From experience, I can tell you this is actually short haired vs long haired people. You can’t really grow out your hair without the ends going to shit if you mistreat it.
When I grew my hair out for the first time I mentioned to a woman that it was so much more work than I thought it would be.
She said “what you have to shampoo and condition now?”
I had no idea how important conditioning was, I could run a comb through my hair again without pulling half of it out after conditioning for the first time. The 2 in 1 mens shampoo did not work.
Find out what your hair ‘needs’. Is it dry and kinda straw like? Are the tips frayed? Does it poof up? Does it frizz, ie are there many stray hairs flying around?
In general though, hydrating shampoo helps with growing out unless you have suuuuper oily hair, in which case you should use a clarifying shampoo, but only rub it onto your scalp.
From experience, I can tell you this is actually short haired vs long haired people. You can’t really grow out your hair without the ends going to shit if you mistreat it.
When I grew my hair out for the first time I mentioned to a woman that it was so much more work than I thought it would be.
She said “what you have to shampoo and condition now?”
I had no idea how important conditioning was, I could run a comb through my hair again without pulling half of it out after conditioning for the first time. The 2 in 1 mens shampoo did not work.
Well, yeah, mine looks like crap, but I don’t have the time to care, and the long hair hides the large patch of psoriasis on the back of my neck.
Even literally just using the right shampoo as opposed to something like body wash can make a big difference, in case you’re interested
But I don’t even know what that means. Hell, in the past I even used soap bar for the hair.
My father apparently used to get his hair complimented, he apparently used the fucking laundry detergent.
Find out what your hair ‘needs’. Is it dry and kinda straw like? Are the tips frayed? Does it poof up? Does it frizz, ie are there many stray hairs flying around?
In general though, hydrating shampoo helps with growing out unless you have suuuuper oily hair, in which case you should use a clarifying shampoo, but only rub it onto your scalp.