ANYONE GOT A BAG I CAN WEAR OVER MY HEAD?

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! :-( :-(
I took out my extensions almost 2 weeks ago and I can not STAND the way my hair looks. I went in for an emergency haircut right after I took them out and she had to cut off about 4 inches, and it still looks like hell. It would be soooooooooo easy for me to go have the extensions put back in right now but I don't want to have to EVER go through this again. My hair is sooooo thin and has absolutely NO body. In the past when I would flat iron my hair, it would make it really silky. Well............ now, no matter what I do to it, it looks totally dry and lifeless. Does anybody have any suggestions as to what hair products work really well? I need to condition the crud out of it with deep conditioning treatments. I found a really cute picture of Jessica Simpson with the cutest cut (kind of a long bob), however, I have no body whatsoever in my hair so it probably wouldn't even look good. Wow! to go from 24" hair, to hair above your shoulders, is such a shock. ANYONE GOT A BAG?!?!?

Hey lisa,
I still think you should get yourself a few clip-in pieces. You can even cut them short like Jessica Simpsons bob. They'll give you the body you want and you can order them online or even make them yourself.

Good luck with everything,
Kristin

I totally agree: Clip-ins, clip-on ponytails, and 3/4 wigs are all great options. While your hair is growing out, you can experiment with all of these options and figure out what works best for you. :)

Lisa, read up on MSM. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=msm+&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt - my mom and brother are avid users and I've seen a marked improvement.

You may also consider prenatal vitamins. These supplements can have an astonishing effect on hair growth and repair.

Everyone wearing extensions should take vitamins and suuplements for the hair.

Thanks for the info Amm. I actually have been taking prenatal vitamins for quite some time and I'm also taking another vitamin for hair, nails and skin. I guess the combination of medication (with hairl loss being a side effect) and wearing really long (24") hair extensions, it just really did a number on my hair. I have pictures to post on this site, and Kristen even went as far as to host them for me, but I still can't figure out how the heck to get them on this site. What can I say! just a little computer iliterate. It's sooooooooooo f$#@%#$ frustrating. I'm kinda moody!

ekatherine, I find that really interesting. Would you mind elaborating about how you came to that regimine and how often you cleanse? Thank you thank you thank you. christina

Scotchyroo wrote: ekatherine, I find that really interesting. Would you mind elaborating about how you came to that regimine and how often you cleanse? Thank you thank you thank you. christina

I discovered it last April when I discovered long hair boards and became aware.

At that time there were a lot of women excited about the process. Since then it appears many have given it up for a variety of reasons, most of them weird or irrelevant.

I've found a number of conditioners that clean well - Suave Daily Clarifying conditioner, VO5 Free Me Freesia and Hydrators - but I've found many more that work poorly or not at all. Many women try the procedure once using a conditioner I have found does not work, and decide that conditioner wash is the problem. Others say they tried "Suave", as though all Suave products were created equal. Some use a very expensive salon product which most likely will leave lots of icky residue on the hair, rather than washing it away.

Some women give it up because it doesn't seem to moisturize their hair sufficiently. When I found this was the case, I figured that the same product probably couldn't be a great cleaner and a great moisturizer, and added another moisturizing conditioner.

There also has been some dissatisfaction with the idea of conditioner wash, aside from the fact that there are women who have been using it satisfactorily for years. One woman in particular has posted repeatedly that it will suddenly cause many skin and scalp problems in the future for women using it apparently successfully now, her only evidence being the opinion of a dermatologist who probably never heard of it before she brought it up.

I like to wash my hair every other day, but given my schedule, it's usually twice a week, as I get home too late to air-dry.

Last April my hair was in very ratty condition at the ends, breaking off rather than growing long. Now it's in the best condition of my life.

Onward to classic!

That's a good point about the vitamins.

I was only on the long-hair forum once, but yes, I do remember Vijay--because he posted that almond oil tip on every thread, lol!

Thanks for the info, :)

I know lots of people take massive doses of biotin in order to increase their hair growth. There's just no evidence that it does this in anyone without a biotin deficiency. The link you posted is from a site trying to sell megadose biotin pills, and only claims to "support" growth, whatever that means.

Kelp is ok, but unless you eat it as a vegetable, you're not likely to see any effect, if such an effect exists.