View Full Version : Abnormal Thick Wiry Hair Strands
LillithTheFirst
May 16th, 2015, 08:29 AM
Hey, so I've noticed in the past few months really thick, wiry hairs (really kinky, texture is very inconsistent) randomly in my hair (maybe 20 of varying kinkiness). Now my hair is waist length and I don't know how I didn't notice some of these sooner because some are that length and they are pretty obvious when you feel/see them!. Most of my hair is quite fine and straight.
Don't know if anyone knows of something that could cause this? Damage to the follicle? Anyone else have them and do you just leave them, or pull them out? If I pull it out will it grow back "normal" or still grow all wiry? I've pulled out a few really bad ones, but left quite a lot because it seems kind of backward to pull out hairs I'm trying to grow but at the same time they do really look random and out of place.
Thoughts?
lapushka
May 16th, 2015, 09:10 AM
It's normal. We all have those. There have been plenty of threads on this already. You've got nothing to worry about. I'd just leave them be. :)
Arctic
May 16th, 2015, 09:20 AM
1) like Lapushka said, they are perfectly ormal, everyone has them. They are not damaged, just a hairtype (wiry/kinky) among others.
2) you probably have been paying more attention to your hair aften joining LHC and that's how you noticed them.
LillithTheFirst
May 16th, 2015, 06:14 PM
It's normal. We all have those. There have been plenty of threads on this already. You've got nothing to worry about. I'd just leave them be. :)
I don't know if I'm search the forums correctly cause nothing ever shows up when I use the "search forum" search... everything just shows up I can't find dedicated threads anywhere.... Which would be nice.... :(
Horrorpops
May 16th, 2015, 06:49 PM
Hi Lillith, I know what you mean the actual forum searching tool never really works for me either... instead what I do I google "long hair community [insert topic here]".
For example, I just googled "long hair community thick dark wiry hair" and it came up with these results:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-92747.html
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-112131.html
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/archive/index.php/t-33446.html
They all look to be archived threads now but they still have plenty of info! Hope this helps! I find it an easier way to find what I am looking for :)
And also yep I totally get those. I have very fine blonette hair and yet have random thick wiry black hairs that appear randomly throughout. Their texture is very strange - at first I thought I'd damaged the follicle but having read around realised (to my relief) that its normal! Whew!!
Nadine <3
May 16th, 2015, 06:53 PM
Huh I wish I had those...all the hair on my head is like spider webs lol
Horrorpops
May 16th, 2015, 07:01 PM
Haha Nadine maybe they're adding to overall hair strength? That has to be their only benefit lol. Its very weird finding black hair that is at least twice as wide than the rest, they are very strong though...
longhairvixen
May 16th, 2015, 07:55 PM
Maybe thyroid problems :shrug:
Try straigtening it.
LillithTheFirst
May 16th, 2015, 08:09 PM
Hi Lillith, I know what you mean the actual forum searching tool never really works for me either... instead what I do I google "long hair community [insert topic here]".
For example, I just googled "long hair community thick dark wiry hair" and it came up with these results
Ah! That's weird that the search doesn't work, but googling does! Oh well! Thanks!
LillithTheFirst
May 16th, 2015, 08:11 PM
I also think it's slight an OCD thing having a hair that doesn't "fit in" and wanting to get it out....
yogagirl
May 16th, 2015, 08:19 PM
I have em too! I figured out they grow from certain sections of my scalp, behind the ears and toward the nape. Not all of my hair in those sections are thick and wiry, but when I do come across one I can always trace it back to there.
DweamGoiL
May 16th, 2015, 08:34 PM
I have 'em, too. I have found about 2-3 in the areas yogagirl quoted. I just leave them alone. They may be wiry and thick, but they are very healthy and shinny...go figure!
HintOfMint
May 16th, 2015, 08:44 PM
I have them scattered all over, although they are concentrated in some areas. I don't have any health problems that I know of, so it's not too much of a concern.
They are tempting to pull out, and my fidgety/picking/trichotillomania is definitely set off by these. I try to resist as best I can.
For me, they are prone to splitting along the length in some very elaborate and long splits, so that would be something to watch out for.
Horrorpops
May 16th, 2015, 08:45 PM
Ah! That's weird that the search doesn't work, but googling does! Oh well! Thanks!
Haha yeah, the search does work for some things I think but I find google more accurate... particularly if you're searching with multiple keywords. :) glad to have helped
lapushka
May 17th, 2015, 04:33 AM
I don't know if I'm search the forums correctly cause nothing ever shows up when I use the "search forum" search... everything just shows up I can't find dedicated threads anywhere.... Which would be nice.... :(
Oh I'm not blaming you in any way! Don't get me wrong. Just wanted to reassure you that it's plenty talked about already, and that it's nothing to worry about!
Arctic
May 17th, 2015, 07:18 AM
I also think it's slight an OCD thing having a hair that doesn't "fit in" and wanting to get it out....
I know how it is. However, try not to concentrate on them; not to find them, not to feel them nor pull them out. There is a disorder caller trichotillomania, which manifests itself in obsessing over hairs, pulling them out not being able to stop, and this sounds dangerously near on that territory.
When you just try to concentrate on your hair as a whole and not as individual strands, after a while you'll sort of forget the different feeling hairs. If you are not against blowdrying, that helps to make them feel smoother, as does really good moisturizing, and being buildupfree and clean - at least on my hair.
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