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I almost never brush my long hair, but someone's comment yesterday saying "brush your hair" made me self conscious for a bit, and I went and bought a brush this morning and tried brushing my hair just now, and it looks horrible, brushing makes it look a little more volume, and I really don't like the "perfect" look to it when it is brushed
anyone else here never brush their hair and also thinks it looks bad brushed?
I only brush my hair before I go to work in the morning and tie it back...by the time I get home I look like wreck of the hesperus!
Cheers,
John.B
wreck of the hesperus!
The last person I heard us that expression was my grandfather!
Although he came from Canada his roots were 100% English.
Oh yes it's an old english term!
I think most of us have to brush our hair for work but Neanderthal man never brushed his and he didn't look so bad.
Kevin
yes!! the guy on the right in the back is what my hair looks like exactly, I am used to it that way
I never brush (or comb) my hair and it looks good. My hair is wavy and when I comb or brush it it get's bigger and immediately starts to tangle again making it worse. Once a week in shower I finger comb my hair with condioner to remove the shed hairs. All my other shower I only let my hair get wet and do nothing with it. After showering I always let it air dry to let my hair form nice spirals.
I tried not brushing for over a year - just finger combing, but in the end, I think it looks best about two to four hours after brushing, when it starts to look more like its natural self.
For me, it's not about how my hair looks after a good brushing session: it's all about how my hair and scalp FEELS. Even when my hair was much shorter, the ritual of dry-brushing my hair between shampooing days has always been a very calming and soothing (and for the scalp, very invigorating) thing to do.
People who like to brush their hair as a regular ritual find that this stimulation of the scalp helps bring good blood flow to the hair roots, which helps nourish the hair. My grandmother's generation used to recommend at least "100 strokes" with the hair brush -- shampooing as frequently as we currently do was not the thing to do back then. In fact, I remember when I was still in my teens overhearing a discussion between a woman in her 70s and a girl my own age, where the older woman was totally shocked to hear that the young girl shampooed every day. "Oh, my goodness!", said the older woman, "I only shampoo my hair about 2 times a year!"
Both women had gorgeous, thick, shiny hair; but that older woman still kept hers very long, usually in a neat bun on top of her head. It impressed me back then, as well as in my early 20s I had a co-worker woman with hip-length hair that always praised the value of brushing her hair whenever dry (she only used a comb when her hair was wet, adamantly advising to NEVER use a brush on wet hair).
Now at age 57, I'm grateful to have remembered the advise of long-haired women from the past. Their advise has served me well, as you can see by this pic of me that was taken by my friend Christopher back in '05... I can't imagine life without my brushing ritual!
- Ken in San Francisco
This is what I look like first thing in the morning!
I brush my hair every day, usually twice, mainly for that good smooth feeling I get from it and to help move oils down through the hair. I only started regularly brushing about a year ago and I certainly enjoy my hair more because of it. But I think it's mainly a matter of preference if your hair is healthy and comfortable without brushing.
Charlie M
I don't see how it'd be a problem, as long as it doesn't get like this in this picture. =P
Mine's not that long yet so I'm no expert, but I do like to brush it, I don't like it all completely flat though so usually after I get done brushing I'll shake my head around a little then push it back down with my hands, so that it's taken care of but not completely flat against my head.
Look at all those colours! Fascinating!
I'm sure the ants love it!
God save the queen! The shampoo is coming!!
It looks like that hair has been kept in a backpack most of the time.
- Oren
What's Queenie got to do with it?
One of my nephews used to have dreadlocks, and I've certainly seen many different other guy's dreadlocks that I've liked; but this is definitely NOT one of 'em -- looks like this guy's hair landed in some motor oil and then fell in a big puddle of glue to keep it there.
I never thought I'd ever say this; but now I "see the light" as to why a buzz-cut might actually be the lesser of two evils in some situations, -- and maybe even a happy ending!
- Ken (ducking my head, preparing to receive high-speed tomatoes!)
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I totally agree, Ken. That is one head of hair that looks gross to me, despite being long. That bunch of matted hair is likely to be very heavy, and could possibly result in traction alopecia for him. Trimming back to 4-6 inches would probably be necessary to save his hair from eventually falling out. After that trim, he will need to take care of it.
Scott (also ready to duck some flying tomatoes.)
Gotta be the worst terminal hair I ever did see! I have heard of benign neglect. This hair looks like it's in the malignant terminal neglect state and I agree that in this case it's probably better to cut right back to 4-6 inches again. Yikes. Is that an example of what was called the infamous gross POLISH PLAIT? (hair that has never been washed and allowed to get completely matted)