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Been reading about how washing your hair daily strips it of its natural oils and how damaging it can be. The hair product industry is huge. They want you to buy shampoo, conditioner, after-conditioner rinse, hair gel, pomade, hair spray, dyes, brushes, combs, hairdryers, curlers and the list goes on. On top of all that, they want you to buy “treatments” for your damaged hair?
Do you buy all that shit and does it give you the expected results? Or do you save your money and let nature do the work?
I have to wash it daily, otherwise I look like I'm Italian.
And no, I don't buy all that shit. Fuck that.
Latrinsorm
03-01-2008, 06:58 PM
Shampoo, conditioner, comb - all that's required.
The Ponzzz
03-01-2008, 06:59 PM
I have to wash it daily, otherwise I look like I'm Italian.
And no, I don't buy all that shit. Fuck that.
Wow.
RichardCranium
03-01-2008, 07:07 PM
Head & Shoulders once a day. My hair is short though. #1 guard on the sides, #2 guard on top.
Wow.
Gross but true. Considering neither of my parents have this problem, I blame the mailman. >.>
Sebum oil.
It stinks (smell).
Gives meaning to the term greaseball.
Wash that shit.
I like when my hair's settled down the day after I've washed it. I don't want shiny, bouncy shite.
I wash it every 2 days, it gets rinsed with water everyday though.
War Angel
03-01-2008, 07:38 PM
I have straight hair, and it's fine, making it necessary to wash daily.
I condition it daily, it helps with the tangles.
I do not use "hair treatments", but I do get 1/4 inch trimmed off every 6 - 8 weeks, to prevent split ends running wild.
I love my hair, until I see someone with naturally curly long hair, and then I hate my hair for being straight.
The end.
CrystalTears
03-01-2008, 07:40 PM
I can't wash it everyday as it will really dry it out and make it frizzy, no matter how moisterized the shampoo may be. I wash it every 2-3 days.
Fallen
03-01-2008, 07:43 PM
My job sometimes requires me to shower atleast 3 times a day. My hair is fucked. I keep it very short.
Praefection
03-01-2008, 07:50 PM
When I was working two jobs I HAD to wash it daily due the junk I'd put in there when I fixed it. Now I still take a shower daily and it gets washed, more out of habit since I got pretty pissed off about something a while ago and cut it super short.
diethx
03-01-2008, 08:01 PM
I love my hair, until I see someone with naturally curly long hair, and then I hate my hair for being straight.
I'll trade. My hair is naturally corkscrew curls and down to mid-back, but it's really fine and therefore hard to manage.
Beguiler
03-01-2008, 09:10 PM
My hari is naturally straight and fine. It's relatively long and I wash it every day, use a good conditioner, and a leave-in conditioning treatment/detangler. Aside from that, I blow it dry on workdays, let it do it's own thing on weekends. When I have to go a couple days without, I go spazoid about it. Like squeaky clean and shiny.
Snapp
03-01-2008, 09:14 PM
I shampoo & condition everyday. I also <3 hair products.
Aaysia
03-01-2008, 09:22 PM
I can't wash it everyday as it will really dry it out and make it frizzy, no matter how moisterized the shampoo may be. I wash it every 2-3 days.
Ditto.
I have to use moisturizing conditioner for the top, if i put my hair in a ponytail/bun/whatever it still frizzes like crazy on the top. Though if i comb it out completely when its dry it gets straight...still frizzy, but straight.
Sylvan Dreams
03-01-2008, 09:40 PM
I have mid-back length, thick, wild corkscrew curls, but if not treated properly, it frizzes as it's very dry. I rinse daily with water and shampoo every 2-3 days.
I use Pantene and Garnier Nutrisse, normally, with some sort of leave-in cream treatment. If I have a nice occasion coming up, I will do hot oil.
Whimsi
03-01-2008, 10:33 PM
Gross but true. Considering neither of my parents have this problem, I blame the mailman. >.>
I believe he meant "wow" at your characterization of all Italians being greasy/oily.
The Ponzzz
03-01-2008, 10:48 PM
I believe he meant "wow" at your characterization of all Italians being greasy/oily.
EXACTLY!
(Is Italian!)
Wow. When I made this topic I thought it would die in the topics hall of shame.
Ok.
