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Hi Philip,

I am sure that all will go well with your hair growing journey.

I have noticed that this site has very little activity these days, and I hope that it survives. There is a note, when I load the page, that an update to the website is planned at some time in the future, which will bring it up to more modern standards. Mark (Hsirbsll): would know better, since he has been more or less running the complete site these days, but I haven’t seen him in ages. Hopefully, he will stop by and give us an update as to the site’s status in the near future.

I have been posting over on Reddit, on the FierceFlow community, and it’s very active there.

David

Hey David!

Thanks, yeah this is when my hair was about mid-back length. I am not sure if I will grow it this long again, but I definitely want my hair to be past my shoulders, probably like the other picture I posted. I'll have to see how I feel once I get there :D I probably have about 2 years minimum before I have to decide.

I am glad to hear that my hairline still looks okay to you. I had never really given it much thought until I decided to grow my hair out again, but I've been slightly worried about it now. You'd think by mid-50s I'd be accustomed to, and willing to accept, the changes of growing older, but it's still hard for me to wrap my head around!

Thank you so much for the feedback and encouragement! I will you updated on my progress. There probably won't be much to see for a few months, but I am really looking forward to the point where my bangs reach my chin, but that will probably be in 2027. It sounds so far away!

Thank you again!

Philip

Hi Philip,

Wow, I’m really impressed with this photo, and I had no idea that you had achieved such length. I hope that you can reach your former length, or even longer.

Also, I saw your other photo of your hairline, and you look to be “as good as gold”, with your hairline still excellent. I look forward to seeing how long you can grow it. I was also wondering whether you had a goal in mind, or do you just plan to grow it as long as possible?

David

One last historical pic, this is a bit older than the previous one, before I had a couple inches trimmed off and you can see the texture of my hair a bit better. I think my hair has changed some in the ensuing decade+ but I am hoping it looks similar, but will be more silver than it used to be. (another one lifted from the mlhh archives)

And another follow up, this pic is where I am hoping to get back to in a year or two :) (this pic was actually retrieved from the mlhh archives from ~2006, sorry I don't have any higher resolution images to share at the moment!)

Philip

Just a follow up, this is a pic of my current hairline, which I think is okay for 54 years old..

Hi Philip,

Thank you for your kind words. I agree that long hair takes time and patience to grow, and I’m sure that you’ll grow a mane to be proud of. I’ll be sure to check out your photos once you post them.

David

Hi David,
Thanks for replying and the kind words! I checked out your YouTube videos, you have amazing hair and especially amazing for 72, really stellar, I hope my hair comes out as well as yours! I posted some
New pics, waiting for approval. They are low resolution so I’ll try to find some
Better quality pics to post at some point.
Thanks again for the encouragement,
I think my biggest problem at the moment is impatience, but can’t rush hair growth so just trying to appreciate the journey. :)

Philip

Hi Philip,

It’s really cool to see more guys over 50 growing out their hair. I just had a quick look at your video, and it does look as though you have excellent hair to work with for growing long. I look forward to your future progress, and also look forward to seeing how long your hair was in the past.

I’m 72 myself, and happy to have a decent head of hair at my age. I actually have a YouTube channel, and although most of the videos are about my clock collection, I do have a few long hair videos as well, which I posed in the last couple of months. My channel is called “David’s clocks and long hair”, if you’re interested.

David

Hi everyone, I am an ex-longhair and long-ago poster here at the MLHH. I cut my hair several years ago (boo!), but have decided to grow it long again. I'm 54, and obviously have a more mature hairline now, but hoping it turns out well. I am about 5-6 months in to growing from a buzz cut, with a self-administered undercut around the holidays so the top could grow down to about my hears before earnestly starting to grow all the way around. I am posting link to a video of where I am now, and in the thread will post a couple other recent pics and a couple from when my hair was long. Any feedback and encouragement is most welcome as I am just about to enter the awkward stage in earnest. I am so glad this board still exists, and happy to see quite a few familiar faces from back in the day :) Philip

Hi Erik,

Congratulations, it seems that it was only a few months ago that you were at 32 inches, so adding 4 inches in that time is remarkable . I saw your post over on FierceFlow as well, and I only joined that community just over a month ago. It’s a fabulous site for guys with long hair, and I wish that I had joined earlier.

I’m looking forward to your next update on YouTube as well.

Keep it growing and flowing!

