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I wanted to know if anyone takes biotin or any other supplements?
What would you recommend?
Also, does it work, in your experience?
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This is a picture of my hair, I think the hair is receding, and 36 years old.
Thanks!
Here is another picture.
Joe,I was taking a look at the photo you posted re your interview. ImI, maybe you do have a receding hairline, however without me seeing pictures from when you were 10-15 years younger it is hard to tell. Some people just have long foreheads. You might be one of them. However, I think that you have a good look going over-all and I think the hair you have looks like the way it is shown on men in film and television series. I think it gives you a confident classic look. It, to me, definitely gives off a dapper Asian sort of vibe. I don't know if that is exactly what you were going for, but it definitely does not detract, in my opinion, from your self presentation.
I do take biotin because I have eczema on my hands and it helps to keep my fingers from bleeding. They still look cracked but I can tell a difference in the underlying structure of the dermis when I am taking biotin vs. when I am not. I take 10,000McGee in a gel capsule daily. I use Nature's Bounty brand.
Other effects of the biotin that I Boyce are stronger faster growing finger and toe nails. I find that cuts on my skin heal faster. I find that I produce a little more body oil, but since I have drier skin over-all this does not seem to be a real issue for me, although I do have to be mindful of pimples while taking biotin. When I am not taking biotin I do not.
The effects that biotin seems to have on my hair are a few. One of them is that the growing cycle for my hair seems to be a little longer. The strength and rebound (for a Native American my hair is considered curly, but many non Native Americans view my hair as wavy or straight) of the hair is better. In my case the scalp produces a little more sebum when first taking the biotin, and I can tell the difference. After taking the biotin for a while, the sebum production stays at the higher level. I do wash my hair water only since in modern water systems like where I live, there is chlorine in the water and on my skin and hair, it is strong enough to cleanse the hair of any particulates which may be there (and of course I use soap on my body). I find that the increase in sebum actually decreases dandruff. Other more aesthetic things I notice about my hair when taking biotin are textural in nature. I think that due to having a higher dose of sebum on my scalp, the fact that I use finger combing and not a brush or manufactured comb, help in preserving hair volume and appearance. Since there is more sebum on the hair when I am taking biotin, the hair seems to increase in silkiness and sheen. Women seem to like my hair, which is an added bonus to the cultural reasons that I have long hair.
I know I kind of went on a bit long, but I wanted to give you as full a picture as I could. For many Native Americana, telling a story is how we communicate information, rather than bullet points. I hope you find this information useful.
On another point, how is your interview process going? I hope it is going well for you.
Take care Joe, hope to see a reply from you.
Thank you for advice on biotin and compliment, Native Carolinian, it's definitely a rarity to receive one. I might experiment with biotin and see where it goes.
The interview went well and landed the job. Working as a groundskeeper at a golf course. It's seasonal, feels good to be working again. Since I haven't had a on the books work since 2015.
The job is mostly composed of guys and one girl. All the dudes had short hair. There were the usual tease about looking like a girl and stuff. IMO, who cares, finished the second week and nobody seems to care anymore. I think most golf courses prefer guys with short hair.
So far, haven't seen any long hair golfers or workers.
I have to deal with psoriasis, only around the scalp area. It's a pain in the ass, at least it isn't in other parts of the body.
Are you Native American? What tribe are you from?
The Native American were a great inspiration when starting the long hair journey. Glad I stuck with it.
Joe, I am glad you got the job. I am also glad they were relaxed with the hair. Sorry to hear about the psoriasis, maybe the biotin can help that too. I am glad what I said can be a help to you.
I am Native American. I am not enrolled. My first language is not English. My first languages are a not widely spoken Algonquian language and a very conservative version (read as very pure) of the Otali dialect of Cherokee. I am also fluent in Mvskoke (Muskogee Creek) and the dialect of Mvskoke that I speak still uses the male speech form for men and the female speech form for women. I am also Catawba and Cusabo/Mainland Taino (brethren of the Taino from Puerto Rico and the Caribbean).
Cherokee are Iroquois, Mvskoke are a mix of Mvskoke and Itza Maya, Catawba are Eastern Sioux, Taino are an Arawak people.
Of course I am also Algonquian. Cherokee language is between 3,600-3,900 years old. Mvskoke language is 3,000 years old. At some point after the Mvskoke language separated from the parent language the Itza Maya arrived and integrated into Mvskoke culture and added linguistically and culturally to the original Mvskoke linguistic and cultural base.
The Algonquian language I speak is 1,700-1,900 years old. Catawba language is being relearned, and is 4,000 years old. Taino is no longer spoken, but is being reconstructed from vocabulary and traces of grammar. The Taino culture is being revived in Puerto Rico right now and people there are beginning to take it more seriously.
I have a trickle of European genes in there, but linguistically and culturally I am pretty much in the traditional culture lane and not assimilated. So, yes, I am Native American, just not in a treaty relationship to the U.S. Federal Government.
I am curious what Native American cultures and what about them you found inspirational when you were first growing out your hair?
Hope to hear back from you. I am enjoying reading your replies.
Mostly from the pictures in books and the internet. Always thought it was cool and very spiritual. I don't know a whole lot about Native American culture. Although, it would be interesting to learn more about the deep history.
I'm strictly Asian, 75% Cambodian and 25% Chinese. One of workers thought I was Native American, found it to be a totally awesome compliment.
While working, keep the hair in a pony tail. Its cool while driving a golf cart around and the back hair breezes with the wind. Similar to riding a horse, except it's on a golf course. :-)