The Random Hair Thoughts Megathread

[spirals]

You know you have them, and we all know how akward it can be to share them with non-LHCers. So share them here.

One of mine: Hairsticks=less bad hair days. Occasionally at work I have to work with food, which means hair up. If I do a stick orchid bun, I end up with Farrah waves instead of hat-head. And I love pulling the stick out and letting it tumble.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Haha, I was having random hair thoughts at work (as you do), I was packing chocolate sponges and ordinary sponges into bags ready to put in the shop. My boss was printing some labels out for me to attach, down at the far end of the bakery. "How many do you need?" she asked. "I'll have 12 chocolate ones and 12 blonde ones", I answered, before realising what I had said. Oops!:couch:

[~honeyflower~]

After watching Tangled's special features I began to wonder,how thick her hair was if she was real? So I looked up how thick a human hair strand is and multiplied that by the number of hair strands that was told on the special features and spent almost twenty minutes trying to figure it out. Well I thought too hard that I got a major headache at the end. I still haven't figured out the answer.Let's see if you math geniuses can figure this out.

Rapunzel has 40,000 hair strands, each about .001 inches in diameter.

[MissAlida]

honeyflower It would be 40 inches. I just don't now how her neck could support the weight of it.:confused:

[kaydana]

After watching Tangled's special features I began to wonder,how thick her hair was if she was real? So I looked up how thick a human hair strand is and multiplied that by the number of hair strands that was told on the special features and spent almost twenty minutes trying to figure it out. Well I thought too hard that I got a major headache at the end. I still haven't figured out the answer.Let's see if you math geniuses can figure this out.

Rapunzel has 40,000 hair strands, each about .001 inches in diameter.

Her hair would be very thin. Obviously the way that the strands arrange themselves would make a difference but I got an estimate of 0.7 inches for her ponytail circumference, so she really would have incredibly thin hair.

[Thinthondiel]

honeyflower It would be 40 inches. I just don't now how her neck could support the weight of it.:confused:

No, the circumference wouldn't be 40 inches; if you laid out all the hairs next to each other and measured across them, then that length would be 40 inches.

I've forgotten how to math (:p), but I would assume kaydana's answer is right.

The average number of hair strands blondes have on their head is about 140,000 strands, so she really wouldn't have thick hair at all in real life.

ETA: Apparently redheads have 90,000 strands on average, which is closer to 40,000 but still over twice as much. And I wouldn't be surprised if redheads generally have coarser hair than blondes do, making up for having "few" strands with the thickness of the strands.

[jacqueline101]

Hair is like a tea kettle if you watch it- it won't grow. You watch a tea kettle it won't boil.

[MaryO]

I watched Brave the other day and decided that if I ever see hair like the lead girls' I would physically try and take if from that person!:run::razz:
Loved the movie because the hair was almost a character in it!

Jacqueline101- I totally agree with your kettle and hair thing- I'm watching mine and it's NOT growing!

[MORE]

After watching Tangled's special features I began to wonder,how thick her hair was if she was real? So I looked up how thick a human hair strand is and multiplied that by the number of hair strands that was told on the special features and spent almost twenty minutes trying to figure it out. Well I thought too hard that I got a major headache at the end. I still haven't figured out the answer.Let's see if you math geniuses can figure this out.

Rapunzel has 40,000 hair strands, each about .001 inches in diameter.

This is so cute!!!:flowers:

[spirals]

Sometimes after I wash my hair I think, "Welocme back curls; I missed you."

[Silverbrumby]

My random thought is 'Good days and bad days with hair, just the way it is'. And 'should I add blond streaks'

[AutumnLocks]

Random hair thought......That my husband has such beautiful silver hair and he doesn't really like it.....:shrug:

[melusine963]

"If I moved to a desert I guess I'd have to try the NW/SO method. I hope I don't have to move to a desert."

[trolleypup]

One of mine: Hairsticks=less bad hair days. Occasionally at work I have to work with food, which means hair up. If I do a stick orchid bun, I end up with Farrah waves instead of hat-head. And I love pulling the stick out and letting it tumble.
<3

Stick means you can have disastrous hair and you can still put it up in a bun that looks good to most passersby! Or hide the fact that you are just too damned lazy to preen your hair that morning!

[schweedie]

Why is it that you do your best hairdos shortly before going to bed? The best flipped cinnabun I've ever managed, and I only got to wear it for an hour.

[DinaAG]

that my hair gave me the strength and makes me go on after any hard days, like a friend giving you a hug up their on your head

[kaydana]

Why is it that you do your best hairdos shortly before going to bed? The best flipped cinnabun I've ever managed, and I only got to wear it for an hour.

I always do this! Always!

[arelrios]

It had happened to me that right before a haircut, my hair looks great: shiny, long, soft... just beautiful! And it made me wonder if I should cut it or no...
That was before LHC... now I trim my own hair :p ... and just little pieces at a time...

[rock007junkie]

I've been trimming my hair for a year using Feye's method to get a blunt hemline. I think it looks fine when hair is loose but whenever I braid it it looks like one side is longer than the other and I get these wispy ends...does that happen to anyone else?

[Lissandria]

My random hair thought: It feels so good to have freshly oiled, freshly braided double dutch braids for the night. The right hand braid I always get first go, but the left braid is always a struggle to get the direction of the braid to match the right and also the tension/ hair adding correctly. Im right handed. After about 6 goes, I think I figured out how to tackle the left side cos Ive nailed it- both braids are in symmetry and perfect looking. :cheese:

[spirals]

I want to wash my hair before I go take a walk. It's cold out, so I'm thinking of using my blowdryer with diffusor for the first time in 2 years.

[CurlyCurves]

Why does my hair get greasy the DAY AFTER I flat iron. I mean, I know WHY, but...

annoying.

[jojo89]

I hope my split ends aren't splitting even more...

[turtlelover]

Today was the first day since my big chop where my hair has looked semi-decent after air drying. It made my day! I hope it continues!

[CurlyCurves]

I keep getting the urge to cut my hair. Why do I always want to cut it when it's getting long?

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Curlycurves, don't you dare!

I wonder if I will reach classic?

[ArienEllariel]

My hair looks oh so pretty in this morning's sunlight. Soft red glow. :)

[goldloli]

Mini dilemma over how much to trim, whether I should just go to a salon and get cut back to waistish with fresh light layers or wait till end of jan? Should I even trim because then I'd lose about an inch plus the over-zealous inch that the hairdresser cuts off. Isn't that the end goal though, to get rid of the ends? I couldn't possibly deal with waist length now, seems so short. Yeah just teeny micro trims and then a cut in jan or feb. Hair would have grown an inch or 2. Do I even want all of the ends cut away since that girl with the white blonde tbl fairytail ends signature looks soo good and my hair would look like that if I just microtrim but gold coloured.

[spirals]

Did anyone else think, "The world can't end; I haven't hit my hair goal!"? :lol:

[Coolcombination]

Yes spirals! I can't die with merely bsl hair!! >:O
Why do train windows snatch at hair?

[Achlys]

I just did some calculations and discovered that my average growth speed for the last 31 months (since I started growing) is 0,48 inches per month, but the average for last 4 months is 0,59. :happydance:

[silkreel]

Thing I love about long hair: you can roll it in a bun and stick an point object nearby (pencils and pens) to secure it. Easy.

[RileyJane]

That Im secretly drooling over an almost $100 scissors....JUST so i can trim my own hair!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I just realised today that my hair never seems to behave the same way from one day to the next. If I expect it to look the same today as it did yesterday, then I'm certain to be disappointed - or pleased, lol.

[spirals]

I can relate. It looked great on Christmas, at least. Looked terrible today.

[Kittykins]

This hair mask is awesome but I really wish that it didn't smell like a mens deodrant.

[Kyaatje]

for the first time in 10 years I'm considering a coney leave in/serum kind of thing.
I want to wear my hair loose on New Year to show off my dip dye.
I'm afraid that it will build up and hurt my hair, I'm afraid that my wurlies which are very shy are going to go into hiding and that I won't have the effect I want and ... :shrug:
I can't really remember why I stopped using them, I did have shorter hair I think. And when my hair was longer (like bsl) I didn't know how to care for it. I remember it being very knotty, dry and difficult to handle. I blamed it on the cones but in after sight it was just that I didn't know how to care for my hair. Still might be the cones though? eurgh !

