source: Fabulous Buzz

You just saw Troy Polamalu and his lovely wife in the previous post. Do you think Theodora has anything to do with the care of Troy’s hair? That’s an insane amount of hair on a man. He works out all day every day, so you know he has to wash it everyday. Do you think he really uses Head & Shoulders on his legendary curls? Hmmm, I don’t know if I believe it. I’ve seen his hair frizzy when he doesn’t do anything to it, but then I see it when it appears to be smoothed/shingled. I wonder if he gets his hair done before every game. What do you think? I just can’t see a man caring for curls of that length. Like I said, I’ve seen his hair frizzy before his Head & Shoulders deal and I could tell it was literally a wash and go, he is undoubtedly doing a whole lot of something extra now. Do you think it’s too much hair for a man? Could you be bothered? I’ll tell you what, if I was Theodora I would have a Denman surgically implanted into my palms to keep that $1,000,000 hair on point at all times, but if his hair wasn’t his money maker, mmm… homie might be own his own with all o’ that.

Always been of fan of Troy Polamalu (#43 Strong Safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers) and his hair. I knew that he had an endorsement deal with Head & Shoulders. I even knew about the million-dollar insurance policy from Lloyd’s of London for Polamalu’s hair, but I didn’t know their was entire website dedicated to his hair? Have you visited TroysHair.com? They are giving away free samples from their Hair Endurance line. The line claims to give you fuller, thicker looking hair after only one week of use.

The site is obviously targeting men and I found this paragraph about over-conditioning to be interesting:

Look, just because your woman is nagging you about conditioning doesn’t mean the fancy stuff in the pink bottle is the answer. Too much conditioner (like, for a girl) takes down a thick look faster than a blindside sack. Hair Endurance has balanced conditioning and moisturizing love, tailored specifically for a man, so you won’t smell like honeysuckle and lavender either.

source: Troy’s Hair

source: Baller Wives

A reader asked:
Are you really going to stop growing your hair out once you reach waist length and start trimming regularly to maintain that length ?

My answer:
That is the plan, but we’ll have to see once I get there. I wear my hair curly most of the time and it shrinks up 50% with a braid out, so if I did grow it longer it would be to get out of the shoulder length range when my hair is in a curly state. That means my hair would probably be around hip length when it’s straight, but I probably wouldn’t straighten anymore. So, I don’t know. Keep reading.

I used last years list and conducted over 100 short interviews over the past few months to come up with this list. It features Mane and Chic reader picks for your favorite products of 2010. Please feel free to send me a list of your favorite products, products you can’t live without and products you think other women need to know about. Disclaimer: Mane & Chic doesn’t necessarily agree/disagree with any of the products on this list. (*) indicate a product was popular, multiple stars indicate even more popularity.

Cleansers
ALBERTO V05 KIWI LIME SQUEEZE CLARIFYING SHAMPOO

Conditioners
ALTERNA CAVIER CONDITIONER

Leave-Ins
ALOE VERA JUICE

Oils and Butters
CASTOR OIL*
COCONUT OIL ******
HAIRVEDA’S VATIKA COCONUT FROSTING
JAMAICAN BLACK CASTOR OIL
JANE CARTER SOLUTIONS NOURISH AND SHINE
OLIVE OIL**
SHEA BUTTER *****

Treatments
APHOGEE RECONSTRUCTOR
CAROL’S DAUGHTER TUI HAIR SMOOTHIE
CASSIA OBOVATA
GARNIER FRUCTIS 3-MINUTE UNDO
KAREN’S BODY BEAUTIFUL LUSCIOUS LOCKS MOISTURIZING HAIR MASK
REDKEN REAL CONTROL HAIR MASK*

Gels
ECO STYLER GEL
KINKY CURLY CURLING CUSTARD ***
ALOE VERA GEL**

Styling Aids