i'm getting so frustrated
Posted by seth on July 09, 2001 at 19:40:01: Previous Next
i've been growing out my hair for about 4-5 months, getting trims like every month cuz of my parents, and when i was in school. my bangs are just right at my chin, and my hair on the sides are below my ears, but in the back is where i have the problem, my hair just flips out in the back alot (it's about middle-ways down my neck) and that just aggravates me so much, i'm getting so tempted to cut it, but i want to let it keep growing too. it seems to not be growing now though, is that normal? should i take some of those hair vitamin things or is there anything i can do about the "flip"?
oh, also, should i stop getting trimmed every month?
thanks,
seth
Re: i'm getting so frustrated
Posted by Doug on July 09, 2001 at 21:00:44: Previous Next
In Reply to: i'm getting so frustrated posted by seth on July 09, 2001 at 19:40:01:
Hair will appear to grow more slowly as it gets longer, because the same increase in length won't be as significant. For instance, if your hair is two inches long, growing another half inch would make it 25% longer. But a half inch isn't much difference at all to hair that's say 10 inches long. Typically hair grows about a half inch a month.
For the hair that flips up in the back, try styling it with one of those large round metal brushes and a blow dryer. After shampooing, get the hair mostly dry, then try using the brush to dry it straight. You could also try using the brush to make it curl under instead of flip up. The URL below might be useful, although it sounds like a lot more effort.
No matter how frustrated you might get with your hair, just let it grow! Most everyone goes through that awkward stage. Eventually it will be cool.
Re: i'm getting so frustrated
Posted by Doug on July 09, 2001 at 21:03:30: Previous Next
In Reply to: i'm getting so frustrated posted by seth on July 09, 2001 at 19:40:01:
There was a problem with the URL- I'm trying again.
Re: i'm getting so frustrated
Posted by Reflective on July 09, 2001 at 22:28:50: Previous Next
In Reply to: i'm getting so frustrated posted by seth on July 09, 2001 at 19:40:01:
Stop trimming it. If your hair grows about 1/2 an inch per month and you trim off about 1/2 inch per month, then you will get nowhere. Trimming it just keeps it in the awkward stage. Trimming is the way to make short hair neater. It is not the way to make long hair neater.