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| lonestargal |
Posted - Aug 08 2005 : 09:46:48 AM
Since most of the ladies here are pretty simple as far as cosmetics go, just wondering how many here have long hair? Mine is at bra strap length and I'm trying to get to at least my tailbone. I find that having long hair is much easier and maintence free than short hair. I wear it in a bun almost everyday and it's so easy. Now if I could just find a really good natural and gentle shampoo and conditioner I like (I think that is a never ending search though  ) |
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| lonestargal |
Posted - Mar 23 2006 : 06:06:38 AM
Dawn, I've heard of people doing a conditioner only 'wash' before. I've tried it but I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or what but it didn't work for me. My hair is about 2 inches from waist right now and I think to get it clean would take a lot of conditioner. How do you do your conditioner treatment?
Amie--I've had long hair almost all my life. It has been different lengths--midback, waist, shoulderblade but it has been somewhat long. Except for once. For some strange reason 5 years ago, I decided to cut it VERY short. I hated it from the time I walked out the salon door. I personally love long hair and it's so easy to care for-for me. I bet your hair was beautiful that long (i'm sure it's still beautiful  ) and I bet it was hard to part with it when you cut it! |
| Amie C. |
Posted - Mar 22 2006 : 1:19:38 PM
Having gone from long to short and back a few times, I'll give you my hair story. I started growing it out in elementary school (emulating Laura Ingalls) and it stopped around my hipbones in junior high. I kept it like that right up through college and beyond. It was easy to care for in the basic sense, but impossible to style at all. Now that my hair is short (ear length - I've never actually buzzed it all off, although I've been sorely tempted)it doesn't require any more fussing and it looks nicer all day, if I do say so.
My best hair moments:
When I was in high school, my town had an extremely rainy summer. Not a day went by without a thunderstorm. When I took my morning shower, my hair would still be damp from the morning before.
Yuck!
During my first week away at college, a young man came around the dorms selling magazine subscriptions. I took his pamphlet and turned around to get a pen, giving him a glimpse of my flowing locks. "Girl, you've got some a**-long hair!" was his comment.
I worked outdoors one summer in college, and I kept my hair braided most of the time. When I went back to school in the fall I discovered that my brown hair now had beautiful blond streaks all the way through, from the sun shining on the braid. A tip for those who still have the long hair!
When I finally decided it was time to sacrifice my hair, I couldn't face the prospect of going to a beauty shop and trying to find a normal haircut. I asked my punk rock co-worker to do some hacking with his mom's sewing shears. Still my favorite haircut!
I'm just starting to get noticeable gray hairs, so I'm on to the next frontier of hair stories. So far, I think I've been lucky in the hair department, although I've always pined for the thick and curly type. |
| TejasFarmgirl |
Posted - Mar 22 2006 : 10:49:50 AM
I used to be blonde but then again, I used to be alot of things! My hair is extremely thick with some wave and about shoulder length. I get it cut 4 times a year - the guy that cuts it is pricey but the cuts last forever. The best thing I have done for my hair (which tends to be coarse) is not to wash it-ever. Most people gross out when I say this but I have dry hair and scalp. I condition it every day with Avalon Organics Yang-Ylang (sp?)conditioner-great stuff! I love being on vacation because then I don't blow dry it either -Last week my hair was so happy since I would just condition it and put it up in a clip or back with a bandana to work in the garden. |
| sugarsfarm |
Posted - Mar 22 2006 : 09:36:25 AM
Allena my hair is red too and im so worried about the ugly yellow color!! I have no ones hair to look at to see what it might do since im the only red head around!! Everyone in my family has black or brown hair, i inherited it from my great grandparents but all the photos are black and white!! I have pretty long hair, to the middle of my back, and hate to get it cut . I musturd up some strength 3 months ago and got a great haircut, layers and all that. I probably wont be back for a while to get it cut. It took the girl 2 hours to cut my hair!! did i mention that my hair is really thick, they say about 3 heads of hair is what i got!! haha thanks for bringing this topic back!!
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi |
| HorseyNut |
Posted - Mar 22 2006 : 09:07:58 AM
My hair is red, it always putters out half way between my shoulderblades and bra strap. I can't ever seem to get it longer. Any ideas? Trim more maybe?
I worry about going grey, my Grandmother (same hair color) went a nasty yellow dirty color. It looked HORRIBLE. My Mother swears that ugly hair color like that comes from poor nutrition. I hope she's right. Henna coloring for me or something if it goes that ugly color. |
| KarenP |
Posted - Aug 20 2005 : 11:10:39 AM
Kristi,
I have short hair, but really thick. I like Giovanni, but I agree Aubrey is horrible for me too. I can't get it rinsed out of my hair. I think I could stay in the shower for an hour and not get it all out!
I guess my hair just grabs and holds some of these shampoos.
