How do you measure hair?
Posted by Nova on April 25, 2001 at 10:37:07: Previous Next
I am going to go out and buy some Biotin (and mabey some Ovaltine, lol) tomorrow or mabey Friday. I am going to buy some vitamins sometime in the future as well. Are there any foods that are particularly rich in biotin, as well? And, to the point, how exactly do you measure your hair? And how often do you track it, and write it down, for reference?
Thanks, everybody.
Nova(John)
Re: How do you measure hair?
Posted by Paco on April 25, 2001 at 17:24:54: Previous Next
In Reply to: How do you measure hair? posted by Nova on April 25, 2001 at 10:37:07:
PowerBars have 100% of the daily Biotin requirement. I think Broccoli helps out too.
Re: How do you measure hair?
Posted by Mick on April 25, 2001 at 22:31:54: Previous Next
In Reply to: How do you measure hair? posted by Nova on April 25, 2001 at 10:37:07:
Over at longhairlovers.com, they measure from the front hairline to the longest point in back. They use this so there is some sort of standard procedure.
Re: How do you measure hair?
Posted by Bill on April 25, 2001 at 23:36:31:
In Reply to: Re: How do you measure hair? posted by Mick on April 25, 2001 at 22:31:54:
: Over at longhairlovers.com, they measure from the front hairline to the longest point in back. They use this so there is some sort of standard procedure.
Yeah, and that won't work. A guy with a buzz will measure out at about a foot of hair. ;-) The size of your head is, in effect, added to the length of the hair at the back of your neck, so if you have a bigger head you get a bigger number. That system also gives inaccurate results for someone with a high or receding hairline. It is also tough to take that measurement on yourself if you have curly or particularly long hair, and even with assistance readings will vary within an inch of tolerance each time you take them.
The most accurate way to chart growth and also be able to compare your length with that of others is to collect strands that have fallen out and measure the longest ones. This is not hard to do since any longhair worthy of the name will notice the longest ones when they fall out. :-) You can write the results down in a table, and the accuracy of your measurements will be down to a couple of millimeters.
You can also make a cool chart using the hair strands themselves if you are of a mind to. Tape the strands running up and down on a vertical surface like the back of a door, parallel to each other and with the tops (hair roots) lining up. Put a piece of transparent tape at each end after stretching the hair out straight to remove all curls. Write the date by each root. You can measure each strand, or just draw horizontal lines at regular intervals to show increasing length. In time you'll have a great chart of your progress, made out of your own hair!
Re: How do you measure hair?
Posted by slacker on April 26, 2001 at 18:53:47:
In Reply to: Re: How do you measure hair? posted by Bill on April 25, 2001 at 23:36:31:
: : Over at longhairlovers.com, they measure from the front hairline to the longest point in back. They use this so there is some sort of standard procedure.
: Yeah, and that won't work. A guy with a buzz will measure out at about a foot of hair. ;-) The size of your head is, in effect, added to the length of the hair at the back of your neck, so if you have a bigger head you get a bigger number. That system also gives inaccurate results for someone with a high or receding hairline. It is also tough to take that measurement on yourself if you have curly or particularly long hair, and even with assistance readings will vary within an inch of tolerance each time you take them.
: The most accurate way to chart growth and also be able to compare your length with that of others is to collect strands that have fallen out and measure the longest ones. This is not hard to do since any longhair worthy of the name will notice the longest ones when they fall out. :-) You can write the results down in a table, and the accuracy of your measurements will be down to a couple of millimeters.
: You can also make a cool chart using the hair strands themselves if you are of a mind to. Tape the strands running up and down on a vertical surface like the back of a door, parallel to each other and with the tops (hair roots) lining up. Put a piece of transparent tape at each end after stretching the hair out straight to remove all curls. Write the date by each root. You can measure each strand, or just draw horizontal lines at regular intervals to show increasing length. In time you'll have a great chart of your progress, made out of your own hair!
Umm, better yet, if you are measuring hair on the top of your head, stand in front of a mirror and pull the hair up and hold the end of a ruler or tape measure to your scalp next to the hair. To measure the sides and back, pull the hair straight out.
Re: How do you measure hair?
Posted by Dick on April 27, 2001 at 17:09:11: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: How do you measure hair? posted by Bill on April 25, 2001 at 23:36:31:
: : Over at longhairlovers.com, they measure from the front hairline to the longest point in back. They use this so there is some sort of standard procedure.
: Yeah, and that won't work. ..., so if you have a bigger head you get a bigger number. That system also gives inaccurate results for someone with a high or receding hairline. It is also tough to take that measurement on yourself if you have curly or particularly long hair, and even with assistance readings will vary within an inch of tolerance each time you take them.
True, but it'll work if what you want to know is the rate of change, i.e., "how fast is my hair growing", not just absolute length.
: You can also make a cool chart using the hair strands themselves .... In time you'll have a great chart of your progress, made out of your own hair!
I like that! A ruled notebook will work until I get to a foot or so. Thanks for the idea :).
Re: How do you measure hair?
Posted by Ken on April 28, 2001 at 10:33:59: Previous Next
In Reply to: How do you measure hair? posted by Nova on April 25, 2001 at 10:37:07:
>And, to the point, how exactly do you measure your hair? And >how often do you track it, and write it down, for reference?
When my hair was down to my waist I just measured a few representative
strands with a ruler. Tracked it every few months....recorded it
nowhere.