A few of you have been bold enough to admit you don’t wash daily. I’m going to take that test. I pledge I won’t wash my hair for two weeks, just to see what happens. If the results are good, I may go further.
Fuck Vidal Sassoon!
EXACTLY!
(Is Italian!)
Sry, I'm judging from my boyfriend. He can practically wring his hair out in the morning. Bleh. :(
TheEschaton
03-01-2008, 11:12 PM
Dude, you dirty motherfucker.
RichardCranium
03-01-2008, 11:39 PM
Wow. When I made this topic I thought it would die in the topics hall of shame.
Ok.
A few of you have been bold enough to admit you don’t wash daily. I’m going to take that test. I pledge I won’t wash my hair for two weeks, just to see what happens. If the results are good, I may go further.
Fuck Vidal Sassoon!
Your shit will be itching uncontrollably after 3 days.
Is that from trying it yourself?
Stanley Burrell
03-02-2008, 01:17 AM
I can grow a Jew-Fro like Bob Ross.
Suck my happy tree, muthafuckorz. Here's my secret:
A) 1 bar of soap.
B) A conditioning bottle. You don't use this. It just makes your shower holders look more sophisticated.
C) Some more soap.
D) Dry and comb hair.
::Draws happy trees::
Keller
03-02-2008, 01:21 AM
I would ease into the transition.
Your scalp tries to maintain homeostasis. If you wash daily -- it will produce a ton of oil. If you suddenly stop washing, your hair will look I-talian (fucking PONZZZD).
When I was in France for a month over the winter holidays I got into a routine of washing my hair every 4th day or so. It got to the point where I actually felt it was healthier. It looked greasy as fuck, but I felt like it was healthier. I'm too self-conscious to do that in my hometown though.
Stanley Burrell
03-02-2008, 01:55 AM
Someone told me that The French all have really good skin because we bathe too much and destroy all our skin's natural oils, but I say:
"FREEDOM FRIES."
Man, that was awful.
diethx
03-02-2008, 01:58 AM
Someone told me that The French all have really good skin because we bathe too much and destroy all our skin's natural oils
All you need to do to have good skin is keep it clean, and moisturize.
CrystalTears
03-02-2008, 08:40 AM
A few of you have been bold enough to admit you don’t wash daily. I’m going to take that test. I pledge I won’t wash my hair for two weeks, just to see what happens. If the results are good, I may go further.
So because some have admitted to washing basically every other day instead, you're going to just not wash it for two weeks? Talk about exaggeration.
Unless you just lie around in your house without doing a single thing during that whole time, it's going to be really gross in like 3 days if your hair/scalp is used to being washed daily.
Some say that using jojoba products (which are similar in chemical structure to sebum oil) will trick your body into producing less, with external application.
RichardCranium
03-02-2008, 08:46 AM
Is that from trying it yourself?
I've tried to go a couple of days for the reasons mentioned throughout the thread. I heard it was better to not wash everyday like I do. Fuck that shit. It could be just me personally, as I have moderate dry scalp, but if I go 2 nights without washing it the 3rd day is horrible.
War Angel
03-02-2008, 08:50 AM
. I pledge I won’t wash my hair for two weeks, just to see what happens.
Are we talking about not using any products, such as shampoo and conditioner, or are you going to completely avoid water on your head for 2 weeks? The first would be doable, since your male and probably don't use any styling products, the second ... ugh! Good luck.
Nieninque
03-02-2008, 08:54 AM
Two weeks wont do shit anyway. It takes longer than that for hair to sort itself out. All you will do is have skanky hair for two weeks then wash it.
I have had friends who have done the whole unwashed hair thing for years and it takes several weeks of uncomfortable and nasty looking hair before it sorts itself out. Their hair was beautiful though.
I'm sure Beth wont mind him having a nappy head for a few weeks.
:whistle:
Eh, I’m just bored mostly. Maybe I’ll go a couple of years or forget about it next week.
I'm sure Beth wont mind him having a nappy head for a few weeks.
Two monks were walking along when they encountered a woman trying to cross a muddy spot in the road. One monk picked the woman up, crossed the mud and set her back down. Then the two monks went along their humble way.
At one point the other monk protested, “How could you ignore your piety and carry that woman like you did?” The other monk responded, “I set her down a long time ago. It is you who still carry her.”
