Hair problem or questions - Page 63

myrosiedog · 10-03-2008, 06:47 AM

My daughter keeps telling me that twice daily scalp massages will help to keep hair from thinning because it's a circulation problem. I don't know if once it starts to thin, the scalp massage will work, but she keeps insisting I start now, so mine doesn't thin.
Quite personally, I was getting tired of hearing about scalp massage, but then who knew I could pass that advice along.

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veejer · 10-03-2008, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by doxie

Does the label on the NIOXIN bottle say whether or not it works well for older people? My mom (almost 70) has been having problems with thinning hair. Her hair has been short and grey/silver/white for years but the thinning problem has just started recently.

MRD - I'd love to hear your daughter's opinion on this. Mom has been using some shampoo that keeps grey hair from turning yellow but she has been using that for several years and doesn't think that is what is causing the hair thinning problem.

doxie, when your mom sees her doctor the next time, have him/her check out her thyroid and order blood work. Both an overactive or underactive thyroid can cause hair loss.

ClosetNerd · 10-03-2008, 11:22 AM

I just scanned the last 2 pages, so I'm not sure if this has been pointed out yet.
Just to remind you all, Dry scalp is not the same thing as Dandruff.
Dandruff is clumpy, sticky and yukky. Dry scalp is just that, dry skin on your head.

Different conditions that require different products.

Gutmutter · 10-13-2008, 04:57 PM

I just got a haircut. I decided I liked the short hair better and asked for it to be short with mad layers. She barely cut any length and hardly any layers and left the hated Bozo the Clown clumps behind my ears. I hate it. Do I go back and demand they cut it the way I wanted or go somewhere else with a picture to make sure there are no misunderstandings? It wasn't expensive ($14) but while I was there another woman came in unhappy with her cut demanding it be fixed and after she left they made fun of her. I'm not much of a demanding my rights kind of person. What would you do?

myrosiedog · 10-13-2008, 05:08 PM

Go to a different salon and take a photo. photos speak much louder than words where haircuts are concerned.

If they can't cut it right the first time, they probably won't the 2nd time either. And they've messed up both yours and another woman's and then they made fun of her, so that would make me VERY leary of ever going back.

I'd not go back. EVER. And I'd let the owner know why.

(I've been watching Tabitha's Salon Takeover on Bravo and I've learned a lot!

)

Lil Bit · 10-13-2008, 05:13 PM

Just the fact that they talked about another customer in front of you would make me not want to go back. That's just tacky. I agree with myrosiedog. I would be sure to let the owner know exactly why I will not be coming back.

prhoshay · 10-13-2008, 05:22 PM

I think you need to find somebody with a haircut that you really, really like and ask them who did the cut. Just going out there on your own, you may end up with the same amount of dissatisfaction. You can't be shy about chasing somebody down to find out who cut their hair!

And it would be better for you to decide with your own eyes who has a really good cut that you like. I'd be hesitant just hearing about somebody's skills as opposed to seeing what they can actually do. And don't rule out a barber...which doesn't mean that you will get a masculine cut. There are a lot of female barbers out there (and some men) who do fabulous women's cuts, and the whole styling route, too. I go to a barber shop with 4 female barbers; they do it all! Men also come there. And I pay a lot less than I would at a salon/beauty shop.

Lil Bit · 10-13-2008, 05:25 PM

That's true. Before we moved here my husband and I both went to the same barber to get our hair cut. I haven't found anyone that I've liked as well since. I just wish he wasn't so darn far away now.

prhoshay · 10-13-2008, 05:29 PM

On the flip side, I had a friend who used to get her hair cut by the same person that cut her husband's, and they looked like BROTHERS!!!

Of course I'm not sure if it was a barber or a beautician, though.

myrosiedog · 10-13-2008, 06:39 PM

Gut, try a hair school. The instructors are right there with the students checking them all through the cut and the price is good. My daugther's school charges $7.50 for a cut and those kids do some good work. And the instructor makes sure that they haven't butchered it.

