10 Very Real Struggles Of Having Long Hair

8. Your Shampoo and Conditioner Levels Are Always Uneven

A little shampoo goes a long way, but it takes a good amount of conditioner to moisturise your long and luscious locks. They really need to make proportionate bottles, so you don't have to make so many trips to the store.

7. It Takes An Obscene Amount Of Hair Accessories To Keep Your Hair In Place

There's just so much of it that you need so many clips, bobby pins and hair ties to make sure it doesn't just fall apart after one hour. You also lose a large majority of these accessories, which causes you to buy more and more until you have an exorbitant amount of accessories, of which you will only use a fraction.

6. You Tend To Get Hot Easier Than Most People

Having so much hair causes you to experience frequent hot flushes throughout the day no matter what season it is. You're constantly fanning your neck and resorting to putting your hair up just to keep from going mad. Summer is your worst nightmare though, especially if humidity is involved.
 
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Holland Baker is based in New York City, where she is an editor, writer and co-host of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Podcast. In her free time, you can find her searching for bodega cats, eating mass amounts of pizza and using humor as a defense mechanism.