[DarkCurls]

Kyaatje, I say go for it. A little tiny bit of silicone in your hair, just once will not destroy it forever, and is hardly enough to give you serious build-up (which you can always get rid of, anyway). I don't think cone products are The Miracle, but trying one out isn't The Disaster, either.

Thought that keeps running in circles around my head whenever I touch my hair: Can't seem to replicate that amazing softness I had the first time I tried the DC I'm currently using. Irritating.

[Kyaatje]

Well I needed to be in the shop for groceries and I've stood in the haircare section for I think half an hour and decided to buy a serum anyway.
Will try it out next time I wash

[Kyaatje]

Sorry I seem to have a lot of random hair thoughts today !

I wonder if the witch hazel water I sprayed on my scalp will help concur the oilies. I normally wash Thursdays but want to postpone till Sunday to have freshly washed hair when we go out on New Year

[spirals]

I wash every other day, but it only looks good freshly-washed. I will be home on New Year's, with friends over, and I will be cooking, so mine will probably be in a half-up or braid.

[Sharysa]

I need a good pair of hair-scissors so I can start trimming on the new moon of each month.

Also, my hair is soft and wavy and it smells like sweetgrass.

[Kyaatje]

caved and washed my hair today instead of tomorrow. Will have 3 day hair with New Years eve, oh well !
On the upside I didn't wash my hair in 9 days LOL
I'm starting to wonder why I try to wash even less : I like my hair freshly washed and I like it a couple of days after but more then a week, my hair feels heavy and I don't really like it.
I think I'm going to go back to washing when I feel I need it (which means approx. every 5 days)

[Lindseyh]

My random for today: I have my first SMT sitting on my head and I'm really glad the my dog was the only witness to the process. I'm also glad I don't have to work the next two days in case it's a flop.

[Ambystoma]

I just parted my hair differently today and it looks like I'm getting the baby beginnings of a white streak - there are about 5 silvers around 4" long in a square centimeter area:D! I will feel very fancy if it does turn into one, the rest of the sparklies are quite sparse and random.

[Sunny_side_up]

Was given a sample of almond oil, cant believe i've not tried it out before, fab stuff. Definately going to be part of my hair care routine! :D

[Audhumla]

Why, after looking at my hair out today in the morning and at lunch at work it looked fluffy and unkempt in a way that made me restock with coney conditioner for the first time in a while, do I get home and let my hair down to find all of a sudden my hair is perfect -_-

[Sillage]

I think I'm going to buy some Pantene Ice Shine conditioner even tho I'm doing the Use Up Your Stash Challenge. I've heard too many good things about it and I've got a coupon and it's on sale making the price a paltry $4 for 2. Can't pass that up, LOL. If LuxePiggy likes it it's got to be good...

[BunnyKitten]

My hair likes all methods of washing that I have tried, though some more than others. But I only like co-washing with Suave Waterfall Mist. I don't like using anything else, even similar Suave Naturals products. Waterfall Mist is like home to me. I've spent the last month or two using shampoo and cones. My hair is happy but I am not. I just got some Waterfall Mist, though, so I'm happy again.

[spirals]

I just parted my hair differently today and it looks like I'm getting the baby beginnings of a white streak - there are about 5 silvers around 4" long in a square centimeter area:D! I will feel very fancy if it does turn into one, the rest of the sparklies are quite sparse and random.
I did this the other day. sunny_side_up, I am loving almond oil, too. I started with coconut oil and sunflower oil, but almond is lighter and not greasy.

[Earelia]

I am really sick of getting my ends stuck under my purse strap... But at least its's growing!

[sisi33]

I got 5 new conditioners today at Wally-World. It looks like vo5 has put out 3 new conditioners. The 2 new ones that I got are Coconut and Ocean Refresh. And all of them are protein-free! AND they had AVG in stock for the first time in forever. I was wandering around with arms full of conditioner. I sure got some strange looks from people. :disgust:

[Bagginslover]

Why doI put off henna-ing for SO long?! I love the effect of it, both colour and condition, but I can't make myself apply it more often than every 3 months!! Next application I'm going to bleach some lighter streaks in first too, to make it appear more firey.

[tigereye]

After watching Tangled's special features I began to wonder,how thick her hair was if she was real? So I looked up how thick a human hair strand is and multiplied that by the number of hair strands that was told on the special features and spent almost twenty minutes trying to figure it out. Well I thought too hard that I got a major headache at the end. I still haven't figured out the answer.Let's see if you math geniuses can figure this out.

Rapunzel has 40,000 hair strands, each about .001 inches in diameter.

This was a while ago, but the answer I got was 0.63 inches ponytail circumference, or 0.2 inches ponytail diameter, assuming each hair was perfectly circular, and there was no gaps between hairs. A more likely answer is 0.65-0.7 inches because of the gaps of air between the hairs. Rapunsel must have had very thin hair

[Audhumla]

This was a while ago, but the answer I got was 0.63 inches ponytail circumference, or 0.2 inches ponytail diameter, assuming each hair was perfectly circular, and there was no gaps between hairs. A more likely answer is 0.65-0.7 inches because of the gaps of air between the hairs. Rapunsel must have had very thin hair

I think the problem here is that the animators are talking about how many strands they animated for her hair. Not how many hair strands she would have if she were a real person.
In all likelihood if she were a real person her scalp would be just a bundle of hair magically held in place with no skin to be able to get that thickness and she'd have a lot more than the realistic hair strand thickness or hair count.
The average hair count for a real life blonde is 140 000 strands so . . yeah. 40 000 is not a good number to work from.
Also 0.001" translates to about 25um which is half the average hair strand diameter and a quater of a high but realistic thick hair strand diameter.

[spirals]

Heavily oiled it last night, intending to wash it today. It soaked it up so well that I may be able to skip the wash today.

And here's a totally random thought: if I combine coconut oil, almond oil, and cocoa butter, will my hair smell like an Almond Joy bar? :cheese:

[millyaulait]

I was in a horrible rush this morning & realized that I hadn't washed my the night before like I had planned, so....

I shampoo'd it (I'm CO) & blowdried it on the lowest setting. It dried so quickly and so.... nicely. I hope I didn't do any damage or anything, but it sure was nice. :o

[pocketsmall]

49 days until my next trim. Also, the urge to replace my broken flat iron has almost completely gone away (it broke last month).

[Sillage]

I shampoo'd it (I'm CO) & blowdried it on the lowest setting. It dried so quickly and so.... nicely. I hope I didn't do any damage or anything, but it sure was nice. :o

If you blowdry under 50 C there's no damage :) https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:o0pQomavU7YJ:journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc1998/cc049n03/p00141-p00153.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjCJ7Tgz5i473BGatL69pps3gZjj9GG8eTknun0 Ue-PqmI01A45GKIhNoApJhdCS9pNPQXn8-LxbziTPCNpyH9X57lywQaysvMrG4bF_yiC5uK9NruYiVqP0ycH 8X7pr5I9laVd&sig=AHIEtbQb9j0r6BATxMxsE_Fl4If48I7vdA

My random thought is today it was pretty easy to stretch my wash by a day. Maybe I can get to washing my hair 2x a week rather than every other day

[Nique1202]

I finally got a jar of coconut oil today (so I can keep it in the bathroom and stop stealing the kitchen olive oil!) and after I first put some in all I could think about was how I smelled like coconuts in a very good way.

[millyaulait]

If you blowdry under 50 C there's no damage :) https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:o0pQomavU7YJ:journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc1998/cc049n03/p00141-p00153.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjCJ7Tgz5i473BGatL69pps3gZjj9GG8eTknun0 Ue-PqmI01A45GKIhNoApJhdCS9pNPQXn8-LxbziTPCNpyH9X57lywQaysvMrG4bF_yiC5uK9NruYiVqP0ycH 8X7pr5I9laVd&sig=AHIEtbQb9j0r6BATxMxsE_Fl4If48I7vdA

My random thought is today it was pretty easy to stretch my wash by a day. Maybe I can get to washing my hair 2x a week rather than every other day

You are wonderful, Sillage! Thank you! :flower:

[Sillage]

You are wonderful, Sillage! Thank you! :flower:

You are very welcome-- LuxePiggy is the one who found the article and I've been trying to spread the good news where ever I can, LOL.

