Post your ponytails! Thickness

[Guenhwyvar]

A few years ago I had very very thick hair (people noticed) but now it seems to be really thin. Even my braids seem much smaller. I am having trouble imaging what everyones hair thickness is like, so can people post pics of there ponytail with a measurement? (From the side if possible please xD).

I will post my own as soon as I can :)

Lets see all this lovely hair (all thickness are beautiful)

[l0nd0nbr1dg3]

Wow I love Ur hair! I thought this post was going to get alot of posts I can barely put my hair in a ponytail so I have nothing to post

[Mrspuddinhead]

When my hair is pulled back in a pony tail I believe the circumference is 3". I don't have a picture of my hair styled in this way. I have a picture of pig tails though that I will post just in case you want to see. Great thread idea. I had thought about making a thread like this but you beat me to it.

http://i52.tinypic.com/2ltiwr4.jpg

[MissManda]

Here's my hair in a low ponytail. My circumference is approximately 4.1" tightly compacted. A higher ponytail measures ~4.25".

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8239&pictureid=109921

Please excuse the slightly greasy hair. :o

[freckles]

luckily I took some posy pictures of myself several months ago that fit this thread, spinning in the spot and playing with the self timer function on my iPhone! :lol:

my ponytail thickness is a smidge under 3" last time I measured ... maybe 2 and three quarter inches or slightly above.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5126&pictureid=109922

[dragonchickx]

I love this! I will be back to post a pic!

[knittingyogini]

I can't figure out how to take a picture of the back of my own head, but mine measured about 3.5 inches.

It'll be interesting to see if that changes. I've been feeling like my hair has gotten thinner, but I'm not 100% sure its not just hanging differently. Its longer than ever (BSL) and I just started CO. It doesn't have the annoy big pouf that it used to get, so it seems less thick.

[archel]

So, when you measure pony circumference, do you do it over the elastic or what? I'm wonder if that would fudge my numbers, but I can't think of another way to do it.

[Guenhwyvar]

Thanks so much :) I think mine is just over 3" at the moment. I measured with a piece of string and a ruler. I cant find a picture and I don't have access to a camera now but will get a pic up ASAP.

Great Pics :)

I placed the string behind the ruler..

[ingvild]

Here is my ponytail. I got ~3.6 inches when I measured.

http://www.longhaircommunity.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=7777&pictureid=109924

[Panth]

So, when you measure pony circumference, do you do it over the elastic or what? I'm wonder if that would fudge my numbers, but I can't think of another way to do it.

You make the ponytail, then wriggle the elastic down until the measuring tape will fit above it. Alternatively, you wriggle it down enough to fit a piece of string above it then measure the length of string (this way you can use a ruler / non-flexible tape).

[Emerald88]

I haven't measured the circumference in a while, but mine is not nearly as thick as it used to be. I don't really have a plain pony tail pic. This is the closest I have. And the pigtail one makes my hair look super thick, but it's all braid waves.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/meowgoddess/Hair377.jpg http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j247/meowgoddess/100_1030.jpg

[Ligeia_13]

What a cool thread!

I can't seem to be able to get a decent shot of my ponytail :p I measured three times, it came out 10cm (almost 4 inches, 3,9 to be exact) I'm sure it was 9cm a month ago :/

http://i53.tinypic.com/2zyie05.jpg

[Mairéad]

Apparently I don't have a single picture of myself wearing my hair up before cutting it. I'll have to get back to you on this one, lol. Like, when I have hair. :(

On another note, I shall learn and put my hair up more often once the option becomes available to me. :p

[CurlyMopTop]

I don't have a pony tail pic, but mine is 3 inches measured after damp bunning for a day with a pony on top of my head (I have bangs and layers). If I damp bun for the day, alot of my curl gets pulled out, so the measurement is more accurate. I measured mine right above the ponytail holder making sure that the holder itself didn't get included with the measuring tape being pulled as tight as possible. Did I do it right?

[mrs.bad85]

Right now after being in a damp french braid all day the ponytail is 4" it can be up to 4.5" when dry and fluffy

[Rustella]

I don't have a picture but mine is 4.5 inches. Yes, I have a little bit of hair. :o

[MissManda]

Oooh, I have another picture to show. Here's my dad's ponytail (not the best angle, but I hope it gives a general idea. His hair is a little coarser than mine, so I'd say he's a 2c/M/ii with a mid-ii thickness of 2.5-3".

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=6100&pictureid=117150

Isn't his hair a nice color?

[Orangerthanred]

If I could fit my hair into a ponytail & find a camera I would post a picture. But I break pretty much all the ponytail bands at my house and I need a new camera.

[FrozenBritannia]

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j453/FrozenBritannia/hair/2011-10-25-160208-1.jpg

mine is 1.75"... (don't let the elastic fool you, it's wrapped 4 times around and it's still not tight)

[wooliswonderful]

I'm at 2.75" thickness.

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc108/wool_is_wonderful/102511003-1.jpg

[patienceneeded]

DH took the cameran hunting and I haven't been able to find it since. I'll take a pic once I find it. My ponytail measures between 4" and 4.25" when clean and fluffy from shampooing.

[heartgoesboom]

my circumference is 4" but it seems so thin to me.

[MaryRose]

My measurement is 3 1/4 inches

http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff379/MaryRose213/ponytailcircumference.jpg

[~Jenny^-^~]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=8652&pictureid=117163
I measured my hair to be around 4". Putting away the heat styling really has helped, i'm surprised!

Gorgeous hair ladies!! :love:

[hockeygirl256]

3. 5 inches. Pretty good, but it'd be nice to have a bit more oomph.

[shakba]

just measured and mine is 2.95. it seems soooo small to me, but I have no idea what's average

[Lissandria]

At just 2.5", thinner side of ii. Although this doesn't include my thick fringe. Hopefully it will get thicker. Am hoping for close to 2.75"-3" in thickness as a realistic goal in the future as I am shedding much less these days. It's healthier than it has ever been thanks to LHC :cheese:

http://i39.tinypic.com/ng4itt.jpg

[kanaka]

My ponytail is 3.2 inches thickness.

took this pic in August
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x391/kanaka29/ponytail.jpg

[RedDevil]

omg my pony is so thin I can't even bring myself to photograph it! sorry

[PixxieStix]

Alas, all I can manage is a pony snub right now that can't get all of my hair, when greasy it measures in at 3.5 in a low ponytail without all the hair, and 3.75 when it's washed and dried. I'm pretty sure once I can get all my hair in a higher ponytail (as in, when all the layers are long enough and I've got the stuff on top of my head grown out again), it'll be 4.0, maybe a smidge higher or lower. But, until then, I'm gonna baby that hair! :D

[selenechiba]

My ponytail is is 2.75 . Darn.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v738/woodle20/IMG_6888c.jpg

[Jenw777]

No picture, but mine is a smidge over 4 inches.

[McFearless]

My ponytail is is 2.75" thick. Darn.


Darn?? Your hair is gorgeous! I love the colour too.

[Kathie]

Here's mine. I'm just under 4 inches. I guess if my face-framing-layers were long enough to make it in it would be 4.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=5475&pictureid=117211

[Lapin]

3.5"!
I was measuring wrong and didn't realize it until this thread.
I do, however, have some dreadful thin spots on the top right - started when all my allergies began. Hopefully it'll fill out now that I'm beginning to manage them...

the pony:
http://flic.kr/p/azv7Hnhttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6044/6286336111_3c7cd7d42a_z.jpg
http://flic.kr/p/azv7Hn
http://flic.kr/p/azv7Hn

[uptosomeone]

No picture, I couldn't get a good one. Mine is right at about 2" high up though, and that's minus my thick bangs, face framing layers, and lower short layer (breakage...:rolleyes:).I'm hoping in a year or so more of the hairs I don't like will be in my ponytail and it'll thicken it up a bit. Maybe to 2.5...3 if there's heathier hair growing out from damage as well.

[infinity_girl]

I don't have a pic but I just measured 3 times to be sure and it is 3.5 inches.

[MrsGuther]

I just measured at 4.25 inches. I will have to take a picture and post! :)

[luthein]

Darn?? Your hair is gorgeous! I love the colour too.

I agree completely! Your hair is beautiful.

[Mesmerise]

Typical I notice this thread when my hair is actually UP in a Flexi 8 instead of in a ponytail (which is my usual, everyday style). I think my low ponytail is a bit over 2.5" now, and the high ponytail is about 2.75" but I haven't measured in awhile. I've also cut bangs and some face framing layers, which may have brought it down a bit.

Still, it's better than the start of the year when a pony at my nape was only just over 2"!! I will take a picture tonight/tomorrow when I take my hair down.

