tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post2024151192651120026..comments2024-03-28T20:58:14.192+01:00Comments on Igors bell tower: PlaceboLady Igorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06451836583153403025noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-17517585563865045732013-05-04T21:35:35.886+02:002013-05-04T21:35:35.886+02:00I read of one member who nearly every post brags a...I read of one member who nearly every post brags about her "cant believe how long im getting 2" this week....." Kinda baloney and i think who are you kidding? You drink whatever and not only do you grow 2" but your thickness doubles....its bullshit, you know and i know but nobody says a thing , were too nice! Ha just thought the posts which make me LOL are the photos of the heads so tilted back you can see their nose......oohh ! "Yawn" seriously feel like saying go away and stop talking crap!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-42599553505664070712012-09-11T11:34:12.241+02:002012-09-11T11:34:12.241+02:00Every single word is true, Ida! I sometimes go ove...Every single word is true, Ida! I sometimes go over to LHC to have a laugh and make fun of all the nice new threads over there, and I usually do find one which claims wondrous hair growth just from applying essence of ant-eggs or something similar.<br />I must say, I did experience regrowth from monistat. I didn't buy the faster growth stories, but I had a very itchy scalp and thought it could be fungus. I always scratched myself until I bled and after I did that several times, many spots had noticably fewer hair. I waited for it to grow back, but nothing came. Then I went for the Monistat and within a week not only did the itching stop, but I could see a few babyhairs starting to grow. True, might still be coincidence and just a result of treating a scalp condition, but at least it helped. <br /><br />Greeting from Gothic Lolita!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-51934977534989113482012-09-10T22:01:41.266+02:002012-09-10T22:01:41.266+02:00I haven't read comments, but I wanted to add s...I haven't read comments, but I wanted to add something that may be interesting to you.<br /><br />I have noticed that, on several different times, when I was very, very ill (high, high fever), I experienced major hair growth. This was also noticeable on my legs, underarms and my fingernails grew. The rate was unbelievable. I was shaving daily and clipping my fingernails daily. I could see the hair growth because the one time, i'd just gotten a color and could see the gray grow in what felt like 2 inches in a week.<br /><br />What I wondered is if a faster metabolic rate would increase such a reaction? I found it odd because usually, with a high fever, you tend to shed hair from the heat (I did shed, but nothing out of the ordinary).<br /><br />This happened to me when I was stricken with influenza in the 90s, and everytime I had a 'cold flu', and the most noticeable when 4 years ago when I got H1N1 (fever for 10 days).<br /><br />Since it's not really a focus when someone is ill to measure hair growth rate, I often wondered if other studies had been done to see if boosting the metabolism increase growth of hair.<br /><br />Just curious if others ever noticed this when very ill/had a fever (I'm talking well over 100F)Darkhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330160434456876437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-9889962702849532342012-09-10T17:12:10.945+02:002012-09-10T17:12:10.945+02:00Igor, this post should be mandatory reading for al...Igor, this post should be mandatory reading for all aspiring longhairs :) You put in words just what I have been musing about, but far more wittily than I could have. (Yeah, I was literally rolling on the floor when I came to the "My post is a magical hair growth booster! Read this 10 times a day to experience truly magical growth!" Love that.)<br /><br />On a more serious note - I agree with basically all you say here, as I have noticed much of those things myself. I look upon LHC now and then, mostly for the laughs I get when perusing certain threads (Is that wrong? Reading for the "lulz"?). Repetitive threads, but sometimes remarkably funny, advertising what I call "Harry Potter" solutions. An instant 20 inches of new growth, just by waving the wand! Yay! <br /><br />Perhaps it's just me, but I'm skeptical whenever someone starts bragging about miracle products. I always think it's an attempt to sell a product and eventually con people. I guess I'm too careful. But I'm still amazed how can people be easily tricked into buying such stories. I assume it's human nature again; because growing out hair is a process that takes time and determination, and many people are interested only in immediate results. As Rita said, common sense advice like a good diet, reasonable exercise program and gentle handling is boring. It's much more interesting to talk about the overnight growth one can achieve when slathering the scalp with a magic cream :P<br /><br />You are probably right about the last bullet in the "important knowledge" paragraph ;) I have been wondering about that myself, when I see those threads about hair growth, where people, relatively new to the whole business of growing out hair, talk about their methods and inches of new growth. I really don't understand the point of such bragging, to be sincere. I mean, aren't people supposed to grow out their hair because they want to, and not because of perfect strangers who happen to be in that hair forum? <br />Ohtawennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-58234947481042865942012-09-10T13:25:19.428+02:002012-09-10T13:25:19.428+02:00I loved this post and I'm always interested in...I loved this post and I'm always interested in the "placebo" effect. I think the other reason why you might find that some new people experience sudden growth spurts is quite simply from applying what they learn on LHC (or other hair forums/sites/blogs) for example gentler handling, less frequent washing, and common sense like good nutrition, exercise, etc.