QuoteReplyTopic: series of qustions from newbie Posted: July 23 2005 at 11:20am
HI, my name is Ruby, and i am desperately trying to grow long, healthy, beautiful hair.
I hope someone will answer my questions, i have been reading posts for about 30 mins before i decided to sign up.
first of all, how can i post pics??
now, my hair falls out alot, could that just be normal, or from breakage, or because i had a baby 3 months ago? i shed like crazy.
I am also looking for some tried and true homemade hair conditioners, i hate using chemicals.
I absolutely do not want to cut my hair, but i know i have split ends, is there anything i can do without cutting my hair? i do not trust myself with scissors (lol) and i most definitely do not trust stylists.
I am basically just looking for ANY AND ALL tips at all that anyone can offer to help me grow my hair long and healthy.
i am really glad i found this board!!
** my hair is about to my bra strap, and naturally blonde, but i made a HUGE mistake by trying to dye it a beautiful color of red, but there was not enough dye for my hair and it turned FUSCHIA, so i tryed to dye it chocolate brown, and it is VERY dark brown now, so i am just going to leave it alone and never do that again!! lol
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I almost never wear my hair down unless i have time to actually style it and am going somewhere (RARE). any ideas for a fast updo besides a bun ontop of my head?
To post pictures, you can either upload them from your computer into an image hosting site (like photobucket.com) or you can upload them directly onto hair boutique. To put a photobucket image in your post, click the "add image" button over the textbox- it's to the left of the spell check button and it's got a tree on it. To upload a picture directly into your post, click the "image upload" button (it's diagonal to the "add image" button and looks the same but has a blue upwards arrow). I hope that helps you.
My guess is that your hair falling out is probably normal. Everyone sheds, some more than others.
Organic Root Stimulator Hair Mayonnaise is a great deep conditioner with mostly natural ingredients. You can buy it at a drugstore and it costs about $10.
If you have split ends, the only way to fix it is to cut them off. Do you have any friends or family members who would be willing to cut off your damage? If not, the search & destroy self-trimming method is pretty foolproof, even if you don't trust yourself with scissors. It's also the best way (in my opinion) to remove damage while retaining all length.
Additionally: take a multivitamin, eat a balanced diet, get lots of sleep (though that may be tough with a 3-month old ), drink a lot of water, exercise regularly, and treat your hair nicely.
Good luck with your hair, and welcome again to the board!
-Katja
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My hair fell out by the handful after each of my kids was born, which was especially depressing after how thick and full it felt during pregnancy. And then of course I had a ton of baby-fine hairs growing back in to replenish what had fallen out. All in all, post-pregnancy was not a good hair era for me. But the good news is that your body will eventually equilibrate. And keep taking prenatal vitamins (if you're not already) -- they really helped my system recover everything that pregnancy and nursing drained out of it.
And as long as I'm giving unsolicited advice... Don't let anyone talk you into cutting your hair off because it will be "easier" with a baby. It's a fallacy, and one which I bought into and regretted instantly. I would be much further along on my hair goals by now if I'd just listened to my own feelings on the issue.
Hair falling out after a baby is pretty coomon. For a lot of people
hair will grow faster during pregnancy and then have increased shedding
after. It's just the body trying to balance itself out.
I might have some articles of interest to you.
angelfire.com/mi/bbubba/LHC/Articles.html
I have some related to trimming. You can also find the link to Feye's
site with her self trimming instructions. Even if you are afraid of
doing it yourself, you can try doing just a small trim with her
methods. Hundreds of people have tried her methods and only a few
didn't like them.
Hi and welcome, and congratulations on your new little one.
Just wanted to say, I also lost tons of hair after each childbirth. For a while I thought I was going bald, but got so busy with the baby and other stuff, don't recall how long it took, but my hair eventually became even thicker than before kids.
Also, I STILL take prenatal vitamins and my "baby" is 7!
