# Longhaired Ladies, what do you do with your hair when you take a bath?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 3, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhaired-ladies-what-do-you-do-with-your-hair-when-you-take-a-bath/324614 "2005-10-03T18:14:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhaired-ladies-what-do-you-do-with-your-hair-when-you-take-a-bath/324614/21 "2005-10-04T10:54:45Z")

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I put it up in a ponytail holder and loop it so it is in a bun-like deal. I always shower after a bath so it is not a big deal if it gets wet.

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**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhaired-ladies-what-do-you-do-with-your-hair-when-you-take-a-bath/324614/22 "2005-10-04T11:42:16Z")

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Mine isn’t as long as some of our long-haired Dopers, but it is down to my bra strap.

I take a bath at least weekly. I often have my hair already washed before I take my bath, though I shower off quickly when I am done.

I pull my hair up into a high ponytail and pull a loop into it. Then I take half a dozen tiny hair clips (that look like stars!) and pin up any loose, long strands hanging around my face. Sometimes I jab a few bobby pins in there, whatever is nearby, often the decorative ones (though I have what seems to be thousands of regular brown ones, the only ones I can ever find when I take my bath are the bejeweled butterfly ones, or the little blue flowered ones, etc).

My husband thinks it is adorable, so I keep doing it. 😃

But it serves a couple of practical purposes, besides keeping my hair dry, I usually do my weekly mud mask type garbage while I sit in the tub, and it keeps that gunk out of my hair.

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**Author:** ![Sensibility](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Sensibility](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensibility)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhaired-ladies-what-do-you-do-with-your-hair-when-you-take-a-bath/324614/23 "2005-10-04T13:15:12Z")

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Even better when you get back OUT of the bacth, flick out the butterfly clip and it all falls down your back again…mmm

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longhaired-ladies-what-do-you-do-with-your-hair-when-you-take-a-bath/324614/24 "2005-10-05T00:10:36Z")

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My braids are butt-length again, never mind what it is when the hair is flying free.

I usually use an over-sized bandana to bind it on top of my head, either bath or shower, unless I intend to wash it along with everything else.

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