Is having a ponytail all the time bad for your hair?

mousie · 05-06-2004, 04:53 PM

Because I get hot very easily (working and working out), I am usually always wearing a ponytail. Is that bad for my hair? I don't wear it tight though.

JLB001 · 05-06-2004, 05:08 PM

I wouldn't know...My hair has been short since 1991! Best thing I ever did. hehe

cappo5150 · 05-06-2004, 05:13 PM

Grow a mullet.

heeholler · 05-06-2004, 05:14 PM

What's hair???

ms21vegas · 05-06-2004, 05:20 PM

I always wear my hair up!!! Nothing has happened so far!

JLB001 · 05-06-2004, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by cappo5150
Grow a mullet.

Ewwww....80's flashbacks!

ms21vegas · 05-06-2004, 06:03 PM

mousie · 05-06-2004, 06:04 PM

Grow a mullet?! Are you crazy? I'm a woman - I'm not growing a mullet.

ms21vegas · 05-06-2004, 06:10 PM

mousie · 05-06-2004, 07:43 PM

Come on guys - I'm being serious.

cappo5150 · 05-06-2004, 08:24 PM

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Originally posted by mousie
Grow a mullet?! Are you crazy? I'm a woman - I'm not growing a mullet.

I've seen women with Femullets.

gr81 · 05-06-2004, 09:01 PM

why would it be bad for your hair just out of curiosity? whatever you do don't cut it off for gods sake!! the short hair look is no good generally speaking IMO

Sandra · 05-06-2004, 10:29 PM

Just dont tie it back with a rubber bands.

ms21vegas · 05-07-2004, 09:53 AM

It's bad enough when I had one when I was a little gilr & my mom thought it was the cutest thing.

Jo-Anna · 05-07-2004, 11:15 AM

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Originally posted by mousie
Come on guys - I'm being serious.

Mousie;

I'm in my 30's and I've had long hair all my life except for 3 years. I would never cut it again. I wear a ponytail too when I'm working out and sometimes when I know I'm going to be to hot with my hair down. But as long as you are using clothe covered elastics or barrettes that don't break your hair, you should be fine. Hair always looks great when it's cared for, and by that I mean conditioned, cut and hot oil treated. The shampoo you choose will have an effect on it too.

Does that help?

Sandra · 05-07-2004, 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by Jo-Anna
and hot oil treated. The shampoo you choose will have an effect on it too.

Does that help?

Good Lord no hot oil! It sits on the damaged hair cuticle....Not to mention its oil...its gonna fry on your hair... try green tea shampoo...its helped my hair alot! There is also a soy protein serum that you can use lightly on your hair if you like the shine.

ms21vegas · 05-07-2004, 12:08 PM

I'll have to try that.

Dero · 05-07-2004, 12:35 PM

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Originally posted by ms21vegas
I'll have to try that.

I have a pony tail on most of the time and I still have lots of hair...
No damage to the hair!!!!

Then again, if you have your tail so tight,it may create brain damage!!!

ms21vegas · 05-07-2004, 12:49 PM

I have pulled my hair hella tigh a few times & omg did I get slanted eyes....and a huge headache.

greekblondechic · 05-07-2004, 01:50 PM

What other products are good for shiny and not frizzy hair?

I'm lucky to have been blessed w. nice hair, but when I straighten or blowdry it it's damaging..

LAM · 05-07-2004, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cappo5150
I've seen women with Femullets.

that seems to be standard issue for the bull dyke...

Sandra · 05-07-2004, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by greekblondechic
What other products are good for shiny and not frizzy hair?

I'm lucky to have been blessed w. nice hair, but when I straighten or blowdry it it's damaging..

my hair was really damaged...im talking fried! i got a poodle perm and...it was only supposed to be honey gold highlights but....i got white bleach streaks

anyways.....its taken a while to get my hair to behave semi healthy. Honestly the green tea shampoo has helped. there is a whole product line of green tea hair care available...and off the top of my head i cant remember the name, im at work and cant run and look, ill post the name later. they have cream hair gel, shampoo, conditioner...i would use that lightly because the shampoo alone is leaves my hair so soft and shiny.