I've actually been wanting to take pics of my pony thickness so I can see it improve as my shed hair regrows!! I'm hoping for my low pony to get to 3" but I'm wondering if the bangs and the face framing layers will prevent this!

(I cut the bangs because I think my hair is getting noticeably thinner around my hairline, and the bangs hide it!! It's freaking me out!).

[ttverdy]

Here's my pony: straightened, it's about 4.5 inches, and curly (natural), it's almost 5. I was always embarrassed about my thickness as a kid, so it's cool that it's appreciated here on the LHC. :)

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h404/ttverdy/ponytail.jpg

[darklyndsea]

4.5"

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5097/111027211252.jpg

[dRummie]

Very cool thread :) I'm currently at 3.2"... no pictures, having lost 0.5" to a shed of unknown origin I don't really feel like breaking out the camera *sigh*

[julliams]

Here's mine. It's around 4".

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6049/6287948588_9ffd58bf60.jpghttp://farm7.static.flickr.com/6092/6287948676_d95127dc12.jpg

[Mountaingrrl]

http://www.longhaircommunity.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=8990&pictureid=117361

5.5 inches.

[jennescence]

mine is four and a half but i have no way of taking a pic right now. Will get back with a pic asap!

[tigereye]

Here you go. Quite tightly packed here. Mine is 4.2". It's only 4" in a lower pony though.
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq81/lost-kitty/P1010109-2.jpg

[Aerin]

No picture, but I remeasured last night and found I had 3.6'' circumference. A very nice surprise!

[Bianca]

Here is mine, 4.3"
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=2008&pictureid=117372

[wooliswonderful]

Wow Bianca, what a beautiful thick pony tail!

[selenechiba]

McFearless and luthein, thank you!! I just went through a big shed and my buns were totally fooling me into thinking it wasn't that bad. Stupid reality. :p

[tigr]

I wish the LHC people with stub ponytails and thin ponytails would show pictures. When my hair was short and I was reading the Super-Shorties thread, I found it reassuring to see the stub pony in the avatar of one of the women on the thread. The stub looked pretty good to me! I still think of her courage and smile.

I'm sure there are lots of LHC people with stub ponytails and thin ponytails who could use the kind of encouragement i received from seeing that woman's avatar. I mean, isn't that what LHC is about? Finding other people like us?

[giuditta]

Ok Tigr you convinced me :)

Here's my small and thin ponystub, just 2,4 inches:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/giuditta373/Staart1.jpg


And with a flower to cheer it up a bit:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/giuditta373/Staart2.jpg

[Lissandria]

Ok Tigr you convinced me :)

Here's my small and thin ponystub, just 2,4 inches:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/giuditta373/Staart1.jpg


And with a flower to cheer it up a bit:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y56/giuditta373/Staart2.jpg

Your hair is a lovely colour and shiny. My pony is on page three, also thin and fine and while not a stub not very long either. So you're in good company :)

[jojo]

I agree pony stubbers get your photos on, this is about thickness not length and i personally think pony stubs rather cute.

I need to measure mine, so will do this tomorrow!

[Avital88]

i measured my ponytail again this night and i came at 5.2 inches.., i remember before my hair loss that i had over 6 inches.. i think its time to grow out my layers so my hair actually looks thick all the way down

[Rocket22]

Well I have a thin pony about 2.5 or so. Someday when it all gets healthy I'm hoping for 3" :) I'll have to take a photo tomorrow

[Browniegirl]

I don't have a picture, But I know last time I measured It was around 6,maybe 5.5. Ahh,too much sometimes! Usually I like my 'thicket', but other times it is hot in the summer and heavy.Winters here now though,where I live :)

[hypersensitive]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8049&pictureid=107507

My ponytail circumference is 9.5 cm, which is about 3.75 in. So close to iii thickness! >.<;

[PraiseCheeses]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8996&pictureid=117451

2.5 inches in circumference, but luckily fluffy as all getout. I generally like my texture, although I really wish I could wear double braids. If I braid it tightly enough to stay, it compresses to nothing.

This is why I like to think of my hair as "Wonderbread Hair." :p

[giuditta]

Your hair is a lovely colour and shiny. My pony is on page three, also thin and fine and while not a stub not very long either. So you're in good company :)

Thanks Lissandria, the colour and shine are the miracles of henna :D
I love your pony, it proves to me once again that you don't need thick hair for it to be beuatiful! Can't wait to have your length...:pray:

[kouran]

Here is my ponytail, with a circumference of 8cm/3.14inches :

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/Nuria_Cruz/IMG_1544.jpg

Sorry for the gross hair, at the time I was having problems because I was oiling as when I used sls, I didn't realised that natural methods do not dry hair even when it is over oiled.

[kanaka]

Here is my ponytail, with a circumference of 8cm/3.14inches :

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/Nuria_Cruz/IMG_1544.jpg

Sorry for the gross hair, at the time I was having problems because I was oiling as when I used sls, I didn't realised that natural methods do not dry hair even when it is over oiled.

gorgeous as always :)

[kouran]

gorgeous as always :)

Thank you very much, Kanaka!! :blossom:

[Rhodugune]

Here is mine, 11cm or 4.3":
http://archive.pixbox.se/arkivet/synligt_38/32780000-32789999/640x480/32789018.jpg (http://www.pixbox.se/pic32789018)

I'm happy with the thickness of my hair and it's still easy to detangle.

[Shuan]

It's slightly more than three inches.
http://i.imgur.com/VkphF.jpg

[giuditta]

Here is my ponytail, with a circumference of 8cm/3.14inches :

http://i1116.photobucket.com/albums/k566/Nuria_Cruz/IMG_1544.jpg

Sorry for the gross hair, at the time I was having problems because I was oiling as when I used sls, I didn't realised that natural methods do not dry hair even when it is over oiled.

Wow your hair is sooo gorgeous! :agape:

[jacqueline101]

I don't know how to put my pictures on here but my pony tail is two inches around.

[kouran]

Wow your hair is sooo gorgeous! :agape:

Your very kind, giuditta! :D

[Lissandria]

Thanks Lissandria, the colour and shine are the miracles of henna :D
I love your pony, it proves to me once again that you don't need thick hair for it to be beuatiful! Can't wait to have your length...:pray:

Nawww, Thanks. :blossom:

I henndigo to get my hair glossy black so I completely get the henna miracle :magic:

I always love to see thinner side of ii, i/ii and i with beautiful hair. It reminds me that I'm not alone in my thin hair and also that it can be pretty and long.

[MissCoco]

4-4.5" in the colder months (autumnal shed) and 5-6" in the warmer months (regrowth). Beautiful ponytails, everyone! :)

[eezepeeze]

Mine measured 5" thickm but my stupid memory card won't cooperate, so I'll do a pic later.

[luxepiggy]

2.75" . . . it's slowly increasing, yey! (^(oo)^)v

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/ponytail.jpg

[xoxophelia]

^perfect example that the thickness of the hair is not all that matters. I would be very happy to have your hair piggy :)

Although.. straight silky hair would be very foreign to me. I am not sure I would know what to do with myself ^_^'

[ylime]

such lovely ponies!
mine is at 9-10cms and it was hard getting a picture because mines normaly in a braided pony :)

but here it is ...
http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz330/ylime_xo/Photoon2011-10-31at19343.jpg

[ylime]

ooops http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/zz330/ylime_xo/Photoon2011-10-31at19343.jpg
here it is :)

[xoxophelia]

I just took some pictures with my built in webcam so I can post them here. Sorry they are low quality though ....
It has been about a year since last I measured but the circ. was somewhere between 4-5" (something like 4.5 but I don't exactly remember).

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=117581

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=4575&pictureid=117582

[Lisa R]

OK, some of your asked for us thinnies to post pics so here you go! My circumference is 2 inches.
I thought I would post a few pony tail shots at different angels. Some angels are more flattering than others!

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q318/dandlroberts/Ponytail2.jpghttp://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q318/dandlroberts/Ponytail4.jpghttp://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q318/dandlroberts/Ponytail1.jpghttp://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q318/dandlroberts/Ponytail3.jpg

[Lissandria]

^^ your pony is lovely, long and shiny with little taper. Just proves yet again circumference isn't all that matters. Beautiful hair :)

[nazzooyzo]

Here's my shorty ponytail...


http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/1528/tumblrltfnlzgnek1qhekp2.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/805/tumblrltfnlzgnek1qhekp2.png/)

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[blondie9912]

For those of you who managed to increase your ponytail circumference, what did you do and how long did it take to see a difference? Thanks in advance :)

[Lisa R]

Thank you for your lovely comment Lissandria! A little trick is to wear a black t-shirt which helps hide the gappiness in my hair! If the back drop was a lighter colour it can make a big difference in how thin my hair looks.

