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.
As someone with also unusually thick (white guy) hair who's grown it out over the past year (started with an undercut, now it's just past my ears), I'll add:
Styling products you're just gonna have to experiment with. Your barber/stylist is probably the best person to ask if you're after a particular look. When my hair was shorter I used pomades, but those are way too heavy for longer hair. Now I just use Booster Cream once or twice a week, which is normcore as fuck - it's basically a lanolin cream that smooths everything out and gives a bit of texture, but still keeps things on the slicker side. Works for me and YMMV - it's cheap as hell though.
I'd also recommend getting a trim at some point down the line to reshape it and keep you looking fly during the intermediate period. I got a cut around the 8 month mark when it started to look weird growing out, and now it looks better for it.
Also stop shampooing so much.
Thanks! Past the ears was definitely a milestone I felt happy about. The next one I’m looking forwards to is being able to tie it back better because it’s like barely there and makes it difficult.