QuoteReplyTopic: Greying and growing long hair Posted: May 24 2005 at 7:47pm
I don't know why I didn't think to mention this before... but you may
also want to get a showerhead filter. I've heard great things
about them and they're inexpensive (about $20) and can be easily
installed.
I put water softener pellets in the water softener equipment (novel idea!) and noticed a big difference in my hair (and the dishes in the dishwasher). I know its silly to run out, but I often do...
Nobody sells the pellets here in the village I live in, which seems ridiculous, so I have to load up when I can...I now have 200 lbs in storage, so I shouldn't run out again.
Deeanne --************If this is what over the hill is like, , I wish I'd started out here...
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I have hard water where I live and started using a vinegar rinse - 2 Tbls vinegar in 2 Cups of water. It has made a definite difference in the softness and managability of my hair.
My husband thinks it's absolutely ridiculous (but he's mostly bald, so what does he know about hair. *grin*), so I only do this about every two or three weeks when he's not around.
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Hairdresser greated me with "I don't like you with greying hair" and I said "I do..." remembering a post about hairdressers and their need to sell something. Looked around and everyone there has colored hair, women in their 60's and 70's - good for them, but not for me. I am so much happier with my long greying locks, it fits who I am much better.
Well, I´m certainly happy I´m not in a profession where selling my craft and my services means having opinions about other people´s appearances and perhaps deflating their self-esteem!
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My hair has endured fairly hard water (Florida). Using a diluted
vinegar rinse (about 1 tablespoon in 20 ounces of water) helps rinse
away the minerals and leaves hair feeling softer.
Thanks -- will have to study dusting.... I am definitely going to give the hair trimming a rest for awhile --
We have really hard water where I live -- I went out yesterday and got stuff to make it softer (after reading elsewhere in Long Hair Support about negative effects of hard water).
At some point I'll get a real photo instead of my sketch -- I love the way people 'document' hair lengths, styles, conditions by using photos...
Will start a new topic about conditioner, too...
Deeanne --************If this is what over the hill is like, , I wish I'd started out here...
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"Dust" is a term used to describe the remains of a session (duration of
your choosing) of sifting through your strands in search of split-ends
which you carefully trim off (strand-by-strand) with a sharp pair of
scissors.
Hmm... 5 weeks since your last trim? You may want to consider
going much longer between trims (and learn to "dust" your own hair to
remove split ends). Time to tell your hairdresser "no thanks" to
too-frequent trims and to the unhelpful criticism.
<<How much do you get it trimmed every other month? That could be enough to keep you from getting longer.>>
Interesting question -- I just got back from the hairdressers (taking my 13 year old, not me) where I decided to go without any trim -- it has been 5 weeks since my last trim and I wasn't paying much attention.
I'm going to run this for a bit and see what happens. Also follow Susan W.'s advice on eating balanced and lots of water. (Coffee. oh dear..I do drink more than my share of coffee...) And more walking, etc.
Hairdresser greated me with "I don't like you with greying hair" and I said "I do..." remembering a post about hairdressers and their need to sell something. Looked around and everyone there has colored hair, women in their 60's and 70's - good for them, but not for me. I am so much happier with my long greying locks, it fits who I am much better.
Deeanne --************If this is what over the hill is like, , I wish I'd started out here...
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Diet, genetics and lack of exercise could all play a role. The
best thing to do is go for balance. Eat balanced meals, drink
lots of water, don't overdo the coffee, take a multivitamin if you
don't already (but don't take too many vitamins because too much can be
bad). Hair does seem to grow a little faster if you
exercise. Lightly massaging the scalp before shampooing works
wonders for some. All of that would just rule out anything you
may be missing. I have to say I wish I would get some nice long
gray, I so wanted my hair to be like my mothers with some silver
streaks in it (which she got when she was younger than me)...still
waiting!
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It seems like a looong time since I was here - I changed computers, got lost and got busy.... This forum helped me so much in my hair growing escapades --
It seems my hair is growing so slow, but it is growing (I can tell by the amount the color is growing out). My hair has only grown about 2 inches since last I posted here. I have been getting it trimmed every other month, but I think in my family, hair doesn't grow fast or even get very long. (My sister just about never cuts her hair - 10 years she's had it long, but it isn't even to her waist).
Is this diet? Genetics? Lack of fresh air and exercise? (only half kidding with these questions). Also could be hormones, as my sister and I are both over 50 ...me more so than she.
Oh, well. The gray is coming in, but there isn't nearly as much of it as my hairdresser used to claim when I'd go in for a color. It doesn't look horrible growing out, most people don't even notice.
Anyway, a late thanks for the support for older, graying women having long hair. I feel so much better. And have had some folks tell me I look great.
Deeanne --************If this is what over the hill is like, , I wish I'd started out here...
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The idea that women at a given age MUST wear a Q-tip 'do is simply crap. It's wonderful to hear from women determined to buck that crazy notion, and do that which makes them feel pretty and feminine. Thanks! Bob
So far so good -- hairdresser was just fine since long hair is in -- I did explain that's not why I'm doing this -- I've been looking at women even older than me and wondering how I want to look when I'm 60, 70, even 80 .
Anyway, now I have to battle my own mixed feelings about coloring my hair. He warns that I will be soooo grey and the growing out phase will be skunk-like. Yes, well.... I wish I could just wake up with white hair.
Some of my reluctance is because I have a 13 year old still at home -- I'm old enough to be his grandmother, though no one has said that thanks (I think) at least partly to my coloring my hair.
I go back in a month for 'color' (didn't get any this month) and will try to be strong in what I want. I am weak....vanity vanity.
Deeanne --************If this is what over the hill is like, , I wish I'd started out here...
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I have to confess, I´m slightly envious. I am 38 and no sign of grey anywhere. I thought I had one in my brow once, but I think I was hallucinating, cause it never came back! I think grey long hair is beautiful and so dignified.
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Hi- A thought is have the red taken out and dye your hair as close to your natural color as possible, with some lighter highlights at the top that will help transition the new growth to the rest of your head...so you don't see the "line" of grey? then as the color fades, it will hopefully blend in with the rest?
Just a thought.
Good luck
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deeanne wrote:
oh dear..I do drink more than my share of coffee...) And more walking, etc.
The idea that women at a given age MUST wear a Q-tip 'do is simply crap. It's wonderful to hear from women determined to buck that crazy notion, and do that which makes them feel pretty and feminine. Thanks! Bob
