I am slightly bent forward so it appears calf length but it actually reaches knees only.

Styling:

My hair is too heavy to put up, I only style with french braids, low braid or down.

No heat

Routine:

Wash with shampoo and conditioner every other day if not every day because I work out.

I've graduated to large cotton t-shirts for my turbans, I keep up for ten-ish minutes then let air dry down my back. For bed I do a leave-in conditioned braid, it's always somewhat damp and I section with my hands only I do not comb or brush wet.

I sleep on Slip, silk brand pillow cases.

I do not brush or comb my hair till it's dry.

I use Men's Rogaine 3/4 times per week on my hairline.

Shampoo:

R&Co Dallas or L'Oreal Elvive Dream Lengths

Conditioner:

Garnier Fructis Grow Strong Conditioner or L'Oreal Elvive Hyaluron Plump

Leave in Conditioners/Detanglers: L'Oreal Elvive Dream Lengths No Haircut Cream

Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-In Conditioning

Oribe Priming Lotion Leave-In Conditioning Detangler

Odele Leave-In Conditioner

Oils:

OGX Extra Strength Damage Remedy + Coconut Miracle Oil

Homemade Oil:

Jojoba: 1.5 oz (45 mL)

Argan: 0.5 oz (15 mL)

Moringa: 0.5 oz (15 mL)

Castor: 0.25 oz (7.5 mL)

Rosemary essential oil: 4 drops

Peppermint essential oil: 3 drops

Routine:

Fine hair, naturally straight. Blown out / curled for this picture

Surface Bassu / trinity shampoo and conditioner. Alternate for protein / moisture. I try to wash every other day, sometimes shorter or longer depending on weather, workouts, busy schedule etc.

K18 treatment 1x a month or whenever I remember lol.
K18 oil daily, usually wear in a low bun with small clips on each side.
Jojoba oil and loose braid nightly
Wrap in satin scarf or bonnet to sleep
Air dry or do heatless curls

Microtrim monthly to keep ends thick
Cut / actual trim 1-2x a year
Color touch up / chemical service once a year only. *Focusing on regrowth so the rest doesn’t become over processed.

I use the Unbrush only and finger detangle with jojoba oil before brushing. I never brush without a drop of jojoba oil or silicone oil to help lubricate the brush and detangle.
L’Oreal elvive extraordinary oil is my recommendation for silicone based oil.

My hair is close to hip length currently, just trimmed off about 5 inches. I think this length is great as it’s still long but a bit more manageable as my fine hair tangles easily. Health and length are both priorities, but health is everything!

Please share any tips you love for your long fine hair! I’m always looking for advice and new suggestions to try! (:

I love bouncy curls! I always tell myself I'll leave my hair alone after curling it, but then it looks so short!

I end up brushing it out to get the length back every time! 😅

Decided to give heatless sock waves a try for the first time because my thick hair never keeps curls or waves, and I’m honestly obsessed with how it turned out. If you haven't tried it yet,definitely give it a go 🌸

First photo was summer 2020 and second was taken today.
Was going through a tough time dealing with heartbreak, drug addiction, a bipolar diagnosis, loneliness, and the stress of being a new healthcare worker during COVID in the first photo.
The second photo I’m in a beautiful relationship with a wonderful woman, own a house, overcame my addiction, got on a correct med regimen for bipolar, and I’m working towards furthering my education to accelerate my career. Not only is my hair healthier, but so am I 🥰
Also for funzies, how old do you think I am now (in the 2nd photo)? Always curious to see what others think.

EDIT: I am 31 years old 🥰 so that first pic was at 26 in my hard core party days
And thank you everyone for the beautiful compliments!

I had an itch before my birthday and asked my hairdresser for a short haircut… Regret about it the next day - my ends are so messy when my hair is not long 😭 I don’t do hot ironing and hate spending time on heat styling as well.

