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My usual hair style has always been having the top trimmed with a #4 clipper and having the sides and back done with a #2 because my hair is so thick and curly it's just easier to take care of that way. I finally decided I was sick of short hair. I'm not sure long hair would look good on me but I'll never know till I try it. I have been letting my hair grow out for about 3 or 4 months now. I did have the back and sideburns trimmed hoping that the top will catch up a bit. I'm not sure my goal is extremely long hair but maybe as long as my chin the entire way around. My bangs do reach my eyebrows if I pull them down but once I let go they go right back up into a curl. The top and back is wavy, but not as curly as my bangs. Seems like it's taking forever. The wait is driving me nuts. Anyway, on to my question. I work in a factory and washing my hair daily is a must. I wash it before work just so I can style it (avoiding the BOZO the clown look) and then I wash it after work because my job isn't very clean. Is this too damaging to hair to think about letting it grow long? Should I reconsider having long hair? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks...
I talked to a woman at a Hardee's here in town who had hair mid-way down her back. I asked her if she thought excessive shampooing would damage hair and she said she washes her hair twice a day just about every day and her hair looked very healthy. Wouldn't understand why it would be any different on a man. Conditioning is definetly a plus for healthy hair also. Peace!!!
Excessive shampooing can be damaging to hair. What about just soaking your hair with water in the morning so you can style it, rather than washing it? Then you can wash it after work. And maybe skip the weekends. You should be alright if you do that. Also, condition and let your hair air dry.
I don't really have any advice here (Do I ever?) but I think genetics plays a big part in what will happen with your hair, even if you do wash it a lot. (At least I think I heard that somewhere.) Anyway, the real reason I'm writing is that it sounds like you and I have the exact same hair type. I'm not sure how long I've been growing, but my bangs (when pulled) reach the tip of my nose, and the back and sides are about 2 inches. But the thing I've noticed is that even though it is still relatively short, my hair is beginning to weigh itself down. Growing hasn't been too hard for me, since I actually like the Bozo look. But it is still taking a long time. One thing that helps is finding a picture of yourself with your old haircut. I just had some pictures developed from about a week after my last haircut, and I was surprised at the difference. It really rekindled my desire for long hair.
Well, if you've gotten this far, you've probably realized there wasn't much of a point to this post. But I thank you for your time.
It is not so much the number of times you shampoo as the quality of the product used each time that accounts for damage/drying of the hair.