my fear and maybe it was because I let it get cut before I could see otherwise but when my hair grows out it gets afro-y I was given some advice to let it grow and just straighten it but yeah Im starting from a basic crew cut (1 all around) myself but Im actually happy that my hair is growing out finally. I guess im just ranting I have all intentions of letting my hair grow and but I do have an issue of my hair thinning a bit but stress and whatnot does cause that lol

I feel like my hair is finally at a length I consider "kinda girly".

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Allison,

You have a wonderful natural softness to your hair mine is pretty flat except for some odd curl that I get near my left ear. Congrats on reaching a style that you are pleased with. How long do you want it to get? Love and faith.

Gabrielle

Quote from: Gabrielle66 on October 20, 2018, 09:03:04 PM
Allison,

You have a wonderful natural softness to your hair mine is pretty flat except for some odd curl that I get near my left ear. Congrats on reaching a style that you are pleased with. How long do you want it to get? Love and faith.

Gabrielle

Aw thank you! I didn't think anyone could tell my hair is soft from a photo. At least I can't.
I want it to grow down to my bum, I think [emoji4]

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Quote from: Allison S on October 20, 2018, 11:22:33 PM

Aw thank you! I didn't think anyone could tell my hair is soft from a photo. At least I can't.
I want it to grow down to my bum, I think [emoji4]

Definitely can tell it is thick, with you age and hair, bum length should be possible. Wish that I could join you but with my age and curls it is probably only a dream now. Not complaining  My hair is very long, I just want it to keep going. It does get exponentially harder to deal with though. Not fun to have hair stick in your armpits and get pulled or under your boob when you are in a hurry and having to pull at least one two foot hair out of your underwear every day. How do they get there!? You have to pull it in front of you if you want to sit with your back against anything and riding with the windows down becomes a memory. Oh, and eating becomes a search for the hair that is in your mouth, where is it coming from? Lol, it's all worth it to me but it was unexpected, thousands of little appendages that have to be accounted for at all times.

And terribly sorry, from your photo you are girly and your hair is just along for the ride. Enjoy being a girl, your guy days are over.

Quote from: IAmM on October 21, 2018, 03:42:44 AM
Definitely can tell it is thick, with you age and hair, bum length should be possible. Wish that I could join you but with my age and curls it is probably only a dream now. Not complaining  My hair is very long, I just want it to keep going. It does get exponentially harder to deal with though. Not fun to have hair stick in your armpits and get pulled or under your boob when you are in a hurry and having to pull at least one two foot hair out of your underwear every day. How do they get there!? You have to pull it in front of you if you want to sit with your back against anything and riding with the windows down becomes a memory. Oh, and eating becomes a search for the hair that is in your mouth, where is it coming from? Lol, it's all worth it to me but it was unexpected, thousands of little appendages that have to be accounted for at all times.

And terribly sorry, from your photo you are girly and your hair is just along for the ride. Enjoy being a girl, your guy days are over.

Thank you so much [emoji4][emoji173] I'd love to see your hair!

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Honestly, most peoples hair looks messy when growing it out, the key is to not get upset till it is longer than you want for a style, then get it cut to that shape

Quote from: jaybutterfly on October 21, 2018, 07:19:32 AM
Honestly, most peoples hair looks messy when growing it out, the key is to not get upset till it is longer than you want for a style, then get it cut to that shape

You're so right! But if by messy you mean wavy/curly natural hair, then I have to say, I like it [emoji4]

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Quote from: Allison S on October 21, 2018, 06:51:50 AM

Thank you so much [emoji4][emoji173] I'd love to see your hair!

  It's been a while but I am sure most have seen my funny face before.

I wish I had this problem again...

when I grew my hair out from shaved in my teens... back in the 80s when you could get away with this method... I started with a mullet, then as I grew the sides out, I would gel them back into the mullet until they were long enough to then style my hair properly.

The other method that someone else I knew did and probably the best method... is to grow your hair into a bob and then grow it long.

Sadly, I've lost quite a bit of hair on top and it looks like I am in for a lifetime of wigs. So my question is...

Is it best to still grow out your hair (I've still got quite a bit at the back and sides), or is it best to keep it shaven when forced to use wigs?


love
Alice

Hi, Hair grows about 0.5 inches a month. I use hydrolyzed collagen 20 grams a day in warm water and drink it down. I make bone broth and drink a cup or so each day in the evening. My hair, skin and nails are in great shape and grow faster than 0.5 inches a month. Also my hair after I started this routine is much nicer. The before hair is not as nice.

I rinse my hair in the shower with PH 4 to 5 water. I fill a gallon jug of water and use PH down. I used PH strips to get the amount of chemical correct. I do this with my hair and it also cover my body too. Skin and hair is meant to have a lower PH.

As stated before. I went to a gay barber in the gayborhood and expressed I just want the ends trimmed off about 1/8 of an inch ( just because someone is in the gayborhood does not mean they are a good). He cut 3 inches off my hair and I cried. I go to a friend that works in a studio and he colors and evens my hair out a tad(very small amount) here and there and it helps. My hair is shoulder length and very curly. Point being if you get to a point you need evening out and just the very ends cut to even your hair out make sure you find someone you can trust (very important). I have just evened out my hair and not had it cut since 2013.

I have curly Hair so best to rock curly hair than live straightening your hair, my opinion. My avatar pic is about a year old.

Hey, what is wrong with messy? A lot of my life is messy, or as I call it "natural".