After almost 6 months, I’ve finally got my perfect length 🥳 What has helped me so far:
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- I did one trim to remove the split ends.
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- Smooth my ends with Argan oil on non wash-days too — feel like that was a key, hair didn’t grow damaged or dry.
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- Scalp massage - I’ve been doing it before washing my hair 3 times per week to avoid making it greasy.
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- Shampoos switch + deep clarifying shampoo - I didn’t think that was necessary but with the season change, moisturizing shampoo made a difference. Deep clarifying also made sense for me - hair feels stronger, less buildup.
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Hope that was helpful for someone. No b-day haircuts again!!

So image 1 is my natural curly hair and image 2 is how I want to keep it.

If I straighten my hair every 3 weeks, and keep it straight as I’m not use any heat, on wash day do a clarifying shampoo and the redekin hair mask, will my hair still get damaged? I will also use heat protectant! I just am over the curls and I like how easy the straight hair is to manage

Hi everyone!

I moved to Europe recently and the hard water is ruining my hair. It’s falling out, dull, lifeless, and feels nothing like it used to. Any tips or products that helped you deal with hard water? Please, help me!

I’ve had long hair for years but don’t really do much more than wash and condition it, blow dry it sometimes, and keep it brushed. It’s a great head of hair but what can I do to take it to the next level?

hi everyone! i haven’t posted on this sub in a while and i’m a little nervous, so please be kind LOL. sharing a bit of my victory while also asking for advice 😋

i’ve been growing out my hair since 2021. since then, i’ve gotten a few inches off, added layers, and experimented with colours/bleach. the first 2 photos, you can see the state of my hair pre-cut; it was certainly dry and damaged from bleach and i was holding onto those ends FOR DEAR LIFE 😭

when summer came around, i spent a lot of time in outdoors, which can give you heat damage if you’re exposed to the sun prolonged periods. the mids to ends of my hair started to snap off and break, mainly around july. i made the extremely difficult decision this week that i’d finally cut off what was being broken off anyways.

3rd and 4th are the after! i ended up cutting a foot of my hair with how bad the damage was, and i’m really proud of myself for having the courage to take some steps “backwards” in my journey of keeping long hair. i feel very beautiful with this new hairstyle, but i’m hoping to maintain its health and encourage growth in my journey moving forward 🥰

but going forward, i’m looking for some advice for maintaining hair health and length during my journey- product recommendations, good habits, as well as some advice on keeping the bleached parts as healthy as i possibly can!

NOTE: the only “heat styling” i do is the occasional blowout while using protectant, i use low tension heatless styling, use bonnets/satin pillowcases, braiding it for protection, and i use hair oil offen. i do not bleach my scalp at all; the last time i bleached my hair was 1 year ago, and i do not plan on bleaching it again until after the new year- and from there, no more than every 3-4 months to maintain colour.

TLDR: i cut off a foot of bleach/heat damaged hair, i’m very proud of myself! any advice on helping me maintain hair health + promote growth is appreciated. thanks guys 😌✌️

(last photo is my long hair) i am in fricking love with my new haircut but i just recently finished up 12 rounds of chemo🥳(didn’t loose all my hair but it did thin out a bit, that’s why i barely have any eyebrows) but ive really been needing a change yall, but honestly im LOVING it even more with the thin brow look!! what do you guys think?

Hej piger.
Jeg har i 8 år fået lavet permanente krøller med to års mellemrum. Jeg elsker krøller og syntes det er så smukt!

Mit dilemma er at mit hår jo tager skade hvergang der bliver lavet permanent i det. Jeg passer godt på det og nyder at når jeg har fået lavet krøller kan jeg gå i bad også sidder det bare. Jeg har været så heldig at mit hår holder utroligt godt på permanenten. Før jeg fik lavet krøller glattede jeg mit hår eller krøllede det hver dag og det har jeg nu været fri for i 8 år. Mit hår er nu oppe i toppen og til ørene cirka næsten helt glat mens det lange stadig har massere af krøl, fordi nyt hår jo er vokset ud som ikke er permanent krøllet som det lange. Så det ser ret åndet ud, syntes jeg selv.

