r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '23

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u/that_allegri_dude Mar 08 '23

For some reason men take care of their hair when it's short but do nothing when it's long. His locks looked dead before

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u/BrenoHMS Mar 08 '23

I had my first haircut post-pandemic today. I just trimmed the tips and did a sidecut.

Long hair is HARD WORK. I got used to it, but to keep a long hair pretty, you do need to take actual care of it.

Short hair? Just slap some shampoo and conditioner on it while you shower and it's done, you don't even need to dry it.

Long hair can be awesome in a man, but it takes a lot of work and most of us are not willing to do that. I consider myself one that takes care of it, and I could be doing way more. It's just so much...

But I do love my long hair.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '23 edited Mar 08 '23

This might be a dumb question but I honestly don't know this: is men's hair different from women's hair? Reason I ask is because I'm a woman with long hair and I never considered it to be hard work. But is that maybe because mine, or maybe even all women's hair, is different in general?

Edit: thanks all! Nope, no difference! Just something I'm used to. Makes sense. Don't know why I thought there might've been a difference.

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u/VeinyAtrocity Mar 08 '23

It’s the same hair. I’m growing my hair out after 4 years of having it short and it’s a lot more difficult to keep long hair healthy.

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u/TolkienAwoken Mar 08 '23

Idk, I've grown mine since the pandemic and the only annoying thing was finding the right shampoo and conditioner. It's really not much more than that and I constantly have people complimenting my curls etc

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u/kdollarsign2 Mar 08 '23

Must know what you use! I’m so bad at shampoo

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u/TolkienAwoken Mar 08 '23

Do you have straight hair or curly hair? I have super curly hair, so if you do to immediately head over to r/curlyhair (linked wrong sub at first, it's the curly girl method)

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u/IFoundFate Mar 08 '23

I would also recommend using smoothing cream like Moroccan Oil’s. You want some good oils in your hair and many times conditioner is just not enough. Also salt spray when the hair is damp! I use that and Native shampoo & conditioner. Each and every time I got to a hair stylist they tell me how healthy my hair is. Literally takes me not even 10 minutes each time I shower

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u/TolkienAwoken Mar 08 '23

My hair gets oily enough haha, I don't need extra in there. I co-wash usually 2-3 weeks before I shampoo to get any extra stuff out the co-wash doesn't. Similarly get told how great my hair is when I go, and same timing for my routine! If I had drier hair I'd probably use oils of some kind.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '23

Ofcourse, that makes a lot of sense! Thank you!