Am I shampooing too much???
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Topic: Am I shampooing too much???
Posted By: millepetroza
Subject: Am I shampooing too much???
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 4:23pm
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I am a guy, and I have naturally curly hair. I was told (for quicker hair
growth) to only shampoo evey other day. Is this true? I have also heard many people give up on shampoo and just use conditioner or something, does this speed up hair growth? and last but not least...After a shower I usually put a snow-cap on over my somewhat wet hair, does this help anything with keeping heat on my head?, or does it hurt my hair by not letting it breathe? thanks, any help would be perfect... |
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Posted By: millepetroza
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 7:35pm
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ok........are there any links from this forum regarding any of these
questions??? (i've been looking for ever, can't find anyhting) help!! |
Posted By: missrini
Date Posted: March 08 2006 at 10:59pm
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Hi and welcome There is a http://www.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39339&PN=1 - thread directory at the top of this forum which is worth exploring. Hope that helps you! ------------- 
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 7:44am
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None of what you are doing will speed up or slow down hair
growth. If you are not getting good nutrition, a multivitamin a
day may help, also if you drink too much coffee, laying off a little
may help some. Getting more exercise may also help. Some
people also have luck with hair vitamins, others do not. The snow cap (if that means a winter knit cap?) won't hurt or help, the heat from your head is not hot enough to damage your hair, and your skin can still breathe through a knit cap (its not totally airtight). Some people do forgo the shampoo for a conditioner only wash, it won't effect hair growth (but may keep the hair more moisturized). Shampooing every day can be drying, so every other day is considered better for the drying effect, but again, no effect on growth. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: LadyFrog
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 10:35am
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You cannot slow down hair growth by what you do externally. What people
often mean when they say you slow down hair growth, is that the damaged
hair is breaking off, meaning that your overall length gain will not be
as great. Shampooing too frequently could dry out your hair and as you
said you were curly, your hair probably needs all the moisture it can
get. I personally wash once a week whilst others wash 2 or 3 times.
It's up to you. COing might be a good experiment for you but it is not vital. Hair does not breathe. It is dead. I suppose if you tried really hard it might go mouldy though...  ------------- 
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Posted By: millepetroza
Date Posted: March 09 2006 at 12:38pm
| excellent, thanks you gals. Im tryng the everyother day shampoo/conditioner and water washing in between those days. thanks again |
Posted By: Renata22
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 11:34am
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If you have curly hair, your hair will be somewhat drier than straight hair. If you MUST shampoo so often, use a shampoo for dry hair or do more CO washes. Since you wash your hair so often, I would suggest you only use shampoo once a week, and the rest of the time use CO. These don't speed up growth, but it will cut down your breakage rate, which is very important. A lot of people want to know how to "grow" their hair, but they haven't yet learned how to keep it from breaking off at the ends, which, IMO, is more important. A cap won't necessarily keep hair from growing, but be careful of what kind of material the cap is. Some materials pull the moisture from the hair, and some materials cause too much friction against the hair, both of which will cause the hair to break. I don't typically wear caps at all, since I wear ear muffs and don't go out much anyways, so I can't suggest what material is best for a cap. ------------- Hair type: who knows? Length: 23 inches as of 3/10/06 MY HAIR IS OFFICIALLY BRA STRAP LENGTH!! Goal: Waist Length, which is only 30 inches so ADVISE ME ON HOW TO GET JUST 7 MORE INCHES OF GROWTH! |
Posted By: SpecialKitty
Date Posted: March 12 2006 at 12:46pm
Hey Millepetroza, what length and type of hair do you have? What are you shooting for in terms of length? I think your washing routine sounds fine, as long as you don't blow dry too often.....Glad you're on the Board - it's good to hear from a few guys ------------- 
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