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Hey all, awesome site here. Im kinda embarrassed talking about hair as a guy, but I was hoping I could find some help here. Ive grown and cut my hair a couple times already but Id really like to grow it back once and for all...nice and healthy, with proper maintainance.
Anyway, I first grew my hair when I was about 15. I wasnt too crazy about taking care of it, so I just used what I could find around the house. I had this round nylon brush my Mom had for years, and blow dried every day to make it straight. It grew out perfect actually, straight, shiny, and thick, down past my chest. I used to brush it constantly too, with no problems. Man, chicks loved it too! But, after a couple years it started to break really bad and frizz then dry out (blow drying and brushing too much Im guessing). I eventually cut it to my ears, but with the intention of re-growing it.
So I did just that, but this time switched from a nylon brush to one of those cheap plastic ones with the ball tips, and I also gave up the hair-drying. It looked decent, but even still, it always looked dry and brittle and still would break. It grew past my chin, until finally I just got split end after split end. Sadly, I just went ballistic and shaved my head.
So, my hair is now down to my mouth, and still going. Id like to get that Bruce Dickinson look back :-)
I guess what I need to know is, what some of you guys use to brush, and how often you think I should use conditioner, just on the ends or on my whole head?
I just started using a beanie cap to make it come out nice after washing. Anyway, you can check out some pictures on my website.
Thanks for reading, and hope to hear your thoughts.
Chris
Hey, just checked your website, your hair looks incredibly smooth and silky in your highschool days! I thought the Crazy Train solo was cool too! I use a brush with plastic blobs at the end, same as what you described, but I detangle very carefully because I know how to wreck hair and I want my hair to be oneof my best qualities.
You should use conditioner EVERYTIME after shampooing. The conditioner balences the pH of your hair as the shampoo leaves your scalp at the wrong pH and you'll damage it much quicker if you don't condition. There are a few who can get away without conditioning at all though. Get a good quality one too. Try to avoid conditioners with are silicone laden, they coat your hair with plastic, stopping moisture getting at your hair leaving it dry and straw like.
Have a good one
Thanks alot for your input, and checking out my site! I appreciate your input.
Yeah, I hope to get my hair that nice again. No silicone huh? Does this include Pantene? When I use it I get that strwalike effect you mention. But then again, I used to use it all the time years ago, and it worked fine. What brands do you prefer?
Thanks again!
No problem:)
That DEFINATELY includes Pantene. Most people will agree that pantene is cheap supermarket rubbish, the packaging looks better than the actual rubbish that's in it.
When I use it I get that strwalike effect you mention. But then again, I used to use it all the time years ago, and it worked fine. What brands do you prefer?
Pantene isn't good for hair. I prefer the Aussie line, they are on the pricy end of the supermarket range, they even claim that t's used in salons so it is good stuff. I normally buy everything from Aussie for my hair, but I do try some other brands just to have experience in them and if it's new, I'm a sucker for new things lol. Hey, I learned another brand which makes leave in conditioners are better than the aussie ones, although the leave in aussie makes is excellent for longer hair IMO.
Aussie to an excellent deep conditioner called 3 minute miracle.
One wrong move with those cheap round plastic brushes with the round beads on the end can result in the brush hopelessly tangled in your hair. It's happened to my daughter and someone on this board mentioned a similar incident. It may be OK at your current length, but you may want to try other brushes or combs made for your hair type/length/texture.
I believe my hair type is quite different than yours, but for what it's worth I use fingers mostly, occasionally a "Boar Bristle" brush, and sometimes a medium-toothed comb. I try to brush & comb sparingly. I condition after every wash but only on the ends and use a light weight conditioner ("for fine hair"). Sometimes I deviate from this routine but that is the procedure I usually follow. I have fine, very straight mid-back length hair.
Hey thanks for your input! My hair tends to break on the back of my head from brushing, so Im starting to dump some conditioner back there. I wish I could find the brush I used to use back in high school. I think it was nylon cause the bristles were jet black and soft.
Funny you mentioned light weight conidtioner cause thats what my hairdresser said to use, but I couldnt find light weight anywhere! What brand do you use?
Thanks again in advance!
Any brand made "for fine hair" that does not contain silicone (ingredients will list chemicals ending in "cone"), I haven't noticed a difference between any of them, expensive or cheap.
I just purchased Suave Clarifying Conditioner, which sounded like an oxymoron but the hype on the bottle claims there are no oils and it is a light conditioner. Plus the ingredient list was on the small side, numerically speaking.
This works for my hair type, not sure about yours so you will have to experiment.
Good luck.