I just cut 1 1/2 inches off to thicken my ends a little and I feel it made a good difference in look and feel. I'm growing out a lot of re-growth as well (post baby shedding) so hopefully the 2 inches will slowly crawl down my length. It really does take paitence growing hair to longer lengths. I try and enjoy each stage.



Nazzooyzo: You hair looks lovely and thick. It's not that short. It looks a good length to me!

Happy hair growing everyone:)

[luvlaughlin]

I put my hair in a pony and slid it down enough to measure it with a soft measuring tape. I did this like 20 times to make sure it was right because the measurement seems to be too much. I have not washed my hair since Sunday morning. Right now the thickness is 3.75" (9.525 cm). I am starting Nioxin again tomorrow, I haven't used it in over 10 years. I want to increase the measurement so it's over 4".

I am brushing with a Denman 9 row once a day and immediately follow the brush with a scalp massage (no oil). I have breakage (maybe 10 hairs a day) but no shedding right now. I will be doing a measurement recheck at 30, 60 and 90 days to see what kind of difference Nioxin makes.

My photos are in an album I just made if you want to check them out. Also, if anyone has any tips or anything for me I would appreciate any help! Feel free to "friend" me. I signed up last August and have no friends yet :-(

[Kayla Nyx]

Squee!!! knew this would come in handy!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8314&pictureid=127613

[luvlaughlin]

Squee!!! knew this would come in handy!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8314&pictureid=127613

Your hair looks thick. What is the circumference of your pony???

[Kayla Nyx]

Your hair looks thick. What is the circumference of your pony???

truth be told, I don't know! :confused: I don't know how to measure it.

[sfgirl]

I would seriously give anything to increase my thickness. :( I would legit sell my soul! Anyone else have any tips?

[katsrevenge]

http://www.longhaircommunity.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9295&pictureid=121114


I saw someone else do these a while back.. so I did a few one eve while bored(other coins and stuff are in an album). Depending on the time of year (and the moon I swear, eesh) I measure my tail between 4 and 4.5.

[auburntressed]

I saw someone else do these a while back.. so I did a few one eve while bored(other coins and stuff are in an album). Depending on the time of year (and the moon I swear, eesh) I measure my tail between 4 and 4.5.
That is really cool. I might do that.

I was measuring my pigtails a couple weeks ago, and my roommate was watching me curiously. So I said to her, trying to be conversational and include her in what I was doing, "Each of my pigtails measures three inches around."

So her curious look turned snarky and she said, somewhat derisively, "They sure as heck do NOT look thick enough to be three inches around." I was a bit put off by the tone, because there's no reason for her to be so emotionally invested in how thick MY hair is. But by way of response, I said something along the lines of...

Are you sure? Sometimes people don't realize the scale of circumference until they start to measure and compare things. I'd guess that a quarter is roughly about three inches around - maybe a bit bigger.

So then, her look changed from a snarky, mocking disbelief to surprise. She said, "Really? Wow..." And that was the end of it.

Now I actually do want to measure a quarter to see. But alas! I haven't had a quarter in my possession since that. So I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Your coin picture reminded me of that, since it uses a coin to show thickness in a similar way that I tried to use a coin for visual imagery for my roommate - even though I didn't have one on me at the time.

[PriscillaCherel]

I got 4.0? (10 cm) I don't know, I'm happy with it:)

[Thinthondiel]

I don't have a picture, but the last time I measured my ponytail it measured 3 inches, and that was after getting an undercut on both sides of my head and with bangs that were (and still are) still too short to get into a ponytail...

Before I cut it, it was an iii, but I don't remember the exact measurement.

[Hollyfire3]

2.75" . . . it's slowly increasing, yey! (^(oo)^)v

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff33/shoppingpiglet/ponytail.jpg

I LOVE the look of straight, sleek hair in a ponytail that looks like the elastic sits on top of it, it looks so nice, like the elastic is about to break because the ponytail is so thick! Awsome!

[arc691]

Thanks for the instructions on measuring~ I wasn't sure how to do it before...

I just tried measuring my low ponytail and got 4 inches. Maybe I can post a picture later...I'm not fit to be seen at the moment (lol)

[Amber_Maiden]

6.2 inches. gah!

[silverstars]

I don't have pics, but mine is just about 3 inches. It should be a bit more when I finally grow out my bangs, but they won't reach a high ponytail until the end of the year I think. I have rather heavy blunt bangs so they might add another quarter inch or more. My hair has been getting thicker now that I have been here for a year and have been taking better care of it. The new growth has started to reach my ponytail :) . I'l try to add a picture later.

[alexandros22]

Mine is 3.5". I thought it would be more cause my hair is quite thick but I guess it will increase as it gets longer. There are still parts of my hair that are barely long enough to be put in a ponytail.

[katsrevenge]

That is really cool. I might do that.

I was measuring my pigtails a couple weeks ago, and my roommate was watching me curiously. So I said to her, trying to be conversational and include her in what I was doing, "Each of my pigtails measures three inches around."

So her curious look turned snarky and she said, somewhat derisively, "They sure as heck do NOT look thick enough to be three inches around." I was a bit put off by the tone, because there's no reason for her to be so emotionally invested in how thick MY hair is. But by way of response, I said something along the lines of...

Are you sure? Sometimes people don't realize the scale of circumference until they start to measure and compare things. I'd guess that a quarter is roughly about three inches around - maybe a bit bigger.

So then, her look changed from a snarky, mocking disbelief to surprise. She said, "Really? Wow..." And that was the end of it.

Now I actually do want to measure a quarter to see. But alas! I haven't had a quarter in my possession since that. So I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Your coin picture reminded me of that, since it uses a coin to show thickness in a similar way that I tried to use a coin for visual imagery for my roommate - even though I didn't have one on me at the time.

In that album I've measurements of coins but in mm. I didn't have a ruler handy so I used Proff. Google to tell me how big they are across.

I did it originally because I was hair-type stalking...I searched users for hair-types like mine and ones nearly like mine and found a hair twin :D and she had one in her pics. It just made perfect sense. I think she used either a quarter or a half dollar.. but it was late. I was bored... more then one picture of hair happened!

It is funny though... even though my low pony is around 4/4.5 these days which was the one in that shot (it really changes due to weather.. which is funny since the porosity tests tell me I'm non-porous) and my high one is more like 5.. my piggies (high, side of the head for mini buns) are near 3 each. (One over, one under. One side of my head is thicker then the other. :rolleyes:)

I'd like to get back to near 6 low pony like I had before the huge shed about when I joined (all I can figure was stress and stuff from when my mom passed and my morning her finally was catching up with the hair).. but I'm happy with what I have now. If it doesn't come back.. that is OK. I think it is... My measurements are slowly getting thicker higher up and I've bunches of baby hairs.. but it takes so much time.

[dwell_in_safety]

Mine is a consistent 5.25". My hair in general doesn't look as thick as it has recently, but I'm chalking that up to being weighed down by length I haven't had in over a year because the circumference has remained the same.

[swearnsue]

Ok, here's my little pony stub. It's almost 2 inches around and will be for sure when the wispys are long enough to pull back.

[luvlaughlin]

I am happy I revived this thread - I love seeing all the ponys! I especially like the idea about using coins as reference. Great comparison tool. Next time I measure I will have to do it that way :-)

[annamoonfairy]

Here is one of mine from 2011.

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/182/november2011ponytail2.jpg

[shutterpillar]

resurrecting this thread from page 5!

Here is my ponytail. It looks so little bitty compared to a lot of the other ones, which is why I cant help but wonder if I should categorize my hair as an "i" instead of "ii", but it fell under the smaller side of ii when I measured, so whatever. It seems like i've got a lot of hair... its just really thin or something. Which makes me wonder if I should categorize it as "fine", though it feels more coarse. What do you think?

http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/ashmey86/Hair/Picture013.jpg

[Colourful]

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z324/p2ikesetiir/hh022.jpg

[katsrevenge]

Annamoonfairy, I love your color!

Shutterpillar... I think it looks very nice and thick. As for texture..this is the Fia classifier:

F - Fine
Thin strands that sometimes are almost translucent when held up to the light. Shed strands can be hard to see even against a contrasting background. Similar to hair found on many people of Scandinavian descent.

You can also try rolling a strand between your thumb and index finger. Fine hair is difficult to feel or it feels like an ultra-fine strand of silk

M - Medium
Strands are neither fine nor coarse. Similar to hair found on many Caucasians.