[mzBANGBANG]

Today I was thinking how I'm entering the "only updos are ok for work" stage of hair growth. I wear far too much black and my blonde hair stands out like a sore thumb when it sheds. I suppose this is good and bad but I wish I could wear it down more often.

[spirals]

50° C is 122° F. Haha--I just grabbed my food thermometer and temped my hairdryer. The low setting registered at 130° F. The low setting with the cool-shot button held down registered at 80° F. I can see how a tempurature less than 122° F would be fine; people live in temperatures up to that and if they shield the hair from the sun, the air temperature doesn't damage it. It makes sense.

[HintOfMint]

If you blowdry under 50 C there's no damage :) https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:o0pQomavU7YJ:journal.scconline.org/pdf/cc1998/cc049n03/p00141-p00153.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjCJ7Tgz5i473BGatL69pps3gZjj9GG8eTknun0 Ue-PqmI01A45GKIhNoApJhdCS9pNPQXn8-LxbziTPCNpyH9X57lywQaysvMrG4bF_yiC5uK9NruYiVqP0ycH 8X7pr5I9laVd&sig=AHIEtbQb9j0r6BATxMxsE_Fl4If48I7vdA

My random thought is today it was pretty easy to stretch my wash by a day. Maybe I can get to washing my hair 2x a week rather than every other day

I think that's the best thing I've heard all day.

[Kyaatje]

I'm thinking my hair has gone crazy :p
I've been stretching washes without a problem up till 9 days, where it would be really greasy the last 2 but I could hide that in a sockbun. I washed my hair Saturday before New Year and for the first time in years used a bit of silicone serum on the ends (they are a bit unhealthy but I decided to keep them that way so I could have a dip dye).
My hair stayed oil free for 9 days without a problem after that wash, but then ! My shampoo (I dilute) didn't foam lie it normally does, my hair felt strange and clean but I don't know ... Strange. After one day it looked oily allready and my ends looked like they were teased ! I tried rewetting them, oiling etc nothing helped. So yesterday I was fed up and washed it again after only 4 days. This time I decided to use the shampoo full strenght, again no foam ! At the moment my hair looks normal but I don't know how it will look tomorrow.
Oops long hair thought !

[kallarina]

My random thought.... I used to want to grow my hair very long so that I could wear it down and show it off. Now that I'm at tailbone, I like wearing it up a lot, because it's like my own little secret. A lot of people have no idea how long my hair is since I wear it up so much, and I'm in college so I switch to different classes with different people each semester. I don't even wear braids hanging down. I think it's kind of cool to have a dirty little secret right under everyone's noses. :D

[spirals]

Haha, everyone knows all my secrets. When I'm tailbone, I'm wearing it down all. the. time. :cheese:

Kyaatje, there are no hair thoughts too long.

[sarelis]

My DF announced the other day that maybe we could afford our wedding this year, after a 2year engagement. At first I was all like *yay!* then I was *but I haven't reached classic yet :(* I SO wanted classic length hair for my wedding!

[mzBANGBANG]

Sarelis, congrats AND I understand! I have a hair length goal for when I can get married, too. I want to be hip, so that I can let a stylist go nuts on my hair with a curling iron. #randomhairthoughts

[sarelis]

Thanks for the congrats! :) Me too, I want big, bouncy waves down to *here*! Grow hair, grow!

[turtlelover]

If using a blowdrying warmer than 122° F can damage hair, can warm bath water? I am using somewhat cooler water in order to not wash out haircolor, but I HATE to freeze!:confused:

[AnqeIicDemise]

Sarelis, congrats AND I understand! I have a hair length goal for when I can get married, too. I want to be hip, so that I can let a stylist go nuts on my hair with a curling iron. #randomhairthoughts

I want to renew our vows now so I can have my hair all curled, pretty and loose.. or perhaps something nice and up. But, it costs money, I'm already married and thinking of buying a house. MREH.

speaking of which, I'm dreading the move out. I just know I'll be finding hair nests in most random places.

[MidnightMoon]

My random thought.... I used to want to grow my hair very long so that I could wear it down and show it off. Now that I'm at tailbone, I like wearing it up a lot, because it's like my own little secret. A lot of people have no idea how long my hair is since I wear it up so much, and I'm in college so I switch to different classes with different people each semester. I don't even wear braids hanging down. I think it's kind of cool to have a dirty little secret right under everyone's noses. :D

I get the feeling! I also wanted to come to a new class with a bun and let it loose some day so people would be amazed at the length :P.

[PixxieStix]

I get the feeling! I also wanted to come to a new class with a bun and let it loose some day so people would be amazed at the length :P.

That is so my goal for the end of this year! I wear my hair up every day, usually a "top knot" (high lazy wrap or cinnabun), and if I can just make sure to always have it up before leaving the house, I'd love to see people's reactions to seeing it down at say, a Christmas party later this year!

Also: I don't think I'll admit to non LHCers that a great majority of my diet choices are for encouraging a healthy body in order to have the healthiest hair possible. >.>

[spirals]

I get the feeling! I also wanted to come to a new class with a bun and let it loose some day so people would be amazed at the length :P.So my new motivation for a new job is that I can do this, too. Whatever works.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I like to wonder what nice things my hair is going to do for me this year.

[trolleypup]

My random thought.... I used to want to grow my hair very long so that I could wear it down and show it off. Now that I'm at tailbone, I like wearing it up a lot, because it's like my own little secret. A lot of people have no idea how long my hair is since I wear it up so much, and I'm in college so I switch to different classes with different people each semester. I don't even wear braids hanging down. I think it's kind of cool to have a dirty little secret right under everyone's noses. :D
Heh! There is the oh so casual "dang, my bun is coming loose drop the hair down and redo it!" And it isn't a dirty little secret, just a secret.

[AnqeIicDemise]

I wonder how much my hair weighs.. e.e

[Kyaatje]

once when I was a little kid I remember being distracted by my hair hanging next to me when I was colouring, cutting ... I took the scissors and cut a chunk of hair off, this felt really really satisfying until my mum discovered what I did. I have the same feeling of satisfaction each time I s&d or trim Yes I know mum is going to be mad and I shouldn't do it but oh boy .... snip !

[trolleypup]

Vanity, all is vanity! You are happy your hairstick is coming loose so you can let your hair down.

[Kyaatje]

Vanity, all is vanity! You are happy your hairstick is coming loose so you can let your hair down.
This ! When I still used to work for Lush every time I talked to someone in the hair section I pulled the stick out and talked about hair while showing (or playing) with my own ! Didn't even realise it until one of my coworkers commented on it :p:oops:

[DarkCurls]

Three today:

My hair behaves like freaking antenna. I wore my hair down at school Wednesday morning and was so over-aware of people brushing past me in the (very narrow) corridors. I kept wincing whenever someone brushed against my hair. It didn't hurt, it just felt... weird. I'm blaming LHC for this.

The mirror in my room as school is definitely not encouraging my "ignore hair" resolution.

My grown-out bangs really do frame my face "Rabbi Jacob (http://www.bypeople.fr/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rabbi-jacob.jpg)" style (very famous comedy film in France, not meant to be offensive).

[Lissandria]

Arrhg I seem to have stalled. Only grown like 1/4" if that this past month. I'm exercising a lot more now- wonder if that will help it grow faster?

[Kyaatje]

they should have a "hair stroking and admiring" service !
SO doesn't like my hair long like it is now so he doesn't say anything nice about it anymore. So I want like a paid service where I can get my fix of compliments !

[whylime13]

they should have a "hair stroking and admiring" service !
SO doesn't like my hair long like it is now so he doesn't say anything nice about it anymore. So I want like a paid service where I can get my fix of compliments !

They should! I've thought before that while others pay for a back massage, I would totally pay for hair pets and maybe some gentle scalp massage/preening.

