Hair Thread

[Kale Kohai]

Maybe indoors wouldn't look to bad like above ^ but I imagine in sunlight would look crazy shiny. 

[swooc]

if its anything like the cool grease black (a gel pomade as well), you can tame the shine by blow drying on cool air and lightly finish it off with another coat of the gel. you end up with a really strong hold, like hairspray but without the crustiness.

[noramimi]

This one's for the dudes with superthick asian hair and anyone else growing theirs out now.

 

Started out with a bad case of "sticks-out-in-every-direction" like a lot of people (on the right). not sure when this pic is but it's a while back, at least a year.

 

resolved to lay off the haircuts, this is december, really weird looking and uncomfortable stage.

 

3 months later, this is march i believe, starting to get a lot more comfortable with the length, easier to tie it up etc.

 

2 months later and I couldn't be happier with it now. might thin out the back a bit but other than that gonna keep it as much as i can even in the summer.

 

 

 

General idea for me's been shampoo wash/sparingly, your hair's healthiest when you're not putting chemicals all over it. guys in the awkward stage hang in there, it gets a lot better with time.

[tentpole]

Looks excellent man, keep it up and you might reach fewgale levels of hair sickness!

 

Any chance you have any photos from before that december picture? what were you doing with your hair in the months leading up to that stage? I mean that is an awkward stage, but still, in that picture you had definitely reached long hair territory. 

 

I think I can't be the only person with shortish hair who is just too scared of the terrible hair months you will have to go through just to even reach that chin length stage...

Edited May 20, 2014 by tentpole

[noramimi]

Thanks! I'm packing right now so I can't get to the pictures, but it was a pretty unflattering half-swept-back mess for a month or two. Truly the worst stage of the process, best part is my student ID picture was taken right when it was at its nerdiest. i'll put something up soon

[sunny D]

tentpole just cause u grow ur hair long it isn't going to be like fewgales.. you realise that?

noraniimfimemfeimi's hair is never going to look like that cause his is straight.

[tentpole]

yeah yeah, i know. i didn't literally mean look like his hair.

 

rn i am not growing my hair out, last time i had long hair i was 13 and i wore ac/dc t shirts and nike sbs and it was the pinnacle of a hot mess so since then i have suffered from hair growing trauma + it has been kept short-medium length.

 

now i'm 20 though + ppl out here like seenmy and noramimi always making me wonder like "what if..." y'know? 

Edited May 20, 2014 by tentpole

[sunny D]

 

I been wearing it up for almost 2 years and it may need some care to get it looking healthy,

Any suggestions for thick hair?

My hair is a little coarse but pretty damn thick..

 

i tried the organic cider vinegar and bicarbonate of soda wash for almost two months but it started to have negative effects on my hair.. probably going to have to start investing in expensive shampoos and conditioners which i am willing to do if someone can suggest..?

Thanks

[tentpole]

ur banished from our ranks forever. but. if you are out there in the universe lurking somewhere and your hair is looking unhealthy despite you not overwashing it with sodium laureth sulfate then i recommend getting ahold of a good serum for your hair. kevin murphy's products do very well in this department. apart from this if you really want to go hard with your hair care you can buy satin or silk pillowcases to reduce friction when sleeping but your parents/gf/bf/whatever might think you're kinda weird if you start insisting on only the finest luxury textiles to rest your weary hair on

[Schoon]

After months of chickening out I took the plunge and got my head shaved today.  I've never had my hair this short in my life so I didn't know if my head would be oddly shaped under all my hair, but I'm pretty happy with the result. 

 

Edited May 27, 2014 by Schoon

[skeetinmynose]

moby, is that u?

[Kale Kohai]

I'd say so. Looks good, welcome to the club.

Edited May 27, 2014 by Kale Kohai

[timber]

I'm still growing out my hair from shaving just over a year ago. I bought a curling iron and actually started to style it - it's weird after having super short hair forever. 