David

Measured it the other day and we are officially at 3ft of length! Hoping to grow it until it reaches a meter and then see what I want to do with it. It's probably never going to be shorter than this if I can help it.

Hi Kris,

Your hair looks excellent here, and you’ve achieved good length and have found a routine that works for you. I’m looking forward to your future progress, and I hope that you can meet your goal.

Keep it growing,

David

Hi everyone
I’ve been growing my hair for 4 years now. I’ve gotten into a routine of just getting the ends trimmed every 2 to 3 months and that seems to keep my hair, healthy and growing. My goal is low back. It will probably take about another three years to achieve. I straightened my hair for this picture.

Thank you!

Hi(gh)!

Still a good head of hair (albeit a bit frizzy), slightly shorter than mine (at 56)... but too bad we don't see your face! (o.k., I've got this "swamp gypsy" thing, i. e. a longhair-mustache obsession... and if I fall below 220 lbs in the nearer future, I'll seriously contemplate of changing to solo mustache too!)

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

Hi Georges,

Great pic from last fall as you hair looks amazing as well as the color!You are certainly blessed by the hair gods.Thank you for the update as your certainly an inspiration.

Mârk aka Hairball

Cool dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a back view of my hair, taken last Fall, during an outing with my friend Joe Myers, another longhair I am very close to.

You should update your profile picture, your hair looks great.

Greetings Georges,
Thanks for stopping by and what a great progress pic! Have to admit its quite satisfying when us older guys can still continue to maintain longhair as its always a crap shoot for us older gents. Hoping your 2026 has been going well so far being we just checked off January already.Only 11 more months to go! Can't believe how fast time is flying by.Be well my friend.Cheers.

Mârk aka Hairball

Here is a recent progress pic from January 2026.

Thanks, Michael.

David

You are lucky DNA lottery winner :)

I’m not bald, I’m 72, going on 73 this year, and actually have an excellent head of hair, with a decent thickness as well. I have no right to complain, lol. I have a couple of new videos on my YouTube channel, and I posted a photo in Jason’s earlier thread as well. So it IS possible.

David

No idea how people can have long hair at 70 and beyond.
99% of men at this age are bald

Hi LHIA,

Wow surprised your still working at the age of 71 unless of course your self employed.Still if you enjoy what your doing that's cool.

Yes your are correct as I take the finasteride for the prostate but if there are also benefits for the hair then that's great.

Well hopefully you can avoid having to cut your hair significantly so let s see if another user here comes up with a suggestion.I know suggestions of this nature have been made in the past here but to find them afterv all these years would be a project.

Anyway by all means hope to see you around here more often.Best for the New Year.

Mârk aka Hairball

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As far as what you've described I personally have had no experience with Rogain but I do take Finasterride as a perscription and heard that is beneficial for hair however I'm taking that for different reasons.
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In my situation I'm approaching my mid 60s but thankfully I still have all my hair even though its not as long as it used to be in my younger days.Still I'm thankful for what I have and never plan to cut it short.
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I was originally planning on never cutting my hair but I don't like the way it looks now. But i've had long hair too long to cut it.
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I've been a longhair for a long,long time.Anyway hopefully another user here may have a suggestion so keep the faith my friend and don't give up.Cheers!

Hi LonghairinAlbany,

I’m 72, and still have an excellent hairline in front, and a very slight thinning in the crown area. That hasn’t changed significantly in the last 15 years, and I have been taking finasteride during that time. My hair is fairly straight, and about midway between mid back and waist.

I have no experience with topical products like Rogain, and my apologies for not being of more help. Hopefully, there is someone else who can offer more advice.

David

Hi Georges, Happy New Year to you as well! Thanks for being one of the first to stop by the good old mlhh this new year. Hoping for a happy,healthy, and prosperous New Year for you.Oh and another year as a longhair as well ;) Don't be a stranger and if you get a chance post a progress pic for us.Be well my friend.

Mârk aka Hairball

Hi LHIA, great to hear from you as I was wondering where you've been lately and oh by the way Happy New Year. As far as what you've described I personally have had no experience with Rogain but I do take Finasterride as a perscription and heard that is beneficial for hair however I'm taking that for different reasons.In my situation I'm approaching my mid 60s but thankfully I still have all my hair even though its not as long as it used to be in my younger days.Still I'm thankful for what I have and never plan to cut it short.I've been a longhair for a long,long time.Anyway hopefully another user here may have a suggestion so keep the faith my friend and don't give up.Cheers!