[sparrowswing]

I love my color. I love the color henna at full saturation would give me. I love every color in between. I don't love my current thickness, but henna would help. It is only those three short, wispy little silver hairs at my left temple that are keeping me from using the henna I have. *sigh*

I should start doing a different bun each week, so I can actually get the movements for each one into my muscle memory. As it is, I watch videos online and figure out how to do a bun, and then forget by the end of the day. So I just keep coming back to either a cinnabun or a Nautilus. I'd really love to figure out how to get the figure-8, infinity, and treble buns to look right; maybe I'm twisting too tightly?

I love seeing my hair in the full-length mirror, and it amuses me that there is only one mirror in the house now that allows me to see all of my hair now. I'm getting to the point where my fingers get tired of braided near or before the end of even a single braid. I'm still getting used to not having easy access to the ends of my hair when it's down, like draping it over my thigh if I want to play with the ends while sitting; it's kind of weird. I wonder if I'll have a growing list of :/ feelings as my hair gets even longer, or if I'll make peace with it and enjoy fingertip, mid-thigh, and knee the way I enjoyed waist and tailbone. That journey between waist and tailbone kind of sucked, so maybe this is just one of those awkward transitions. It's normal to need an adjustment period when you're suddenly having trouble reaching the ends of your hair, right?

[Sunny_side_up]

Showered,& delicately combed hair to be left to naturally dry in a neat and maneagable way, happy!
Compared to last time when i made the mistake of leaving it to dry in the un-combed, towel patted state and wore a soft headband whilst still wet, which resulted in a crazy looking raised side swept growing out parted fringe to go with the messy looking hair!! EEK

[spirals]

^ And, of course, the curlies do that on purpose. :cheese:

[jasper]

I work with young kids, so I see little girls with waist length or longer hair. My random though: if I had their hair, it would only be mid-back, but if they had my hair it would be dragging the floor.

[spirals]

Jasper, I have had similar thoughts.

I had thought olive oil would be too oily/heavy, but I added a small amount to my hair oil and my ends were sooo soft last night. They are so damaged that usually nothing helps. And the oil is absorbed today. So now my current mix is coconut, glycerin, castor, almond, jojoba, sunflower, and olive, all infused with catnip. But I've added so many things that I have no idea what percentages to use to re-create it. Also, I have no idea if the benefit is from the catnip or olive oil or both. hmm

[Sunny_side_up]

Double pony mini milestone! (not do-able after big trim in Dec) :))

[spirals]

My friend went from being interested in natural hair care to thinking I'm nuts for using catip. Was bound to happen.

[PixieKitten]

On friday at work, a startled meerkat crapped herself when a couple of kids charged over towards me and it went in my hair. I had been debating whether or not to wash it that day and my first thought, after 'EW', of course, was 'Well, that's decided that then!'
Unfortunately, I had to go shopping on my way home. Stinking of meerkat poop. Again. *sigh*

[spirals]

Awwww, that stinks! Uh, literally. lol

My thought tonight: I could spend a whole day braiding my hair and putting flowers in it. I suppose I belong in a Waterhouse painting.

[Kyaatje]

I really really need to think up strategies to keep my hair attractive for SO !
I'm not going to cut and keep on growing, but he is saying on a daily basis how my hair was so much more pretty shorter (like APL) then it is now, how he hates finding hairs everywhere and when I put it up he comments on hairs poking out and such :(
Off course I'm kinda lazy and updo challenged so we are talking braids or lazy wrap thingies

[Scarlet_Heart]

I hennaed my hair after a year of not hennaing. So I used an old, previously opened bag of Yemeni henna that had been in my freezer for, seriously, a year and a half. And the color uptake was ridiculous. My roots came out a darker red than they ever have before (and I've always used Yemeni). But I was like, what gives?

[melusine963]

On friday at work, a startled meerkat crapped herself when a couple of kids charged over towards me and it went in my hair. I had been debating whether or not to wash it that day and my first thought, after 'EW', of course, was 'Well, that's decided that then!'
Unfortunately, I had to go shopping on my way home. Stinking of meerkat poop. Again. *sigh*

Poop not withstanding, it sounds like you have the best job in the world. Meerkats are adorable (not that I've been influenced by Meerkat Manor or anything...).

[beryl]

This was a while ago, but the answer I got was 0.63 inches ponytail circumference, or 0.2 inches ponytail diameter, assuming each hair was perfectly circular, and there was no gaps between hairs. A more likely answer is 0.65-0.7 inches because of the gaps of air between the hairs. Rapunsel must have had very thin hair

I tried the math and got 0.5 inches diameter (the number's rounded, and I was working it out for if her hair's packed tight tight. It'd probably be closer to 1 inch loose, I guess). That's not what Rapunzel's hair looks like in the movie! I suppose the animators only had to animate the hairs on the outside of her golden mass.

[PixieKitten]

Poop not withstanding, it sounds like you have the best job in the world. Meerkats are adorable (not that I've been influenced by Meerkat Manor or anything...).

Oh it's brilliant. Theere are meerkats and coatimundis and raccoon dogs and marmosets and all sorts of other exotic critters that are surprisingly affectionate! Hopefully we'll be getting more raccoon dog puppies off our breeding pair this year, but I'll be buying leather vambraces to protect myself this year... they play rough. o.O

[Rose Angel]

When I observe a person eyeing my hair/head, I always try telepathy-ing into his/her head to see what they are thinking. NEVER works.

[Kyaatje]

To cut or not to cut that's the question !

[Zesty]

To cut or not to cut that's the question !
This. I feel like it might be good for my ends, they just seem so... broomlike when in a braid. But I want to get to tailbone!

On another negative note, DBF never compliments my hair. :C His roommate says it's nice and that I shouldn't cut it, but I think DBF would prefer it around MBL and no longer.

I'm starting to look forward to reaching classic (!) someday, then maybe I'll have enough hair to wrap a single braid all the way around my head. ;)

[HylianGirl]

One of these days I was walking with my hair loose and felt it brushing against my arms, and I love that feeling ^-^ (TMI alert!) Also my hair is finnaly long enough to cover my breasts, and that makes me feel sexy xD

[Kyaatje]

This. I feel like it might be good for my ends, they just seem so... broomlike when in a braid. But I want to get to tailbone!

On another negative note, DBF never compliments my hair. :C His roommate says it's nice and that I shouldn't cut it, but I think DBF would prefer it around MBL and no longer.

I'm starting to look forward to reaching classic (!) someday, then maybe I'll have enough hair to wrap a single braid all the way around my head. ;)

I think we're in the same situation ! Pro's for cutting : damaged ends, SO not liking very long hair and asking to cut back to APL-BSL. Con's : I want to grow super long and I'm loving the pink in my hair and it feels great brushing against my lower back

[beryl]

I like the way my hair feels (sort of silky-soft) when I've used yoghurt in it.

[MaryO]

This is going to be embarrassing: I am (at the age of 28!!) watching Star Wars for the first time in my life and am in awe of the pretty braids of Princess Leia! I know right- where have I bee? It feels like a gap in my education is being filled! Also really enjoying Natalie Portman's hair in the Phantom Menace. Now on to the next one, believe it's attack of the Clones? Hoping for more pretty hair! ;-)

[spirals]

Well, you have to think about the fact that those movies are older than you!

[spirals]

When I observe a person eyeing my hair/head, I always try telepathy-ing into his/her head to see what they are thinking. NEVER works.This makes me laugh every time I read it. Especially the last part. :lol:

[beryl]

I am watching Star Wars for the first time in my life and am in awe of the pretty braids of Princess Leia! [...] Also really enjoying Natalie Portman's hair in the Phantom Menace. Now on to the next one, believe it's attack of the Clones? Hoping for more pretty hair! ;-)

Queen Amidala always has amazing hairstyles--not very practical or believable, but amazing all the same. I only watched Star Wars for the first time a few years ago and really loved Leia's 'giving-out-the-medals' style because I managed to sort-of get it to work on my hair. Don't think I'll ever have enough hair for Queen Amidala's hairstyles, though. :shrug: Oh, well!

Yay! My smiley worked! (I'm excited because it's the first non-normal one I've tried)

[millyaulait]

This is more of a FWP, but....

