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Howdy people,
Hoping to discuss the recommended techniques and habits you guys use for perfect long hair growth.
Ok decided to grow my hair out 7 months ago from having a short hairstyle.
The last 2 months I have been using a black comb - the wide toothed side to comb my hair. I used to use the narrow toothed side when my hair was shorter.
Now in the last week I have been using my upgraded wide toothed comb as can be seen in the picture. I got a kick of out it because it felt like I have made a positive progression on my hair just by transferring to a bigger comb :)
I shower and shampoo my hair every day of the week. I am wondering whether I should start to reduce to a 3x per week shampoo. Here is my current hair length...
When I dry my hair I use a towel first. Then with a blow dryer I gently comb my hair with my detangler comb from bottom of my hair working my way up to the top. I blow dry the strands of my hair before running through it with a comb.
When I dry my hair with a towel should I do this gently or roughly? I usually do it roughly which dries my hair fast.
Eventually I lay off with the blow dry because my hair gets a bit fussy or frizzy. When it is partially dry I use hair spray on it to hold my hair overall in place for the day.
Here are the products I use... except I have moved onto hair spray now instead of wax!
Also I comb my hair before I go to bed usually. Anyone have any recommended suggestions or changes I should make to improve my hair? I have a healthy well balanced diet with good exercise... just wondering if theres anything else I should be doing..
Ryan
I forgot to ask...
How do I easily determine whether my hair is fine, thick, coarse etc?
The shampoo I use is meant for fine or flat hair - and am wondering whether my hair is fine, thick or coarse?
It certainly takes effort to grow a mane thats for sure!
Ryan
Dear Ryan,
You have the beginning of a useful book here. It will be interesting to see what answers you get from your question.
However, the book must have a DEF chapter and a GHI Chapter, etc.
No one can have everything, as much as I wish this would be so. I have long wished for a perfect incantaton which cold turn off the curl and allow my hair to relax in to an almost traight self expression.
But alas, we are all different. The one thing we have in common on this board is the wish to have and the pleasure taken in long locks. I am sure there are similasritis with wide individuaalistic variations in our fantasies and drives.
I have tried many products and ave never fond the magical one wich wlll transform my hair into my ideal state. I have found a few which says they should only be used to mop te floor, and a few acceptable ones but I have never found a constant winner Rather the best I can do is to separate the sheep of those which seem to give me some contol in hot dry weather ane the goats which work best in high humidity, and then I am not absolutely sure of whether the outcome was a functioning of my having eating oatmeal and blueberries for brresast or the Fairway Scone at 7h. and Broadway, but eaten slowy in Riveride Park..
Did we suceed on this trip? I will report mesues in q decqde, ut the boy with disqbility came over and gugged me, and tike ne that n4ever bevore had the realized his wn abilities tillnthis trip.
Ryan S, I guess this should go without saying but the A section should read; How ever awkward and frustrating the first year of growth is, DON'T CUT IT! NO scissors or trimmers until you can tie your hair back. Then you won't need them.
peace, jonalbear
Howdy Ryan!
Looks like you're coming along just fine there with your hair growth so-far!
As far as what hair care products, routines, methods, etc., to recommend, you are going to find it will vary from person to person around here. Take curly-haired guys, for example: whenever I post comments about dry-brushing my hair (meaning, I never brush my hair when it's still wet or even damp, because hair is at it's weakest when wet), I've found out that not brushing at all (but using combs only instead) seems to be better for them (because otherwise the wild-looking Afros happen, instead of nice-looking tight curls).
I'm also a big believer in applying a beneficial oil to my hair ends in order to help prevents split, dry, or otherwise damaged ends, --- as well as using TONS of conditioner on my hair after shampooing. But, if you check out the Links section, you'll read a great diversity of appraoches between say, Bill Choisser's suggestions of water-washing only in his, "On Being A Longhair", and what Ed G wrote about him shampooing his hip-length hair everyday, and using no conditioner afterwards whatsoever...
My point is this: just stick around and continue reading what different people post and write about (including checking out the Links section, where there's PLENTY of reading in and of itself), and try out what sounds most realistic for you and your hair type... As your hair continues to grow longer and longer over time, by the time you're finished with the infamous, "awkward stages" you'll have a whole wealth of great info to work with!
Take care, --- and WELCOME again to the board!
- Ken in San Francisco
I went to sleep while writing my response to Ryan S. I had minor, elective surgery yesterday, and had taken a synthetic codene analgesic, which made me feel very good. I stayed up very late, simply enjoying life...and I went to sleep at the keyboard...within seconds I work up, but realizing that my unconscious mind had written my last sentence and transmitted it. I hoped for the best. Alas, not.
The last sentence in my previous communication is perfectly clear to me but it is personal, as befitting my unconscious mind.
I do encourage you to continue, Ryan, and I think you got good advice from jonalbear & Urban Cowboy.
The point I was aiming to make is that there is no perfect, only good enough. Aiming for perfection is selfdefeating.
I will be posting pictures of my very imperfect mane in a few days, but I am proud of my accomplishment. My hair grows slower than most men's and it has taken me 70 years to accomplish shoulder length.
Sorry for any confusion.
Caledonian