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.
Get several thin breathable headbands.
As your hair grows out it's going to be completely covering your face and getting in your eyes, and you won't always want to wear a whole hat. Especially when your hair is damp - it'll take forever to fully dry. A hat will feel awful, while a thin fabric headband will let the water evaporate.
The headbands are also good for wearing under headphones, and if you have covid masks that go over the head instead of around the ear, it will be easier to take those on and off. You won't have to take your hat off, put the mask on, get your hair back in one place, and put the hat back on.
For me the headband looked terrible at first, because eyeball-length hair will want to stand up and look stupid. I wore hats to go outside.
Eventually it'll get longer and look good in the headband if you put it on right.
Then after that you'll be able to tie it. That will take longer than you think, because some strands of hair won't be long enough to reach a hair tie, and will flop around and look stupid.