You can also try rolling a strand between your thumb and index finger. Medium hair feels like a cotton thread. You can feel it, but it isn't stiff or rough. It is neither fine or coarse.

C - Coarse
Thick strands that where shed strands usually are easily identified against most backgrounds. Similar to hair found on many people of Asian or native American descent.

You can also try rolling a strand between your thumb and index finger. Coarse hair feels hard and wiry. As you roll it back and forth, you may actually hear it.

I have all three on my head. I think most people do. But the vast majority of the strands are almost see-through (till I started henna, heh) with a some mediums thrown in.. and then here and there is a coarse one. So I went F/M.

[shutterpillar]

Kat, I had read that and it definitely fit the "coarse" description the most. Thats what I will keep it set at, it just seems like the individual strands are so thin, but they FEEL coarse, if that makes any sense at all.

I do have semi-strong native american heritage (one of my dad's grandparents was full Cherokee) so I suppose that's where my coarse hair could have come from.

[GlennaGirl]

There's one in my album from when my hair was almost all one length. It was about 2.5 - 2.75".

Right now it's a little over 2". (The pic from July 2011 shows this thickness.)

[sfgirl]

I cannot get most of my front layers and bangs in any type of ponytail. They are 1 inch altogether, but my hair in a ponytail is 3 inches. I've remeasured a ton of time because my hair still feels thin. Anyways, once my layers grow out, I might actually be able to be ii/iii!

[pepperminttea]

I don't have a photo, but last time I measured it was around 3.7/8" compacted down as much as I could. :)

[GlennaGirl]

resurrecting this thread from page 5!

Here is my ponytail. It looks so little bitty compared to a lot of the other ones, which is why I cant help but wonder if I should categorize my hair as an "i" instead of "ii", but it fell under the smaller side of ii when I measured, so whatever. It seems like i've got a lot of hair... its just really thin or something. Which makes me wonder if I should categorize it as "fine", though it feels more coarse. What do you think?

http://i951.photobucket.com/albums/ad351/ashmey86/Hair/Picture013.jpg

My ponytail (at its tightest point) looks like yours and I have less hair beneath there thickness-wise, and I'm on the low end of a ii, so I'd say you're firmly a ii.

[Silverbrumby]

2.75 now and up from 2.25 when I first started taking care of my hair. A solid 3 would be terrific.

[Hollyfire3]

I cannot get most of my front layers and bangs in any type of ponytail. They are 1 inch altogether, but my hair in a ponytail is 3 inches. I've remeasured a ton of time because my hair still feels thin. Anyways, once my layers grow out, I might actually be able to be ii/iii!

An ii/iii is anything over 3 inches right?

[anka.ch]

An ii/iii is anything over 3 inches right? Over 4", I think.

My pony is 6.5cm (just over 2.5") thick or rather thin, it's still not bad considering my baby fine hair (very well seen on the pictures! I wasn't even aware how fine my hair is O_o )

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2426/pony1my.jpg

Deferent angle.

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4956/pony2k.jpg

[SwordWomanRiona]

Here's mine, 3.7" (9.5cm)...it's 3.5" in a low ponytail

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7006&pictureid=93102

And, I forgot, the full ponytail:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7006&pictureid=92722

[hyettf16]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7976&pictureid=125348

[Hollyfire3]

Over 4", I think.

My pony is 6.5cm (just over 2.5") thick or rather thin, it's still not bad considering my baby fine hair (very well seen on the pictures! I wasn't even aware how fine my hair is O_o )

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2426/pony1my.jpg

Deferent angle.

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/4956/pony2k.jpg

I thought iii was over four (like my 4.25 ponytail) and that ii/iii was 3.25 or so?:confused:

[katsrevenge]

I think ii/iii is up to 4 inches and iii is 4 and up.

http://www.longhaircommunity.com/archive/showthread.php?t=8954

I really think we need a iv for some of ya'll though.

[dulce]

Yay!!When I joined it was 2.5 inches ,now it's 3.5 inches.No more dye and using the blowdryer on low with a diffuser for short periods of time only,plus no more brushing,no more flat iron, and more conditioning has helped so much.Thanks Long Hair forum for all the great tips!Better care equals better hair.

[sfgirl]

I think we should have the volume by inch. because the thinner end of ii is way, way different than the thicker end of ii.

[Hollyfire3]

I think ii/iii is up to 4 inches and iii is 4 and up.

http://www.longhaircommunity.com/archive/showthread.php?t=8954

I really think we need a iv for some of ya'll though.

Whats an iv? Thanks for the link, sorry for being so stubborn, I just got confused.

[auburntressed]

An ii/iii is anything over 3 inches right?
It says 4" and up is iii. So I usually assume that a ii/iii is someone whose pony is right around 4", but perhaps they get a smaller reading occasionally due to hair not being washed recently, ect. My pony gets smaller when greasy or oiled, so I tend to assume others can be, too.

Though I see the logic in people who are above 3" labeling themselves a ii/iii as well. I think anything that is 3" or up is "very thick" by real-world, non-LHC standards.

[anka.ch]

Whats an iv? Thanks for the link, sorry for being so stubborn, I just got confused.

IV (or iv) means 4 and is taken from Roman numerals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals): i - 1, ii - 2, iii - 3, iv - 4, v - 5, vi - 6...
I found a thread where the i, i/ii, ii... notation was discussed click (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=86506). Did you know that click (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=1964090&postcount=10) :> ;)

[Hollyfire3]

IV (or iv) means 4 and is taken from Roman numerals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals): i - 1, ii - 2, iii - 3, iv - 4, v - 5, vi - 6...
I found a thread where the i, i/ii, ii... notation was discussed click (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=86506). Did you know that click (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showpost.php?p=1964090&postcount=10) :> ;)

Oh I get it, we need an IV for us who say we are iii (over 4) so it makes more sense in reality. Just got that lol thank!:)

[Hollyfire3]

It says 4" and up is iii. So I usually assume that a ii/iii is someone whose pony is right around 4", but perhaps they get a smaller reading occasionally due to hair not being washed recently, ect. My pony gets smaller when greasy or oiled, so I tend to assume others can be, too.

Though I see the logic in people who are above 3" labeling themselves a ii/iii as well. I think anything that is 3" or up is "very thick" by real-world, non-LHC standards.

Yeah anything over 3 (even 3.25 or so) is very-thick by real world standards. I agree with both definitions of ii/iii thanks for the clarification.

[vindo]

Before and after postpartum hair loss:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mdlup5B6SS8/T4ghAWM-VuI/AAAAAAAAKSw/jKfKKXxRA3A/s800/IMG_0581.JPGhttps://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-maVuvN0R_dg/T4ghAWXMAuI/AAAAAAAAKS4/FcUgpC2pOrM/s800/IMG_0090.JPG

Before around 10cm (did not measure bf that pic), after 8.5cm ( I think it was a bit more in the pic bc that was not too far into my hair loss).

Sorry, not the best pics, I just cropped a baby belly pic and another to show the balding. So they were not taken for that purpose. :o

[shutterpillar]

Oooh Emichiee, I had the WORST postpartum hair loss with my second child (my son). It was horrible. I had BSL hair back then and I cut it to chin level to make it look at least a little thicker. :( It is still not completely back to where it was... but neither is the rest of my body. lol. such is life.

Letting you know i've been there, and its not fun. I hope everything grows back for you. It took mine after 6 months after I stopped breastfeeding (so almost 2 years altogether) to get the majority of my hair back.

[maria_asa]

Here's mine with bun waves/kinks/bends
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/maria_asa/IMG_0563_red.jpg http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/maria_asa/IMG_0564_red.jpg

My circumference is just under 2".

[chelles2kids]

I don't have a photo, but last time I measured it was around 3.7/8" compacted down as much as I could. :)

From my understanding this is how one should measure their ponytail circumference.
Place a hair safe ponytail around it as close to your scalp as possible...I hope I'm right because that's how I take my measurments.:o

[auburntressed]

All right - I got a picture. I took the coin concept from Katsrevenge. Just posting the link to the photo in my album because I'm not sure how to post a picture without it being HUGE.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=9641&pictureid=130855

It is a little fuzzy, so sorry. That's a silver dollar - which I measured to be close to 5" around the rim - same as my pony when measured around.

I'm really liking the idea of using coins as a scale reference in photos.

[schweedie]

I don't think I ever participated here!

http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/growingmyhair/SAM_5719.jpg http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k626/growingmyhair/SAM_5721.jpg

Apparently my high pony is somewhere between 2.5 and 2.75 inches.

[Majala]

I don't have a picture, but it's 2.5".