If you google hair recipes or some variation of that, you will probably come up with lots of links. I have seen many, but only have this one handy at the moment:
Looks like it has many good ideas, I haven't tried any, if you do, write back and let us know!
Welcome again, and I hope some of this is helpful!
ETA - would love to see a pic of your hair -- you can post a pic in your replies if you open an account at www.photobucket.com, it is free, then upload the pic you want to use to that site. After it transfers, your pic will appear with the name you gave it, then three lines of text. Click on the last line (it starts [IMG]), copy the text, and just insert that text at the bottom of your reply. There are other ways, but this works for me. Click on "preview post" to check that it worked.
is a great one, a 'bookmark' or 'save in favorites' indeed! Thanks, Elyce!
For your hair shedding, it is quite normal following childbirth. The following paragraphs are from the American Pregnancy Association. As your baby is three months old, you may find it rather interesting they seem to be referring to you, Mom.
Why do people talk about hair loss and pregnancy?
The most common period of hair loss related to pregnancy occurs approximately three months after delivery.
The rise in hormones during pregnancy, keeps hair that would have normally fallen out. After delivery, the hormones return to normal levels, which allows the hair to fall out and return to the normal cycle. Unfortunately, the normal hair loss that had been delayed because of pregnancy tends to all fall out at the same time.
Up to 60% of your hair that is in the growth state may enter into the telogen resting state. The hair loss you may experience could worsen over the next four months and persist for several more as your hair follicles rejuvenate themselves. As noted before, this hair loss is temporary. Hair loss is usually replaced within six to twelve months.
...end of quote from American Pregnancy Association. I haven't been pregnant in many years, but I found the following link to be a wealth of information:
Glad you like that recipe link, thanks for saying so. The APA link you shared was very interesting, and lots about hair, not just pregnancy.
Have learned so much from your website, your thoughts are wise and interesting, and your hair is SO AWESOME (yes, shouting!!) Appreciate all your posts here as well.
Anais, your Medusa's Lair is the very first site I found when I got interested in hair care, your advice has meant so much to me! Look at the change in my hair!
(((((Anais)))))
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im in the prossess of growing hair out a few weeks ago i messed up and dyed my hair it was so ugly i had to cut it real short like almost all the way to my scalp i dident wonna do it but it was like straw it was almost a relief to cut it of and a set back ive always wanted long silky hair now i think its goning to take 3 or 4 years to grow out as long as i wont it* sighs* it was my oun fault though ill chop this up to lession learnd im never dyeing again elyce my hair was as long as yours * cryies* im only 16 and im scared it will take 3 years to grow tc everybody
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Torrie, cheer up! Your hair will grow back, and it will be in such great condition after your cut! Now you will know how to take good care of your hair, the new growth will give you a fresh start and you will keep it looking lovely!
All of us are here to grow, so you're in good company. And there will be lots of interesting lengths along the way. There are some cute hairstyles for shorter hair that I miss!
So have fun with it, stay tuned in here to keep learning great hair care, and enjoy each length as you travel the long hair path ~
Edited by Elyce - May 14 2006 at 10:50am
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about 1inch a mounth i wanted moco brown my hair natraily is lite brown i thought it would turn out great boy was i wrong it tured out black im talking so black it looked blue i think i screamed my head off when i first seen it well i went to head start tried to do something he called it colar correction it didet work the guy messed up on a lot of stuff i wont go into that i tried to save it for a month by conditoning and useing real good shampo but it was to damaged i had to have it cut it was tramatic i mean ive had it long since i was 6 i cried the whole time but i leaned a good lession to love urself just the way you are and stop trying to change urself that were all beautyful just the way we are hard lession to learn but i guess i had to learn it sometime take care everyone
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How long was it to start off with and how long is it now? If you want mocha brown then Rini is the best one to ask as she's the henna expert and it doesn't damage.
Elyce, your hair is awesome! I'm so jealous of your colour. You hardly ever see as light a natural blonde!
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