Why wont my hair grow beyond this length?
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Topic: Why wont my hair grow beyond this length?
Posted By: xoxsn0whitexox
Subject: Why wont my hair grow beyond this length?
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 6:55am
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my hair never seems to go below my nipple...its kinda hard to see in the picture but it annoys me so much...i get it trimmed too...what should i try!!! someone help...i want longer hair so bad! |
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Posted By: xoxsn0whitexox
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 6:55am
| hmm i wonder why the picture wont show?? it was in my box?? |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 9:57am
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I doubt you've reached your genetic maximum length. Hair grows 1/2 inch per month. If you're growing, try going for 1/4 inch trim every three months. This gives you some "net gain" ; ) This also assumes you're conditioning your hair consistently, eating right, not ripping through tangles, and snipping off individual strands with breakage, etc... Hope this helps Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: leia1979
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 4:26pm
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If your hair is very fine, it may get too fragile past a certain point. That's why my grandmother has never in her life had hair beyond her shoulders...it would simply break off. However, if your hair is within the normal range of texture, then Anais' suggestions should help. |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: March 17 2005 at 11:46pm
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Oh, don't let fine hair discourage you though! I knew this German lady with very babyfine hair, and she grew it all the way to 46 inches! ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 10:05am
| i've got longish hair, it reaches comfortably to my elbows wheb loose but I don't think it'll get any longer, I'm in my teens and I've never had it shorter than shoulder length in my life (apart from when I was a baby...durrr). Are there any tricks to getting it to grow longer? |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 2:39pm
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Among the things you should be doing are conditioning every time you wash, applying oil (such as jojoba) to your dry ends, and detangling gently and frequently.
Among the things you should not be doing are heat styling, coloring, perming, and ripping tangles out with a brush or comb. |
Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 3:13pm
| thanks. i have a really good comb, a detangling one for long hair. don't know if it works but it seems to pull out less hairs than an ordinary one. |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 3:54pm
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You should not be pulling out any hairs with your comb.
You need to start combing from the bottom, then gradually work your way up until the entire length is tangle-free. You should comb your hair out before tangles form, rather than combing after the mats have set in. |
Posted By: Kimbearly
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 9:28pm
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eKatherine: Where would I find this jojoba oil? Thanks :O) ------------- |
Posted By: Kimbearly
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 9:33pm
Snowhite - Hmmm - your nipples must be waaay higher than mine because where mine are at this point; well lets just say if my hair was there it would be pretty long . <sigh> kiddies and breast feeding - Thank god for Wonder bra!------------- |
Posted By: eKatherine
Date Posted: April 23 2005 at 10:01pm
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You can buy it in the personal care products section of most natural food stores, but it comes in tiny bottles for a big price there. I have bought it at http://www.bestdeal.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?screen=SRCH&store_code=essential&search=Jojoba - Camden-Grey Essential Oils for a much more reasonable price.
It's nice on the skin, too. You can add a drop or two of your favorite fragrance or essential oil, too. |
Posted By: goddess_mels
Date Posted: April 24 2005 at 12:31am
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------------- Mels |
Kimbearly wrote:
I hear ya!