Can you take care of your hair?

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It's better to use natural homemade shampoos. I practice DIY shampoo and soaps, so recommend you to try as well.

Not really, haha.
I'm born with wavy hair, and no matter how much I comb my hair, they stick out like octopus tentacles.
I now perm my hair every year and make them curly, so they don't do that anymore.

Yes. But I keep it in a ponytail. When I was younger my mother forced me to have it cut because she felt I couldn't take care of it. I was always being mistaken for a boy or people assumed I had gone through chemo. I was never allowed to have it past my ears as a child. Sometimes I was allowed to have it a little bit past my shoulders but that never lasted. I only had it cut when I was essentially bedridden for a year and could not stand up without throwing up it was tired of having to wash vomit out of my hair all the time. And once when I got a bad sunburn. But whenever I need or want my hair cut now, I have to do it myself. I don't trust hair stylists because as kid that would always cut it too short. And I was never allowed to have it long. So that created issues as an adult. I also dye it pink. Not just highlights, solid pink. So what if people think I got cotton candy for hair? It's my hair and I like it thank you very much. Sometimes I put blue or purple highlights in it. But pink is my base color. My mom thinks I look like a drug addict but I don't care. But she just hates everything out of the normal.

I keep mine short so I don't have to do more than brush it every few days

I cant take care of my hair by myself. I dont really like showers that much. I avoid them. I have longish hair. It gets dirty and knotted.

I have an aunt who works with autistic adults. She understands certain things that my parents dont always understand. Showers are bad sensory experiences for me because of the sound and feeling of water. She knows how to set the shower so its not as loud. I like to sit in the shower as well.

The most dreaded experience of all of that though is brushing my hair afterwards. Its bad sensory feelings. I dont do that though. My aunt brushes most of it while I try to swat her hand away. I get frustrated and swear. I like how smooth my hair is afterwards though.

I try brushing it myself but I have bad coordination and flexibility which makes it extremely difficult sometimes. Its a part of my self care goals in special education at school.

I want to be more independent. People at school are not so nice to me because of my hair issues and other hygeine stuff. I dont like deoderant that much. I use it though. It feels weird to put on.

I have long, thick hair. My sons have long, thick hair, too. I think we managed pretty well. We all have naturally slippery hair, though so they don't have tangles. Combing is more ceremonial than functional. I don't know what I would do if I have fine tangly hair. I'd probably cut it shorter, too. There's nothing wrong with shorter hair in women. In my experience you usually stand out a bit more among other girls who hide behind their hair.

it took me a little while but I did learn to care for my hair after I stopped dumping chemical straighters and flat ironing

My hair kind of looks like Boris Johnson's (albeit mine has a much darker colour):



Hence I guess the answer would be 'no', lol.

As of recently my hair is braided most of the time. I will braid it before bed or after a shower and leave it in when i wake up, wear it all day then redo it that night. I find it's helped me remember to brush my hair, since that's something I've always hated doing. My hair also gets really greasy so keeping it tied back helps with that issue. I also keep it tied back for sensory reasons.

I wash my head hair every time I take a shower which is usually every couple/few days. I used to shower every day but my doc suggested I shower less often due to my skin eczema. We also have to go to the laundromat to do our laundry cuz our apartment complex doesn't have a washer & dryer. We also don't drive so getting there with our laundry is difficult so it's better that I shower less often. Anyways getting back to hair... I get my hair cut short but I don't get it cut again till I start having problems combing it. I'm also losing my hair due to male-pattern baldness which is a reason why combing it can be an issue. I'm taking some meds to try & save my hair. I'm also using Rogaine foam 1ce or 2wice a day(I try for 2wice but sometimes I forget or put it off cuz of something going on). I would get a hair transplant if I knew where to go & had the money.

I shave my facial hair about 1ce a week but sometimes it's alittle longer cuz of when I shower). Shaving can be difficult for me because I have a low vision disorder & a tremor disorder that acts up when doing things with fine motor-skills. I sometimes get my girlfriend to shave my face cuz it's faster & easier. I shave it in the shower & go by feel. I shaved every skewl night sense I started high-skewl cuz of their dress code policy. I grew a beard during the summers & for two years after I graduated cuz of how I hated shaving. I started shaving it again around summer time cuz I had a lot of chores to do outside for a while & my face got really itchy while doing them. I decided to keep up with shaving cuz I didn't like the itching of when it grows back. I was also looking for jobs or employed & I thought things would be easier for me if I kept up with shaving.

I started shaving my pubic hair(armpits & crotch) regularly while I was in high-skewl cuz we ran/walked track regularly & it's usually very hot & humid in Louisiana. I kept up with the shaving ever sense. For some reason it's actually easier for me to shave my crotch than my face. One of the meds I take for my male-pattern baldness slows down body hair growth including my pubic hair which is another reason I'm on that med. I shave it like 1ce a month.

I get my head hair cut by a professional thou my mom used to do it when I was a kid & teen. I have a weird story about that. I HATED getting my hair cut as a kid. One time my mom took me to a professional & I was so uncooperative(I had a bad meltdown) that she took me home instead of me getting it cut. She yelled at me a lot & punished me for misbehaving. I decided to try & make her happy by cutting it myself. It looked like total cr@p thou so I got really embarrassed & scared. I hid in my closet & the doorknob broke. The door had to be taken off it's hinges to get me out & then my head was shaved with a razor which was worse than using scissors because of the noise & vibration. I haven't fought getting a hair cut sense.

Technically speaking, I probably could take care of my hair and shower is no problem but I would probably forget the brushing part. Anyway, I keep my hair very very short and minimal so that it's rather low maintenance and I don't need to feel the greasy hairs touching my skin.

I keep mine short almost 'buzzed" it makes washing quick, and styling unnecessary

At least I'm not yet bald.

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I don't take good care of my hair either. I don't do a good job at brushing it.

I can take care of my hair fine. In terms of hygiene it's not a problem but I do wish I could manage it better. Though people seem to like my hair the way it is. BUT I did have to learn how to do things and take care of it. As a kid I did have a hard time brushing and washing it. I had a lot of it and it was thick with being prone to tangle. It took some time for me to figure out the best way - what brushes worked best and then the fact that my fingers got longer as I grew helped a lot.

I still have a lot of hair but the consistency has changed as I've gotten older so I had to adapt to that by adding some things to the routine. Overall it's not that difficult though