Beauty

[ROMARY]

I have long-ish, straight hair.

I don't wash my hair in the shower, mainly because it tangles and I don't want to lean backward, afraid of falling.

So, I wash my hair in a medium rectangle kitchen dishpan.

I lean over the sink, shampoo.  Let the shampoo sit in my hair by wrapping a flour sack towel around my head.

Then, ten or more minutes later, I keep rinsing out the shampoo.  

Then, I add a capful of apple cider vinegar into the tub of clear water, which de-tangles my hair and makes it very smooth and clean.

Keep in mind that my faucet spout is tall and rinses out my hair / head quite well.  I move my head from side to side in order to rinse all of the shampoo out from my temples and back of my head. 

Hope this suggestion helps someone.

[ID2]

Simple solution. Cut your hair short. Problem solved.

[San Antonio Gal]

@SandGirl  -  What about a cut slighty above your shoulders - like Pat Dementri?  You could blow it dry with a rough brush all over.

I know you mentioned right below the shoulders.  How about a little shorter?  Then you wouldn't have to deal with rolling it everyday.  

[SandGirl]

@San Antonio Gal   Thank you!! I'm just not ready for above shoulders yet, maybe someday, I've NEVER in my entire life (other than being an infant) has my hair been above shoulder length. I'm just not ready for that.

When I talked to my hairdressor the last time she told me good thing my hair isn't short, it would just look inverted all the time, the hair right against my scalp in the back goes kinky during the day no matter what I do to pull it straight, if it gets any amount of moisture or heat it goes back to curly underneith and pulls my hair up in the back making it look like the middle of my head hair is shorter, its hard to explain.  So, shorter would make me look like I have inverted and no way do I want that or like that look.  When its longer you really do not notice it at all. 

[hopi]

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@SandGirl wrote:

@San Antonio Gal   Thank you!! I'm just not ready for above shoulders yet, maybe someday, I've NEVER in my entire life (other than being an infant) has my hair been above shoulder length. I'm just not ready for that.

When I talked to my hairdressor the last time she told me good thing my hair isn't short, it would just look inverted all the time, the hair right against my scalp in the back goes kinky during the day no matter what I do to pull it straight, if it gets any amount of moisture or heat it goes back to curly underneith and pulls my hair up in the back making it look like the middle of my head hair is shorter, its hard to explain.  So, shorter would make me look like I have inverted and no way do I want that or like that look.  When its longer you really do not notice it at all. 

@SandGirl 

You are so right about the weight of longer hair holding down curls. Curls and waves automatically make you hair shrink in length.

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[foxywoods]

@SandGirl   My hair was always thicker and wavier underneath and straighter from my ears up to crown.  still has a bit of a wave.  it has thinned quite a bit tho.

When I was younger the underneath area was SUPER thick and wavy. After shampoo, I put on conditioner and combed through - still with water running then used a wide tooth comb and then rinsed.  It was the only way to fight tangles. My hair was sooo tangled otherwise.

At the Maxx I just found a Living Proof In-Shower Styler and going to try that for air-drying.

You poo/condition, rinse, the apply the Styler and rinse again quickly. then air dry and scrunch.   Going to try it today. 

My hair is long,  but I no longer like it getting to bra length. I cut it myself every few weeks or so because a simple trim cost is $90 at the salon - tooo  $$$$ !  Youtube has many helpful DIY haircut videos.

[foxywoods]

@SandGirl   also,  I had chopped off my hair and cried for a month so never wanted to cut my hair short again either and after I turned 50 and started Biotin my hair got super long,past my bra. So don't cut your hair!!    I'm sure you  receive many compliments on your hairstyles!