How to Style Long Hair for Men: A Guide to Products, Style, and Care Tips

Styling long hair can be a tedious task, but one that is well worth it once you see the final results. Here's a look at what we're going to be covering:

• Shampoo and condition routine
• Dry your hair with a tee shirt instead of a towel
• Get regular trims
• Use a hair mask
• Invest products that hydrate and moisturize hair
• Use a wide toothed comb
• Use a heat protectant
• Use a diffuser on your blowdryer (or avoid blowdrying)

Having a good shampoo and condition routine is very important. As you all know, different types of hair textures require different types of care. Keeping that in mind, the overall recommendation for men is that you shampoo roughly two to three times a week. This seems to be a good balance because shampooing too much can dry your hair out and cause breakage, along with stripping your hair of the essential oils needed to remain healthy. As far as conditioning goes, you should condition your hair after every wash with shampoo, and you can use in a leave-in conditioner spray/cream on the days you don't shampoo if needed. You can also institute what's called the "co-washing technique," which is just using a conditioner to give your hair a quick wash.

It might require some testing to see what works best for your hair, but once you have figured out you should be able to get adequate routine going.

It feels like we're just now fully starting to understand the importance of hair masking. Why should you mask you ask? Hair masking helps your hair by adding moisture and nutrients to your hair that assist with the hydration process. Hair mask's contain natural oils, and can help with hair growth. A routine of using a hair mask once a week is a healthy amount, though you might want to consider doing a little more if you suffer from dry hair.

Any time you put heat on your hair, you should use a heat protectant. For some reason this is a step that a lot of people skip, but it's important to realize even if it doesn't "look" like damage is being caused by not using a heat protectant—it is. Save your self the trouble and buy a heat protectant so that way you don't wake up one day wondering why your hair is damaged and broken all of a sudden.

Now that we've got the tips covered, here are some products you can use for styling long hair.

The Rahua Classic Shampoo is one that is organic and made for all hair types. The shampoo features a natural and pure plant derived ingredients, along with antioxidants that moisturizes, protects both the hair and scalp, strengthens, and helps with adding shine.

Blu Atlas is one of the best conditioners for men on the market as it targets issues such as breakage, dullness, and frizz with ingredients like argan oil, avocado oil, a barley protein. Additionally, the Blu Atlas Conditioner helps with shine restoration, adding depth to your hair, and soothing your scalp (which is especially helpful if you suffer from a dry and itchy scalp).

Remember earlier when we mentioned co-washing? The Oligo Co-Wash is a highly rated product made specifically for men, offering a conditioning formula that has cleansing benefits. The instructions are straight to the point with the co-wash being easy to use, and relatively inexpensive at $17.50.

Don't forget about hair masking at least once a week either! Authentic Beauty's Concept Replenish Mask is vegan and cruelty-free, silicone-free, and provides an intense treatment that both strengthens hair fibers and seals the cuticle. A great product to integrate into your routine.

The GRO Hair Serum from Vegamour does require an investment, but what you get in return is an award winning product that reduces shedding, aids in helping your hair look fuller, and uses clinically-tested, plant-based phytoactives to improve overall hair wellness all while soothing the scalp at the same time. Like we just said, an award-winning product that really does the hair good.

Don't forget about that heat protectant as well! There's plenty of heat protectants that are very affordable, ranging from $5 to $30. Our favorite is the Olapex No. 7 Bonding Oil, which shines, strengthens, detangles, protects, and prevents frizz. The oil provides heat protection of up to 450°.

A good styling cream is essential. Harry's Taming Cream is a conditioning hair cream with a lightweight formula that styles and moisturizes, while providing a soft hold and natural finish. Super affordable as well which is an added bonus.

The Dyson Supersonic Origin Hair Dryer takes the task of finding a diffuser out of the equation by providing one as part of the entire package. In addition to the diffuser, the hair dryer also has intelligent heat control, increase smoothness by 75%, increase shine up to 132%, and decreases frizz and flyaways by up to 61%. There's a reason why it's highly rated.

John Lennon. The master of long hippie hair.

Keanu Reeves. Another long hair hippie master.

Harry Styles rocks a shorter cut nowadays, but he used to wear his hair long circa 2014 - 2017.

Just another reminder of how Brad Pitt was a long hair king in the 1990s.

And once you get your hair as long as Jason Momoa, you can effectively copy his man bun.