QuoteReplyTopic: no cutting-observations Posted: January 01 2005 at 11:05am
Renee wrote:
thanks juliana. if i remember correctly, i brushed the ......out of it to get it to shine. Strangely enough, i dont know if my nails are hard. They bend forward and i bend them when im sorta bored and it doesnt break. it seems to tear. I dont know if thats good or not
Renee, it sounds like your nails are weak. I suggest adding a biotin supplement to your diet.
Excellent growth in the past 8 months, strawberryfine!
Caill, when getting a "trim" at the salon be sure to tell the stylist you want your hair to grow longer and fast. Ask for them to trip "just the tips." (I believe that is their code for what we consider to be a trim).
Tommy, I agree with you -- Nicole's hair is beautiful!
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Oh gosh, I sure hope that the season is why I had no growth last month!!! Well hopefully a combination of the cold, lack of Vitamin D and that my new growth is tight little curls at my scalp.
Yes, a second vote for almond oil. I don't know if it makes your hair grow but my ends absolutely love it. Softness and no splits (for the first time in my life) so that alone gets my vote.
I don't plan on getting any hair cut (dusted) until split ends necessitate it. I would love to see what my (healthy) ends are like without being cut. Plus I am scared of scissors happy stylists. I have entered that stage of life when some people think short hair is mandatory….grrrrrrrrrrr
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I went a whopping 16 months without a trim, and although I am not certain how much my hair grew in that time period, I know that it got a very soft look to it. I kind of like it better than the cut end look now.
My hair is almost to my knees (~50") and continues to grow longer. Rather slowly these days, but that's ok - it's still *growing*.
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thanks juliana. if i remember correctly, i brushed the ......out of it to get it to shine. Strangely enough, i dont know if my nails are hard. They bend forward and i bend them when im sorta bored and it doesnt break. it seems to tear. I dont know if thats good or not
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Hi there, just a quick comment about seasonal hair growth. I spend four months of the summer working and living outside, and I definitely notice that all my hair (including leg hair) grows much faster. It's not the heat, but mostly the amount of sunlight (Vit D) that we receive this time of year. As well, people tend to be more active and eat fresher foods in the summer.
Strawberryfine, thanks for the compliment. I read somewhere that hair grows more slowly in the winter. I don't know if it's true, but maybe that's an explanation for why your hair seems to have stopped growing.
Here's my theory about your hair, though -- Your hair is still growing, it's just not as noticeable. The longer your hair gets, the less apparent the growth. The difference between hair that is 2" long and 4" long is really obvious. The difference between 8" and 10" is much less noticeable. The longer your hair gets, the less you'll notice the growth. I don't even notice my hair growing anymore. Long is long. It just seems like suddenly, one day, it's TOO LONG for my tastes and I need to cut off a few inches.
Let us know what the results are when you measure your hair. I'm not psychic, but I predict that your hair will have grown more than you think it has.
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hough most salons don't think of trims as evening-up-growing-hair, they seem to think of trims as removing-what's-grown-since-client's-last-visit.
I so agree with your statement! It is so true! I get my hair "trimmed" about twice a year, my hair is half way down my back, but that is as far as it seems to get. I would love to have it longer, but it seem to be very slow growing.
I like getting older too, Viktoria. It sure beats the alternative.
I've said the same thing once or twice...
Strawberryfine, Elissa, Korsakovhatt -- you all have amazingly fast-growing hair! I might be jealous if I didn't already have long hair. Through most of my adulthood (thus far) it's grown at about 6" per year, though it seems to have slowed a bit in recent years to about 5" per year.
You mention an "inconsistency of growth in the individual hairs." A natural phenomenon. And why some recomment period trims to even up growth. Though most salons don't think of trims as evening-up-growing-hair, they seem to think of trims as removing-what's-grown-since-client's-last-visit.
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I guess I have the same experience with the hairs getting more uneven at the ends as it grows. However, my hair doesn´t grow as fast as yours, any of you. I get 1 - 1,5 cm a month. That makes about an inch every two months, at most. Still, I´m by far the fastest grower in my family. I also seem to find that it grew faster when I was younger, and was thicker too. My fingernails grows slower these days as well. I don´t care about it, I like getting older, if indeed it is a sign of old(er) age.
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I think my fast-growing hair is totally due to genetics. I was born with a full head of hair and had waist-length hair by the age of 3. When I was a starving student (for 8 years), my diet was pretty lousy and I smoked constantly, but my hair still grew about 10 inches a year. I've heard a lot of people recommend certain foods and supplements for healthy hair growth (and nail growth), but I think some people just have naturally slow-growing hair (and brittle nails) regardless of diet. Do the rest of you who have fast-growing hair find that you also have really strong, fast-growing fingernails? My nails never break.
My user name is WAY too long. Just call me Juliana. :-)
There are a number of factors that impact hair growth. Diet, metabolism, genetics, physical activity level and so forth. A couple of friends I know remark that their hair seems to grow faster in the summer, so maybe even temperature can be added to the list. One friend of mine swears by her high protein diet with a lot of calcium, milk, yogurt, cheese and broccoli. I am no nutritional expert, but her Auburn hair that hang just below her elbows, looks great! It is full and has a very nice shine. Not many split ends either!Whatever works for you, the more power to you. BTW, "Your long hair looks fabulous", is not a reason to make excuses for the long length, smile, say thank you for noticing, or just thanks. A compliment doesn't mean it is time to demean yourself.
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