(My credentials: I've never had a haircut (excepting the occasional lock). My hair's been slightly below my waist for about 14 years.)
Are you in a position to braid it? I don't mean cornrows or anything like that, just one braid down the middle of your back. I find that helpful for when a ponytail isn't tied-back enough for the situation (food service, mostly); it *might* also help with the knotting, but I'm not sure because my hair isn't very prone to that. (I never use conditioner and brush my hair a minute or two a day, and that's all I need.)
For my braiding technique, I use a three-strand braid. At the beginning I throw the strands on each side over my shoulders when not working with them, to help keep them separate; once I've braided far enough, I put all three strands over the same shoulder so I can see what I'm doing and not have to work with my hands behind me.
[Tying back one's hair often] can lead to breakage at the hair tie: if you put a tie at the base of your neck (many people find this makes braiding easier), you can end up with some shoulder-length strands that are the perfect length to not be bound by the tie and blow right into your face. While this is mostly unavoidable if doing a ponytail (tying less tightly might help somewhat), for braiding consider using a hair tie only at the bottom of the braid, or removing the top tie when you've finished making the braid. (Unfortunately my work-uniform hat seems to be breaking them too, at roughly the same length or only slightly below. :( )
When I lack time and/or hair ties to tie my hair back well enough for a task, stuffing my hair down the back of my shirt will usually do in a pinch.
And yeah, shedding is definitely a Thing. For the specific case of a bathtub, using disposable gloves can help with the ickiness of pulling hair clogs out of the drain. I'm not sure what forms of unpleasantness you're thinking of for the rest.
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Date: 2020-06-07 02:52 am (UTC)Are you in a position to braid it? I don't mean cornrows or anything like that, just one braid down the middle of your back. I find that helpful for when a ponytail isn't tied-back enough for the situation (food service, mostly); it *might* also help with the knotting, but I'm not sure because my hair isn't very prone to that. (I never use conditioner and brush my hair a minute or two a day, and that's all I need.)
For my braiding technique, I use a three-strand braid. At the beginning I throw the strands on each side over my shoulders when not working with them, to help keep them separate; once I've braided far enough, I put all three strands over the same shoulder so I can see what I'm doing and not have to work with my hands behind me.
[Tying back one's hair often] can lead to breakage at the hair tie: if you put a tie at the base of your neck (many people find this makes braiding easier), you can end up with some shoulder-length strands that are the perfect length to not be bound by the tie and blow right into your face. While this is mostly unavoidable if doing a ponytail (tying less tightly might help somewhat), for braiding consider using a hair tie only at the bottom of the braid, or removing the top tie when you've finished making the braid. (Unfortunately my work-uniform hat seems to be breaking them too, at roughly the same length or only slightly below. :( )
When I lack time and/or hair ties to tie my hair back well enough for a task, stuffing my hair down the back of my shirt will usually do in a pinch.
And yeah, shedding is definitely a Thing. For the specific case of a bathtub, using disposable gloves can help with the ickiness of pulling hair clogs out of the drain. I'm not sure what forms of unpleasantness you're thinking of for the rest.