I reeeeally need to do a SMT, but it's freezing cold & blizzardy here. I don't want to sit for an hour with cold, drippy goop on my head. :(

[rock007junkie]

I really didn't think these Hairfinity pills would make any difference but...I checked my un-hennaed sparklies and it has grown a lot these past few weeks.

[Lissandria]

Think Im going to go back to cones for awhile. My hair really needs weighing down, its nearly BSL but still hovers around my shoulders even when my curls are brushed out. It's becoming really annoying (layers don't help) and making me want to chop, chop, chop.

[millyaulait]

Why do I suck at braiding so much?! :(

[spirals]

I'm really happy about my new hair recipes, but my friends are sick of hearing it. At least D supports me. She asked the other day where to get rosemary eo. My heart smiled.

[Sunny_side_up]

Discovered a recent change in shampoo has shown wonderful results.

[spirals]

Fell asleep with my hair loose last night. Now it's a tangled mess, so much so that I can't even bun it.

[rowie]

Aloe vera gel is my main weapon of choice for fighting frizz and smoothing my hair for buns. :)

[Sterlyn]

Aloe vera gel is my main weapon of choice for fighting frizz and smoothing my hair for buns. :)
I have AVG, but haven't used it since my coloring days. Will have to dig it out and try it again, since frizz and pouf is a problem. Thanks for the reminder :)

[EndlessSunshine]

Today is a wash day and it is time for a trim but I am apprehensive.

[PraiseCheeses]

"Once my hair is long enough, could I collect a bunch of sheds and have them used to rehair a violin bow?" :lol:

[Sharysa]

My hair is oily and lifeless again. Time to take a shower.

On the plus side, it's staying in a side-fishtail really well.

[spirals]

I'm watching Little Women at the moment mainly for the hair.

[writer_mom]

MY hair is long enough to play with now!
.......
No idea what to do with it. How anti-climatic is that *facepalms*

I need to get some toys, or make my own.

[sisi33]

Why in the name of cheese did I wait so long to try and find Citric Acid? Stupid hard water...

[sisi33]

'Nother one- I have the conditioning cap from Sally's, and I'm wondering if wearing it over night for an extended period of time will increase hair growth. My thought process:

1) It get's my head nice and warm when I do DTs with it
2) Warmer head= more blood flow= faster growth?

But it's a pain to wear at night- so loud! And people have started calling me Jiffy Pop Head when they see me wearing it :rolleyes: But my head is super warm, so I don't care!

I really should do it for a month straight, and see if I can tell a difference in photos...

[spirals]

sisi, your sig pic is hilarious! Where are you getting your citric acid? I got mine online from bulkapothecary.com I bought 10 lbs, but at that price it's a good deal. It's a lot, but it doesn't go bad, and I use it for cleaning (add to baking soda, then add water, so you don't have to use up your vinegar) as well as body care. I make vitamin C serum using it and glycerin. I got that idea from the beauty bottle. And a 1% solution with sea salt in it makes a good facial toner. Why did I not ever notice it existed?? Because I wasn't on LHC....

[sisi33]

sisi, your sig pic is hilarious! Where are you getting your citric acid? I got mine online from bulkapothecary.com I bought 10 lbs, but at that price it's a good deal. It's a lot, but it doesn't go bad, and I use it for cleaning (add to baking soda, then add water, so you don't have to use up your vinegar) as well as body care. I make vitamin C serum using it and glycerin. I got that idea from the beauty bottle. And a 1% solution with sea salt in it makes a good facial toner. Why did I not ever notice it existed?? Because I wasn't on LHC....

Thanks! :o I just wanted to try it out, and didn't want to be stuck with a giant bottle of it if it didn't end up working, so I got the REALLY SMALL bottle of CA by NOW Foods from one of the health food stores around here. And thank you for all the tips and link- Now I have more things to experiment with!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I want to know how one of my hairs sneaked into my lunchbox ready to jump out at me when I opened it at work today. It's a bit embarrassing pulling a loooong hair out of your lunchbox when several pairs of eyes are watching...and then I had to sit there and eat the food. Oh well, at least it was MY hair...

[theemeraldskull]

The randomly short hairs that pop out all over my braids drive me crazy and I need to find some way to get rid of them. :P Thinking of employing some S&D, and I've also been working on being much more careful with my hair in the past few months.

[spirals]

Sarahlabyrinth, you should post that in the "you know you're a longhair" thread. :lol: I'm picturing you doing that, but somehow in my vision you're at my job in the lunchroom, lol.

I found a 2-inch forked split a few minutes ago. I'm not sure I've ever had one that bad! It's the combing, I think. I never combed before LHC. But my ends are damaged, too, so that's some of it.

[sisi33]

I think that I'm going to start having set hairstyles for certain days, so I can get ou of my, "Cinnabuns ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!" phase.

[whylime13]

I think that I'm going to start having set hairstyles for certain days, so I can get ou of my, "Cinnabuns ALL DAY, EVERY DAY!" phase.

I've so been trying to break out of a style by day thing I got into by accident. It's been hairigami bun monday, french twist tuesday, french braid Wednesday, cinnabun thursday, hair-zing pony friday for a few weeks now.

I can't decide if it's a good thing or a bad thing

[Helix]

Nothing like a little hardcore stress to take my mind off hair. Once this is all over, I'm going to give my mane the four star treatment to make up for lost time.

[millyaulait]

I hope my new workout regime not only benefits my body & health, but also my hair growth! :lol:

[Kyaatje]

hope my homemade shampoo and conditioner replacements work .... and that singing my spell works as well !

[sparrowswing]

My shampoo bottle is almost empty. It was just an experiment, but I like it so much I don't want to move on to the next experimental shampoo. Is it cheating if I quit while I'm ahead?

[floralgem]

I've been sick the last few days, and I've noticed that not combing has made my curly hair not frizz/ tangle...For future reference..

[Kyaatje]

Is it bad that I found a friends hair, that I used to envy and admire, look bad ? I was checking it out because I haven't seen her in a while and at first I was happy to see that it had grown to tailbone, but then I saw the ends ... And they looked thinner and more damaged then my coloured, splitting ends ! She said so herself, that a trim was due, but I thought it was said like people somtimes say it : to look like they aren't to proud. You know the same way you tell visitors : do not mind the mess after you've been cleaning for hous.

[Mischamiu]

I've always wondered if my hair would still be blond if I had used camomile's shampoo my all entire life :)

[spirals]

Scarf-braids=compliments and pretty braid waves.

[sisi33]

When I'm done with my weirdo experiment, I'm buying myself some CV bars! I'll say that it's my birthday present to myself, or something... Is it bad that I need to have a 'valid' excuse to get new hair things? No? Didn't think so! ;)

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Only 3 months to go and it will be my first LHC hairversary, yippee!

[Kittykins]

Results wise, is it better to oil wet or damp hair?

[ladora]

I cannot french braid my hair. I can braid a side ponytail just fine, but ask me to french braid my hair and I just can't do it. I think there's something about holding my hands above my head that impairs my coordination ability and confuses me, hahaha.

[spirals]

I can only french braid my own, not anyone else's. I'd have to be in front of him/her, with my hands behind his/her head. How is that even possible?

I like that little girls are often curious about the stuff I wear in my hair. My friends' kids have asked why my braid is green or tried to smell my silk flower. Today a girl asked about my hair stick. So cute.

[Mommyof4]

Why do I constantly do counter-productive things to my hair? I want it to GROW... and quickly!

[sparrowswing]

I think my problem with French braiding is that I waited too long to learn. My hair tangles so horribly and doesn't like separating into small strands. I feel like I need a room full of mirrors and a few extra hands to get it right.

Kittykins, I'm not sure if there's much difference. I vaguely recall someone saying your hair should be damp or wet when oiling so the oil has extra moisture to lock in (but nothing really specific about whether damp or wet was better), but I always oil dry, usually the night before I wash, and get decent moisture from it. The one time I tried damp oiling my hair was awful, crunchy and clumpy and just unpleasant. I'm sure it's different for everyone, just like different types of oil have different results for everyone. I say try it each way and see what works best for you.

[Sharysa]

Good news: Everyone loves the dark-red paranda that I made for my college show's costume. It contrasts really well with my hair, both texture and color-wise.

