Hair probs

[LordKAT]

Have you ever seen an androgynous hair cut you liked? Can you take a pic of it and ask to have your hair cut to that exact style?

[kaylagirl0806]

 I've always had trouble finding a cute androgynous style Any suggestions?

[kaylagirl0806]

I really wish I was brave enough to ask for this though. This is really cute!
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[Alainaluvsu]

If you're not even brave enough to ask for that, what makes you think we can find a feminine hair cut that you'd accept?

[Horizon]

I really wish I was brave enough to ask for this though. This is really cute!
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I actually had my hair cut in a somewhat similar fashion a few days ago.  My bangs aren't as long (nor have they ever been) and the style isn't as choppy, but I feel like showing off my cheekbones made me 90% more andro.

As weird as it sounds, I brought a picture of a transguy to the salon to get my cut (just a basic Great Clips).  I wasn't entirely comfortable bringing in a photo of a woman with the style I wanted, but using a man as an example relieved that anxiety.  And, to be honest, some of the cutest hairstyles I found online were from /r/androgyny and /r/transtimelines - I doubt any of the posters would be offended.  They upload photos to get criticism and give inspiration to early transitioners.  I bet they'd be glad to help!

[kaylagirl0806]

 Thanks for the tips guys!
Love,
Kayla

[Ltl89]

I really wish I was brave enough to ask for this though. This is really cute!
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I've seen guys wear their hair like that as well as women.  In my opinion, you won't be outed if you ask for that sort of hair.  They may think you are emo or a little fem, but I doubt they will assume you're trans.  Just look at all the alternative rock bands.  You have enough societal cover to help you keep it a secret.  Worst comes to worst, they will maybe think you're gay; however, I doubt trans will enter many people's minds.  Besides, hair stylists are typically really open people.  The ones I know are out there and accepting people.  Good luck!

[KabitTarah]

My hair is one of the very few physical blessings that I have in regards to transition.  I had only lost a bit of the vellus hair in the upper corners of my face, and now even that is growing back.

I'm doing about what Jill did, just letting it grow and not cutting it at all.  It was a nuisance for a while, shaggy and hard to maintain in any kind of shape but I'm almost past that point now.  With luck, I hope to make a near-shoulder length in a few more months.

One thing to keep in mind, HRT made my hair finer and softer.  It seemed like it was more of a feminine style just from that, I almost couldn't get it to look masculine.  I kept trying the typical male side part but it just didn't look right.  I finally settled on a middle part, it winds up as androgynous, maybe slightly feminine looking and is fairly easy to keep in place.  Sort of an early Beatles look, if you are familiar.

This is just for the time being, I'm looking forward to doing much more with it some day!

I'm thanking god I'm lucky to still have my hair... I have straight fine hair that gets a bit wavy when it's long enough (the ears make it flip out a bit)... It just naturally falls to the sides, and I part it in the middle... it's quite androgynous that way.

One thing that has helped me is co-only washing. I don't use shampoo and have a natural conditioner I like. It keeps the hair just a bit oily so it sits flat - otherwise my dry to normal hair is impossible to keep in one spot.


Any idea how to stop the hairs along the part from breaking? They won't stay much more than an inch long and it makes my hair look fuzzy all along the part line.

[{Alice}]

My stylist has slightly cut my hair on the rear and sides as they form a mass. I need to win to make the mass of hair on top and it balances the cut.
I had long hair at a time. I cut because it was depressed about losing hair. I only learned about the finasteride there a few months (grrr, if only I had known earlier ...)
I hope to have the same mass of hair than before and the same rate of growth ...
What do you think?

[{Alice}]

You should talk to a doctor, but Finasteride may help you a lot.  I take it as an AA because my kidneys didn't like Spiro.  I'm not sure it's all that great as an AA though, it blocks DHT (the main culprit in male pattern baldness) but it's not as effective for Testosterone in general.

I takes proscar since April. There was some improvement, but nobody knows if it will come back as before (or better with ths, but I must be dreaming ...)

[KabitTarah]

HRT may make them softer and more compliant.  Otherwise, all I can think of is taking Biotin.  It is supposed to help with both hair quality and quantity.  It is non-prescription, just take it like a vitamin (which it is, AKA B7 &/or H).

There is some controversy over Biotin:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/biotin-hair-skin-nails_n_4016804.html

Is it something I should stay away from before going on AAs? I don't want to grow more hair, grow body hair faster, make laser more difficult, etc... I'd previously bought some biotin and not taken it because of that!

[KabitTarah]

I don't know kabit, you have to make your own choice there.  As far as laser goes, laser might be better done before HRT.  I had some slight amount if torso hair, it could have been lasered before HRT, but it turned vellus after HRT, no chance for laser now.  It's barely visible but still looks odd because it is longer and thicker than "first pass" vellus.

I am not planning on doing body hair laser. I hope it goes away - what doesn't should hopefully be more invisible after shaving than it is now.

I thought I'd heard biotin can make the facial hair more resistant to laser... and increase the sort of androgen insensitive body hair... but I don't know the truth and I don't want to make rumor. There's not a lot of info on biotin use both pre and post HRT