Mârk aka Hairball

Happy new year everyone,

Keep growing :)

May your hair stay long and healthty for 2026.

Does anyone have experience with Rogain?

After all these years of having long hair i've noticed some receeding hair line and balding spots.

I was looking at reviews of Rogain and one of the chief complaints is Rogain can lead to hair loss rather than hair gain.

I'm now 71 years old.

Thought I'd post a mkre recent picture that REALLY shows off the length of my hair! It got caught in my belt for the first time this week which was very exciting! I really am starting to need a trim to even put the ends, but I'll be getting professional headshots soon for work so gonna wait until then to trim it to one length. Still hoping to grow it to at least a meter before deciding at what length to settle! This is definitely my favorite length so far though.

Looks great. What is your goal length?

Darrin

Thank you! You were actually a huge inspiration to me when I first started growing my hair, so thanks for being that for me! Do you think you'll ever grow your hair as long as or even longer than it ever got?

Hi Erik,

Excellent! I posted a comment on your YouTube channel as well.

David

Just as the title says! I've ben growing my hair for about 7 years. Here's a picture of it, and I have also linked a video I just posted talking about my long hair.

Hi Jason,

Thank you for your kind words. I’m no good actually working with clicks, as Justin used to be, but I do enjoy hearing and seeing them in action.

Speaking of Justin, I haven’t heard from him for years, and the email that I had for him no longer works. I heard from someone that he had moved to Florida a few years back, since he wasn’t all that happy in Oregon, but I have no confirmation that is true. His YouTube channel, “Musique3579”, mainly dedicated to his musical composing, with a few hair posts from the earlier days, hasn’t had any new posts for over 5 years.

David

That's quite an impressive collection of clocks David! I think you had mentioned a while ago that it was Justin who had first piqued your interest in this hobby. That's cool that you've been able to have such a variety of these clocks.

Hi Jason,

My YouTube channel isn’t about hair, although I have subscribed to two or three long hair channels, including Erik’s channel that he mentioned.

The name of my YouTube channel is “Davids Clocks”, and I’ll try to post a link here.

https://www.youtube.com/@davidsclocks7881

Over the years, I have amassed a large collection of antique clocks, so all the videos are brief ones showing the clocks in action. The majority of them are cuckoo clocks. I haven’t acquired any new ones for a few years, though, mainly because I don’t have room for any more, lol.

I hope that the link I posted above works.

David

Wow Erik! Your hair is nothing short of stunning - both its length and thickness. Thanks for the update. It's definitely a source of inspiration!

Hi David,

I tried to find your YouTube channel but was unsuccessful. Could you please post a link? I'd like to check it out.

Thanks,
Jason

Hi Erik,

That’s cool that you will be making another video on YouTube, and I just hit the subscribe button as well, so I will get the notification when you post new videos.

I did post a photo further down on this same thread, so you can get an idea of its current length, somewhere between mid back and waist length, an inch or two shorter than yours, and not as thick as yours either. However, I turned 72 a few months back, so I’m quite happy to have a decent head of hair for my age. I’m quite sure that my hair is at terminal length, although there are times that I think it could be a bit longer than a year ago. It could just be wishful thinking, though, lol.

David

Thank you so much for the kind words! My goal is to make an update video after work today, but it depends how exhausted I am after work LOL. How long is your hair now?

Hi Erik,

Your hair is superb, and the fact that it is straight is the easiest type to grow super long. You should have no problem meeting your goal.

I don’t do either Facebook or Instagram, but I do have a YouTube channel focusing on my clock collection. I have seen your YouTube channel (Onward and Downward), and was wondering whether you were still growing your hair since it has been some time since you’ve updated over there. I’m glad to know that’s not the case, and that you’re still growing it.

Keel up the good work!

David

I like this idea! As you can see my hair is currently quite long, hitting the bottom of my belly button in the front. I'm getting close to my goal length, which is down to the bottom of my belt in both the front and the back. I plan on posting more frequently here, on social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube etc.) Now that my hair is so long!

Hi Jason,

Thank you for starting this track as a wonderful platform for me to "comeback".

I am happy to see all of you having great long hair!

Hi David,

Great seeing all the old-timers still posting, and it looks like this website hasn't changed for 20+ years, since I first posted in 2002 ;).

Keep on rocking your long hair!