Over the years many myths or misconceptions have formed around the topic of hair. Some are obvious and humorous where others require a bit of research and thought. I have come across many and have divided them into 8 categories:
Part 1: Hair Growth
Part 2: Split Ends and Brushing/Combing
Part 3: Baldness/Hairloss and Gray Hair
Part 4: Texture, Dandruff, and Scalp Problems
Part 5: Short Hair and Coloring Your Hair
Part 6: Thin/Thinning Hair and Summer Hair
Part 7: Hair Products
Part 8: Shampooing and Misc.
Short Hair
A haircut price is the same for all different lengths of hair.
A lot of salons will charge more for longer hair and less for a style with shorter hair.
Short styles are favourites for many because they're so easy and anyone can wear one.
Eveyone has their own unique combination of hair texture, density (thickness), age and face shape. You need to take all of these factors into account when deciding which cut is best for you. If you have a pointed chin, you need fullness in the chin area to balance your face shape, and therefore a short, close-cropped style will not be the best choice for you.
People with curly hair should not wear it short.
Curly hair can be absolutely beautiful in a short style if it is cut properly.
You can't have hair extensions if you have short hair.
Of course you cannot attach an extension to 1/4 inch of hair because there simply isn't enough there for the extension to attach to. If there is enough length to actually attach the extension, short hair works very well for getting extensions.
Coloring Your Hair
Rinsing your hair with lemon juice will make you more blonde.
If you have quite blonde hair and you soak your hair with lemon juice and stay out in the sun for a long time, you will notice a bit of lightening in your color. The majority of people will not see much of a difference in the hair color at all.
Coloring your hair while you are pregnant is dangerous.
The actual chemical going onto your scalp does not harm your unborn baby. What could be harmful is the fumes you are inhaling from the chemical. Check with your doctor first just to be certain.
You have to use permanent color on gray hair.
It is true that your gray hairs can be difficult to cover, but it is possible to blend or camouflage the new grays with a semi-permanent blend that doesn't have harsh chemicals.
Uncolored root hair can be treated the same as other parts of your hair that have been colored before.
The part of your hair that is right near the roots will react differently and process the chemical differently than hair that has been colored before. Adding chemical to chemical gives a different reaction than adding chemical to "virgin" hair.
