Ways to keep hair out of your eyes?

**Amara** · July 15th, 2009, 03:51 PM

Hats hats hats!

**thankyousir74** · July 15th, 2009, 04:08 PM

My DBF wore sweat bands all the time during this awkward phase.

**Yttrai** · July 15th, 2009, 04:21 PM

My SO just got to the point where he can pony his entire head at the base of his neck, instead of higher up. (We called the high up pony the Samurai, to make it sound more manly

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His work doesn't allow bandannas, but that was the first line of defense. Either in do-rag style (folded in half) or as a headband with all the hair sticking straight up both looked dang good and were his favourites for outdoor activities.

Once his hair hit about 2 inches we started braiding. 2 french braids looks okay, 4 looks even better, and 6 looks great. It takes me 30 minutes to do 6 braids on him, and i've gotten 4 down to under 20 minutes.

An intermediate style was to take the stuff over each ear and braid those two sections, not French, just normal. Tying those two together created a bit of a natural headband that kept his bangs out of his eyes with a little spray gel. Usually we put those back into the Samurai but he left it loose once and liked it.

Good luck

**~~ericthegreat~~** · July 15th, 2009, 07:03 PM

Gel, gel, and more gel. Maybe bobby pins if he doesn't feel emasculated, but definitely gel.

Bandanas are also a pretty good bet.

I completely disagree with using gel for any reason or any hair type. Gels usually always contain alcohols which are very drying to the hair. Especially with African hair types(I'm assuming your BF is also black NickalNack unless I'm mistaken) which is already the naturally the most fragile and dryness prone of all hair types, he needs to be especially diligent about moisturizing his hair so I would advise that gel is a no-go for him.

NickalNack, do you know how to cornrow braid? if you do it would be an excellent bonding activity for you to braid his hair! Certainly with so many young black men sporting cornrows he certainly wouldn't feel that the braids would make him look too feminine!

**GlassEyes** · July 17th, 2009, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by ericthegreat

I completely disagree with using gel for any reason or any hair type. Gels usually always contain alcohols which are very drying to the hair. Especially with African hair types(I'm assuming your BF is also black NickalNack unless I'm mistaken) which is already the naturally the most fragile and dryness prone of all hair types, he needs to be especially diligent about moisturizing his hair so I would advise that gel is a no-go for him.

NickalNack, do you know how to cornrow braid? if you do it would be an excellent bonding activity for you to braid his hair! Certainly with so many young black men sporting cornrows he certainly wouldn't feel that the braids would make him look too feminine!

Have you ever looked at the contents of gels? Or exactly what the ingredients are? Not all alcohols are bad, and not all gels contain alcohol.

And for that matter, there are some alochols that are in a LOT of hair products. Ever look at your conditioner bottle and find cetaryl alcohol or one of it's derivatives? It's a fatty alcohol which is used for moisturizing in MANY hair products. Others, like alcohol denat. are drying, but beyond that, they aren't all bad. I and many other curly and wavy haired people use gels, and not just expensive ones either--L.A. looks is a brand I used for a good, long time, and it was perfectly hair safe. I have used gel in my hair for years, and I assure you, it's perfectly fine.

And on a related note, I am half-black, and have mixed hair, and I am still fine using them.

**maryann** · July 17th, 2009, 06:38 PM

I concur with the suggestion of gel.

**longhairedfairy** · July 17th, 2009, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by GlassEyes

Have you ever looked at the contents of gels? Or exactly what the ingredients are? Not all alcohols are bad, and not all gels contain alcohol.

And for that matter, there are some alochols that are in a LOT of hair products. Ever look at your conditioner bottle and find cetaryl alcohol or one of it's derivatives? It's a fatty alcohol which is used for moisturizing in MANY hair products. Others, like alcohol denat. are drying, but beyond that, they aren't all bad. I and many other curly and wavy haired people use gels, and not just expensive ones either--L.A. looks is a brand I used for a good, long time, and it was perfectly hair safe. I have used gel in my hair for years, and I assure you, it's perfectly fine.

And on a related note, I am half-black, and have mixed hair, and I am still fine using them.

Yep, it depends on the type of alcohol.

Lots of different kinds.

**SeaShell** · July 17th, 2009, 07:37 PM

probably a hat for a couple of months would be the most macho way

**tommiefromva** · July 17th, 2009, 07:49 PM

Andre Agassi played tennis with long hair.

**Fiferstone** · July 17th, 2009, 08:33 PM

Sunglasses used as headbands are also non-girly and "masculine", but that won't work for active sports. He'll have to do the sweatband thing. Again, sweatbands (perhaps with the logo of his favorite activewear maker) won't be girly.

My dear husband uses gel to tame his "owl tufts" over his ears. He doesn't have a mullet, but he does have sideswept bangs so that from the front when his hair is pulled back, it really does look like he has the bog-standard corporate boring haircut. Until you see the wavy tail hanging halfway down his back ::shiver::