Are you "hair challenged"?

India
January 6, 2009 3:09pm CST
It takes three hairbrushes for me to get my hair to look presentable. Well, it did until this last haircut. Now, I use a curling iron. But, usually , only one side looks the way I want it to. Anyone else face this daily battle?
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@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
6 Jan 09
do you try talking to your hair? sounds $tupid but i do that. i dont get hair battle everyday but when my hair gets a little moody i talked to my hair. lol. it works for me and so far my hair is behaving and following my orders. lol. i also make sure i find the right product that my hair wants or compatible with my hair.
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@roniroxas (10559)
• Philippines
8 Jan 09
what do you mean experementing? on products that is good for my hair? or hair styles? in products for example in shampoo. in our country you can buy a small pack of shampoo. this small pack is used only in one bathing. that is chaep and very good idea isntead of buying a big container or bottle then when your hair does not approve of it, it will just be in waste. i am a singer and i need to syle my hair depends on where i am going to sing and what am i wearing. so i need to find products that i will use to my hair that my hair would not be damage. i put coconut oil too every once in a while for my mom siad coconut oil is good for the scalp and hair. hope i did answer your question.
• India
7 Jan 09
Seems like you are having good time with your hair. I am not sure that I am using the right products but then it is hard to judge one. How do you go about experimenting with them?
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• United States
6 Jan 09
HAHA.. Love the title to this discussion " Hair challenged"..Made me laugh! Oh yes. I can relate to being hair challenged after a hair cut. The girl that gave me bangs/fringe last month didn't cut it right now I look like I have a cow lick on my right side not unless I use hair gel,hairspray, blow dryer and flat iron to get it to calm down...lol..Maybe she did do it right and my hair is rebelling to having bangs/fringe.I think it maybe a bit of both, bad haircut and rebelling hair..LOL,.. It actually isn't noticeable once I style it.I'm so glad my hair grows quickly..LOL
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• India
7 Jan 09
Just wish my hair could grow a bit faster. Had it been so, I would have experimented with them a bit too.
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@lilaidi (155)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I have different ways that I do my hair. I can wear it curly, which is a lot of work. I have to wash it with clarifying shampoo, then a conditioning shampoo, then curly conditioner then rinse. Then I have to part my hair in four sections and then take each section and apply leave-in conditioner for each section. Then I comb out with a brush-comb and then spread moose-foam throughout the ends of my hair. It looks quite nice when I am done though. I don't like doing it because I have to do it everyday. If I want to wear my hair straight, I have to wash it with the clarifying shampoo, then a shampoo/conditioner Suave and then wash again with another cleansing shampoo just to make sure it gets clean. Then I follow up with conditioning shampoo. Rinse. Then I part in four sections and apply leave-in conditioner and a light oil that I use for pressing. I blow dry my hair in the four sections, then I flat iron in four sections as well. I can wear my hair this way for about a week so all the trouble is kind of worth it because I don't have to do anything to my hair everyday like when I wear it curly.
@quinnkl (1667)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I have very thick and long hair (can't stand my hair short). It is just shoulder length at the moment, but I still go through brushes weekly. They just don't last for me. It takes a long time to brush it and for it to dry after showers. My hair is very staticy so I quit using the hair dryer and just let it air dry which takes a good three hours if I brush it off and on during that time...... so I don't! Just one brush, but LOTS of time.
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@baileycows (3665)
• United States
6 Jan 09
My hair used to be a lost cause and then I started using a flat iron and it works. My hair is cute most of the time. I still have a funny hair line at my bangs and they don't want to participate sometimes, but most of the time it looks great. I hated them days that my hair just did not work right.
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• India
7 Jan 09
Flat iron usually works with most of the face cuts. So, you have got the solution. Nice.
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@mariposaman (2959)
• Canada
6 Jan 09
Enjoy your hair while you have it. When you start to lose it, it is a long time gone. It might seem like a chore but the alternative is like some I see with the new fashion, all shaved off. Myself I decided a few years ago to let it grow long and it is a pain to keep but the alternative is to be bald. I figured I had better grow it long while I still had some on top to grow long. It is thinning there but if you look at me the right way in a dark room you cannot tell. Unfortunately the sides are greying finally and with a toque on in the winter and if I do not pull my hair back I look like a homeless person.
