need advice!
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Topic: need advice!
Posted By: hanger18
Subject: need advice!
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 2:41am
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i want to grow my hair long but its very thick, boofy and starting to curl :P it hardly blows in the wind lol... and its really annoying.. so i wanna see if theres such products to get my hair lighter. which i always shave my head but im sick of doing that. anyway, are there any shampoos or special products that can make my hair really light and straight..ish? im also thinking of dying my hair black or a lighter brown. (ive got natural dark brown) and im probably the only guy here lol. im in australia so if theres any aussies that know good shops to get them...
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 7:50am
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How long are you talking? If you want very long, visit the long
hair support forum here for lots of info. You are NOT the only guy here
so welcome to the boards! Why not leave your hair's texture as it is? Curly hair looks just as nice long as straight does. I don't know of a shampoo that will make your hair straight. You can do a chemical straightener (have it done at a salon), but those are very damaging to hair, and growing it very long after that is much more challenging. I don't know how curly your hair is, so you can also try straightening it by setting it wet. Wet it, then put it as straight as you can get it (in a ponytail if its long enough), or under a hat, and leave it until it dries. If its very curly, this might not do much, if its wavy, that might be enough to straighten it (but still, I bet it looks nicer in its natural state!). ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: hanger18
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 8:13pm
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cool thanxs for the reply. yeh i usually wear a hat when my hair iswet so it stays back.. ots not that long..fringe can go down just at my eyes but with the boofiness i look like elvis ! anyway, there must be some shamppo or something to make my hair less thikc of something so its actually light? thanxs in advance |
Posted By: lnicole
Date Posted: December 21 2005 at 10:16pm
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try getting your hair stylist to thin it out with thinning shears... as
for hair products, I don't think anything can make your hair thinner
than it is unless you thin it out with scissors in some way ( do not
try to thin it out by yourself though please). But if you are using a
heavy conditioner, if any at all, then you might try a clarifying
shampoo or a vinegar rinse to get rid of all the build up. Info about
clarifying can be found http://anaissatin.freespaces.com/clarifying.html - here. You might also find out if the conditioner you are using has silicones it it... info about this can be found http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30010&PN=1 - here .
If you are on the "cones" it might be making your hair a little thicker
since it coats the hair. Also, you might try looking at the
straight hair board to find out about products that work well for curly
hair. And lastly... on the black hair thing.... I recently died my hair black from a dark brown color.... and I ended up not liking it. There is a bigger difference between the darkest brown and black than you would think. and if you don't like it... you have to bleach out the color to fix it and it's a big hassel... then again maybe you will just shave it off since you can  . but anyways... if you
wanna do it go for it, but just do it with caution, especially if you
wanna grow out your hair. If you dye it lighter, you can always dye it
darker later... but color can't lift color, and take it from someone
who knows, having bleach damaged hair sucks. ------------- Lauren |