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I was listening to a radio program this morning, they had a guest, a stylist. He claimed he worked for 20+ years helping actresses in their make up and hair.
He talked a lot about hair and I'll post some comments he made that had me shocked. And I quote:
"It's a lie that shampooing everyday strip off the natural oil of your hair, you can wash it everyday"
"The hair falls because of the weight, growing long hair will make your hair to fall of more"
"Long hair is for young people only, as you get older you might get a shorter haircut"
"Tying the hair in a pony tail when its wet makes your hair rot"
I didn't find anyone to share this today until I went home and sat on the PC.
Any comments?.
I hope you've exaggerated at least a bit. If not, then your local radio needs to re-evaluate who they invite to talk about hair...or anything else it seems O_o
That was for real, that's why I was shocked, it goes against all I have read in here.
Hmmm, some of the things doens't make sense at all, what caught my attention is that having long hair makes it fall out more, that sounds quite weird, and why would long hair be only for young people? If an older person has good quality hair then why would you cut it shorter?
It's like my mother use to say, if an older woman has long hair, it will make her look even older, that's something i reall can't agree with.
Nothing made sense at all.
He claimed something like if the hair is longer then it will weight more and pull harder the root, making it to fall.
The long-short issue was about fashion, it was his perception and I didn't give it more importance.
This is a typical statement from the infamous, "Fashion Police", --- and if I didn't COMPLETELY DISREGARD their "advise", I'd stay forever at home, locked up in my room, crying every day because I gave in to cutting my hair off!!
True, they will give you thousands of seemingly "valid' reasons for why long hair on an older person makes them look older; but style and tastes are all a subjective matter of opinion, anyway. I figure it this way: i AM old (or at least, "middle-aged", rapidly getting older - lol). So why should I care if society thinks I look my age then? I don't even care if I go bald, --- I'll be bald regardless of whether my hair is long or short, so why not keep my preference for having it long???
I have a choice, regardless of whatever the Fashion Police say I "should" do, --- and I choose to toss their fowl advise down the porcelain "swimming pool", and FLUSH TWICE (lol)!!!!
Well, since I let may hair air-dry before tieing it back, I have no idea if this is true or not.... logic and common sense have always told me to follow my intuition, though, and I rarely tie my hair when wet (although maybe "damp"), so maybe this statement might be correct... who knows!
- Ken
Afaik it doesn't make your hair rot or any of that nonsense. The only side effect is that since your hair seems to be weaker and pull out easier when it's wet, then when you tie it back in a pony tail, expect to lose quite a lot of hair.
I was thinking this deeply, the hair cannot actually rot, since to rot is a process that happens on living things, like food or fruits. I mean, to rot is when the cells get damaged because not recieving food (f.e. the fruit is no longer on the tree to get water, so it rots when you leave it on the table for a month).
Hair is mainly queratine (correct me if I'm wrong) and dead cells, so it will never rot!. It might be fragile and break more easy when wet, but I cannot rot!
Restav.-
Yup, my point exactly.
Though I must admit it was more of an intuitive conclusion than one based on reasoning. Don't know how I could have missed the fact that things that never were alive in the first place can't rot :P Nicely reasoned.
Thanks! lol
...think about the hair that gets caught in the drain pipe. It does'nt rot!
Bruce
Hey Ken,
I don't care much about fashion polices. To me, the fact of getting my hair long in a society, where it is not common to be a longhaired male, makes a difference. Same goes with the beard, we are stormed by commercials about the razor with 4 blades that gets you a very clean shave.
The message is like: "Hey, hair is not good, better cut it all off". And I'd say: "Uhum". I'm growing my hair not caring much about what other people say. I rest my case.
Rstv.-
Yea, Ken's right. The fashion police go through extreme measures to get people to give in. I doubt tying it up wet will make it rot. perhaps it can damage the hair because it is wet and after all, Hair is weakest when wet. Don't worry about their insignificant comments. Just hang tight and keep it growing man.
- riiiiight. i don't even know what to say about this.
- if this were true, i wouldn't have super thick ass length hair. neither would absalom, or trolleypup, or david cecati...
- what about jessica tandy? (my female long hair idol.) or antonio banderas? johnny depp is over 40 now, and no one tells him to cut his hair. how about fabio?
- bologna. i used to do this all the time back in high school. and often now i twist it up in bun right after a shower and leave it for two days. no rot to show for it.
whoever this guy is, i hope he loses all of his clientelle for his stupidity. 20 years people have been listening to his crap?! oi vey.
peace,
nic
I think he's the one lying, but I'm not absoultely sure that shampooing strips the oil from your hair. That's what I've been told by many people, and regardless of whether or not it strips the oils, shampooing indisputably dries the hair out, which is why it's NOT advisable to wash one's hair every day.
He's right, though, that people can wash their hair every day. What he failed to mention is that those are only people who have very greasy scalps and/or very straight hair. People with curly hair shouldn't be washing their hair every day, unless they want a bad hair day every day.
The first half of this is true. Hair certainly gets heavier as it gets longer, which is why curly hair that's been growing upwards gradually grows downwards after it gets long enough.
The second part of his statement is a misconception. Obviously, we'll notice the hair we lose more as it gets longer because of just that -- it's longer and more visible. However, we're not actually losing more hair than in our short-haired days; we're just more likely to notice it now.
It should be noted that the second part of his statement might technically be drue for dreadlocks, which supposedly exert a lot more strain on the scalp. The longer the locks, the heavier they'll get (a lot heavier than individual hairs) and the more likely to cause traction alopecia. Or, so I've heard, anyway.
Sure, you might get one. You might not. What he meant to say is that MPB is more likely to affect older males. Or, I hope that's what he meant, because he shouldn't be giving such idiotic advice to people as to what haircuts "work" for what age.
If this was true, it would apply more for buns, not mere ponytails. Frankly, if this were true, it would apply for wet hair in general, unless one's hair is so thin that none of the strands touch each other.
Peace
was listening to a radio program this morning, they had a guest, a stylist. He claimed he worked for 20+ years helping actresses in their make up and hair.
Comments? Yeah, the guy is full of hokey.
20 years helping actresses makes him an expert in styling hair, not anything else.
It depends on the person. Shampoo DOES strip hair of oils, as well as dirt and product buildup. While you CAN wash it everyday, you shouldn't necessarily do so.
I always understood that the average person loses approximately the same number of hairs daily, regardless of length.
Which is why middle-aged and older ladies sport shorter cuts. I'm 46, my hair is growing longer. I actually look YOUNGER with the longer length. I am frequently mistaken for someone 10 or more years younger than I am. It helps having no wrinkles yet. Youth have thicker, more dense hair. As we age, we thin/go bald. Some people with excessive thiness and/or near total boldness, probably would look better with shorter hair. If you are capable of growing long hair, why should age stop you?
Ummmmmm... Hair is dead. Dead stuff doesn't rot or decay. Or my bathtub wouldn't clog up from the hairs collecting in it.
Gah! I hope people don't take this idiot serious. Of course, working with the Hollywood clientele, you make bucks selling hair weaves, extensions, etc. Having them wear short hair, means more money selling extensions and weaves, when they want/need the longer tresses.
Carol