Beverly Ann Properties
Well-Known Member
I am in!!! Thank you for this challenge. I conducted a search and destroy last month and have not trimmed in a year. This challenge will surely get me to APL.
Is it called lead hairs if your newly, no longer thick crown hairs are due to a recent bout of excessive shedding? If so, then I would like to join!
I need this challenge! I'm faced with a double-whammy: lead hairs and thinner relaxed ends - I'm 16 months into transitioning.
Took this pic (sorry it's so large) wearing white so I could see the thinness better. Been tempted to cut 2 inches, but was waiting until next month. Maybe I won't feel so badly about the stragglers, now. When I wear my hair down, it's always curled, so they aren't visible anyways.
thank you so very much for starting this much needed thread!
when i say your pic in pikistrip from april to september, i must say, you did a great job!
i am always getting those lead hairs threatened, and just like you said, they need a safe place they can call home!
i am totally IN!
i believe the term lead hairs refer to the ends of hair that are longer. (see the pic a few posts up) and it creates a see thru pattern, so all of a sudden it will seem like you have excessive damage with no recall of losing that much hair and you usually have healthy ends (no splits, knots or very little splits) that's my opinion of it anyway.
good morning or afternoon depending on where you live. if you currently have lead hairs it would be greeeaaatttt to see a pic so after they fill in we can see your progress. i probably will post a new pic in november. also has anyone read chicoro's book, do you own it?
lead hairs i would say are hairs that are longer than the majority of your hair. if you examine the ends they are healthy, but just longer than the rest of your hair. split ends have some type of split in them like a tree branch if you see one you will def. know it's a split.I'm due for a salon visit soon. My stylist ALWAYS suggest trimming the thin ends to create a weight line for a thicker/fuller look. I don't mind keeping thin ends because I'm PS anyway. Anyone willing to give me Trim Lesson 101 (figure of speech) because I don't know how to visually distinguish splits vs lead hairs, thus I'm unable to stand my ground with the stylist and advise against trimming.
Can me and my nape lead hairs come to the party? We definitely belong here.
great idea about the pic your hair is your glory, but i'm also trying to be right and consistent with my HYH Challenge, so is it ok if i post a pic in december when we have our reveal?
sure some of the lead hairs i have right now will have hopefully caught up by then (though with my 24/7 wet bunning, they aren't visible...hence the difficulty in getting a pic ready right now); but knowing how my hair grows, by december, there will be new lead hairs and new lil' ones playing catch up!
The chart was very helpful and insightful. I looked at my ends last night and I don't see one split BUT I could have overlooked something. I don't use direct heat. I haven't used heat in whew...a lot of months, maybe over a year. I can't remember the last time I used direct heat actually, it's been that long ago. This chart gives me the fire power needed to discuss my upcoming trim suggestion from my stylist. I know she will suggest it because I have lead hairs in some places, she loves to even things up.lead hairs i would say are hairs that are longer than the majority of your hair. if you examine the ends they are healthy, but just longer than the rest of your hair. split ends have some type of split in them like a tree branch if you see one you will def. know it's a split.
good morning or afternoon depending on where you live. if you currently have lead hairs it would be greeeaaatttt to see a pic so after they fill in we can see your progress. i probably will post a new pic in november. also has anyone read chicoro's book, do you own it?
*lurks*
Lord I pray for hair like that of your hair is your glory's Siggy or Chicorro's!!! lol
And your hair is your glory:
As far as "long hair shedding" goes, I was always under the assumption that those hairs were at the "end" of their growth period and fell out when it was time to make room for the new hairs that are at the beginning of their growth cycle.
Now feel free to correct me if i'm wrong, I still feel like a newbie to all of this hair info you guys! lol.
that's probably it. i did have a baby ( 9 months ago) that could be it. you never get used to seeing the hair on the floor, i don't care how much you got left on your head. lol
My longer strands that shed scare the HECK out of me BUT after reading about the lifecycle of the hair strand and the fact it isnt coming out in clumps and no bald or thinning spots I'm ok with it...some.long strand shedding. any thoughts?
D.Lisha
your hair is your glory
I know that shedding must be scary, but I think you are correct about those hairs reaching the end of their lifespan, D.Lisha. Pregnancy can cause hair to remain in a growing phase until after delivery/breastfeeding - which is why so many women report thicker hair during pregnancy.
Many people shed quite a bit in the autumn, too. Over at LHC there are quite a few threads talking about this issue. Unless the shedding is severe and prolonged, it won't have any effect on your hair growth goals.
D.Lisha
your hair is your glory
I know that shedding must be scary, but I think you are correct about those hairs reaching the end of their lifespan, D.Lisha. Pregnancy can cause hair to remain in a growing phase until after delivery/breastfeeding - which is why so many women report thicker hair during pregnancy.
Many people shed quite a bit in the autumn, too. Over at LHC there are quite a few threads talking about this issue. Unless the shedding is severe and prolonged, it won't have any effect on your hair growth goals.