[BeckyAH]

...I am such a dummy. I originally thought people were discussing ponytail RADIUS. As in 'wide across', rather than 'length around' and was so, so very confused. ...I'm going to go play with a fabric tape measure now. ETA: Best I can determine, 4" exactly.

ETA: Best I can do. At least the colors are pretty?
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y26/Greylin/ponytail.jpg

(I do have bangs - heavy, short ones -- and my hair's been blown straight, to fix some misadventures in trimming today; can't see what I'm doing with curl).

[SwordWomanRiona]

It says 4" and up is iii. So I usually assume that a ii/iii is someone whose pony is right around 4", but perhaps they get a smaller reading occasionally due to hair not being washed recently, ect. My pony gets smaller when greasy or oiled, so I tend to assume others can be, too.

Though I see the logic in people who are above 3" labeling themselves a ii/iii as well. I think anything that is 3" or up is "very thick" by real-world, non-LHC standards.

Yes, I remember reading that iii is 4" and over and ii/iii is like 3.75"-4"...I'm 3.5" and label myself as ii...because my hair's so fine my hair normally looks thinner than it really is...but I would love to claim myself a ii/iii :D!

[Hollyfire3]

Yes, I remember reading that iii is 4" and over and ii/iii is like 3.75"-4"...I'm 3.5" and label myself as ii...because my hair's so fine my hair normally looks thinner than it really is...but I would love to claim myself a ii/iii :D!

I consider 3.5 ii/iii you should label yourself that, nobody is gonna get mad at you....at least i wouldn't!:)

[SwordWomanRiona]

I love all the ponytails here! Really! I wish I could comment on each pic separately, but I'm afraid that would occupy too many pages.
I'm very thickness-obsessed about my own hair (you could even call it a 'thickness complex', sometimes) and all those gorgeous i to ii/iii ponytails have really opened my eyes. So thanks for that.

[SwordWomanRiona]

I consider 3.5 ii/iii you should label yourself that, nobody is gonna get mad at you....at least i wouldn't!:)

I'm really tempted to do exactly that, you know :)! Oh, it's so tempting!

ETA: I've realized that I had been measuring my circumference with my hair in a low ponytail only, and a high ponytail gets more hair in and gives me some 3.7"...So I think it's relatively safe to begin labeling myself ii/iii. Yay :happydance:!

Although my hair is so fine that is still compresses down a lot in braids and updos...Ah well!

[schweedie]

I love all the ponytails here! Really! I wish I could comment on each pic separately, but I'm afraid that would occupy too many pages.
I'm very thickness-obsessed about my own hair (you could even call it a 'thickness complex', sometimes) and all those gorgeous i to ii/iii ponytails have really opened my eyes. So thanks for that.
I feel the same way! Well, not so much that the ii/iii ones have been an eyeopener, but I've also had something of a thickness complex for a long time and this thread made me realise that I really am quite average. On the thinner side of average, yes, but still. And not only that, but the thinner ponies are gorgeous, too!

[CynthiaK]

Mine is 2.5 sad little inches.

[bunzfan]

Recently mine has been 4 inches:cool:

[whitedove]

hmm I am 3 and a quarter inchs without my fringe, with fringe I goto 3 and 3 quarters inches. I called myself a ii but reading what you all are saying maybe i should change to ii/iii?

[auburntressed]

And not only that, but the thinner ponies are gorgeous, too!
Yes, and I've seen some really striking hair in real life that was either in a pony or braid that looked like it was pretty thin at the base, or else it was down at the time but looked like it was probably not terribly thick. But thinner hair can get a really nice floaty, ethereal look to it that makes it look just wonderful. Not to mention it can just get that LOOK about it... that look that says, "I'm super soft and silky!"

And seriously - I know VERY few people in real life whose hair looks like it has as much as a 3" thickness. The ones I have see tend to tell me loudly and often about how thick and therefore hard to manage their hair is. In fact, I know at least three people off hand who I would estimate are just a little under 3", and they are always telling me about how their hair is "too thick" to grow as long as mine because the weight of it would give them headaches.

Most people have one of three reactions to my hair when they see it in a single braid down my back. One - they'll say they've never seen hair as thick as mine, two - they'll explain loudly that their hair is actually thicker than mine, but it only LOOKS thinner at the moment because of bangs/layers/styling/ect (usually this is so obviously not the case that it's laughable) - or three and most common, they'll immediately tell me about how they know someone whose hair is so much thicker than mine.

So... People do get very emotionally invested in thickness, and I can be a bit sensitive about it myself just because I'm always having people try to tell me that my hair isn't really thick after all - no matter how obviously thicker than theirs it is.

But yeah, I have seen very few above what looks like 3" in actual life. If your hair is that thick, you're pretty rare; so rock it.

[vindo]

Oooh Emichiee, I had the WORST postpartum hair loss with my second child (my son). It was horrible. I had BSL hair back then and I cut it to chin level to make it look at least a little thicker. :( It is still not completely back to where it was... but neither is the rest of my body. lol. such is life.

Letting you know i've been there, and its not fun. I hope everything grows back for you. It took mine after 6 months after I stopped breastfeeding (so almost 2 years altogether) to get the majority of my hair back.

Yeah I think it will take a while for all the regrowth to catch up, this is the second time I lost hair within a few years, so I got regrowth on top of regrowth.

I'm still breastfeeding, but my doctor actually said to me 2 months ago, that I was losing hair because my prolactin is not dropping enough, and won't as long as I'm nursing.
I nursed on and it seems she was wrong :p, my shedding decreased.

[MissManda]

This thread reminded me of a page I found while browsing the Interwebs a while back and I think it could give an interesting perspective on what non-LHCers (and the hair industry) think of as average in terms of thickness.

The page is on the Pantene official site and can be found here (http://web.pantene.com/en-CA/hair-science/pages/hair-diameter.aspx). I'm under the impression that they are confusing overall thickness with hair texture/structure (my hair is the furthest thing from being C :lol: ), but I think the idea of what they consider "average" is still there.

The diameter of a nickel is 0.835", which means the circumference is around ~2.6".

I've read in a few places on LHC and on the German hair boards (I lurk there) that there were some studies done on the average ponytail and it was around 7cm or 2.75".

I am yet to find any of the studies that have been mentioned online, though, so I don't know how accurate it is.

Just thought this might be worth mentioning. :shrug:

[teela1978]

I think ii/iii is up to 4 inches and iii is 4 and up.

http://www.longhaircommunity.com/archive/showthread.php?t=8954

I really think we need a iv for some of ya'll though.

I'd put the combos (e.g. i/ii; ii/iii) right at the edge of the definitions. So if you're at 4", you might put ii/iii. Measurements vary so if you're near the edge and commonly end up on either side of the boundary depending on when you measure then you might as well represent that. If you always measure above 4 inches though, you're a iii in my mind (or if you're always between 2 and 4 inches then you're a ii).

[Hollyfire3]

hmm I am 3 and a quarter inchs without my fringe, with fringe I goto 3 and 3 quarters inches. I called myself a ii but reading what you all are saying maybe i should change to ii/iii?

Depends on how you see it, I say anything 3.5 or over is ii/iii but others think differently and say ii/iii is barely under 4 or right at 4, so its up to you.

[terylenerose]

Mine is 3.8 but I still have a few bits that don't go anywhere. I'm starting to think I'll have to resign myself to being an ii, but I don't want to update my stats until I have all my hair in a ponytail.
Here's a picture from a while back:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=9679&pictureid=125787
I think those are bun waves. My hair almost never looks like its natural 2c/3a...but that's a different story.

[Hollyfire3]

Mine is 3.8 but I still have a few bits that don't go anywhere. I'm starting to think I'll have to resign myself to being an ii, but I don't want to update my stats until I have all my hair in a ponytail.
Here's a picture from a while back:
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=9679&pictureid=125787
I think those are bun waves. My hair almost never looks like its natural 2c/3a...but that's a different story.

Whats the story with it never looking 2c/3a? Heat damage? If so, I TOTTALLY understand, rarely does my hair look 2b/2c, the curl pattern in permanetly screwed...:(

[PolarCathy]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=130913 (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/album.php?albumid=7799&pictureid=130913)

10.5 cm (4.1")

Sorry for the black hair elastic, that's the only color I have.

[Mesmerise]

The page is on the Pantene official site and can be found here (http://web.pantene.com/en-CA/hair-science/pages/hair-diameter.aspx). I'm under the impression that they are confusing overall thickness with hair texture/structure (my hair is the furthest thing from being C, lol), but I think the idea of what they consider "average" is still there.

The diameter of a nickel is 0.835", which means the circumference is around ~2.6".