<br />I was probably one of these annoying people when I joined LHC; I got 2 inches growth in a month and thought it was thanks to doing the redbush experiment (both drinking and applying topically), but when I think back on it, it was spring and pretty hot (I grow faster in the hot months) and I'd just started being kinder to my hair. Who knows.<br /><br />What really annoys me is how competitive people get with growth rate and how, like you say, some people go nuts with things like supplements to try and grow faster. It's sad and sometimes even dangerous.<br /><br />I was wondering where you found the quotes you put into your article, because they're kinda hilarious.<br /><br />(oh and btw in your previous entry when you mentioned the bleached airhead in H&M, I don't know why but I pictured her as the protagonist for the famous "shoes" video on youtube - if you haven't seen it it's worth a watch! Pretty funny!)Theodorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966576070591223052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-70526916015227947672012-09-10T04:32:29.054+02:002012-09-10T04:32:29.054+02:00I think people rave about the monistat to validate...I think people rave about the monistat to validate the embarrasement of not only buying it, but for putting it on their scalp. It's not even that embarrassing, you can get a fungal infection from taking antibiotics and messing up the bacteria in the intestine, people buy those creams everyday. But somehow, a lot of people feel "dirty" simply for buying vagina cream. Go figure.<br />I believe this one may have positive results if the person actually has some scalp condition, scalp fungus is more common than we'd like, but then again, there are shampoos formulated for that (I know, my Mom is que queen of scalp conditions) why follow the weirdest path? *shrugs*<br /><br />I think the problem with longhair forums, or beauty forums in general, is that everyone wants quick growth and ONE miracle product that will solve all their problems - preferably all in one. And it's never about having a decent lifestyle, it's all about magic potions. <br />There are at least two people that insist on sharing some good sense, that it's about having a good routine of gentle detangling/washing/moisturizing when needed, and a healthy lifestyle with proper eating and exercise + protective styling. Sadly this is often ignored and what gets passed around is that you should be using monistat, taking 2x the recommended amount of supplements, showering with fancy tea rinses and eat lots of nuts/sea kelp and fossilized water plant byproducts.<br />And you're right about the super fast growth being almost exclusively reported by new members. Nobody likes to hear the boring stuff, that they have to wait for their hair to grow and take good protective measures. And then they try so hard to validate their weird experiments and show how much better they are because their hair grows 3x faster than average (some while bleaching/blowfrying/straightening/keeping hair loose 24/7). And then some feel super smart by sharing this amazing discovery! When in reality, it's because of stupid clueless raves that most of the gurus have given up on the main forum and stick to the blogs.<br />Sometimes they haven't even been aroung for such a short amount of time. I stopped talking to at least two people who got into the forums at the same time I did, precisely because I couldn't stand seeing them throw in everybody's face how amaaazing their (deluded) progress is.<br /><br />At some point, for many people, growing long hair became a major goal in life - rather than something that happens while you're living a life.<br />Places like that make me sad.Ritahttp://www.untamedtresses.com/members/rita-pg-2333/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304537496073354773.post-2715557605366230772012-09-10T02:06:01.996+02:002012-09-10T02:06:01.996+02:00Fantastic and I agree with every word! I find thes...Fantastic and I agree with every word! I find these " I grew 10" in the last 2 days " posts a little irritating to be honest, of there hair grew as quick as they claimed they would be growing from shaved to floor in a year, yeah right! Fact is if your healthy no wonder food, scarf, hat or hair pin is going to make your hair grow quicker! However you can get better quality hair by being sure your diet isn't lacking!! But overall the best thing is a good dose of patience!!!!jojoeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012106482615301357noreply@blogger.com