Bad news: My hair currently needs to be completely trashed while wearing it, given we're in an adaptation of Animal Farm and need to look like farmers. Frizzzzzzz.

And possibly breakage. I'm too scared to check before my S&D tomorrow.

[rock007junkie]

I forgot how great my scalp feels when I use castor oil as a pre-wash treatment. I think I'll keep using this some more.

[cmg]

I'm vertically challenged. I can't make anything useful with my hairdos if I have to hold my hands up for more than 30 secs

[arcane]

I think I've been brushing out my curls for my entire life (my mom has curly hair and hates it and always brushed hers out and now flat irons daily). Now that I'm growing my virgin hair out I have full on spirals at the roots but the damaged lengths just hang there. It will be a long time before I can do anything but just brush out the wurls, and I don't know how to care for curly hair, just wavy, and even doing wavy hair stuff seems like a lot. I'm freaking myself out for no real reason.

[spirals]

I think I'm the trend leader at work. In the beginning of 2012 I was doing flowers quite often. Now one of our receptionists has been following suit. I've known her for 7 years, and never known her to use any hair accessories beside scrunchies. And just recently another coworker has been showing up with flowers. She's more for layers and colors than hair toys. I challenged her to wear double braids to work. Let's see if she does it.

[meishkamooshka]

I like my green towel.

[piffyanne]

My tangle teezer needs to stop disguising itself as a computer mouse.

[Lindseyh]

A) I dreamed I was snipping at the ends of my hair (its BSL Now) and then I look up in the mirror and its half hacked off. I then freak out in my dream and then my husband tells me my dream cut looks "fine". He always says everything looks fine..

B) I keep waking up and my sleep braid is dismantled. I'm a rough sleeper so I blew it off. Now my 3 year old son sleeps with me and we were watching tv in bed and he started peacefully twirling my bangs. Then when I rolled over he way putting his fingers in my hair and playing with it. Then he started working pieces out of my braid. Mystery solved! Can't be good for my hair but his shy looking face when I rolled over and looked at him was precious.

[Olavi]

I saw a dream of how to make a nice sturdy topknot (similar of what they had in Avatar: the last airbender). Do I remember how I made it? Pfft, of course not.

[battles]

Urgh. Dry scalp, please stop that. I'm going to have to start using olive oil.

I also have a trim tomorrow! I have a feeling I'm going to end up losing at least an inch and a half. But at least my ends won't be tangly and ick..

[Suze2012]

i just read all of these...

i'm glad i'm not the only one who has random hair thoughts...:)

i have a few..

i think i have become a bit hair obsessed lately.

i really hate when someone hugs me and has a cigarette in their hand.

I like to watch Alex Polizi on TV because I love her curls.

I'm thinking about getting a hair dryer with a diffuser to try it out and my boyfriend for some reason thinks he knows more about hair dryers than me and thinks you should spend around £100 for one. Eek! Why? For one thing he hasn't ever used one!

Putting coats on is easy but putting a scarf on is a pain with long hair especially if you try to do it when you have a hood on your coat and you put the scarf on second because you are being dumb and forget that you have to be upside down to put the scarf on so you don't wreck your curls.
So...you get hit in the back of the head with the hood and realise you have to take the coat off and start again...scarf before coat...

[spirals]

Putting coats on is easy but putting a scarf on is a pain with long hair especially if you try to do it when you have a hood on your coat and you put the scarf on second because you are being dumb and forget that you have to be upside down to put the scarf on so you don't wreck your curls.
So...you get hit in the back of the head with the hood and realise you have to take the coat off and start again...scarf before coat...
:rollin: I have so been there. :rollin: Bring on spring!

[PetuniaBlossom]

Finished a bottle of castor oil (which I mix with coconut oil for overnight oiling). I hated to throw it away, so I poured in some purified water and now use it as a quick face wash. Sort of a junior, very diluted version of OCM. Works great as a cleanser and really softens my skin.

[Suze2012]

:rollin: I have so been there. :rollin: Bring on spring!


Hahaha!
Glad it's not just me! :)

[sisi33]

i really hate when someone hugs me and has a cigarette in their hand.
That person would be verbally bludgeoned if they did that to me- FIRE! RUN!


I think I've been brushing out my curls for my entire life (my mom has curly hair and hates it and always brushed hers out and now flat irons daily). Now that I'm growing my virgin hair out I have full on spirals at the roots but the damaged lengths just hang there. It will be a long time before I can do anything but just brush out the wurls, and I don't know how to care for curly hair, just wavy, and even doing wavy hair stuff seems like a lot. I'm freaking myself out for no real reason.

You're not the only one panicking over their natural hair type- I get a mini panic attack any time I think about it. And half the time, I'm going, "I don't understand you haaaaaair!" :rolleyes:

[rainfortheend]

Whenever you stay the night at someone else's house or are on vacation, you wish you had litmus strips so you could test the pH of their shower... but if anyone caught you at it they would be very confused.

[Sunny_side_up]

Thought back to Friday when a colleague was saying how her hair getting longer and the condition its in is getting her down, she's saying it doesnt suit her... its nearing APL and its fine hair, she's worn extensions every so often also to give herself the long hair down the back. Said she was pretty much ready to go to the salon for an angled bob this weekend. So, mon tomorow, see if she's gone and done it. A hair change has been on my mind for a while, not an angled bob though! see what i feel once spring is in full swing!

[MegaMystery]

Maybe a little bit weird but I'm a little excited about new Barbapapa-hairelastics I got :P They're probably not the best for my hair (though no metal so that's a plus, but they're thin and very long so I have to wrap them around quite a lot), but they're just the cutest! I feel a little bit silly wearing them but oh well...

[arcane]

You're not the only one panicking over their natural hair type- I get a mini panic attack any time I think about it. And half the time, I'm going, "I don't understand you haaaaaair!" :rolleyes:

YES! I've actually yelled at my hair over it. To which my boyfriend thought was weird, but it has a mind of it's own and we speak very different languages. Curls? I don't know what to do with curls. Then I want to try something with them and it dries really straight. *throws tantrum*

[spirals]

arcane, check the weather for humidity levels daily. If you want to go curly, make sure humidity is at least 60%. I had straight hair in the desert and discovered my curls in the humid June of the midwest.

I went into work with a sideways folded braid held by matching chopsticks. These junior high kids suddenly noticed it and thought it was so cool, and said I should make a tutorial video. I figure if the young'uns like it, I am on the cutting edge. :D

[meishkamooshka]

I wish I had more patience when it came to my hair.

[Kyaatje]

should check photo evidence before stating that my hair is still growing *facepalm*
It isn't really. Is it time to give up experimenting ? But it is so much fun, most of the time

[Kyaatje]

double post !

[earthnut]

Yes, I really do like oils. ;)

[spirals]

Just when my hair is 2 days out from washday, having been detangled and oiled a couple of times, and actually looking good-wavy when brushed, my scalp needs washing. I do like my curls, but I'm starting to like them calmed and stretched. If only I could stretch washes a week. But my scalp itches. I never thought I'd like my hair less tightly-curled and in updos rather than down and huge.

[beryl]

I wore a to-bed braid with the end slipknotted instead of tied with a band. Big surprise--It lasted all night!
So now I know I can contain my hair with absolutely no accessories, if the need arises. :happydance:

[Sunny_side_up]

Roll on spring, my hairs had it with the squashed winter hat flattening look! A deep conditioning and hat avoidance and its happy for now. :)

[GrowingGlory]

If you ever want to grow your hair very quickly, buy a sample of NightBlooming Triple Moon Anointing Oil and a bag of Miruvor Long Hair Tea. Use the oil up in two weeks while drinking 3c tea each day and eating well. I'm amazed at how long my hair is already.

[spirals]

I wore a to-bed braid with the end slipknotted instead of tied with a band. Big surprise--It lasted all night!
So now I know I can contain my hair with absolutely no accessories, if the need arises. :happydance:
So cool.

And my thought for the day: I like when little girls ask their moms why that lady (me) has sticks in her hair.

[EndlessSunshine]

Simplifying my routine and stretching washes is going well.