Oh dear though... they are saying FINE hair has a smaller circumference, and COARSE hair has a bigger circumference? LOL as if we all have exactly the same number of hairs and the only difference is how thick each strand of hair is :rolleyes:.

And measure your ponytail with your fingers? That's just... soo... accurate... lol.

Errm anyway, the point you are making could be right though, that LHC's definition of "average" could actually be thicker than the general population's average, and that those of us with hair a bit less than 3" could, in fact, have average thickness hair even though we feel that it's quite thin, being as how we're on LHC and we see all these people with such lovely, thick hair!

[whitedove]

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=9855&pictureid=130916

Self taken photo, hope its not too bad kinda tricky to get the back of head :D

My hair poofs out into a fox tail even with oils smoothing, so I think it makes my circumference look smaller.

[izzybel]

measured at 4.5"

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/queen_izzy/ponytail-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/queen_izzy/ponytail2-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/queen_izzy/ponytail3-1-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v327/queen_izzy/ponytail4-1.jpg

[BrownEyedBeauty]

Mine is about 3.75 inches. Considering that it is baby fine in texture, that is quite thick. At least that is what hairstylists and everyone else keep telling me.

[Ticky]

Other people have such nice looking ponytails, mine never stayed nice and in place for more than a couple of minutes!

I wanted to take a picture and found out that my camera is dead :doh:. I just remeasured it several times after 2 or 3 years, it came out around 11 to 11,5cm (4,33 - 4,52ish inches?) every time. Don't know what that is all about, it was at 4 inches last time :shrug: I did notice a lot of new growth in the past year or two, though.

I will be back with a picture once, to make up for all that rambling I just did.

[Raging Wolf]

My pony tail measures 3". It seems rather sparse compared to most.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

Here's mine at 4.25 inches

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/th_myhairphotos060.jpg (http://s1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/?action=view&current=myhairphotos060.jpg)

[firegypsy]

My pony tail measures 3". It seems rather sparse compared to most.


Mine is currently 1.75 if that makes you feel better. ;)

[oktobergoud]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v438/postalwar/haartje.jpg

it looks really tiny (I mean, it IS really tiny haha, but it also looks really thin) but it's actually 3 inches! Somehow I always have a superfluffy ponytail which makes it look a lot thicker at the ends??

Just for funsies, here's a really old picture where my hair was longer. It also looked a lot thicker (just the pony itself, PLUS a lot of hair was loose as well...). Maybe it will look thicker when it's longer or maybe I just lost some hair o_O

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=7331&pictureid=97494

[Silverbrumby]

2.75 here but a big drop off in size past shoulder. It did measure at 3 when I did a cassia but I dont count that gain as its temporary.

[lole18]

can i add an inch or more to circumference? how can i do that and how long would it take? i already do not use heat unless i have a big occasion and i cant use henna.. thanx every body :)

[Little Unicorn]

I don't have a picture, but my ponytail is 6.5 inches in circumference. For some reason (probably because my hair is so straight) people still think my hair is thin :confused:

[auburntressed]

I don't have a picture, but my ponytail is 6.5 inches in circumference. For some reason (probably because my hair is so straight) people still think my hair is thin :confused:
Yeaaaah... sometimes I think I might lose it the next time some wavy-haired thinny tries to tell me that I just don't understand what it's like to have thick hair... while they sport ponytails that are less than half as thick. :rolleyes: I think most people aren't terribly observant of other peoples' hair beyond the most basic eye-catchers: length and volume. I notice things about other peoples' hair that would never occur to most because I really like hair. So I am always looking at it. It is the first thing I notice about another person.

[Ginbill]

My pony tail only measures 2.5" and that's on a good day. :O

[Little Unicorn]

Yeaaaah... sometimes I think I might lose it the next time some wavy-haired thinny tries to tell me that I just don't understand what it's like to have thick hair... while they sport ponytails that are less than half as thick. :rolleyes: I think most people aren't terribly observant of other peoples' hair beyond the most basic eye-catchers: length and volume. I notice things about other peoples' hair that would never occur to most because I really like hair. So I am always looking at it. It is the first thing I notice about another person.

Mostly, I think I feel that my hair is thin because my cousin, who is a wavy, has very thick hair even when it's straightened. I'm not sure but I think she has around 9 inches. It takes for ever to brush and style lol and she tells me she hates having thick hair.

[Silverbrumby]

Mines a hair under 3 now up from 2.75 but that might change with another shed. I'm very happy to have changed it from 2.4 but even at 2.4 it was fine.

[SongofLove]

Mine seems to range from 3.75" to 4.25" depending on how far from wash day. I love satin scrunchies! :)
http://i.imgur.com/vnlq9.png

[SwordWomanRiona]

can i add an inch or more to circumference? how can i do that and how long would it take? i already do not use heat unless i have a big occasion and i cant use henna.. thanx every body :)

I've gained some thickness since I started detangling my hair gently and taking care of it overall (before that, a couple of years before finding LHC, I didn't use to detangle well and I lost a lot fo hair :o). But I'm not very knowledgeable about other thickness-gaining methods, apart from taking supplements and henna, which you say you can't use.
So I'm also waiting forward to further replies, it interests me a lot too :)!

[~honeyflower~]

Mine is 5" I measured yusterday

[PinkyCat]

I measured mine for the first time today! 3.5"! I'm actually surprised! :p

[dixid]

No picture for me either, mine is 4.25" and the stylist thinned it for me in May. I couldn't quite manage a ponytail at that point and if I hadn't thinned it out, I'd probably have given up on growing it out. It's too hot in FL to have type iii hair all over your neck.

[Boucles d'or]

3,7 inches on shoulderlength in layers. Some layers won't go in it yet...

[pink.sara]

Mostly, I think I feel that my hair is thin because my cousin, who is a wavy, has very thick hair even when it's straightened. I'm not sure but I think she has around 9 inches. It takes for ever to brush and style lol and she tells me she hates having thick hair.

9 inches?!!! Straightened?! Thats thicker than a coke can....

Pics or it didn't happen!

[KhiraLi]

Not the best picture but it is 3" and then there are some thin layers at the front that aren't included (very important :p)

http://i441.photobucket.com/albums/qq133/novalii/tail.jpg

[auburntressed]

9 inches?!!! Straightened?! Thats thicker than a coke can....

Pics or it didn't happen!
Hmm... 9 inches does seem a little far-fetched. Though I have learned that most people do not have a clear idea of what certain amounts of circumference visually look like until they have actually measured some things for themselves or have objects to compare them against. I had a roommate once who was certain her pony couldn't be more than an inch around until I measured it for her and - voila, it was 3 inches. She was shocked.

[Maybe]

I was surprised too when I measured mine. Almost 4 inches and that did not include my bangs).

Can't post pics yet.....

[ddiana1979]

Mine is exactly 3" right now, but I have relatively thick bangs that are almost grown out to the point where I can put them in a ponytail, so I'll be interested to see what it is in a few months.

[Little Unicorn]

9 inches?!!! Straightened?! Thats thicker than a coke can....

Pics or it didn't happen!

It's thicker than a coke can?

haha sorry I wasn't visualising it, I was just guessing. But it's a lot thicker than mine. so I don't know how thick, but it's quite thick.

[lole18]

mine is 1.7 :( do u know any hair care tips or ways i can make it go up to 2? though its curly its still 1.7

[LadyLongLocks]

A fun comparison :)

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/JJJLonghair/FACEBOOK/silverdollar-1.jpg

[lole18]

A fun comparison :)

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/JJJLonghair/FACEBOOK/silverdollar-1.jpg

wow how thick is it? :) do u know any ways of making hair thicker or coarser or minimize the shedding?:)

[Silverbrumby]

A fun comparison :)

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/JJJLonghair/FACEBOOK/silverdollar-1.jpg

Mines a DIME :p If that.

[kitekats]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/82751953@N04/7685971994/in/photostream
10cm

[Little Unicorn]

mine is 1.7 :( do u know any hair care tips or ways i can make it go up to 2? though its curly its still 1.7

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find a way :) Emu oil is supposed to help a lot, and I'm trying it right now. It definately helped my mom :)

[lole18]

Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find a way :) Emu oil is supposed to help a lot, and I'm trying it right now. It definately helped my mom :)

i heard that castor oil works.. do u know anyone who tried it?

[Little Unicorn]

i heard that castor oil works.. do u know anyone who tried it?
There are a few members on here who tried it, I haven't yet and I don't know anyone personally who has.

[Elithia]

This is a super-compressed (I could BAAAARELY get the scrunchie around again) 4.5".

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t3/soggypoptart/68161c51.jpg


I never wear it that tight, so I usually measure in closer to 5.25. Because of my curl (which is pretty pulled out in the picture, but hey) people are ALWAYS telling me how thick my hair is. It's really not. I mean, 4.5 is thick, but to me that pony doesn't look that big.

