hair questions...
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Topic: hair questions...
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: hair questions...
Date Posted: November 07 2002 at 10:44pm
this is the general hair discussion forum, right?
i posted this message on the "hair bloopers" forum originally, but, i now realize this is probably the more appropriate place in which to post my questions...
my first question is...
is there anything that you can do to your hair -- to which it will NOT recover? to be a little more specific -- is there any process such as straightening, perming, highlights, coloring, etc., etc., that you could do that would permanately damage your hair or its follicles?
my second question...
if you were to fry your hair -- and then turn around and shave it bald...would the new hair that would grow out of the scalp be unaffected by the previous processing techniques? or would it in some way the chemicals slip into your follicles?
my third and fourth questions:
if you have naturally wavy/curly hair attempt to straighten it and fry it -- and you shave your head bald will it still come back wavy and curly? or will the straightener have a permanent affect? most straighteners say on the box -- effects last for months.
does shaving your head damage anything? is it harmful to your hair`s regrowth? does it make it come in quicker? or fuller?
i would like an expert`s advice on this...
does wavy hair grow in wavy? or does it take some time in order to develop the wave?
how do cowlicks work? what is the deal with `em where are common spots on the caucasian male to find them?
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Posted By: kateincanada
Date Posted: November 09 2002 at 7:35pm
Hi... I`m still in hair school and we just took this in class last month... so I`ll take a stab at it:
1. There are many, many things which will damage the existing hair on your head. To damage the follicle you would need to kill the root with a lazer or electrolysis, or have damage resulting from a burn, etc. Otherwise, so long as the follicle remains healthy and the papilla alive -- your hair will continue to grow. New, healthy hair will grow behind the damaged hair.
For example, if you overprocess a perm on 4" of hair, the next month you should have 4 1/2" of hair, of that the 4" on the end will be damaged and the new 1/2" at the root will be healthy and unaffected by the previous perm damage.
2. If you were to fry your hair and shave it bald, the new hair will grow in normal. I asked my teacher if she had heard of anyone permanently damaging their follicles from colours or perms and she said she hadn`t. She`d seem some pretty damaged hair, but the new growth was normal.
3. Whether your hair is straight, wavy or curly has to do with the shape of the hair follicle. Straight hair is round, wavy hair is oval, and really curly hair is almost flat in shape. Chemicals do not affect the follicle or change the shape of it. So, your hair will grow back as the same old hair you have been used to.
I hope that answers your questions. If I have made any mistakes, I`m sure there are tons of veterans here who can clarify.
~~Kate the hair student, up here in Canada
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Posted By: kateincanada
Date Posted: November 09 2002 at 7:42pm
Forgot about your last questions...
Shaving your head shouldn`t damage anything. Frequent shaving will dry the skin, you will want to use a good quality shaving cream and moisturizer.
Shaving will NOT make you hair grow in thicker. That is an old wives` tale. The hair regrowth appears thicker because the end is now blunt, rather than pointed.
The hair will not grow in wavy. It will grow in like your same old hair.
Cowlicks are areas of hair where the direction pattern or "flow" of the hair changes suddenly and thus it doesn`t "lie" properly. There is no rhyme or reason for why they appear where they do on the head. It`s as individual as a finger print. Many people do tend to have a "whorl" near or on the crown of the head... but there`s no rule to it.
OK, I think I`m done.
Kate, again, still up here in Canada
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