What to do with neck hair

[k_hepburn]

Hi Jeni,

I'm absolutely with you on the "I'm really bothered by my neck hair" issue. I would LOVE to have a clean neck-hair-line rathere than those two hairy teeth. And mine grow quite long, around an inch or two. The only good thing I can say about them is that they do curl somewhat.

However, I don't think that either bleaching or shaving is a good solution. As far as bleaching goes: wouldn't that simply make it look like your hair really is very grey and you just missed those bits when dyeing it. I actually try to take care I catch all of those hairs when dyeing it, since I don't want to have a big "but really she is going rather grey already" sign at the back of my neck which is usually very visible since I wear my hair in a bun or ponytail most of the time.

While you can attempt to shorten the neck hairs regularly, I would stongly suggest not to shave the area. I was toying with the idea myself, until I once saw a woman with a bob who had had her neck shaved and "three day beard stubble" was showing. So not a good look! I believe that a shaved neck will only look good if it's combined with a matching overall extremely short hair cut.

I guess that short of laser hair removal the neck hairs are just another aspect of having to accept the kind of hair you've got - fine or coarse, straight, wavy or curly, thick or thin, sweet curling neck hairs or clear hair line.

Greetings

katharine

[ilovelonghair]

Wanna see bad nape hair?



And that is after just braiding, you should see it underneath, and also an hour from then!

That is not bad at all. I have that too and I never considered it a problem. Actually I find it strange if people don't have it LOL. It's perfectly normal to have it.

Don't shave it! Some people do that and it really looks strange (unless you do it daily). I just put mine in my ponytail or bun (it is long). Or I leave it out, it's kind of spirally.

[Steve<3]

I have it too. On the sides, they never grow very long, so when I put my hair up in a ponytail or updo, they're really obvious as they don't get pulled up with the rest of my hair.

Here's a picture that shows them off:



I used to hate them so much when I was in my early teens, but the truth is that until I saw this topic, I'd forgotten about them. I'm not planning to do anything about them, if people want to call me hairy or something (which they don't) then I will let my hair down and show them just how hairy I actually am

[Stevy]

I always have neck hairs sticking out, however carefully I put my hair up. mostly just pin them up with a bobby pin.

[Periwinkle]

I put my hair up in a really high bun to make sure it's all out of the way and then chop the neck hairs off with a pair of scissors. My hair is THICK so they're really noticeable =[

[Carolyn]

I think the little soft neck hairs are pretty and attractive. I don't see a problem at all with the pictures you guys posted. I think it looks normal. Actually I'm kind of envious of those who have little neck curly-wurlies. I have a some straight little strands what don't reach into updo's. I just thought it was a normal growth pattern. I've been tempted at times to use an itty bitty rollers or a large perm rod to curl my neck straglies but that seems like way too much work.

[Jason]

I'm also bothered by mine and I do shave them periodically. The good thing is that they don't grow nearly as fast as my beard or the rest of my head hair so I only have to do this every 2 or 3 months. I'm not sure if it would be different for a woman.

[SweetPea88]

I really wouldn't worry about them. I have them as well, and while it used to drive me crazy when I was younger, I don't mind them now. Sometimes I pin them up with bobby pins if they are long enough, but most of the time I just forget they are there. HTH!

[Iylivarae]

So... I also made a picture for you:

(They look quite greenish on that picture

I actually quite like neck hairs, I think they are s*xy

[AmandaPanda]

I still think mine is the worst nape hair I've seen.



They don't grow any longer than this, and they're just thick and fuzzy at the sides. I think they look worse if I look at them from the side.

I've considered getting them shaved, but maybe I'll try bleach first. I bleach my arm hair because my arms are hairy and the hairs are dark.