Thread: parting your hair on the right or the the left?

Originally Posted by Bruno

My hair is about 1/8 to 1/4 " in length. Parting is never necessary.

Same here. I've used hair clipper for years. At first my wife cut my hair but nowadays i do it myself.

When i was cutting hair i would try to get the patrons to part it at it's natural part if there was one.
After a shampoo just comb wet hair straight back and the give it a little push and it will show it's natural parting.
Myself i comb straight back.

I was discussing this with my uncle who has been a stylist for about 35 years (despite still being 25 years old) and writes a hair help column for a national publication. He said if people must part their hair they should occasionally switch to reduce stresses on the hair follicle. His recommendation is to not use combs just fingers or a very wide tooth gape. He also says that the wax and petroleum based hair products used in that style of hair don't allow the hair to breathe instead look for a water-based product they also allow for easy removal and no product flaking throughout the day. He put me on framesi brand hair products.

I don't have a crew cut as such, but it's fairly short, so no parting needed.

I find parting is such sweet sorrow.

update.. i just feel too odd with my hair parted on the right.. i'm going back to the left and just caking more brylcreem into the cowlick on the right side.

Originally Posted by deighaingeal

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His recommendation is to not use combs just fingers or a very wide tooth gape.
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My Dad used to use a dog brush. Said it massaged
his scalp best. He had a full head of hair in his 80's
so perhaps there is something to it.

There are brushes a lot like the one he used in the
fancy hair-stuff isle at the local pharmacy.