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anyway, i think this is a great community for those pursuing the long-haired dream. everyone is cool and supportive and you all deserve a big thumbs-up!
my last cut was in september of last year, so i'm going on about 11 months now. i posted a few progress pics below, as well an older pic from about 5 or 6 years ago. yup, i used to be a longhair, but cut it short in late 2001 for various reasons. at least i know what to expect it to look like when it grows out again. this awkward stage can't finish up soon enough in my opinion, though!
i have one question for y'all. though i'm sure it's been covered here, i haven't seen it asked. what effects does caffeine have on hair growth? i drink a lot more coffee now than i used to when i last had long hair, so that's one thing that i've been wondering about.
peace.
after last haircut, September 2005
recent June 2006
i can get most of it in a tail, but the bangs still hang down, annoyingsly
old pic from 2000 or 2001, before i cut it originally
Wow! Is that hair of yours ever impressive! Welcome and so glad you decided to post.
Of the coffee I am not really sure, but it certaily looks like it isn't having a negative effect on your hair.
If it does, I am sure someone else will post of any possible bad things.
Best of luck to you in continued long hair growth.
Welcome twodegreesbelow, your hair is coming along well, and all of it should be long enough to fit in the tail reasonably soon.
As for caffeine and hair, I eat a lot of chocolate, which is high in caffeine, and my hair nearly reaches my knees. I don't see any problem with it.
Absalom
Hi, and thanks for posting pics of yourself. Your hair looks really neat and well-behaved. Great texture, nice dark color... you ought to be proud.
Wikipedia's article on caffeine
Happy growing!
dino
Hello there!
You've got realy nice hair for growing out, have you been trimmimg it in the meantime?? Just wondering, since your ends seem to be really healthy and blunt. Either ways, keep it growing, your hair should all fit in the tail at 16 months or so... I wish you the best luck =)
Welcome to the board. Your hair is looking good and you seem to be making great progress.
I am a steady morning coffee drinker (cup right next to me as I type this). I have thick, healthy hair, and it grows fast. I think coffee is a non issue with hair. Whaat it may do to our blood pressure over time is another question, but even that seems to be less of an issue than they used to think!
Robert
Hi there and welcome to this great group of longhairs!The pic of your past longhair experience certainly shows how you will look in the months and years ahead.Looks absolutely stunning so you are making a good choice to grow out again as you look great as a longhair based on your past pic.I have to admit and usually I don't say this but you even look good with your short cut and the glasses look cool too.Great facial features you seem to have as you can pull off both looks well.As for the coffee thing I have no idea either regarding that issue.Actually I've never drank coffee until about 10 or 12 years ago and now I'm a coffee fiend!LOL.Try and figure but I don't think it really had an effect on me in my opinion regarding hair growth.Anyway thanks for the post and great pics and do stop by here often!Mark
-2, your hair looks good now and will look good longer. Maybe you can surpass the 2001 length this time.
Counterpoint: I almost never eat or drink anything with caffeine in it, and my hair is kind of thin on top. So go figure!
i drink a lot more coffee now than i used to when i last had long hair, so that's one thing that i've been wondering about.
I do not believe coffee has any affect at all. Hair grows at its own pace althoiugh the average is 1/2" month.
It will look good when it gets back to where it was.
hey all, thanks for the encouraging comments and info about the caffeine consumption! to answer João David's question, i haven't been trimming it at all since the last cut. a lot of the time i get some flipping on the ends, which is annoying, but it seems to depend on the weather/humidity.
peace
Hi twodegreesbelow,
you got great hair, and, it's good that you grow it back! And, you got that short-hair experiment out of the way - by now, it's looking much better already!
Hope it grows forever!
Best wishes,
Hans-Uwe
Dude u were born a long hair, u hair grows unbelieveable fast and healthy, keep us updated
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