I've been growing my hair for what seems like forever. During my school years I was strightening my hair pretty much every day, basically because everyone else did. This meant that my hair didn't get a chance to grow much before all the damage meant it would snap. But I'm doing better now that I'm at uni and the challenge of getting up for lectures on time means that I don't have time to do anything other than wash my hair and tie it up. I am still prone to straightening it if I'm going out, say once a week. So my hair loves me right now in comparison to the past few years and has behaved and grown accordingly.

 

I should be happy because it's reached my waist, which has always been my first goal... but I'm not for a few reasons, which I'm hoping you can help me with: a) I love wearing it down and apprechiating the length but for the first time since I was a kid it does nothing but get tangled. Instead of enjoying combing it when I get home I dread it. b) my hair has started falling out. I think it's more than it should be, but I could just be noticing it more since it's longer. When I wash it, the shower plug gets clogged with hair and when i comb it the floor is covered in it. And it's coming from the roots, not breaking. c) I'm bored with it now. I'm considering getting layers put in or something, just to make it a bit more interesting but I'm nervous of scissor-bearing hair dressers. I usually henna it ever couple of months to keep me entertained but I think it needs something else now.

 

I still want to carry on growing it because it doesn't actually look that long because it sits weird on my shoulders so hopefully with a few more inches it'll look good. Also, it's been a dream for me to have long healthy hair since I was little so now that I'm getting there I don't want to get it cut and end up regretting it as I've done so many times in the past. So any advice would be great! I'll try and get some pictures up too

 

Thanks

 

 

 

I'm pretty new to this forum and should be considered as  *still learning*  but it sounds like it might be dry <tangling>. 

 

How many times a week do you shampoo/condition it? 

 

As of a couple months ago, I've cut my poos back to every other day and I'm gonna try and grab another day with a condition only wash. 

 

I wanna buy some Mayo for my hair soon.  I hear that's pretty good for it!

 

Do post pics!  I'm still in the process of growing out.  I have a thread going about growing out and it has a pic of my hair.  I can't wait to have it really long!