Do you burn or bury your shed or broken hair pieces?

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If so, why? Is this a myth? What is suppose to happen by doing this or not doing this?

 

[LuciaAbigail]

I've never heard of this lol, although I know some people count them. I just throw them in the trash.

 

[whit923]

Is this based off voodo? I've never heard of burning shed hair.

 

[Anakinsmomma]

Ummm.... Come again OP? Where did you hear of this?

 

[ava2]

I test strands that have been shed for protein or moisture-need before I throw them out. Burn or bury? No.

 

[lalla]

I don't but many Africans do. Supposedly sorcerers can use hair to hex people.

 

[RngdeCurls]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

 

[chelleyrock]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

My older sister told me that if a bird gets ahold of my hair, they will start pecking at my head when they see me.

 

[HanaKuroi]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

I heard it would make you go crazy. Lol

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[MACGlossChick]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

My grandmother told me that the birds would drive you crazy. I tried it, but I hate the smell.

 

[prettybyrd]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

Growing up I was told that if a bird gets the hair and builds a nest with it, you will be plagued with headaches.

My question was always, how would a bird get my shed hair?

 

[MileHighDiva]

Currently, I'm saving my sheds to compare during each wash session.

However, when I go to get rid of them they'll be up in flames in an old Classico Spaghetti Sauce Jar. Why, because that's the way I was raised. My mom is no longer here to get clarification, regarding this matter. I don't know anything about birds and/or their nests, but you definitely do not want people getting a hold of your hair.

 

[GettingKinky]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

My grandfather used to say if a bird gets your hair and uses it to make a nest you will be bird-brained. I'm not exactly sure what that means, maybe that you'll go crazy. But he used to scold my mom for just throwing away all our hair that would come out in the brush.

 

[nlamr2013]

Growing up I was told that if a bird gets the hair and builds a nest with it, you will be plagued with headaches.

My question was always, how would a bird get my shed hair?

Yup bird snatches your hair and gives headache. Birds dig through trash and trays how.they'd get it lol
I thought it was a Caribbean thing maybe not though.
I burn or flush but burning stanks so I flush mostly.

 

[blackeyes31626]

Yeah, my granny told me about the birds and crazy headaches. She also said if you bury it your hair will grow but you have to bury it where the raindrops fall from the house onto the ground. lol

 

[Royalq]

uhhhhh.... no. I just toss it in the trash, im not a superstitious person.

 

[BEAUTYU2U]

You know how many mini-campfires I would of had in my life doing this? Hayle naw. It goes in the trash, toilet, or is eventually vacuumed up.

 

[yynot]

I always flush my hair down the toilet...grandmother told me it would always grow back if I did. I just always flush it *shrugs*

 

[soulglo]

I always flush my hair down the toilet...grandmother told me it would always grow back if I did. I just always flush it *shrugs*

No toilet clogging? I just throw mine in the trash -shrug-

 

[Honey01]

I don't. However, if I am not mistaken the first time I heard about this was when I was a student in New Orleans. That, and being sure to properly dispose/hide use sanitary napkins.

 

[yynot]

No toilet clogging? I just throw mine in the trash -shrug-

Never any clogging/plumbing issues whatsoever.

 

[Blessed&higlyflavoured]

I always flush my hair down the toilet...grandmother told me it would always grow back if I did. I just always flush it *shrugs*

yynot

Same. I cant speak for all West Indians, but thats what my family do. It's automatic for me now. Just flush it down the loo. Don't leave it lying about because it can be used against you.
Its quite practical actually.

 

[MilkChocolateOne]

No I don't but my grandmother used to.

 

[APrayer4Hair]

I always flush my shed hair :shrug:

 

[Leeda.the.Paladin]

This is based in hoodoo. I'm from the Deep South so we grew up believing in this stuff. They say that if someone can get your hair, they can put some bad mojo on you and/or make you go crazy.

My grandmother always burned our hair, fingernails, etc. She also told me people could do things with menstrual blood.

Having said that, I don't think I've ever burned my hair but I do wrap it up tightly before throwing it in the trash can or I flush it.

 

[wetwavy]

My mom told me to never put your hair in the garbage can because people could put a curse on it. So I always just flushed it lol

 

[shasha8685]

This is based in hoodoo. I'm from the Deep South so we grew up believing in this stuff. They say that if someone can get your hair, they can put some bad mojo on you and/or make you go crazy.

My grandmother always burned our hair, fingernails, etc. She also told me people could do things with menstrual blood.

Having said that, I don't think I've ever burned my hair but I do wrap it up tightly before throwing it in the trash can or I flush it.

This is what my mom told me about why she flushes her hair instead of placing it in the trash

 

[cynd]

Ha ha! I've heard of this one and I have friends who burn their shed/broken hair. The myth I heard as a child was that if a bird gets ahold of that hair and uses it to build a nest, your hair will fall out. I don't subscribe to it, but its funny that other people have similar hair myths.

Yep. My grandmother told us if a bird got your hair it would use your hair to build a nest and you would have a headache until you got your hair back from their nest. Scared my sister and me half to death and we would take great pains to hide our shed hair in tissue and discard it so the birds wouldn't get it. Between hiding my shed hair from the birds and waiting for money to come because my hand itched, my grandmother sure had me going.

 

[straightlovely]

My cousin burns his ... We are Jamaican and he is a fairly new Rastafarian. My mom didn't teach me this though.

 

[Mahsiah]

I always flush my hair down the toilet...grandmother told me it would always grow back if I did. I just always flush it *shrugs*

Haha I do too, only because I can't stand to look at them anymore.