IMO I really would stay away from silicone stuff...like pantene and some hair serums that contain that. they tend to clog hair follicles.....and leave a residue. try gottobe (sp?) products. they have a great hair serum that is soy protein, not silicone.

Now lets all try to have a great hair day!!

mousie · 05-07-2004, 07:47 PM

Well, I had my hair grown down to more than half way down my back last year. But then I cut it for my college graduation - let me tell you, the biggest mistake I've ever made. Okay, well maybe not the biggest mistake - but let's not get into that. Anyway, it actually looked really cute at first, but I started to hate it after a month...and now I really hate it because it's a couple inches past my shoulders. I hate the mid-stage. Anyway, I don't use rubberbands, I use scrunchies. And I don't put my hair up tight.

Paul Mitchell shampoo is really good.

Sandra · 05-07-2004, 08:35 PM

yeah i use scrunchies too and same here...had long pretty hair then i cut it....and got mad at it and cut it again....every time ive cut it ive regreted it...and have i learned my lesson? noooooo

Dero · 05-08-2004, 12:04 PM

Every six months... Just to clean up the look.

NEVER CUT IT ALL OFF!!!!!

NEVER

bandaidwoman · 05-08-2004, 01:08 PM

I have hair to my waist only because I don't have the time to cut it (nor do I want to waste my money at a salon). I always have it in a ponytail . Now, if you always put it in a tight, tight one you can get traction alopecia but that is rare.

x~factor · 05-08-2004, 07:05 PM

I always though longer hair puts extra stress on your scalp because of the extra weight it has to carry.

**Mudge** · 05-09-2004, 12:39 AM

Use a scrunchy that doesn't put strain on the hair or get tangled/rip hairs out. You should be fine, I had long hair years ago.

greekblondechic · 05-09-2004, 07:58 PM

Hair isn't heavy!

If you pull the ponytail too tight you can get headaches

Stacey · 05-10-2004, 10:23 AM

Sandra--Do you use the brand "Back To Basics" (They have a green tea line)???

I have always had long hair-my entire life. At some stages it is to my waist..sometimes Its a few inches past my shoulders. I cut it every 2 months to keep it healthy. It was in bad condition 4 years ago do to to much processing..but its much better now.

I keep my hair in a pony tail EVERY day for at least 5 hours. (from after work to the next day) I always sleep with it in a ponytail.
There's nothing wrong with that..as long as you condition your hair well & Don't use rubberbands

05-06-2004, 04:53 PM	#1
mousie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 692	Is having a ponytail all the time bad for your hair? Because I get hot very easily (working and working out), I am usually always wearing a ponytail. Is that bad for my hair? I don't wear it tight though. <8(__)~~~~

05-06-2004, 05:08 PM	#2
JLB001 I see YOU!! Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 8,293 Photos: 5	I wouldn't know...My hair has been short since 1991! Best thing I ever did. hehe "When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."

05-06-2004, 05:14 PM	#4
heeholler Mad As Toast Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Left my heart in Texas, in Florida now Posts: 2,817	What's hair??? The statue of Liberty no longer reads "Bring us your tired, your hungry, your huddled masses..." Now she's holding a baseball bat and it reads "Bring It On."

05-06-2004, 06:03 PM	#7
ms21vegas Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, N.V. Posts: 151	LOL

05-06-2004, 06:04 PM	#8
mousie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 692	Grow a mullet?! Are you crazy? I'm a woman - I'm not growing a mullet. <8(__)~~~~

05-06-2004, 05:13 PM	#3
cappo5150 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Venice, CA Posts: 2,320 Photos: 1	Grow a mullet.

05-06-2004, 05:20 PM	#5
ms21vegas Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, N.V. Posts: 151	I always wear my hair up!!! Nothing has happened so far!

