Hello! I'm very new here. I've been looking at all the posting on this site (admiring everyones lovely hair pics and the various tips, etc.) for months now but have yet to register until now.

I've been trying to grow out my hair for the last year or so. My Mum has always been able to grow her hair to bum level since I was a wee bairn. Me on the other hand, I have been cursed with fine, flyaway hair my whole life. I had it short for most of my teen years (Dolores O'Riordan from the Cranberries short).

My hair is all one length now, but I have these obnoxious "baby bangs" that, when left untreated, look like I've got a bad comb-over first thing in the morning. So far, my hair has reached past shoulder level - couple inches shy of BSL. Lately, I've been having a shedding phase that has been causing a lot of hair loss (then again, because my hair is fine, if I lose 3 strands, I feel like I'm going bald!).

Are there any other fine hair lassies out there who know where I'm coming from and have succeeded or are succeeding in growing their hair long? Do I have a hope? Because at the moment, I'm feeling scissor happy!

Thanks for any suggestions and for letting me air out me flyaways....

Thank you very much for your post. I am mad into takin different vitamins. The ones I take currently are a combination of Folic Acid, B-12, Biotin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid and Horsetail. (All which are supposed to help your hair grow!)

The shedding is what freaks me out the most. I get such a fright every time I shower because that's when I see the most hit the bathroom floor. I go through these stages where I won't hardly lose a single strand for months and then all of a sudden, I shed like there is no tomorrow. (Which is the phase I'm in at the moment.) I dunno if that normal...does anyone else get that?

I can deal with having fine hair (although i would LOVE to have thick curly hair....but ah sure, you can't have everything!). It's these shedding periods that make me want to cut it off cuz I feel I'm goin bald.

One thing I'm proud of myself for is that aside from wee trims every couple of months, I haven't cut it yet....and this is the longest it's ever been in my life.

That's so funny that Rua means turtle in your language. (What is your language, by the way?)
It means "Red" or "Red-haired" in mine (Irish).

It's nice to see that you are so positive about your halo! I suppose I should be more positive about mine!

Hiya Babyfine! I feel the same way! If I can just get it to the stage where I can easily braid it, etc, I know I'll be grand! (I'm absolutely diabolical when it comes to french braiding right now....I end up with a big mess of knot at the back of me head!)

This site is brilliant for the tips though, I must say. I keep tellin myself to be patient and maybe I'll someday have hair as nice and long as my Mum's!

Hello Bikerbraid! I love yer picture and the site! Thank you (and everyone else!) for the tips. I didn't know that about the conditioner so I will keep that in mind.

Can I just ask....how many years has it taken you to get it to that length?

Cheers! 

Hi.  I also have very fine hair.  Luckily, I have finally discovered that it is not thin like I always thought it must be, but actually a medium thickness.

Right now it is shoulder length, which is longer than it has been in years.  As a teenager I had it bra length.   I want to grow it out again, but I don't want it to look all scraggly and awful.  This time I have bangs because I thought I would look better with them, but they are so thin and never stay where I put them.

Maybe we can support each other in this.  I just turned 44.  How old are all of you?

I know what you mean.  I was afraid, too.

If your hair is shoulder length or little below, you can make buns and braid it to nice, French or Dutch braid that makes the hair look longer.

Try and see!