Question about growing hair

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Donation Requirements and Places to Donate Hair -- Pantene Beautiful Lengths

wow good to know! if i can't get to 10 i know i can do 8!

[piptickle]

Its best to get your trimmed every 8 weeks or so just to get rid of the split/damaged ends. If you don't get rid of them then your hair breaks off at the ends and it seems like it has slowed growing (it has'nt its just breaking off-so not getting much longer). Thats why people say it grows quicker if you have it trimmed often because the hair is healthier and not breaking away. So it does SEEM like your grows longer, quicker when its trimmed regulary! Do you get my drift?

BTW its a great thing you are doing

[browniesmom622]

I always trim my Hair often it keeps it healthy & i believe it helps it grow better.

[mizzwanned]

I mean, thats what ive always been told, that by trimming it, it makes it grow but idk. i heard certain hair products and vitamins can make it grow faster. My hair grows super fast and it sucks cause whenever i get a new haircut like bangs or w.e. i basically waste money cause it grows out and doesnt look cool anymore. I donated before, its a good way to help

[mizzwanned]

i forgot to write, scratch and massage your scalp a lot, it helps circulate your blood, which helps the hair grow. I read that and i believe its true, and it feels good lol

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

i forgot to write, scratch and massage your scalp a lot, it helps circulate your blood, which helps the hair grow. I read that and i believe its true, and it feels good lol

WONDERFUL idea- that is always the best part of getting your hair cut- they always scrub your head real good

[SillyStrawberry]

I am in the business of Wigs and Toupees. Here is my advice for anyone who wants to donate: The longer the better! We don't glue one end of the hair to a base (so donating 8 inches doesn't make a 8 inch long wig) contrary to what some may think. The hair is hand tied into the base and has to be folded over to do so. Not necessarily folded in the middle, but two ends the same length is better than having a short end and a long end. Less fly aways and layers if is is folded in the middle. So the longer the hair is the longer you can make a wig. If you donate just 8 inches then if it is double over the length of the wig will be about 4 inched long (which is you measure 4 inches...is not that long)! Mind you...they can use shorter hair at the nape and longer hair at the crown to make a longer wig. Of course, any contribution, 8 inches or longer, is great and very helpful. It is so nice when people want to donate their hair. I don't make full wigs (I run a busy business and have no time to make them myself), but when people donate hair to me I use it for repairing wigs and toupees for my cancer clients and other clients who have no hair. I think it is so nice when people save their hair to donate rather than just throw it away! There are good people in this World!

Edit: Oh, and as for making it grow faster...there really isn't any magic there. Keep yourself healthy. Trimming won't help...massaging scalp is a myth. Hair growth varies. Some people grow hair fast and others...slow. Some people have hair growth cycles that last for many many years (they can grow longer hair) and some people have short growth cycles (they can't grow their hair past a certain length). I think you should stick it out. Measure it now and than again in 2-3 months and if it hasn't grown a lot...that may be the longest your hair will grow and therefore you should cut it off if the length is bothering you.

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by SillyStrawberry

I am in the business of Wigs and Toupees. Here is my advice for anyone who wants to donate: The longer the better! We don't glue one end of the hair to a base (so donating 8 inches doesn't make a 8 inch long wig) contrary to what some may think. The hair is hand tied into the base and has to be folded over to do so. Not necessarily folded in the middle, but two ends the same length is better than having a short end and a long end. Less fly aways and layers if is is folded in the middle. So the longer the hair is the longer you can make a wig. If you donate just 8 inches then if it is double over the length of the wig will be about 4 inched long (which is you measure 4 inches...is not that long)! Mind you...they can use shorter hair at the nape and longer hair at the crown to make a longer wig. Of course, any contribution, 8 inches or longer, is great and very helpful. It is so nice when people want to donate their hair. I don't make full wigs (I run a busy business and have no time to make them myself), but when people donate hair to me I use it for repairing wigs and toupees for my cancer clients and other clients who have no hair. I think it is so nice when people save their hair to donate rather than just throw it away! There are good people in this World!

Edit: Oh, and as for making it grow faster...there really isn't any magic there. Keep yourself healthy. Trimming won't help...massaging scalp is a myth. Hair growth varies. Some people grow hair fast and others...slow. Some people have hair growth cycles that last for many many years (they can grow longer hair) and some people have short growth cycles (they can't grow their hair past a certain length). I think you should stick it out. Measure it now and than again in 2-3 months and if it hasn't grown a lot...that may be the longest your hair will grow and therefore you should cut it off if the length is bothering you.

Thanks so much I didn't know that about the folding- ok i'm going to for as long as i can