Won't cut my hair again

I have a more sinister reason for long hair besides personal preference, I reinforced it wih a blood oath: To never cut it before I kill a specific person (which will never happen, since I'm not able to kill the dead) .... so if there is a spiritual world, I will do that there. And by then, I won't want to cut it :P

I am growing my hair to its longest possible length. It has not been cut, trimmed, dusted etc since August 2001 and never will be again.

Like Kintaro, I have personal reasons for doing this and have tried (pretty clumsily) to express them before on these boards.

All I will say is that I am totally committed to fulfilling this goal. Nothing and no one can push me off the "scissorless path".

My best wishes (and comradeship) to everyone who is growing all the way .

Hi Vineman

What do I do about split-ends?

Well firstly I try and prevent them through the following strategies:

>No chemical treatments
>Seamless combing only
>Sleeping on silk/satin pillows
>Moisturising/oiling of ends
>Protection from the elements
>Warm/cool water only

And secondly, when they do appear, I ignore them. I am not hung up about splits at all. Once they are there I do not feel compelled to lose them and lose length despite the propoganda of hair-cutting professionals.
I am aiming for 100% natural tapered ends (not blunt cut ends) and therefore I am into the no-cut ideology (boy, that sounds serious) for life.

A split may represent a lack of care, but I think all cut hair - with the inside of the hair shaft exposed to oxidisation - is a damaged hair, and therefore, a split waiting to happen.

But that is just my opinion, of course. Hope that made sense and answered your question somewhat .

If ya gotta colour...you gotta face the damage, I'm afraid. But best of luck to you Vineman.
I suggest you read up on the "Search and Destroy" method of split-end removal if you are unable to de-program your split-phobia....!

lol!
Don't ket him bother ya Uzma.

Could you imagine Uzma and myself walking down the street together, Uzma with hair to her ankles and me with my buzzcut afro?

One extreme to the other!

It's good to see Uzma and Hal writing on the boards again. It seems like it's been a while. Welcome back!

DakotaDiva wrote: I go through these phases. First I grow my hair real long, ( I've had it as long as thigh length before ). Then I cut it short (I've had it as short as a buzzcut ). Usually I wear it somewhere in between but I go from longer to shorter and back again. I'm in my 30s now and I've been doing this for over 15 years! Yesterday afternoon I got my mid-back length hair cut into a short bob cut. I like it and my husband likes it, but I have made a decision. I am not going to cut my hair again! I am going to grow it to my tailbone or longer, maybe even to my ankles.

If only you could reverse time by just one day... if only!... How much sooner would you reach your new goal? (sigh)

DakotaDiva wrote: I have straight black hair. I'm of mostly Native-American heritage. I'm not cutting it again for years! I've decided this time to go very, very, very long with my hair. Has anyone else decided to just grow their hair as long as it grows? Just wondering.

I might be in this category, though that was never my aim. I just haven't felt a strong urge to keep it from getting to its "terminal" length (and I think I'm close, if not already there)... even though I am thinking about trimming it to about mid-thigh (so the ends aren't super thin).

There are several who participate here who have grown their hair super long, as well as a few who aim to do so, including Uzma. (Hi Uzi!)

I wish you well in your growth quest, DakotaDiva!

Hi Bob -- welcome to the board!

My thanks to all of you for your wonderful replies!

Dave, Uzma, Amber and the others.

Well I guess I couldn't resist.
After growing my hair since I first wrote this post, I went out today and got a short bob cut again.
I don't know why I did it. I really wanted to grow it long again. I love my hair in a bob hairstyle, but I like it long too.

Oh well, I'll just be happy with the style I have.

Oh well, as long as you like it. I think virtually everyone gets the urge to cut sometimes. It helps to have people around you who will encourage you duing funk times. Not everyone can do it alone. It's your hair, but I confess to really loving the look of Indian women with LOOO...NG hair, such as Rita Coolidge, Kate Wolf and Crystal Gayle. So hot!!