very happy with the look. Keeping my hair at about shoulder length allows it to retain its natural curliness, which I like; when I let it grow longer, it gets weighed down and the curl is limited to closer to the ends. Another goal that this length helps achieve is to make it easier for me to wear my hair unbound more often; when it's longer, I tend to tie it back in a ponytail more often, just to keep it out of the way. Nothing wrong with ponytails, just if I'm going to the trouble of wearing my hair long, I want to enjoy wearing it loose, which makes me feel so free. I still tie it back at various times, such as when sailing or bicycling, or when I'm out and about with my wife who doesn't like it loose. At shoulder length like this, I can wear my hair loose most of the time, yet it's long enough to quickly tie back.

The one thing I haven't decided on with finality, is where I want to part my hair. For some time, I parted it down the center. As you can see, nowadays I've got the part a bit off-center to the left. I don't have a lot of other options; my hairline recedes enough at the temples, that I don't like the way it looks if I part it farther from the center. I will keep playing with this aspect.

Anyway, that's my story for today! I hope all of you are well and enjoying your respective Longhair journeys as much as I'm enjoying mine! All the best...

Don

My wife took this photo of me in March this year, with my mane hiding everything. I am now at 5 years since my last haircut.

Anthony