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Post by Carrots&Mints on Jul 8, 2016 10:22:41 GMT
I have a welsh D that has a cr*p forelock, its like baby hair really thin and dull, has anyone tried anything to increase condition of hair? I was thinking about argon oil as that is what I use for my hair, I cant use sprays with him as he's 'sensitive' (soft a*se). Also his mane is great cant fault it, lovely and thick!
Also, because I trim his mane and never trim his forelock because its so weedy do you think that's why? because its not having regular trims? I know my hair grows better when its cut regular.
Thoughts!!! (suggestions other than megatek and supreme products mane and tail rebuilder as Ive used both of these).
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Post by flee on Jul 8, 2016 13:18:12 GMT
Trimming doesn't speed up growth, it's just an optical illusion - if you remove the dry/dead bits at the ends it makes what's left look more lush and full .
One of my highlands is the same , a thick ,full , silky mane to her shoulder - and her tail is absolutely unbelievable , takes a good hour to wash and comb through . But her forelock ? Well it's definitely not your typical highland hair do ! It's in excellent condition but there just isn't much of it ,it's fine and silky , it doesn't break off , she doesn't rub it out , but it just seems to grow really slowly compared to the rest of her hair .It has never been trimmed and it does grow a tiny bit longer each year so now , at 13yo , it is halfway down her face but looks like a thoroughbreds forelock , rather than a big hairy native one . Looking at the area where her forelock grows from , she appears to have quite a small growth area in front of where the headpiece of the bridle sits ie. if she was a human you'd say she had a high fore head !
If the hair in his forelock is a different consistency to his mane ie dry and dull , I would suspect that he may be rubbing his head , if he doesn't have much forelock in the first place it's frightening how quickly a few strands rubbed out here and there adds up . Just because you haven't seen him rub doesn't mean he isn't doing it - they all love scratching their ears and foreheads ! One way to find out if he is , is to put a clean ( pref white !) fly mask on whenever he is unsupervised and see if it shows any signs of rubbing ie grubby patches , hair ( if he's rubbing on his own leg ) etc .Another way is to slap a dollop of Sudocrem ( or similar thick cream ) on the base of his forelock and see if it has transferred to anything else by the following day ie stable fittings/door , fence post , other parts of his body etc !
Argon oil won't stimulate growth but it will make the hair softer and slippery which may help to stop it breaking off .
I can make my highlands forelock look longer/fuller by pulling a little of her mane forward under the headpiece . If you usually cut a bridle path under the head piece you might consider letting some of it grow back and incorporate it into the forelock ( a horsey comb over !).
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Post by gillwales on Jul 8, 2016 15:04:28 GMT
Try coconut oil, it is meant to stimulate hair growth, other than that I agree with Flee, do not trim the bridle path but allow to be incorparated into the furlock. For extra help, remove a small lock of hair from the tail and plait into the mane at the point of the bridle path making sure it lays flat, trim to suit. But you will need to be careful how you do this, not for everyday shows... maybe for the RW  |
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Post by hazeysunshine on Jul 8, 2016 20:03:38 GMT
I have this problem too. I've been using mtg which has helped his mane grow tons, forelock not so much. I wonder if they just grow slower.
His forelock hair is more like foal hair that frizzy soft curls. Very annoying I'd love him to have a nice big forelock but ho hum he will just have to be the fell with the afro forelock
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Post by rubik on Jul 8, 2016 20:46:39 GMT
May sound silly, but I pinched some of my Connies mane, just trained it to stay at the front and never pulled that bit. Transformation.
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Post by flee on Jul 9, 2016 8:04:55 GMT
May sound silly, but I pinched some of my Connies mane, just trained it to stay at the front and never pulled that bit. Transformation. The equine comb over ! |
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Post by Carrots&Mints on Jul 9, 2016 10:28:25 GMT
Thanks guys! Will try everything |
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