I'm member of elite club. Junior one

Catch piece of Alice


P. S. On second look, I think we have a spy.

I think for a lot of people our hair can get to be not the best looking at stages of its growing out.
I do trim it because although I doubt that trimming makes the hair grow any faster than about a half an inch a month, if you do take care of the split ends and frizzies, your hair may appear healthier and longer. 

What one person might call "messy" for her though might also be fabulous looking on others.

Chrissy

Quote from: Alice V on October 22, 2018, 03:45:01 PM
I'm member of elite club. Junior one

Catch piece of Alice


P. S. On second look, I think we have a spy.

Beautiful hair. Is that yours on the top left?!

Quote from: Rachel on October 22, 2018, 02:56:52 PM
Hi, Hair grows about 0.5 inches a month. I use hydrolyzed collagen 20 grams a day in warm water and drink it down. I make bone broth and drink a cup or so each day in the evening. My hair, skin and nails are in great shape and grow faster than 0.5 inches a month. Also my hair after I started this routine is much nicer. The before hair is not as nice.

I rinse my hair in the shower with PH 4 to 5 water. I fill a gallon jug of water and use PH down. I used PH strips to get the amount of chemical correct. I do this with my hair and it also cover my body too. Skin and hair is meant to have a lower PH.

As stated before. I went to a gay barber in the gayborhood and expressed I just want the ends trimmed off about 1/8 of an inch ( just because someone is in the gayborhood does not mean they are a good). He cut 3 inches off my hair and I cried. I go to a friend that works in a studio and he colors and evens my hair out a tad(very small amount) here and there and it helps. My hair is shoulder length and very curly. Point being if you get to a point you need evening out and just the very ends cut to even your hair out make sure you find someone you can trust (very important). I have just evened out my hair and not had it cut since 2013.

I have curly Hair so best to rock curly hair than live straightening your hair, mu opinion. My avatar pic is about a year old.

Yes you're right! I don't trust anyone with scissors to my hairs. I had a really bad trim January of last year and it traumatized me for a bit...

Quote from: Jin on October 22, 2018, 03:25:13 PM
Hey, what is wrong with messy? A lot of my life is messy, or as I call it "natural".

Lol yea!! I love my naturally messy hair ! [emoji23]

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Ponytails and buns as soon as you are able. Until then clips help in that middle stage as do hair products like gel and spray.

QuoteIs that yours on the top left?!

Yup I'm metalhead so it was nice cover for growing it (though I can use that excuse any longer because it already waist-length and that's out of regular already lol)
And it actually messy at the moment, it's a little wet in some places so I let it dry completely before touching it hairbrush.

But yeah I prefer them curly. Once I went to barbershop and they made it strait and accurate and it looked so unnatural that I wished it be messy >_<

I do most of my sweating on the back of my head.  I know, a pretty stupid location, but my body has a lot of stupid ideas.  This is the reason why I keep my hair very short (I live in SW Florida).  Do you ladies have this problem? I mean I can have a fountain running with the sweat coming from there.  How would it be, if my hair would be long?  would I always look as if I was in a rain storm?
Anyway, the hair is very short currently, and I might have to wait 200 years to have it long enough to be of any problem.

Just as a side remark, my coworkers from our skin health lab told me that one should not wash ones hair with any soap more often than once a week!

Quote from: Alice V on October 22, 2018, 04:12:29 PM
Yup I'm metalhead so it was nice cover for growing it (though I can use that excuse any longer because it already waist-length and that's out of regular already lol)
And it actually messy at the moment, it's a little wet in some places so I let it dry completely before touching it hairbrush.

But yeah I prefer them curly. Once I went to barbershop and they made it strait and accurate and it looked so unnatural that I wished it be messy >_<

Alice,

I have to say that you do have beautiful hair. OMG waist length to boot. I don't think that i could ever go longer than say the middle of my back. Mostly I just want it to get down to about my shoulder blades. Your hair is also a lovely color as well. I am definitely jeli. You go girl! Love and faith.

Gabrielle

Quote from: Dietlind on October 22, 2018, 04:26:46 PM
I do most of my sweating on the back of my head.  I know, a pretty stupid location, but my body has a lot of stupid ideas.  This is the reason why I keep my hair very short (I live in SW Florida).  Do you ladies have this problem? I mean I can have a fountain running with the sweat coming from there.  How would it be, if my hair would be long?  would I always look as if I was in a rain storm?
Anyway, the hair is very short currently, and I might have to wait 200 years to have it long enough to be of any problem.

Just as a side remark, my coworkers from our skin health lab told me that one should not wash ones hair with any soap more often than once a week!

@Dietlind I had such problem and even ponytail didn't give me much help. But I was told that I will be shooted by bow and arrows if I cut it again haha, and at some point it became long enough to make a braid. I took some time, and you will feel yourself like in scarf in warm weather (though I actually used it as scarf in winter lol), so you nees some patience.

QuoteI have to say that you do have beautiful hair. OMG waist length to boot. I don't think that i could ever go longer than say the middle of my back. Mostly I just want it to get down to about my shoulder blades. Your hair is also a lovely color as well. I am definitely jeli. You go girl! Love and faith.

Thanks you @Gabrielle66 , you've made me blush and you definitely scratched my ego
As I told previously in this post, it's matter of patience and motivation (or demotivation in my case haha). And, probably, genetics. I think it tooks 4 or 5 years to grow it under mid and to waist, but I didn't count it. You know, it's my 4th long hair, so I knew it'll grow eventually and didn't worried too much.