I won't even go anywhere near cream rinses!
KarenP
"Purest Spring Water in the World" |
| Morning_Dew |
Posted - Aug 20 2005 : 09:04:41 AM
Kristi. to get your hair to grow you need to trim it about every three months about a half inch. my hair is just past my bottom, and getting ready to cut it because now it gets tangled around my arms and neck and take the better part of a day to dry. only reason its as long as it is is the hubby loves it and everytime i mention cutting it he buys new hair things for me to use clip, stix, combs and whatnot. but its true with long hair your a slave to your hair.
every gardener should make time for the humming BIRDS and honey BEES, stop and smell the flowers. |
| lonestargal |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 7:29:32 PM
Do any of you ladies with long hair have a favorite natural shampoo and conditioner? I noticed someone uses Jason and I'll have to give that a try. I have used Giovanni and it's ok and Avalon Organics just so-so and Aubrey Organics which is horrible for me. |
| PJJ |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 6:31:33 PM
Such a wonderful topic!
Mine has always been curly (and brown!). Since I grew up in the era of Farrah Fawcett and all those blonde layers -- that's what I always wanted. Or hair that behaved: stayed put, moved when someone's head turned. You know - *straight* hair stuff!
I've never been particularly adept at working with it and have been known to pay big $$ to have it cut. When I started working at the salon a couple of years ago, I started trading out with one of the stylists for cuts and color (now that it's getting gray, it's very ashy and dull, not a nice salt-and-pepper).
Not sure what I'm going to do in the future. It's expensive to keep up, but it needs to look somewhat "tame" for business. Sometimes it would be nice to look like the professional I'm supposed to be; other times I like that it's "wild and free" when I feel so much of the rest of my life isn't!
Paula J.
Paula J., with Ty, Cara, Brody, Blue, and Fidget |
| Robinwolf |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 4:31:59 PM
Hi - I am growing my hair back out. Several years ago, I decided for some reason, that I wanted to cut off my below waist length dark brown hair - I had it cut off to chin length, and donated the long braid to the Cancer Society. Got a sweet note from a little girl who received it and who had a ponytail made out of it to wear. I then got started highlighting my hair and also for some STRANGE reason decided to start wearing acrylic nails. I was a nail biter and wanted pretty hands. So I was soon into MUCHO money being spent. This went on for about 3 years. Then, about 3 months ago, about the same time I found MJ, I realized that my normally dark brown hair was actually now BLONDE - and that was NOT me. And that I really didn't like having the acrylic nails. So I had my stylist dye my hair back to its normal color, and we took off the nails. I've been able to let my own nails grow out - no polish on them or anything - just natural. And I have my own hair color - I have to get it touched up every 4 months or so, because of the highlights we are covering up - they begin to show through. So as soon as my own hair grows out, we won't have to do that anymore. But I am really happy to have my own color back, AND I've decide to let it grow out too. I'd been letting it grow out for the past 7 months or so anyway, and now it is down about 5 inches below my shoulders. I am ready to grow it all the way back out as long as it will grow, and wear my braids again, or wear it pulled back on the sides with barrettes. Natural is best. Right?
Robin
Let the beauty we love be what we do. -- Rumi-- |
| Eileen |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 4:15:54 PM
Hair is such a very personal thing and in lots of societies is used to express some pretty serious things. In some it is kept long by both men and women and cut only to express grief over the loss of a loved one. As it grows out the grief is being overcome. braids signify yout state of marriage either you are a child (2 braids) you are unmarried( oneworn over your left shoulder) or you are married( one worn over your right shoulder). Here in america many of these little traditions are lost through the generations.
As for me after that little trivia, I wear my hair long , as long as it will get but I trim off one inch every month one day before the full moon to keep it even and healthy. This keeps it growing vigorously and shinny. Since I began doing this my hair has thickened up, become even on the ends and seldom has any split ends. It glows with health and all my grey hairs glisten like snow in the red brown scot irish hair I have. In hot weather i keep it braided and clipped to the top of my head. This keeps it off the back of my neck and keeps it out of my eyes while I work. I also think it keeps it cleaner while I am outside. Something that I have discovered that has also made a difference in the health of my hair is the use of a wooden bristled hair brush. It is not the expensive weedoo brush but one that is only about 10 dollars at my co-op made by Bass. I love it and it never tears out any of my hair while I am brushing it out.
Eileen
songbird; singing joy to the earth |
| Bridge |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 3:51:27 PM
I have long hair to my waist, it is brown and straight as a board!! It's funny those who have curls/waves want straight, those with straight would love some curls!!!
I have friends that think I am getting too old for long hair......
I suppose I will be too old when I am 100 because I love it and will not cut it!!
I had many different cuts thru out my life, but I now know I love my hair long.