05-06-2004, 06:10 PM	#9
ms21vegas Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, N.V. Posts: 151

05-06-2004, 07:43 PM	#10
mousie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 692	Come on guys - I'm being serious. <8(__)~~~~

05-06-2004, 09:01 PM	#12
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	why would it be bad for your hair just out of curiosity? whatever you do don't cut it off for gods sake!! the short hair look is no good generally speaking IMO

05-06-2004, 10:29 PM	#13
Sandra yup Join Date: May 2004 Location: california Posts: 69	Just dont tie it back with a rubber bands. Pain is inevitable, suffering is not. -Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

05-07-2004, 09:53 AM	#14
ms21vegas Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, N.V. Posts: 151	It's bad enough when I had one when I was a little gilr & my mom thought it was the cutest thing.

05-07-2004, 12:08 PM	#17
ms21vegas Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, N.V. Posts: 151	I'll have to try that.

05-07-2004, 12:49 PM	#19
ms21vegas Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Las Vegas, N.V. Posts: 151	I have pulled my hair hella tigh a few times & omg did I get slanted eyes....and a huge headache.

05-07-2004, 01:50 PM	#20
greekblondechic I'm special :) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 7,791	What other products are good for shiny and not frizzy hair? I'm lucky to have been blessed w. nice hair, but when I straighten or blowdry it it's damaging.. I can do it I WILL be a size 5.

05-07-2004, 07:47 PM	#23
mousie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 692	Well, I had my hair grown down to more than half way down my back last year. But then I cut it for my college graduation - let me tell you, the biggest mistake I've ever made. Okay, well maybe not the biggest mistake - but let's not get into that. Anyway, it actually looked really cute at first, but I started to hate it after a month...and now I really hate it because it's a couple inches past my shoulders. I hate the mid-stage. Anyway, I don't use rubberbands, I use scrunchies. And I don't put my hair up tight. Paul Mitchell shampoo is really good. <8(__)~~~~

05-07-2004, 08:35 PM	#24
Sandra yup Join Date: May 2004 Location: california Posts: 69	yeah i use scrunchies too and same here...had long pretty hair then i cut it....and got mad at it and cut it again....every time ive cut it ive regreted it...and have i learned my lesson? noooooo Pain is inevitable, suffering is not. -Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

05-08-2004, 12:04 PM	#25
Dero Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 10,780 Photos: 6	Every six months... Just to clean up the look. NEVER CUT IT ALL OFF!!!!! NEVER Senior citizen at work, don't bugg me.

05-08-2004, 01:08 PM	#26
bandaidwoman inadvertant tree hugger Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 728 Photos: 4	I have hair to my waist only because I don't have the time to cut it (nor do I want to waste my money at a salon). I always have it in a ponytail . Now, if you always put it in a tight, tight one you can get traction alopecia but that is rare. Official Race Member of the Crank Crushing Rednecks Eat more mud, mountain bike until you die! XX Feminine power

05-08-2004, 07:05 PM	#27
x~factor Just Lurkin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Valley Stream, NY Posts: 243	I always though longer hair puts extra stress on your scalp because of the extra weight it has to carry.

05-09-2004, 12:39 AM	#28
Mudge Dieting I swear! Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Here Posts: 23,474 Photos: 1	Use a scrunchy that doesn't put strain on the hair or get tangled/rip hairs out. You should be fine, I had long hair years ago. Kinesiology Comp Bench MaxCalc Motivation Bench form Charles Poliquin When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao-Tzu

05-09-2004, 07:58 PM	#29
greekblondechic I'm special :) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 7,791	Hair isn't heavy! If you pull the ponytail too tight you can get headaches I can do it I WILL be a size 5.

05-10-2004, 10:23 AM	#30
Stacey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 10,590 Photos: 23	Sandra--Do you use the brand "Back To Basics" (They have a green tea line)??? I have always had long hair-my entire life. At some stages it is to my waist..sometimes Its a few inches past my shoulders. I cut it every 2 months to keep it healthy. It was in bad condition 4 years ago do to to much processing..but its much better now. I keep my hair in a pony tail EVERY day for at least 5 hours. (from after work to the next day) I always sleep with it in a ponytail. There's nothing wrong with that..as long as you condition your hair well & Don't use rubberbands I Believe in the Impossible!!!

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