Annoying Tufts
Posted by Ambrose on June 03, 2002 at 10:48:23: Previous Next
Hey all!
Been a while since I visited. My hair's almost to the point where I can pull it all back in a ponytail! I'm still having to use a sticky substance (read hairspray, *ack*) to get it all to stay pulled back..
Anyway, I've got these annoying little tufts at the base of my hair in back (on my neck). The type of hair on this is finer and crazier (my hair's really straight) than the rest of my hair, and when I pull my hair into a ponytail, they kinda stick out, looking puffy. I think it will eventually grow long enough to get most of it in w/ the ponytail, but it's at a bad stage now where it (the right side especially) sticks out, while the rest of my hair is neatly pulled into the tail. I can't even get hairspray to hold this stuff.
Does anyone else have this difficulty? Are there any recommendations on how to deal with it? Should I shave that part?
Thanks!
--Ambrose
Re: Annoying Tufts
Posted by Bill on June 03, 2002 at 13:42:38: Previous Next
In Reply to: Annoying Tufts posted by Ambrose on June 03, 2002 at 10:48:23:
: Hey all!
: Been a while since I visited. My hair's almost to the point where I can pull it all back in a ponytail! I'm still having to use a sticky substance (read hairspray, *ack*) to get it all to stay pulled back..
: Anyway, I've got these annoying little tufts at the base of my hair in back (on my neck). The type of hair on this is finer and crazier (my hair's really straight) than the rest of my hair, and when I pull my hair into a ponytail, they kinda stick out, looking puffy. I think it will eventually grow long enough to get most of it in w/ the ponytail, but it's at a bad stage now where it (the right side especially) sticks out, while the rest of my hair is neatly pulled into the tail. I can't even get hairspray to hold this stuff.
: Does anyone else have this difficulty? Are there any recommendations on how to deal with it? Should I shave that part?
Hair on the back of the neck is a different kind of hair (i.e., determined by a different set of genes), just like hair on your face (your beard) is. If it looks really different from your mane, if you ponytail frequently, and if it is really short and kinky while your mane is straight, about all you can do is tolerate the look or shave the neck hair off.
In my case my neck hair looks a lot like my mane hair, and I never ponytail anyway, so no one ever sees my neck hair. But it looks fine left out of the tail if I do one, so I would in any event let my neck hair be. This means I get to see how long it grows when it goes to terminal. It does not ever grow very long - mine terminals out at a few centimeters, and I'd say that is typical. Though mine matches my mane in color, curliness, and texture, on other guys I've seen it kinky like yours on a backdrop of a silky straight mane. It would have probably looked better shaved off.
If you shave it, be careful that you don't get any of your mane hair in the process! I've heard guys say such endeavors can creep up your head with each shave if you make too much of an effort to neaten up the line, and in a year you don't want to have a severe undercut! I'd suspect one way to minimize that risk and make sure you know what you're cutting is to only repeat-shave when the hairs have grown long enough you can tell them apart. I'd get a friend whom you trust and with good eyesight to do it. :-)
Re: Annoying Tufts
Posted by BMC on June 03, 2002 at 17:53:07: Previous Next
In Reply to: Annoying Tufts posted by Ambrose on June 03, 2002 at 10:48:23:
I agree with Bill's advice, if it looks different from your normal hair, you may want to shave it. Just BE CAREFUL. I've had the stylist get carried away and shave up into my hairline. So I'd suggest only having someone that you really trust do it.