10-03-2008, 06:47 AM	#621
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: All jacked up on Gator Juice in the Swamp. GO GATORS!!!! Age: 47 Posts: 15,233	Re: Hair problem or questions My daughter keeps telling me that twice daily scalp massages will help to keep hair from thinning because it's a circulation problem. I don't know if once it starts to thin, the scalp massage will work, but she keeps insisting I start now, so mine doesn't thin. Quite personally, I was getting tired of hearing about scalp massage, but then who knew I could pass that advice along. __________________ Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

10-03-2008, 11:22 AM	#623
ClosetNerd A Meat Loaf Aday... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern NY Posts: 2,857	Re: Hair problem or questions I just scanned the last 2 pages, so I'm not sure if this has been pointed out yet. Just to remind you all, Dry scalp is not the same thing as Dandruff. Dandruff is clumpy, sticky and yukky. Dry scalp is just that, dry skin on your head. Different conditions that require different products. __________________ ~There is no way to Happiness. Happiness is the way.~

10-13-2008, 04:57 PM	#624
Gutmutter awkward Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: winners' circle Posts: 6,171	Re: Hair problem or questions I just got a haircut. I decided I liked the short hair better and asked for it to be short with mad layers. She barely cut any length and hardly any layers and left the hated Bozo the Clown clumps behind my ears. I hate it. Do I go back and demand they cut it the way I wanted or go somewhere else with a picture to make sure there are no misunderstandings? It wasn't expensive ($14) but while I was there another woman came in unhappy with her cut demanding it be fixed and after she left they made fun of her. I'm not much of a demanding my rights kind of person. What would you do? __________________ Count your blessings!

10-13-2008, 05:08 PM	#625
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: All jacked up on Gator Juice in the Swamp. GO GATORS!!!! Age: 47 Posts: 15,233	Re: Hair problem or questions Go to a different salon and take a photo. photos speak much louder than words where haircuts are concerned. If they can't cut it right the first time, they probably won't the 2nd time either. And they've messed up both yours and another woman's and then they made fun of her, so that would make me VERY leary of ever going back. I'd not go back. EVER. And I'd let the owner know why. (I've been watching Tabitha's Salon Takeover on Bravo and I've learned a lot! ) __________________ Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

10-13-2008, 05:13 PM	#626
Lil Bit FORT Fogey Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iowa Age: 50 Posts: 2,182	Re: Hair problem or questions Just the fact that they talked about another customer in front of you would make me not want to go back. That's just tacky. I agree with myrosiedog. I would be sure to let the owner know exactly why I will not be coming back. __________________ You can't have everything.... where would you put it?

10-13-2008, 05:22 PM	#627
prhoshay Signed, Sealed, Delivered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Right Here, Right Now Posts: 13,803	Re: Hair problem or questions I think you need to find somebody with a haircut that you really, really like and ask them who did the cut. Just going out there on your own, you may end up with the same amount of dissatisfaction. You can't be shy about chasing somebody down to find out who cut their hair! And it would be better for you to decide with your own eyes who has a really good cut that you like. I'd be hesitant just hearing about somebody's skills as opposed to seeing what they can actually do. And don't rule out a barber...which doesn't mean that you will get a masculine cut. There are a lot of female barbers out there (and some men) who do fabulous women's cuts, and the whole styling route, too. I go to a barber shop with 4 female barbers; they do it all! Men also come there. And I pay a lot less than I would at a salon/beauty shop. __________________ "...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer You are the only person responsible for your happiness.

10-13-2008, 05:25 PM	#628
Lil Bit FORT Fogey Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Iowa Age: 50 Posts: 2,182	Re: Hair problem or questions That's true. Before we moved here my husband and I both went to the same barber to get our hair cut. I haven't found anyone that I've liked as well since. I just wish he wasn't so darn far away now. __________________ You can't have everything.... where would you put it?

10-13-2008, 05:29 PM	#629
prhoshay Signed, Sealed, Delivered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Right Here, Right Now Posts: 13,803	Re: Hair problem or questions On the flip side, I had a friend who used to get her hair cut by the same person that cut her husband's, and they looked like BROTHERS!!! Of course I'm not sure if it was a barber or a beautician, though. __________________ "...each affects the other, and the other affects the next, and the world is full of stories, but the stories are all one." - Mitch Albom, one helluva writer You are the only person responsible for your happiness.

10-13-2008, 06:39 PM	#630
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: All jacked up on Gator Juice in the Swamp. GO GATORS!!!! Age: 47 Posts: 15,233	Re: Hair problem or questions Gut, try a hair school. The instructors are right there with the students checking them all through the cut and the price is good. My daugther's school charges $7.50 for a cut and those kids do some good work. And the instructor makes sure that they haven't butchered it. __________________ Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)