[meishkamooshka]

My ends feel like velcro.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

My sister just went to the hairdresser who asked her how long Sarahlabyrinth's hair is now. She replied, "oh, about waist."

Whatever.... If only.... She obviously doesn't LOOK at my hair. I wish it was waist.....

[KAggs]

I've been growing out my bangs for a year now. I really have been missing them for the past few weeks. I'll see how I feel during the summer. :( I think worrying about wedding hair (even though it's 2 years in the future) is just getting me anxious if I do cut my bangs again.

[Aeris]

DH had a mohawk before he met me, and even though I laughed when I first found out he did, I want him to grow it out again (just long, not mohawk style) :( but he can't in his line of work anymore.

But oh, if he did, I know he'd take such good care of it and let me do whatever I wanted to it..

[sisi33]

Don't be jelious that I got the "Pull Fir S*xy" hairsticks from Nightshade- just bask in my wonderfulness...

[spirals]

sisi, pics or it didn't happen...

I wonder if I should wash it or leave the oil in and braid it?

[sisi33]

sisi, pics or it didn't happen...

I wonder if I should wash it or leave the oil in and braid it?

Almost-challenge excepted!

[spirals]

Did my first ever true infinity bun tonight. It's so shiny.

[sisi33]

sisi, pics or it didn't happen...

I wonder if I should wash it or leave the oil in and braid it?

HaHAH!

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z378/eyesfixedonthesun/d97ea78c-8377-4527-b298-b6a199227330_zps22862f1b.jpg

So. Bright! The light burned my eyes! :rolleyes:

[Audhumla]

DBF finally let me trim the split ends on his BSL rats tail and it was immensely satisfying since I bought proper hair scissors with the intent to S&D on my own hair but couldn't find any split ends.
Hopefully with less splits it'll be less tangle-prone and he'll be able to grow it longer which is what he wants to do.

[Kittykins]

If my hair grows quicker in summer due to it being warmer, would sleeping with a thermal lined beanie over my sleep cap encourage my hair to grow faster it winter?:hmm:

[Suze2012]

Excited about today's hair experiment....bring on the rain and wind!

[going gray]

I actually admire my OWN hair!

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Not so much hair thoughts, but... I was out with my mother for lunch today and she asked me how long I was going to grow my hair. I said until I think it is long enough, and she thought for a minute, then said, "When you die can we cut it short and keep all the hair?" I had to laugh and say that yes, I wouldn't be needing it anymore then...

I was in the rest room at the mall today and a woman and young girl came in. The mother went into a stall and told the girl very firmly to "wait there and DON"T MOVE"...
There was a pause then a small voice pipes up and says, "Can I move my arm?" I just cracked up and so did her mother...

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I turn 48 next week. I wonder how long my hair will be when I am 50....

[millyaulait]

I got some new hair sticks but even after watching countless hairstyle tutorials I can STILL only do one bun.

One measly little bun!

I'm almost at waist so I have the length for them, just not the, uh... finesse? :lol:

[WilfredAllen]

Whenever you stay the night at someone else's house or are on vacation, you wish you had litmus strips so you could test the pH of their shower... but if anyone caught you at it they would be very confused.

Do it!! haha
they're cheap and come in travel sized packages. I would also be interested to see the results!!

[Audhumla]

Today in the lab where I work the radio was on and You're still the one by Shania Twain came on the radio.
I felt like the verses perfectly described my relationship with my hair.
They said they'd bet we'd never make it hair. Just look at us now.
I'm glad we didn't listen. Look at what we would be missin'.

[MaryMarx]

Audhumla, hahaha. :D

[whylime13]

Why is it when I try out a new style late at night when only the cats will see me it turns out great, but when I try it the next morning for work it flops?

[beryl]

whylime, same for me!

Random thought: regular pencils work better in my hair than all my hairsticks... except that I've written on a few walls since I've been wearing them.

[MaryMarx]

Why is it when I try out a new style late at night when only the cats will see me it turns out great, but when I try it the next morning for work it flops?

As well as when you're going to take a shower without washing your hair and just flip it up and it looks awesome.
You have to trick your hair! Like 'juuuuuust gonna take a shower', or 'juuuuuust gonna put my hair up and sleep a little bit longer'. :D

[sisi33]

For the love of Black Eyed Syn hair- WTH's wrong with you?! Come on, I pamper you all the time, is it too much to ask that you work with me one day a week?! Huh? HUH?! Obviously, I'm (slightly) frustrated right now.

[spirals]

except that I've written on a few walls since I've been wearing them. It took me a few seconds to figure out what you meant, but when I got it I :lol:

[spirals]

It must be spring because
a) I keep sneezing
b) my scalp gets itchy sooner after washing
c) I'm shedding like a cat

[Neneka]

I was feeling kind of down with my hair. "Why did I dye it green? I just look weird and people hate me. :wail:" Then I realized I have hair like Kokiri people from The Legend of Zelda. I feel so much better now. :bounce:

I like the green but obviously people have opinions about it.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I started taking brewer's yeast today, so - grow, hair, grow!!!!!

[arcane]

Went to bed with loose wet hair expecting it to look awful like it usual does. Today it's hugely voluminous (which I love, the bigger the hair the better) and I had huge spiral curls like I remember from my childhood. Granted about 2/3s where still just waves but I think my hair is recovering nicely.

[millyaulait]

I'm on track with my weight loss goals, and I should reach my goal weight by Xmas - which is also my goal date for waist length hair.

I can't even think of how amazing it would be to celebrate xmas & ring in the new year with not only a 'new' body, but also WL hair!

Also I can see roots finally forming again after my massive growth stall, hooray! I've made a promise that I won't dye them until September. :)

[MaryMarx]

Baby hairs; I'm happy for you, but tell me this: why are you growing in my widow's peak instead of in the temples?? I don't want more widow's peak!

[Kyaatje]

some crazy and utterly random hair thoughts :

why would people think egg would boil in the shower ? My temperature is set at 38°C body temp being around 37 .... to boil water it has to be 100°C , if I boil an egg (runny) I put it in the boiling water for several minutes. The egg has its shell at that point but it takes some time to get a softly boiled egg in boiling water so ...... what is the temperature off some peoples showers ?! It makes me wonder every single time !

If every hair has its growing-rest-falling out-regrowing cycle, how can we really determine terminal if we s&d or trim ? Sometimes you get the feeling hair isn't growing AT ALL (:taz:) but is it that we are in a phase where the longest hairs are in the resting phase and the new ones haven't caught up yet ? And when the new (still untouched ones) surpass the ones that are stalling are we seeing growth again until we need to snip at it again ?

[spirals]

I'm debating if I want to keep face-framing layers as long as I grow. Will that look weird at tailbone?

[Sarahlabyrinth]

some crazy and utterly random hair thoughts :

why would people think egg would boil in the shower ? My temperature is set at 38°C body temp being around 37 .... to boil water it has to be 100°C , if I boil an egg (runny) I put it in the boiling water for several minutes. The egg has its shell at that point but it takes some time to get a softly boiled egg in boiling water so ...... what is the temperature off some peoples showers ?! It makes me wonder every single time !

If every hair has its growing-rest-falling out-regrowing cycle, how can we really determine terminal if we s&d or trim ? Sometimes you get the feeling hair isn't growing AT ALL (:taz:) but is it that we are in a phase where the longest hairs are in the resting phase and the new ones haven't caught up yet ? And when the new (still untouched ones) surpass the ones that are stalling are we seeing growth again until we need to snip at it again ?

If you could boil an egg in the shower you surely wouldn't be in there showering.
And, ahh for hair philosophy.... :)

[spirals]

A 4-strand braid is much more comfortable than a 3-strand.

[melusine963]

why would people think egg would boil in the shower ? My temperature is set at 38°C body temp being around 37 .... to boil water it has to be 100°C , if I boil an egg (runny) I put it in the boiling water for several minutes. The egg has its shell at that point but it takes some time to get a softly boiled egg in boiling water so ...... what is the temperature off some peoples showers ?! It makes me wonder every single time !

Egg won't boil at a (normal) shower temperature but the egg white will definitely start to solidify. This happened to a friend of mine who did an egg wash and forgot to turn the temperature down to rinse. She ended up with tiny bits of solidified egg whites clinging to her hair. Apparently they were quite tricky to remove.