I grew my bangs out, that is a big struggle and just this week I noticed they are finally long enough to stay back in a clip with the rest of my hair, or stay back without barrettes (which my DH said make me look like a 3 yr old) :(
As for shampoo. I just recently went to using shampoo without sodium lauryl sulfate and/or sodium Laureth sulfate. Boy can I tell a big difference. I really like the "Jason" brand and I can get it thru my local co-op |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 11:55:04 AM
I have a feeling I will get the salt and pepper type hair that my dad's mom had when she died at 90. That is okay. She kept her hair long and wore it in a bun my whole life. When she had to be in a nursing home the last year of her life they cut her hair and that was sure sad! It was down to her waist!
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
| greyghost |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 10:13:04 AM
Ohh I love it when an older woman has decided to keep her long hair. Whether hanging or tied up in a loose bun, there's something so soft about it, whether it's a silver gray or dark gray. I decided long ago that if I can help it, I want mine long enough in my old age that I can put it in a soft bun like that. It's beautiful.
Fortunately or unfortunately, women in my line don't go gray or silver, we stay mostly dark with a few gray hairs blended in. My grandpa accused my grandma of getting her hair dyed at 55 because it was still free of gray. He told her she should just face her age and stop trying to be young. She was so MAD at him! Now my mom is in her early 50s and hasn't had but one gray hair! |
| quiltedess |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 09:52:28 AM
I'm with you Michelle. Short is best for me. My hair, though not very grey yet, is somewhat curley and the shorter lenghth helps it curl. I NEVER comb it. I NEVER blow it dry. It is just wash, fluff (with fingers) and wear. If I want the curls to stay in better, I spray it with the "sticky crap" :-) That's for special occasions.
On the other hand, my hubby and I went to a family reunion a couple of weekends ago. Hubby's mom was remarking on her sister's long flowing, white/grey hair that made her look like a "wild" woman, she didn't like it and had told her sister so. When we actually saw her, we liked her long hair. We figure at nearly 80 years old she's entitled to wear her hair any way the pleases her. And we told her to ignore her sister's and cousin's remarks about her "wild" hair. She even makes beautiful beaded clips to hold it back. Very pretty.
Now, my worry is losing my hair. My mother's hair is very, very thin. I am so vain I don't think I would just let it go at that and I would have to wear a wig. :-)
Nancy |
| westernhorse51 |
Posted - Aug 11 2005 : 05:39:56 AM
My hair is short. I havent had long hair since my twenties. It very pixish. Layered, cropped sometimes. It has been very silver and I liked it alot but now we have well water and the silver is looking very "old gray" and I dont like it at all. I do love my hair short though. its very easy and I feel it lifts up my 53 y/old face. Michele
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
| JoyIowa |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 3:06:06 PM
Hair! I have a unique reason for keeping my hair down to my shoulder blades-I lost the lead part in a college play because the director didn't want to mess with a wig! (Not a big deal now, but when you're a junior in college and a theatre major...) Now it's just a little bit of self-expression. I wear it pulled back nearly every day, in fact I can't stand it hanging in my face. Sometimes in a bun or double ponytail, but my favorite way is to use a flexible comb! I love that gadget! Years ago I decided that I would look at graying hair as a reward for built in respect, and a life well lived. So far I have been successful. At our house hubby and I trim each other's hair, although he really hates doing mine. Hubby's hair is longer than mine and jet black. Now for the economic benefits: Trims here are $15 every 6 weeks x 2 total for year: $255.00, other hair care dyes, perms, styles, etc. $700, knowing exactly how my natural curly hair will look on any given day: priceless! Any of you with naturally curly hair will probably agree!
Have a great day!
Joy
PS: What do we do with the $ saved? It goes in a special savings account and if hubby and I want to go away for a weekend or have fresh, never frozen shrimp flown in from Now Orleans...we have it!
To live without farm life is merely existing, to live with farm life is living life to it very last experience. |
| greyghost |
Posted - Aug 10 2005 : 10:08:19 AM
In high school and college, I had long hair that went to my tailbone. My hair is THICK, so I always wore it in a braid. I had ALL the heads turn then ;)
Then after college I tried to be more "professional" so I cut it chin-length, hated it, let it grow back to about bra-strap length. That was great - I loved my ponytail, it was so easy!
Then in my mid 20's I started two businesses, and I kept having older clients keep talking down to me, thinking I was 18 or 19 when I was 26! I found it so rude and insulting that I cut my hair VERY short in an attempt to look older. Everybody but my folks loved it, but I got tired of taking care of it - even that short it needs blow-drying and what I call "sticky crap."
So in December when I closeed the more client-intensive business with our move, I stopped getting it cut. It's taking longer to grow than I remember, still isn't exactly chin length and of all things, it has decided to be wavy.
So I currently have an unruly head of hair that gives me "horns" on one side and behaves on the other.
