Ahhh, another thing that comes to mind. In the past when my hair was not-so-long but lengthy, I've been told to get it layered.
But, I can never see how this:
would work on a man. In fact, layering hair on a guy closes many doors that I've seen. It's harder to wear your hair up, because for the first time in ages you'll have bangs that can't be pulled back into a tail. And if you can't wear your hair up, you can't get away with even having long hair at any institution that won't allow it. Hell, my school, a private school, only tolerates the length of my hair because it is always pulled back into a tail.
Plus, I think when I did ask for a a layered haircut the day I finally succumbed to those suggestions, I had a:
but shorter. In fact it looked less like that scene-looking fellow and more like a member of The Beatles got drunk one night and woke up groggy in a man's bedroom other than his own.
Head and Shoulders is quite possibly the reason I switched to women's shampoo AND started conditioning in the first place. That stuff burns my head and scalp. And eyes. And everything. Hate it.
Letting your hair get dirty as it grows results in one thing: dreadlocks. Natural dreads are literally the result of hair growing and not being regularly washed (or at all). Ever notice when your hair is dirty it gets like a mop? Where groups of locks of hair come together and just remain like that even when you run your hair or a brush through them? That's the basis for a dreadlock.
"Stimulating the follicles" sounds like a wad of baloney. Sorry. Just cut down on brushing a little, if it worries you. I brush frequently while my hair is still drying after a wash, but otherwise, I brush absentmindedly after being out for a while and feel like retying my ponytail.
If your hair is still growing noticeably after three years, I'd say that's a slow growth. My hair has grown in 10 months from my ears to several inches below my shoulders. I've measured a few strands at about 22 inches apiece. I'm told it's getting longer, but I can tell it's plateaued compared to before.
It may be cutting that stimulates growth, but it's only an assumption on my part. They say shaving makes your beard grow fuller the next time, but I've never experienced it being thicker except by a natural progression of my age. I did meet someone however, no more than mid-20s, who had a beard only on his chin that was LONG. He said he never shaved it, but only trimmed it, the same way he'd cut his hair. Just snip off the tips.
If it is true that trimming the ends of hair causes further growth, then I may be lucky, having had many a haircut when I was younger simply because my family had a thing for keeping it extremely short. However, as I said before, the hair at the end is already dead, so I can't be sure of any truth or value to that.
1. If your brands are the same for your shampoo/conditioner, switch brands. 2. If the brands are different, switch your shampoo brand to your conditioner brand.
It's almost never a problem with the conditioner. Instead, either the shampoo is damaging your scalp and weakening your roots, or there is a conflict in your shampoo/conditioner formulas causing the same problem.
Also, it is a popular belief that brushing your hair often strengthens the roots and makes it harder to fall out. This isn't true. The hair on your head that you see and style is dead, so brushing it is merely a cosmetic necessity. Brushing only pulls on the roots, which results in your hair getting pulled out before it's actually supposed to (your hair will fall out naturally if it's long. You cycle through all your hair falling out and growing back in four years in adulthood). It's suggested that you brush less often rather than more if you have hair loss. The only way to strengthen the roots is to strengthen the whole scalp, which is dependent on your shampoo and conditioner choice.
I don't even blowdry my hair in fear of damage. I towel off and let it remain damp until dry on its own.
Hair sprays, gels, straighteners, curlers, blowdryers, excessive products, complicated shampoo/conditioning procedures, it's all damaging to the hair over time. Since women with long hair have often had it for many years longer than men who decide to grow theirs out, they've been exposed to styling techniques for much longer. And they don't have the option of regrowing "virgin" hair like men do. We can get buzz cuts if we really wanted, and spend months regrowing. Women can't. It's too "faux pa".
I was working on it for hours when I told you I was on MSN. I can get kind of good recordings but it's not loud at all. I'll test it out again when I'm not drunk as shit.