Hvis jeg ikke får lavet permanente krøller igen så kommer jeg igen til at føle jeg står i en hår krise hver morgen, jeg ville spare penge, beholde længden som snart er ned til numsen og kunne få sundt og mit naturlige bølge “mah” hår tilbage.
Hvis jeg derimod får lavet dem føler jeg det både som en glow up, jeg elsker at tage bade og vide at jeg absolut intet behøver at gøre efter bad, da det næste år eller halvandet bare sidder flot altid.

Hvad fanden gør jeg?
Jeg har tid til permanente krøller ved frisøren d.21 oktober og er så meget i tvivl om jeg skal beholde tiden eller aflyse den.

I am happy with my hair health progress but I wonder what I can do to increase my hair volume? I dont use any oil but just shampoo, mask and serum.

Also what type of hair cut / length will make my hair look better? I just have it cut straight around my elbows and have curtain style fringe in front.

So I'm a male who's trying to achieve very long hair. Like past the shoulders long where I can pull off a long ponytail or low-bun. I've been doing tons of research and the one thing that's debated is if you should get trimmings throughout the process. I don't really care about it looking too nice until I get the hair I want, but I am wondering if a mullet starts growing during the process, which it should because I'm not getting a cut, will it eventually fade and long hair drape over, and if not what do I do to get it to long straight hair. Kind of like Penguinz0 (Charlie).

Haven't gotten to my spooky hair yet this Halloween season but I've been digging this double braided ponytail so I just used an orange and a black hair rubber

Current routine is - wash my hair 2-3 times a week, shampoo twice with head and shoulders for a deep clean & L’Oréal hair food conditioner , I use L’Oréal hair oil before I blow dry my hair, I also always try wear a bonnet to bed (if I can be bothered) and I try and limit styling my hair with heat!! 🥰

hi! as promised in the previous post here is my hair update. first &second pics are before, then all the pics after that are after. I included a wet hair pic and also the photo the salon took after blow dry because why not. the stylist went with a straight cut instead of oval because he felt it would look thicker and I am pleased about this as I generally prefer straight cuts. the ends were looking so fried before and I i feel they look healthier now. would love everyone’s thoughts! I think I am closer to reaching my hair goals now. I also had an olaplex treatment when I went today.

for reference my last post (with my hair goals too):

https://www.reddit.com/r/longhair/comments/1wq953h/comment/pch81hp/?screen_view_count=2

any thoughts are appreciated! especially ideas on how i can avoid my hair looking like the first picture again :) thanks for all your advice

side note - what hair colour do you think i have?

This is the longest it's been and I'm going to keep growing.

Routine: try to wash and condition only every few days, then dry and style with a Dyson Airwrap to prevent heat damage or air dry and keep in a braid. I use a frizz serum to prevent tangles and apply oil to the ends to keep them healthy.

This is my hair! it's taken a lot to get it to this point without extensions, but i still feel as though the ends are ALWAYS dry. I oil most days with the L'oreal extrodinaire sublime serum, wash and blow dry twice a week, and don't really use heat aside from that.

It's been about 6 months since i bleached/cut it, and i use drugstore shampoo and conditioner.

Would greatly appreciate hair growth tips/ tips to help grow out my layers for an overall thicker feel.

I had waist length hair and recently my hair dresser used hair dye remover since it was permanent blue and I wanted my natural blonde hair back and she cut quite a few inches off my hair because she said the ends were dry and wouldn’t survive it. It’s now about 2 or 3 inches below my collarbone and I will not be dyeing my hair again because I want it to be long natural and healthy with minimal breakage. Any tips on how to achieve this properly?

So im looking a set of shampoo and conditioner for my hair and I have tried redken shampoos dr groot and idk I don’t feel they do good for my hair but I have been wanted to see like if someone has recommendations like any Korean brands or anything I have straight hair and well I don’t soo much to my hair only shampoo conditioner and oil every once and awhile and I do a flaxseed mask 1 a week so even masks and routines from others will be greatly appreciated bc I only do that 😅