[Kyaatje]

Egg won't boil at a (normal) shower temperature but the egg white will definitely start to solidify. This happened to a friend of mine who did an egg wash and forgot to turn the temperature down to rinse. She ended up with tiny bits of solidified egg whites clinging to her hair. Apparently they were quite tricky to remove.
Not to be rude, but is it possible it wasn't solidifinging but that is was the stringy thing that connects the white and the yolk ?
I've never had a problem with it, granted I don't do them often, only when the chickens are laying good ( do you su it like tht ? English isn't my mothertongue)

[Jesabel]

Hmm I wonder how much I can lighten my hair with honey treatments. I've done two so far and can't tell much difference, though my hair looks diff in any light. Do I really want it lighter or do I just want to see how much it can.. And where oh where is distilled water.. I cannot find it anywhere in the shops over here!

[sisi33]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8g5s4Lc6S1r665nno1_400.png

What is this sometimes of which you speak?? :cool:

[Jesabel]

Random hair thought today.. that if you had the power/ability for super fast growth (I mean as long as you wanted overnight) would you be able to feel it growing through and if so, what would that sensation be like o.O

[Rosethorn]

I'm not a violent person but I think it's completely cool to throw an elbow or two if DH is laying on my braid, because, YOWCH. shudder:

[kidari]

My hair hobby/obsession is good for me since it's pretty much the only thing that motivates me to exercise regularly, eat more healthfully, get quality sleep, and take my supplements on time. I'm really excited with my new routines I've been experimenting with since it's producing fantastic results and growing/caring for longer hair is getting easier than ever. It's like I'm finally getting it!

[melusine963]

Not to be rude, but is it possible it wasn't solidifinging but that is was the stringy thing that connects the white and the yolk ?
I've never had a problem with it, granted I don't do them often, only when the chickens are laying good ( do you su it like tht ? English isn't my mothertongue)

I'm not sure, to be honest. My friend described it as having tiny bits of solidified egg white clinging to her hair strands. I didn't ask how hot her shower was. :D I've never tried doing an egg wash myself, but I always laugh when I remember her story.

[Kyaatje]

I'm not sure, to be honest. My friend described it as having tiny bits of solidified egg white clinging to her hair strands. I didn't ask how hot her shower was. :D I've never tried doing an egg wash myself, but I always laugh when I remember her story.

I would laugh to with a story like that LOL
Oh well you know, different things and different people ....

[spirals]

At work today, I heard this little girl ask her mom "Why does that lady have a pencil in her hair?" Mom had to explain that it was a "hair piece." Spirals--instilling the love of hair toys, one little girl at a time.

[Bagginslover]

One of my (male) students likes to comment on my 'hair spikes' as he likes to call them. Always makes me smile :)

[Sarahlabyrinth]

A hair book of mine recommends washing egg out of hair with water that is no hotter than luke warm, to avoid the cooked egg problem.

[MaryO]

Just watched "Practical Magic" with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and had huge issues concentrating on the actual movie as I was just checking out their glorious hair the whole time!
;-)

[spirals]

Just watched "Practical Magic" with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and had huge issues concentrating on the actual movie as I was just checking out their glorious hair the whole time!
;-)
I watch it for the hair and scenery. :D

[spirals]

Me after washing my hair today: "Welcome back, curls. I missed you."

[rock007junkie]

I cut 3 inches of hair a couple of days ago. Biggest trim I've had in the past 3 years. I thought I was going to be a wreck after and regret it because my hair was at reaching waist. Guess my thin ends were bothering me more than the length I lost. Cant stop looking at my hair and how thick it looks. Don't think I'll be cutting anymore until at least the end of the year.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I should be at my goal length this time next year.

[sisi33]

http://data.whicdn.com/images/59774418/large.jpg

Now I want to go take a bath- and I hate baths. Floating hair!

[Rosethorn]

I watch it for the hair and scenery. :D

I like the hair, scenery, and clothes, myself.

[Suze2012]

Just watched "Practical Magic" with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman and had huge issues concentrating on the actual movie as I was just checking out their glorious hair the whole time!
;-)

Glad it's not just me.
Meg Ryan with curly hair...I love her curly hair.....*goes all wisftful* and Alex Polizi...I watch her hair more than her TV shows too....

My other random thought...bye bye glycerin until the winter. I love you and we will meet again. :0)

[long&blonde]

My latest find; Mayawear bandanas with elastic. Perfect for clumsy people like me who can't even tie a scarf. They slip right on, and stay securely till you take them off. Wonderful for keeping sweat off my face & forehead. They come in a zillion colors & patterns, 10 to 12$ apiece. Found them on Amazon.com. Wonderful for holding hair back,keeping your head cooler cause it's dry,not sweaty!

[spirals]

Ah, yes, summer sweaty scalp. It's coming for me.

[Suze2012]

So annoying when they don't list ingredients.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I think that when we reach 2014 I will finally say to myself "Yes, I have long hair now."

[Sunny_side_up]

I did an egg whisked with ACV hair mask recently. Didn't leave it on long at all, wasnt liking the intense vinegar smell. Few days later a workmate kept looking at my hair, and eventually said it looks darker?! the lighting at work is no different, normally my hair lightens slightly from spring to summer. Maybe its the ACV, or what she said was maybe it is because i have a new side swept fringe haha

[Suze2012]

1970's fancy dress day at work today...yay!

I don't have to do anything different to my hair as curly and natural was 'in' Double yay!

I have an outfit that looks dreadful! Result! Haha!

[spirals]

Maybe the reason non-LHCers are confused by the idea of hairsticks is that they are picturing Pebbles Flinstone with a bone in her hair....

[spirals]

This may be petty and stupid, but it annoys me when people ask if my hair is naturally wavy. It's curly, darnit! It just looks wavy because it was in a bun earlier. Maybe the real reason I'm annoyed is that every time I go to work with it washed, down, and curly, I end up having to put it up because we never have enough staff in the food area and I end up over there, yet again.

[cmg]

It's so annoying when they list the ingredients using 0.35" size letters

[Sarahlabyrinth]

It's so annoying when they list the ingredients using 0.35" size letters

That is SO true, I am almost needing a magnifying glass to read them nowadays.

[Heatherzilla]

I'm rocking a legolas braid and no one is awake to see it. Seriously, this is the best braiding I have ever done on myself and of course I manage it right when I'm about to go to sleep.

[melusine963]

I'm rocking a legolas braid and no one is awake to see it. Seriously, this is the best braiding I have ever done on myself and of course I manage it right when I'm about to go to sleep.

Take a photo for posterity, and for us of course. :)

[spirals]

I am delighted my friend is thinking of growing out, but dismayed she thinks she's "too old" to use cute clips or do pigtails. She's only in her early forties, and I have told her there are some ladies here who are not twenty-somethings who rock those styles. Besides, she works from home. So, it goes double: who cares?

[sparrowswing]

It occurred to me last night that I dance with my hair. Over the years I've become accustomed to it being its own entity on the dance floor.

I noticed a few months ago when I put my hair up in buns for a convention rave that dancing just didn't feel right without my hair flipping around; last night I realized that my hair is too long to use the way I always have. It gets into too much trouble. Even up in pigtails, it wrapped around other people, got tangled in my bracelets, wrapped around my arms, and by the end of the night it was a huge tangled rats' nest. Luckily my tangle teezer and a lot of patience meant almost no damage from it, but still. I guess it's time to go back to hair falls; at least then my actual hair is tucked away in neat little braided buns.

[Seeshami]

My deep treatments always make my hair worse after I rinse but after I dry it, hide it and then wash again it's always worth it. I also don't think I will grow out of dip dyed ends.

[Helix]

Yes, little girl, you are not imagining things. My bun really is larger than your entire head, but continue staring at me all wide-eyed with mouth agape like I don't notice; It's doing wonders for my ego.

[Amorice]

I discovered yesterday that a sock bun done at the middle of my head makes for an AWESOME pillow :D

[spirals]

Helix, little girls are fascinated by my hair sticks. They ask their moms about it. I have to stifle a laugh.