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Growing out my hair
I havent had long hair since the 6th grade so I am attempting to grow it back out. If your thinking 'but some of her videos she has long hair' I wear extensions during performances. Its starting to inch over my shoulders but im getting to that point where I just want chop it all off!!
Any tips and tricks that can help with the growth?
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use sulfate free shampoo, the cheapest is from loreal, massage your scalp often and cut the ends every 3 months 🙂 im a youtube hair tutorial freak, im following all these tricks and seeing a huge difference. you can also use castor oil and try not to use heat, i wash my hair before going to bed, i.braid it and the next morning its all set 🙂
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I can relate. I want to grow my bangs out and it is killing me.
When I was going from short to long it really helped to find a few hair styles in between that worked for me. I am lucky though as my hair grows fairly quickly. I cannot tell you how good of friends I was with pony tail holders and clips.
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When I grew out my hair, I came to a few points where I wanted to just cut it too. (when it hit the shoulders and again when it had to grow past my chest aeria.) but instead of doing that and regreating it, I colored my hair. It helped and made me feel like my hair was brand new. I think its because it takes so long and you just want that change now as when you go into a hair salon. 1 hour and you got a new haircut. Color it instead! 😉
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i rarely wash my hair (kinda gross, i know. i use shampoo maybe once a month!! ) i use my fingers to comb thru it. sleeping in braids keeps my pillow from matting my hair. sometimes i just run water thru my hair, sometimes i run conditioner thru with no shampoo. rarely blowdry and rarely iron. i like those spray in dry shampoos. i use hair clips – the ones that are like an alligator mouth ? Not sure the correct term. they have teeth and open and close like jaws. i dont use rubberbands offen bc that pulls out and breaks hair
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I hardly use "normal" shampoo either. 🙂 I didn't know if it really helped with growing faster, but I guess I've been told that I don't get split ends (thus not needing trims as much?) and maybe using less harsh shampoos help with that. 🙂
Sometimes I use a shampoo bar from J.R. Liggetts (just made of lye and oils), sometimes I use a baking soda then vinegar rinse, sometimes I do use shampoo, and sometimes it's just water. A lot of times I just wash my bangs out with soap in a sink real fast in the morning too…
Oh and for growing bangs out, I suggest Stayput bobby pins. You'd think that bobby pins are all the same. Untrue.
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I only wash my hair like once a week – I try to only shower every other day when I'm not doing a ton of poling (when I am I HAVE to shower daily. AndI know this sounds gross but my skin is a disaster if I shower daily so I do every other day but clean all the important parts daily ofcourse.) I get my hair wet when I shower and massage my scalp but don't use shampoo or conditioner and wear my hair up all the time. I have VERY oily hair so it's a bit inconvenient because I want to wash my hair because it looks so gross but the more you wash it the more oily it becomes.
I also use dry shampoo or baby powder and that stuff is really good just hard to work with if you have black hair and I do – you have to make sure you get it all absorbed up. I also try not to brush my hair much – I have fine straight hair so it doesn't tangle much and I'm lucky. and finally I leave it up in a clip. I've been getting more compliments on my hair since I started doing this than ever and much less breakage because I'm not fussing with it.
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Yeah, see there is no way in the world ANY bobby pin will hold back my hair. Most normal clips won't even stay in. I have a lot of thick straight hair.
I am another don't shampoo every day girl. I usually condition only one day and I do that because there is no way I am getting a comb through my hair when it is wet without conditioner.
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Haha okay. Well, for those who might consider using bobby pins but don't understand how to get them to stay, get the Stayput ones. =P They have grooves on the inside and actually do something.
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I am currently using Wen on my hair and it being colored red, I do my best to not shampoo as often to maintain the red. Im a die hard fan of dry shampoo – I have probably tried every brand under the sun. My top two faves are Not Your Mothers and Oscar Blondi. I prefer the powder since it absorbs the oily in my hair (my hair is oily and thick). I havent gotten it cut since March, I think im due for a trim!
I also try to put in my exenstions from time to time so I see what its going to look like when its grown out and remind myself if I keep letting grow it will happen. I put them in yesterday for a wedding and I loved the way my hair looked even when I threw it back in a ponytail as well.
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burts bees natural shampoo and massage ur scalp with cold pressed castor oil once a week and leave on at night to sleep!
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Is Burts safe for color treated hair?
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i wud think so! its like 96% natural so its very gentle
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i dont have color on my hair so i dont know for sure, maybe google it?!
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Nutrition and hydration are very imporant and I have found that helps my hair. For managing hair when it is in that inbetween stage I would use tons of pony tails and claw clips to keep it out of my face.
Also you can have different bang styles to add variety while the rest is growing. There are the betty page style bang, side swept bang, pompadour bang etc etc etc. Sometimes that will allow you to have something you can change and play with style wise while waiting for the rest to grow into it's final style.
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This is so funny! I only wash my hair every 5 days. I shower daily though due to my job. I have to get the little hairs off of my skin after work. I use dry shampoos for in between days. I can only wear it down for 2 or 3 of the days. The rest of the days, it has to be up usually. When I do wash it, I am using a special medicated shampoo due to my severe shedding. I am so glad I am not the only one that does not wash my hair often.
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