 

[FiggRow]

Short hair vs long hair. Torn between he two. My hairs at a weird 5 inch length and im not sure what route to take

[wahwho11]

take a pic. 

[uhhuh69]

After months of chickening out I took the plunge and got my head shaved today.  I've never had my hair this short in my life so I didn't know if my head would be oddly shaped under all my hair, but I'm pretty happy with the result. 

 

 

you should cop new glasses to avoid looking like the I.T. guy at my college. hair looks good though

[diniro]

People doing the "no-poo" thing, what's your routine? I criticized the "no poo" thing in this thread before, after reading things like this but I tried it for a few months. Went back to shampoo & conditioner after I burned my hand and it was just easier to lather on with one hand. Now I'm doing no-poo again for the last couple of weeks. I've been using 1 part baking soda mixed with 4 to 5 parts water to clean my hair, and 1 part vinegar mixed with 4 to 5 part water to condition. This doesn't clean as well as shampoo, but my hair is less flat after washing using this method, maybe precisely because it's less clean. I wash my hair with the baking soda vinegar combo every other day, or consecutive days if I happen to sweat a lot that day from yardwork/gym/ect.

 

Looking for more insight on this no-poo thing.

 

I'm growing the sides and back out right now, 4 months in, and it's looking like shit. The top is already long and reaches the middle of my neck when tied back. I wear a hat 95% when I leave the house.

[Eyealt]

I honestly just don't use anything. No baking soda, conditioner, vinegar. Nothing. Just water. I apply water based products every morning after my showers and sleep with the product in. I never shower at night, only AM and like I said, just keep my head under the water for a while. When under, I scrub well and push my hair back over and over to try and rinse product out. I can tell my hair is nice and light when I get out and that there isn't anything really left behind, even though I just used the shower water.

 

Even though you said on some days you sweat more than others, you probably could just get away with a thorough scrubbing of your hair and scalp while rinsing.  

[aso2004]

I am doing a part time  no poo thing for ages now..

My scalp irritates easily from products  so I don't use anything until I reach the barber.

Before that I have the same experience as the person above me..

My barber is a mate and suggested I try the No poo thing. He then washes it with Malin and goetz Peppermint shampoo.

The reason for that is that it's hard to cut and buzz when it is a bit on the greasy side..

 

I go every five weeks, so my head gets shampooed about 10 times a year.

[neptunecitylocal]

anime hurr

[kindofyoung]

Been thinking about bleaching my hair lately

[netw0rth]

lobey get a fuckin haircut

[llobey]

Been thinking about bleaching my hair lately

plz no

 

lobey get a fuckin haircut

yes

[aymerikmd]

Been thinking about bleaching my hair lately

 

it can be cool, but dont think would look nice on you , sorry.

Edited October 27, 2014 by aymerikmd

[inc abs man]

Do you guys take vitamins for your hair? If so, which ones? I feel like I lose a lot more hair than usual. I wake up in the morning and I see strands of hair all over my sleep place.

[aymerikmd]

olive oil man, its good for not loosing hair and grow them faster.

[gollygee]

maan i need a haircut

Edited March 30, 2016 by gollygee

[Lemurian]

Do you guys take vitamins for your hair? If so, which ones? I feel like I lose a lot more hair than usual. I wake up in the morning and I see strands of hair all over my sleep place.

 

I started taking these multivitamin from my local drugstore that contains biotin and ever since I have less hairs falling out.

[gettoasty]

I need a haircut so bad 

 

ugh

 

Getting an ingrown hair at the back of my scalp last weekend pushed back my schedule. I hate that when it happens. 

[alexthephallus]

I started taking these multivitamin from my local drugstore that contains biotin and ever since I have less hairs falling out.

 

i take the the generic biotin from costco (i think it's called natures bounty or s/t?), that has vitamins and stuff in it as well. my hairs quite healthy already so i haven't really noticed much, but my mother's been suffering from losing more hair than usual, after about a month on it her hair looks and feels much thicker.