I’m a dude and just starting to realize how much hair care stuff my parents never taught me because I’m a dude and they assumed I’d least have short hair. I’ve been told I have unusually thick hair if that’s relevant. Like what’s the sorta stuff I should learn to do or switch hair products from/to?

Thanks a ton for any advice.

  • sailorfish [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Idk about your hair habits but a lot of people with short hair wash their hair every day and that's really not necessary. It might look a little greasy at first while your scalp adjusts but pretty soon it's fine.

    Apart from that, depends on how long "long" is for you! Mastering a few simple buns and braids is fun and there's tons of good YouTube tutorials.

    Oh and the most stable bun for longer (straight) hair is the twist + hairstick one. Very useful to learn because you don't even need a hair tie - just a pencil.

    • PapaEmeritusIII [any]
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      4 years ago

      Dropping a comment to mention that the whole “scalp adjusting to fewer washes” thing does not work for everyone. Sometimes you gotta wash every day and that’s fine. Just make sure you only scrub shampoo into the scalp area; there’s usually no reason to shampoo the rest of your hair.

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        True, hair care is very individual! Results in lots of contradicting advice haha

      • Posadist_Moby_Dick [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        Dope username! And you’re definitely right about the shampoo, it’s kinda weird like my hair is a wash every day but half as much every other or something

    • Posadist_Moby_Dick [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      I’ll definitely look that one up, my work is pretty physical so I’ve been trying to find a way to keep it out of the way

      • sailorfish [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Okay for the life of me I can't find the exact way I learned to do the bun I mean on youtube like a decade ago haha. But if you look for hairstick tutorials, there's a bunch of different ideas, depending on length, thickness, etc of hair. Imo they're all still more convenient than messing around with pins. Example, example with shorter hair