I can't wait to have my ponytail back. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 10:04:12 AM
Wow...wouldn't THAT be cool? I would love to get copper red instead of grey ones!! haha.
I think I am taking after my dad's side of the family too...they don't grey early at all. My dad died at 65 with mostly dark brown hair..grey on the sides..My mom's family grey young..she said since she was 40 it has been all grey..very fine and flyaway too..opposite of mine..she has colored her hair since I can remember. I have twice used a home hair color..which did cover the grey and was the same color as my hair...no one noticed. I am pretty sure I will never do a permanent color. I just don't have that much grey...a few hairs in front of each ear and a couple in my bangs and on top..and one little cluster on the side of my head..maybe 12 hairs..so I can't complain. I used Natural Instincts..it is supposed to wash out in 7 to 21 shampoos I think. I wash my hair two or three times a week and it has lasted two months so far and I just noticed a little of the grey in front of my ears showing again. I don't know...I may just forget it. I am not the beauty salon type. (my mom was a hairdresser before she retired. I drive her nuts!)
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
| lonestargal |
Posted - Aug 09 2005 : 09:59:23 AM
I think it's beautiful to see an older woman with long hair that is done all tidy in a nice bun. It's different. Everyone thinks that because you reach a certain age you need to cut. DON'T. |
| BillieKay |
Posted - Aug 08 2005 : 11:26:49 PM
Aunt Jenny- I don't have any gray yet but I have noticed several very dark red really course hairs coming in. Maybe instead of gray my hair will be copper red. : )
Blessings,
BillieKay |
| therusticcottage |
Posted - Aug 08 2005 : 11:21:32 PM
Jenny -- I have lots more gray than I used to and it does come in wiry. I started getting more gray after I had Stephanie at age 42! Coincidence? Luckily I take after my dad who didn't go completely gray until he was past 80. Mine isn't bad -- just some strands in the front and on the sides. My mother, on the other hand, was gray at 35. I have been coloring my hair and said I was going to continue to do so until I turned 60. But I'm kind of changing my mind and may let nature take it's course.
Kay - Living in Beautiful Washington State
"If you are lucky enough to have a garden, you are lucky enough!" |
| julia hayes |
Posted - Aug 08 2005 : 10:10:16 PM
I've had short hair twice in my life;at 7 yrs and 19 yrs. I've had very long hair (ranging from bum length to just above the knee) until recently. I cut 15 inches off a few months ago and donated it to the wigs for kids charity. I will be 40 in November and felt that I needed to lighten up a little. My hair is now in the middle of my back, light brown with many streaks of grey. After having children it has become wavy too which is a nice change. I have no particular compulsion to grow my hair, I just don't pay too much attention to it. I use all kinds of shampoos and conditioners but I'm strict about using only products that are animal and environmental cruelty free. I wash my hair only once a week at most..like I said, I can't be bothered to pay too much attention to it. Grey hair, wrinkles on my skin, saggy breasts and a widening bum are all part of the package of life's change. I do everything in my power to ignore what our society tries to suggest is of value and important to me about my appearance. I am who I am, as I am and that's that! Oh, I generally wear my hair pulled back in either a braided bun held in place with hair sticks or I wear it in braids. When it was really long I wore it long only for my husband..He called it "waterfall hair".
blessings, Julia
being simple to simply be |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Aug 08 2005 : 9:14:51 PM
I have had a couple of close friends (who looked good with short hair of course) tell me about 35 that wasn't I getting a little old for such long hair..and I just smiled. But now I KNOW they think I am nuts since more than a decade has passed and I havn't had short hair in all that time. I have HAD short hair in my adult years (once in my twenties and once in my early thirties) and both times starting growing it back the next day. I just got bored and messed with the wrong thing..should have bought new shoes I think instead. Hair grows slow!! I won't be talked into it again for sure. I am sure I will be an old lady with a big thick grey braid down the back (my hair has almost no grey yet..but I am sure it won't be like that for too long) Have any of you noticed that hair that turns grey comes in wirey and awful? Or is it just my hair. Dosn't seem right..should come in nice and soft..or something!!!
Jenny in Utah
The best things in life arn't things |
| BillieKay |
Posted - Aug 08 2005 : 9:02:45 PM
Hi. My hair is red and down to may waist. It's not too thick but not thin- just right. I would like to have beautiful ringlets but my hair is stick straight. I like to shampoo my hair with Terraessentials or Tate's Super Protein Shampoo. I wear my hair in 2 braids with a funky scarf almost everyday(pretty boring huh?)but that's the way I like it. I had short hair once and looked AWFUL.
Everyone tells me that now that I am getting older(ONLY 34 for petes sake)I should cut my hair. I will be an old woman wearing long gray braids and a wild scarf.
Namaste,
BillieKay |
