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This is in response to several recent messages from guys commenting their hair was too thin or their hair would not grow as long as they would like....
Most men get a terminal length somewhere between the shoulderblades and the waist. Most men get hair of an average thickness. Men vary on both sides of those norms though. Some get hair longer or thicker than average. They can always trim off or thin out the hair they don't want, though. The problem of not being average crops up for those who get too little.
If I had hair of iron, I'd be on here telling people to use anything on it and it will work great, but that is not my situation. I have fine wavy-to-curly hair that I have had to coax to get it below my shoulderblades. The slightest wind grabs the shortest of my strands and wafts them way up into the air. I know what it's like to have hair appear to stop growing at a one foot length, with most hairs over eight inches split. I also know what it's like to have hair approaching 20 inches with not a split to be found. Let me share what I've found.
First of all, one must learn to celebrate the hair he has. We don't fret over our height if it is a bit off the average, so why fret over our hair? My mane is plenty long to freak out the conservatives, and I'd bet every one of you here who's worried about his hair could say that. A stranger on the street just yesterday smiled, gave me the thumbs up, and said, "Awesome hair, dude!" A mane to my butt I do not have. Longhairs come in many different hair lengths, and hair thicknesses, so accepting yourself is doable. This is an important thing to do if you are going to enjoy being a longhair.
Once that is done, then the question comes up, "How can I grow longer or thicker hair?" Here are some things you can do:
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Thanks Bill!
Thanks Bill. Great Advice! However, the part about putting hair in a ponytail at night seems the opposite for me. Although I've never tried tying my hair back at night, it seems that the hair resting on pillow really seems to spread the oils out and also flatten my hair. Any comments?
Mine was more frizzy come morning before I did the tail thing. My usual routine is to put two ties on it, one in the usual place and one several inches down. If your hair is oily enough that you need the oil to be taken out, allowing new oil to come in, then maybe exposure to the pillow will help. We all find out what's best for the hair we have by experimenting.
Another consideration for some guys is they are bothered by the knot behind their head in bed if they do a tail. That never bothered me.
-J
I've been doing that- helps keep it less tangled in the morning. However, those like me (about 15 months) might find it as difficult as I do to keep the tie from slipping far down in the night. Still helps, still there, but not as effective as it could (and will!) be.
Bill- thanks for your advice, and your monograph. Both helped this 57-year-old decide to go for the length!