[auburntressed]

This is a super-compressed (I could BAAAARELY get the scrunchie around again) 4.5".

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t3/soggypoptart/68161c51.jpg


I never wear it that tight, so I usually measure in closer to 5.25. Because of my curl (which is pretty pulled out in the picture, but hey) people are ALWAYS telling me how thick my hair is. It's really not. I mean, 4.5 is thick, but to me that pony doesn't look that big.
Maybe not, but looks can be deceiving. I think 4.5 is definitely quite thick, especially when you deal with the added volume that you get from curl. Like... my own hair doesn't seem that thick to me, but I don't have a lot of experience running my hands through a lot of other people's hair to get a "feel" for it, really.

[Mesmerise]

Yeaaaah... sometimes I think I might lose it the next time some wavy-haired thinny tries to tell me that I just don't understand what it's like to have thick hair... while they sport ponytails that are less than half as thick. :rolleyes: I think most people aren't terribly observant of other peoples' hair beyond the most basic eye-catchers: length and volume. I notice things about other peoples' hair that would never occur to most because I really like hair. So I am always looking at it. It is the first thing I notice about another person.

This is true. Since joining LHC I really notice circumference! In fact, everytime someone has a ponytail I check it out.

I was waiting in line the other day when I noticed that one of the customer service ladies had a really small pony circumference. What was interesting was that her hair was fairly curly and looked REALLY full. In other words, if she was wearing her hair out many people would think it was "thick" because the hair coming out of her pony looked thicker than many straight haired iiis would look, although she was clearly only a i.

For awhile after joining LHC I was really embarrassed by how puny my circumference is and wouldn't wear a pony at all!! Now I've realised that probably 99% of people don't even notice the circumference ;).

[petali]

Here's mine:

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r600/petalieirene/007.jpg
http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r600/petalieirene/003.jpg

it's 9 cm (3.5 in.) It's pretty good, but I think I can do better :D

[WaitingSoLong]

I am 2.75"
Piggies.
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp17/Poetry4me75/DSC01487.jpg
Pony.
http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/pp17/Poetry4me75/DSC01317a.jpg

[Kayla Nyx]

4.2 inches :D yay me!

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8314&pictureid=127613

[jojo]

Not the best photo but my pony is 4.4" just measured!
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s366/joanna-eglin/26b048b3.jpg
Have I typed right or am I a iii? Even after all these years I still can never work this typing malarkey out. My hair seems thinner further down so I always feel like I'm cheating to call it a iii

[Hollyfire3]

Not the best photo but my pony is 4.4" just measured!
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s366/joanna-eglin/26b048b3.jpg
Have I typed right or am I a iii? Even after all these years I still can never work this typing malarkey out. My hair seems thinner further down so I always feel like I'm cheating to call it a iii

Its not cheating, your ponytail is WELL over 4" you are an iii jojo:D

[Silverbrumby]

Its not cheating, your ponytail is WELL over 4" you are an iii jojo:D

You look a solid 4" so not cheating. If I did it with how my pony tail is past 12 inches I'd be a i ;)

[Ambystoma]

I got 3! Yay, I put ii in my profile since it looked kind of "average" to me but felt that I was probably a i/ii. I always thought I had thin - ish hair since my mum, who is a 2a/C/iii ++ (her braid when she was young was as thick as her arm, and those weren't thin arms! :laugh: ) always complained about my "baby fine" hair. Woo hoo :cheese:

[petali]

nice, guys!

[SwordWomanRiona]

Not the best photo but my pony is 4.4" just measured!
http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s366/joanna-eglin/26b048b3.jpg
Have I typed right or am I a iii? Even after all these years I still can never work this typing malarkey out. My hair seems thinner further down so I always feel like I'm cheating to call it a iii

You're definitely a iii, jojo! Especially if I call myself a ii/iii at 3.7" ;)! As we fine heads know, fine hair tends to compress down to nothing and look thinner than it really is...So it's sometimes really confusing as to thickness and you do think like you're cheating ;)

[Coolcombination]

Resurrecting because I think other newbies will be interested....

[Mainesongbird]

I don't have picture, but I have between 4-41/4' circumfrence =)

[Silverbrumby]

2.75 here. Thin.

[Stray_mind]

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn256/angel_corpse_album/7bf5ef92-b6cb-4ac0-b8a7-1004c719fbda_zps9dccff3f.jpg

Here is mine it's 8cm/3.14" everytime i remeasure...

[Vampyria]

That's 3.25 without bangs.

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p496/Lilith513/961df58f-775a-4f2d-8f6e-1543ad70f8d4.jpg?t=1380804342

http://i1152.photobucket.com/albums/p496/Lilith513/c6851d5a-1948-4278-a712-2ab5cb3bb1f8.jpg?t=1380803671

[0xalis]

I don't have any recent ponytail pictures but the last time I measured my circumference was 3'' without bangs [which are an inch by themselves but I don't plan on growing those out] I'm too scared to measure my circumference until spring because this shed is crazy... :(

[donnalouise]

Here is my ponytail, it measures 4inches compressed quite tight. I don't know what thickness type I am, can someone help? Don't know if a iii is just wishful thinking!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/donnalouise99/20131005_083522.jpg

[redtuss]

3,15 inches (8 cm) without bangs :D
And here's a picture!

http://s7.postimg.org/sp8287b2j/5oktober2013_3.jpg
http://postimg.org/image/scgo20ssn/

[Panth]

Here is my ponytail, it measures 4inches compressed quite tight. I don't know what thickness type I am, can someone help? Don't know if a iii is just wishful thinking!

The classifications are:
- i = up to 2" circumference
- ii = 2"-4" circumference
- iii = 4" and above

So, you could technically call yourself a iii. However, a ii/iii might be a more accurate description. There is no definitive definition of the borderline classifiers (i/ii and ii/iii). Generally, most people would consider it to be 1/4" or 1/2" on either side of the boundary. I.e. i/ii could be 1.75"-2.25" or 1.5"-2.5". ii/iii could be 3.75"-4.25" or 3.5"-4.5". Personally, I think 1/4" on either side of the boundary is a better system as otherwise it isn't really "on the boundary" any more but is cutting into the main classifiers too much.

[donnalouise]

Thank you, Panth :) I'll call myself a ii/iii.

[nuvola]

Thats my ponytail. Circumfence is about 2,4 inch.
http://up.picr.de/16072510bo.jpg

[Peggy E.]

Not only newbies will benefit from the renewal of this thread - I'm thrilled to see that my 3.75" is an ii/iii!! I've been bemoaning the loss of so much hair, worried about how very thin it's becoming, and yet the circumference of my ponytail is not that bad at all!

Yay!!

[nuvola]

I would love to have your circumference, Peggy E.! So nothing to worry about for you :)

[Jennielee88]

So glad I found this thread, I've been worrying about my hair being thin but measured it and it's 3.25- so pretty normal!

[Coolcombination]

I'm hoping to gain a 1/4", by the time my layers and fringe have grown out I should make it. I'm a 3"-3.25" now, I would be completely happy with 3.5"

[Angelicblaze]

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn256/angel_corpse_album/7bf5ef92-b6cb-4ac0-b8a7-1004c719fbda_zps9dccff3f.jpg

Here is mine it's 8cm/3.14" everytime i remeasure...

You could be my hair twin, my hair looks almost exactly like that in a pony and it's almost the same thickness. Though mine is brown and medium texture. I'm not very good at telling what the lines are so mine is slightly above 3" so I just say 3. I don't have a picture to show though, maybe soon I'll get one and post.

My hair looks thick until I put it in a pony tail, when it compresses down it shows the true thickness of my hair better.

[vikavegan_fr]

What a nice thread! I really enjoyed scrolling down and looking through the pics! For stats mine is 7 cm, about 2.75. I could be satisfied with that if I had thicker ends.

[vikavegan_fr]

What a nice thread! I really enjoyed scrolling down and looking through the pics! For stats mine is 7 cm, about 2.75. I could be satisfied with that if I had thicker ends.

and this is how it looks :) I hope I was able to insert the image :)
http://tinypic.com/r/2u542uh/5

[TrapperCreekD]

Image isn't showing up for me.

