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Long Haired Men, How Do You Take Care of Your Hair?


It's my first time growing out my hair. I currently almost have shoulder length hair.

Here's my dilemma, I usually just stay home and don't like using product when I'm not going out, my long hair falls down in front of my face blocking my eyes, even reaching my mouth and it's extremely inconvenient.

I've tried using hair ties, but somebody said it eventually leads to a receding hairline.

I've also used headbands, but am looking for alternatives.


I'd also appreciate some advice when using product, because sometimes it still falls down and/or becomes flat and lack some volume.

My end goal is to have a slicked back hair.

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[-] Norgur@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Long hair since forever now.
So:

  1. Brush it every day at least. Twice if neccessary. Brush it before you wash it to get the entangled fallen out hair off and after you washed your hair. Washing it will entangle it again.
  2. Find out how often you need to wash the hair. Curly hair gets frizzly if washed too often, oily hair obviously gets hard to manage if washed too infrequently.
  3. Just use a shampoo and conditioner that makes your hair feel right. You'll know what I mean. Do not use the typical "15 in 1 and it wil cook you diner" things marketed for men. They are usually super aggressive and with menthol and shit... Don't let them control you with your masculinity. I have a shampoo that smells of almonds and vanilla and makes my hair silky. I like it.
  4. Hair bands will not affect your hairline. If so, every woman with a braid would go bald. Baldness in men is triggered by some gene-BS, not by you pulling on your hair
  5. If you want to restrain your hair, but not clamp it down so to say, use those telephone-wire-like hairbands. They'll do just that. I can't use them because my thick hair will just laugh at me and push the band away
  6. Get a tangle teezer. Thank me later.
[-] counselwolf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What does a tangle teezer do? I often see them being recommended.

can you post a picture of that telephone hair band thing, I don't know what that is.

[-] Norgur@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g12-M00-B6-59-rBVakF9DiL2ATYrpAANRdvQjzdo948.jpg/women-hair-rubber-bands-matte-frosted-multi.jpg

There you go.
Tangle Teezers have a bristle shapoe that will prevent your hair from getting tangled in nots. If that happens, your brush will get stuck in your hair (I can literally hang my brush into my hair that way). So when pushing through, you'll break some hair or pull it out.

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Dude with curly long hair here. This is 100% my experience. Pay special attention to #3. You are going to need the right products and finding them will take time. And they will be expensive. And their bottles will be girly as fuck.

Also, and that might be superstition, I like to alternate between products. When I come back to a product after a month or so it always feels like it works better.

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