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• India
7 Jan 09
Loosing hair certainly doesn't come good to many and I can figure it out quite well as I am gifted with two half moons on both sides myself.
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@rusty2rusty (6763)
• Defiance, Ohio
6 Jan 09
Nope, my hair is fairly easy to take care of. It is really long,thick, wavy and fizzy at times. BUt easy to maintaion. depending on what I plan on doing with is what I use. I tend to use a brush, a pick and some gel, Sometimes a comb.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
7 Jan 09
my hair has always been very fine and very limp, and there is not much of it. I mostly just wear it loose or in a ponytail.
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@silverglint (2000)
• Philippines
7 Jan 09
I usually don't have time to battle with my hair, I usually travel to the office even if my hair is still wet then I just tie them up into a ponytail once it is already dry. So I always have long hair, I find it more manageble that way.
• India
15 Jan 09
We all are bound to be hair challenged one day.
@MizzLadyB08 (1174)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I go through this sometimes. But I usually pull my hair in a pony tail when I can't get it to do right.
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• China
7 Jan 09
haha,that is funny takes three hairbrushes for you to get your hair to look presentable...wowo... I only need one hairbrush for my hair.sometimes i do not need one,hehe...because i have a very short hair.i like to be with short hair,because it's looks cool and after wash,they easy to dry quickly.if i do not bring a hairbrush me with when i am outside,i can easliy to use my fingers to make my hair tidy and look presentable.hehe have you ever think about you'll change your hair style? cheers
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@BlueGoblin (1829)
• United States
6 Jan 09
I just have the barber cut my hair short enough so I don't have to fuss with it. I don't need wavy hair anyway.
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@Amythyst (59)
• United States
6 Jan 09
I find it easier for fine hair with tangles to use detangler or spray on conditoner before brushing. It is also better to use shampoo and conditioner separate. I just throw a headband in and curl the bangs as styles don't stay in my hair. A permanent makes styling easier, but I hate the tight curls I get, salon ones are too expensive, home ones are a pain--maybe you can get the curl you want, but they are usually imperfect, and sometimes they cause sores on your head. Get the right type of shampoo for your hair--I only pay a dollar each for shampoo and conditioner, but I go by season to buy it. Winter months require moisturizing shampoo, while summer months can be volumizing shampoo. I only get haircuts usually once or twice a year and cut my own bangs plus split ends off in between. I can usually get the bangs straight enough to pass.
@jwfarrimond (4473)
6 Jan 09
I'm hair challenged in a different way, being practically bald! So I don't have all these bad hair day struggles - there being very little to struggle with.
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
8 Jan 09
three? it took me 11 every day hahaha my hair used to be straight and now it is wavy and a bit thicker maybe because I drink more milk for the last 6 years ? don't know :) it's long and used to be black. but due to all those years coloring and curling it's brown now :( oh well I don't want any more coloring, this is it
@messageme (2821)
• United States
7 Jan 09
I face hair problems every day!! I have curly, frizzy hair. I hate it!! I can't just brush it and go. Even when I spend a long time doing my hair it still ends up looking crazy because it will either frizz or if I put too much hair gel in then it looks crispy and hard. There is no hope for my hair.
@suzzy3 (8341)
10 Jan 09
You have the same problem I sometimes have one side looks lovely the other side just cannot get right,do what I did let your hair grow a bit change your hair dresser and keep it simple.Use a good conditioner and don't be afraid to wax your hair and use hair spray sometimes you can mould your hair to what you want,goodluck.
@eshwarik (180)
• United States
7 Jan 09
My hair is not challenged, I wash and apply conditioner and soak it while I am soaping the body at last I rinse the conditioner and set my hair.
@AKMEDIA2 (328)
• United States
8 Jan 09
Whenever anyone has a bad haircut it is definitely like this. That's why I always use the same person to cut my hair. Some people just should not be working in salons. My hair most of the time is like yours, taking only 3-5 brushes to look great but when I got a haircut once I had to use all kinds of products to style it to look presentable. I tried curling irons, blow drying, gels, putty, everything and I still did not like what it looked like.