QuoteReplyTopic: heavy hair Posted: November 14 2005 at 3:29pm
my hair is really heavy, esp when wet. it's not that thick or anything
but when I'm in the shower etc, it becomes so heavy my neck sometimes
actually hurts and I have to hold it up. Is this normal or does my hair
just absorb a LOT of water?
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I get a lot of "shower-weight" too. I am seriously reconsidering my own hair goal for this reason, that it would be too heavy at fingertip length and would cause me wash problems or headaches.
If it bothers you then maybe you can split your hair in two portions when washing, wetting each side one at a time and then squeezing the excess water out. You could also try scalp-washing more often than washing the full length.
What about dry weight, does it bother you? Do you get headaches from hair weight?
Well I don't have this problem right now....but would some neck-strengthening exercises help? I'm sure that there are some good ones out there....Google it and see. I think it'd be a good idea to improve your strength to accomodate your hair, not reduce your hair to accomodate a weak neck! But then again....I'm just really into long hair right now (it's "hair envy" made worse by seeing that FANTASTIC pic of Ladyfrog's hair)
ahhhh, thank you missrini good idea
about splitting hair Anais! No, I don't get headaches from dry hair
weight but it is quite heavy, I never really noticed because I was so
used to it but when I noticed it being so heavy in the shower I tried
lifting it up when dry and it is actually heavy. How do people with
REALLY long hair manage? Dave...
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Center part down to the nape, and comb forward of shoulders, before
washing. Just before applying shampoo, I grab each section, lift
several inches, and place (rest) it on my shoulders. Takes all
the weight off, allowing me to easily apply shampoo to scalp &
lather w/fingertips. "Release" to rinse.
Sure it weights more when wet but I've never felt that it was so much
that it hurt my neck. I'd agree with Missrini that it's better to
strength weak neck muscles. How? Try stretching the neck --
gently at first, no hands! ... and then doing neck calisthenics with
the opposing hand for resistance. Works for me, it'll work for
you!
I tried splitting my hair and washing each half seperately and that was
better. Still HEAVY but it wasn't baaaaaaaaaaaaad heavy. So thank you
for that particular piece of hair wisdom. It made me joyous
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I have heavy hair (when it's dry) and I get a headache when I have my
hair tucked behind my ears. Never had a big problem with it being to
heavy when it's wet.
I agree with the others, your sig looks great, is that your own haircolor Ladyfrog?
Yup. It's all mine. Never dyed it/straightened it/curled it/extensionised it
it used to be blonde but grew in darker as I got older. Eventually
it'll turn really dark blacky/brown. (I know this because my hair
colour has been the same as my brothers at his age all the time. That
doesn't make sense but oh well...) What
I was trying to say is when i was little I had blond hair and so did
he. When I got older it went brown. And his. He is older than me and
has got black/brown hair. So it's about 99.9% certain that I will too.
lol, I bet you were really interested in that
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I tried splitting my hair and washing each half seperately and that was
better. Still HEAVY but it wasn't baaaaaaaaaaaaad heavy. So thank you
for that particular piece of hair wisdom. It made me joyous
Superb! So glad to hear you are joyous.
Vicky wrote:
I have heavy hair (when it's dry) and I get a headache when I have my
hair tucked behind my ears.
Vicky -- I get that too... sometimes... I think it's the pressure of
the hair pushing the ears forward. Try "loosening" the hair
before you tuck it. It helps a little bit.
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lol, I bet you were really interested in that
Actually, yes I was! It's motivated me to start a new thread.. so thank you!
Ladyfrog, I understand what you said about heavy hair when
you wash it. when I as a kid I use to have waist length hair and when I had a
shower it weighed more then I did lol. It can be hard on the neck.
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My hair is definitely not that long at all, but I have the occasional problem when I braid wet hair and twist it into a bun. I can definitely tell that I'm using more energy than usual to keep my head up, haha.
No major problems when washing... so I can't help there... except that flinging wet/heavy braids at people can be kind of fun at times.
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But then again....I'm just really into long hair right now (it's "hair envy" made worse by seeing that FANTASTIC pic of Ladyfrog's hair) 
good idea
about splitting hair Anais! No, I don't get headaches from dry hair
weight but it is quite heavy, I never really noticed because I was so
used to it but when I noticed it being so heavy in the shower I tried
lifting it up when dry and it is actually heavy. How do people with
REALLY long hair manage? Dave...
) What
I was trying to say is when i was little I had blond hair and so did
he. When I got older it went brown. And his. He is older than me and
has got black/brown hair. So it's about 99.9% certain that I will too.
lol, I bet you were really interested in that
LadyFrog wrote:
Thank you!