Funny this thread popped up again - I was just testing some camera settings with my ponytail a couple days ago! :p I couldn't get a decent shot of the top - dslr+zoom lens do not mix well with mirrorless self hair pics! - but this is what a solid 4" looks like on me.

http://i.imgur.com/4b5XqXa.png

[curlsgalore]

The classifications are:
- i = up to 2" circumference
- ii = 2"-4" circumference
- iii = 4" and above

So, you could technically call yourself a iii. However, a ii/iii might be a more accurate description. There is no definitive definition of the borderline classifiers (i/ii and ii/iii). Generally, most people would consider it to be 1/4" or 1/2" on either side of the boundary. I.e. i/ii could be 1.75"-2.25" or 1.5"-2.5". ii/iii could be 3.75"-4.25" or 3.5"-4.5". Personally, I think 1/4" on either side of the boundary is a better system as otherwise it isn't really "on the boundary" any more but is cutting into the main classifiers too much.

Aha. I'm going to re measure right now. Thank you for this information...and I always thought I was right at 4" but I just checked and rechecked and I'm just a hair under 4.25", so I'm a iii! Off to change my profile :).

[Tail Feathers]

oh, i did that all wrong

now, instead of moving a straight ruler around my twisted hair,
i tried the elastic pushed a little bit down + string method,
and measured the string

so, without fringe, i am actually a 4 inches

so, it will be a bit more as soon as the fringe catches up

now. that makes sense !!
(my first tries made no sense !)

[melesine]

Ok I'm totally shocked that mine is 4 inches. I actually triple checked because I didn't believe it. I've had a lot of breakage in the past from coloring but I've totally changed my hair care regime for over the last year and a half. Maybe I'm a iii after all. It's still thinner than it was in my 20s though.

[mamaherrera]

That's how I feel about my hair. What a pity that I never measured my hair ten years ago to compare measurements. Mine is 3.75



I can't figure out how to take a picture of the back of my own head, but mine measured about 3.5 inches.

It'll be interesting to see if that changes. I've been feeling like my hair has gotten thinner, but I'm not 100% sure its not just hanging differently. Its longer than ever (BSL) and I just started CO. It doesn't have the annoy big pouf that it used to get, so it seems less thick.

this is me exactly. I don't get it, my pony measures 3.75 (hope it hasn't gone down from my 20's) I'm in my 30's, but anyways, it measures a good number, but comparing how it looks to other people in this thread that have a smaller measurement, it looks smaller. does it have something to do with being curly????

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/asset.php?fid=6718&uid=38962&d=1386798197


This is a super-compressed (I could BAAAARELY get the scrunchie around again) 4.5".

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t3/soggypoptart/68161c51.jpg


I never wear it that tight, so I usually measure in closer to 5.25. Because of my curl (which is pretty pulled out in the picture, but hey) people are ALWAYS telling me how thick my hair is. It's really not. I mean, 4.5 is thick, but to me that pony doesn't look that big.

[Foxylocks]

My hair is a little above 3 inches. I know it is normal, but I would do anything for hair three times as thick.

[mamaherrera]

see if this is bigger--I don't know how to make the picture bigger, or why it comes like that, but see how small the base looks?? and it measures decent???I dont get it.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/asset.php?fid=6719&uid=38962&d=1386798488

[biogirl87]

Here is an older picture of my ponytail. It was taken in 2010, though.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8171&d=1386816334

I was not measuring the circumference of my ponytails at that time, but it likely would have been thicker than it is now as my hair was thicker then. I do not have newer pictures of me with my hair in a ponytail where the ponytail is visible. I will see if I can take a picture of my (now little) ponytail. Right now the circumference of my ponytail is 3.875".

[Arete]

4.5"

Straight:
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x385/TheJazzPony/IMG_1852_zpsbd1e2b8f.jpg

I'll try to find one of my natural hair.

[biogirl87]

Here is a picture of my ponytail as it is now.

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8172&d=1386829776

When I put the measuring tape around the ponytail loosely, I get a circumference of 3.5". When I put the measuring tape around the ponytail tightly, I get a circumference of 3". What do you ladies think I should use as the measurement of my ponytail circumference?

[mamaherrera]

good question, I wonder that too many times, because if the elastic band is tight enough, you'd think you wouldn't have to tighten the measuring tape anymore.

[dancingrain91]

Can't seem to post a picture but my ponytail circumference is 3.9 today. (It varies slightly in the neighborhood around 4"). however, 90% of people around me comment on how thin my hair is and I can only assume it's due to the rapid thinning of my hair caused by frying it with bleach. At the nape it's down to 3" and at APL it's barely over an inch.

[Arete]

good question, I wonder that too many times, because if the elastic band is tight enough, you'd think you wouldn't have to tighten the measuring tape anymore.

If you measure with the band, you're going to get extra width. I just pulled it tight around my loose hair.

[Flournoy]

My profile pic shows my circumference the best. When I measured just now I get just a touch under 5.
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/image.php?u=55130&dateline=1384988909&type=profile

[karenpetal]

Here is mine - high pony after wash - 24 hours soaked in oil

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/111705393@N02/11412788335/" title="IMAG0052 by tarenkaren, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3693/11412788335_0a8807a460.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="IMAG0052"></a>

[karenpetal]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/111705393@N02/11412788335/

[NaClH2O]

Mine is 4" when the waves are combed out and it is "compacted". :o

[Arciela]

with all my hair in a ponytail holder its 5.5" :flower:

[dianahottie]

I have thin fine hair, mine is about 3 inches maybe a little less!



http://s26.postimg.org/s6sd1cw7d/G2172363.jpg

[Flournoy]

not sure the right pic came up karenpetal but your avatar looks good

[snowyx]

I wear my hair in a ponytail everyday. I love the look and it makes my hair look longer than usual. It also keeps everything out of the way when I am working out. Don't worry, I use safe scrunchies ;)

I do understand how many LHC users believe that ponytails aren't safe, and all of that, so if you don't want to participate I understand :o

That being said, show me your ponytails!

[Dessi]

http://imgur.com/Bp2KoaS,myKAc7i http://imgur.com/Bp2KoaS,myKAc7i#1
3.5 (9 cm) here.

[Dessi]

Oops, can't upload the pics.
http://prikachi.com/images/982/7178982d.jpg http://prikachi.com/images/982/7178982d.jpg
Okay, links in case they're not uploaded yet - http://prikachi.com/images/982/7178982d.jpg http://prikachi.com/images/985/7178985L.jpg

[IubireaDraga]

My ponytail is 3''.. Feels like it is too short to look good at tailbone lenght which is my goal, right now im almost at hip.. Feels so thin -.-

[Larki]

3.25", but I have blunt bangs, so they take away some of the thickness. I don't know how to calculate it to account for those.

[Sarahlabyrinth]

I don't think we have one of these so if you want to show your ponytail, here is the place for it. Here's mine: my hair doesn't actually have uneven ends but in a ponytail it just chooses to behave in a contrary manner.

http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh582/Sarahlabyrinth/DSCF4538-Copy.jpg

[flemeister]

http://s6.postimg.org/e9mzgvg9d/DSC02415a.jpg

[kyle_f]

Here I am slicked back and ready for work today.
http://s21.postimg.org/dbilk2g3b/0044657_jpg.jpg

[Wosie]

Impressive ponytail circumference, kyle_f! :agree: I will take a picture of my own ponytail (from the side seems best, as it's more clear then) a.s.a.p. ^_^

[purple_omelette]

Weirdly, my circumference is greater at the nape of my neck than at my crown! Does anyone else experience this?

[unheardletters]

Weirdly, my circumference is greater at the nape of my neck than at my crown! Does anyone else experience this?

Yes. My hair is currently 3.75” at my crown and just over 4” at my neck.

[Suortuva]

I have posted this picture before somewhere, but here's my ponytail from January 2020 with 6 cm / 2,4 inches circumference.

I had a big shed in autumn 2019, I have now gained a little more thickness, but not that much. My hair used to be 7,5 / 3 inches.

https://forums.longhaircommunity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39929&d=1579856657

[Laurab]

My hair is around 4 inches, it varies based on where I measure it on my head, some bits will still fall out due to shorter length.
https://66.media.tumblr.com/dc5e23797c652f9919571badb73a4fe8/9aabaa779e80c444-c4/s640x960/5dcc2915996e6fa9229ae564e25a9111b80d3f97.jpg

[desisparkles]

I am one of those that get diff measurements but it seems to average 3.85 inches.

https://i.imgur.com/iFmhhcCl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6u5gwhzl.jpg

[Milady_DeWinter]

My pony is a bit over 5,5", more like 5 6/8'. Got to take a pic with a elastic band, but here is it with an L flexi:

https://i.imgur.com/vfYaYA4_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

My measures varies from 5.5" up to 6" BTW

[purple_omelette]

Lovely pics everyone! :)

Mine is 9cm at the nape of my neck and 8.5cm at the crown. unheardletters good to hear other people experience this too!