Do you ever feel that hair care is taking over your life?

[Cherokee-n-Black]

I'm looking at some truly glorious lengths of hair on here and wondering how DO they do it? Not the "how" of getting it that long, but the continued maintenance and upkeep. The last time I grew my hair out to BSL, I would to get teased by my cousin that I was going to spend my life in rollers and a housecoat under the dryer because that's what I was doing every time he came to visit. I finally cut it off because I was overwhelmed with the amount of time it took to meticulously care for that much hair. Now that my hair is inching from APL to BSL I am starting to get that ol' familiar feeling. I end up putting it back and up because it's getting to be too much. I really want my BSL hair back aesthetically speaking, but I don't know if I can do it--both stay the course and just deal with all the hair. Anyone else?

 

[MahoganyJazz]

My hair has been all sorts of lengths, but for me, having longer hair is actually less tedious. I can try so many different styles, and am not limited by one particular cut. But I feel you, keeping a healthy head of hair can be a lot of work. I think the key is finding a regimen that is less time consuming and will still give you great results. Now, on the other hand, I will admit that comparing all these products that are new to me is taking over my life.

 

[Cherokee-n-Black]

Congrats on your double dose of love there! They are a couple of cuties. I am seriously resisting my inner product junkie. I have a closet full of products and really only use about 5 of them. If I look too long at these products (especially the ones that the women with that-asian-girl-from-soul-train hair use) it will only feed my addiction!

 

[msa]

I don't ever feel like it's taking over my life...but then again my hair isn't very long and I'm inherently lazy so I don't like to spend time doing my hair. Actually, that's part of the reason why I want long hair, so that I can put it up easily and spend even less time doing it than I am now.

 

[JustKiya]

No, I don't feel like it does. It takes time, yes - but anything that is beautifully cultivated takes time to maintain, ya know?

But then, I don't use heat, I DCwash, and I wear my hair in the same style for a minimum of a week, and sometimes two weeks at a time. So, I've consiously made my haircare as minimalistic as possible.

 

[SEMO]

No. I keep my routine very simple. Also, though my hair is past BSL, shrinkage makes it about shoulder length. Maybe that makes it seem less overwhelming, b/c the last time I wore it straight it did feel like I had a TON of hair.

 

[mzcris]

Hi there....well I keep my regimen pretty simple and my current length is shoulder length...so perhaps I may make BSL by the end of this year.

I actually don't feel like it's taking over my life now...it is 2nd nature to me. But when I first started on my hair care journey...yes it was taking alot of my time, trying to get my regimen together, best products for my hair, etc...so it actually got better for me.

Hope this helps

 

[kimmy89]

I felt this way when I just started, i was hooked, now i hardly think about it, im in a protective style most of the time and when its out i try to keep it simple.

 

[RedVelvet310]

I'm realizing that if I want to rock ANY kind of straight style (unless its a weave) it'd be VERY time consuming. If I want to rock natural styles (my usual WnG) it doesn't.

 

[ceebee3]

No, I think my regimen is easy. I pre-poo while doing house work or watching tv, wash out in the shower, do a deep condition for 20 minutes under the dryer or while exercising, rollerset for 30 minutes, dry for an hour.

That's it, I only do this once a week. It may take me 3-5 minutes to moisturize and seal during the weekdays.

 

[remilaku]

I feel like that all the time!!!! I'm a stylist so it should take over. but my husband thinks that i do my hair to much anyway. I have so many natural products in my bathroom right now and i always make up an excuse for having them. i say, they are all natural and that is supposed to make it ok for me to have them ALL.

 

[Ronnieaj]

I don't feel that way, but part of that is because my hair has always taken a good deal of time. I've rollerset my whole life and sit under a dryer till dry, so it was 2-2.5 hours. Even today, I was talking to my mom (at least BSL, if not MBL), who was saying that she needed to set her hair and dry it. It was going to be 4 hours. I had to deep condition and twist, which would take the same amount of time.

Now, I was twice a week, and my weekday routine is MUCH simpler, because it's in the evening and I don't want to take the time to do a huge routine. Saturday is more extensive, so I do it while my SO is at work. I'm leisurely and take my time, so it can seem like forever. I think I will probably do my hair less as it grows, and leave it in styles for a longer period, but for right now this routine works.

 

[Denise11]

No, because it only tkes me a half hour to do my hair, from start to finish.

I've always had good hair care practices, even before LHCF.

 

[Evolving78]

i don't mind the length thing, but my hair starting consuming my life a little too much. so i started going to the salon again. now i can concentrate on other things.

and it wasn't the time it takes to do it too. i just started thinking about my hair too much. i had to let that go.

 

[harrison]

I'm not sure where my issues actually lie. There is definitely a conflict in my mist.

I'm having a moment.

 

[HoneyA]

Not at all. My hair bottom of bra strap again and it's easier to handle now than it was when it was shorter. I simplified my regimen to washing 1x every week or two and daily moisturising and sealing. If you do too much to your hair you'll invariably feel as though it's taking over your life. I look at some of the so called "simple" regimens and get tired just reading them. If you get to the point where you feel you have to cut your hair to be free of it, just review what you are doing and try to come up with a simpler, faster way. Don't give in to the scissors just yet...

 

[shinyblackhair]

I went through this...I was constantly thinking about my next deep conditioning or cowash, what products I needed/wanted to get. How long was it getting...were my ends touching anything? Was my style "protective"...on and on to the point one day I just stopped caring. I even stopped coming to LHCF. Even now that I'm back on LHCF ready to grow it out again, I have made a promise to myself to not become too obsessed, buy the products that I need, use them and keep it moving. Back to basics and that's all.