ElanthianSiren
03-02-2008, 10:14 AM
I actually wash my hair daily with bath and body works anti bact foam soap. I don't like the residue that most shampoos/conditioners/soaps/bodywashes/andsoon leave on your body, so I guess you could say, I prefer my hair "stripped". Oh yeah, also they have a bunch of good smells, which I like.
I keep my hair short though (by female standards), so it doesn't get in my way in lab and I don't have to tie it back; it's about to my chin.
Sean of the Thread
03-02-2008, 10:14 AM
I wear a 0 fade when not completely shaven and wash maybe once a week with shampoo unless doing yard work or I'm under the hood of a car. Other than that I just scrub a dub with wathcloth with body wash.
It's my true belief that all that shampoo and shit makes your hair fall out.
ViridianAsp
03-02-2008, 10:29 AM
I have frizzy/wavy fine hair, I wash mine every other day. If I wash it every day I can't control it.
I have tried to use different conditioners and I use all the tips the hair stylists have given me, this is the only thing that really helps me, other than keeping my hair short.
Eh, I’m just bored mostly. Maybe I’ll go a couple of years or forget about it next week.
Two monks were walking along when they encountered a woman trying to cross a muddy spot in the road. One monk picked the woman up, crossed the mud and set her back down. Then the two monks went along their humble way.
At one point the other monk protested, “How could you ignore your piety and carry that woman like you did?” The other monk responded, “I set her down a long time ago. It is you who still carry her.”
All that and you're witty too!
I bet you have to beat them off of you with a stick.
RichardCranium
03-02-2008, 11:15 AM
All that and you're witty too!
I bet you have to beat them off of you with a stick.
I heard it was a black rubber dildo. (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showpost.php?p=96058&postcount=47)
RichardCranium
03-02-2008, 02:37 PM
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k15/troydenh/hatchet.jpg
Stanley Burrell
03-02-2008, 04:34 PM
I showered today, after having read this thread, and still only used soap.
::sepaku::
diethx
03-02-2008, 06:06 PM
I have frizzy/wavy fine hair, I wash mine every other day. If I wash it every day I can't control it.
I have tried to use different conditioners and I use all the tips the hair stylists have given me, this is the only thing that really helps me, other than keeping my hair short.
Try Finesse brand mousse in the round dark blue bottle. My hair is the same way except that it's curly, not wavy. I use the curl defining type, although they have about three or four different types. Anyway, this stuff works like a freakin dream. I wash my hair every day or every other day, but I always mousse right after I get out when my hair is still wet. Kills the frizz and tames my curls, but my hair stays soft and doesn't look wet/feel hard like how most other types of mousse make it.
Keller
03-02-2008, 10:11 PM
Wait, so you're bored and decided to become a hippy?
Maybe you should entertain yourself by consulting a psychologist. Weekly.
Wait, so you're bored and decided to become a hippy?
Maybe you should entertain yourself by consulting a psychologist. Weekly.
Not washing your hair is far far cheaper. This is a recession after all...
Anyway, I used to wash daily. There are more hippys on this board than me, including you it seems.
TheEschaton
03-03-2008, 02:41 AM
I'm a hippie and I wash my hair every day, tyvm.
Stanley Burrell
03-03-2008, 09:42 AM
Since this is obviously the most important thread EVAR, I'm gonna actually use not only soap, but conditioner today as well.
I may even get extra crazy and put mousse in my hair afterwards.
Oh suh-nap. Maybe I'll even wear plaid Polo.
5 stars for inspiration. Holy fuck, I feel motivated right now. Time to do work.
Arkans
03-03-2008, 10:07 AM
I don't care much for hippies.
They can be more intolerant of others than the ones they lambast.
I truly think if hippies ever came to power, we'd have a regime very similiar to the Khmer Rouge.
With that in mind, wash your hair once in a while goddamn, I know I do nightly.
- Arkans
*edit, because the Khmer didn't pickpocket or pick locks at Landing tower*
Sean of the Thread
03-03-2008, 11:57 AM
Not only does washing my hair daily fuck up my scalp and facial skin but it turns my eyes fucking hard core red. I'm telling you that shit is evil.
diethx
03-03-2008, 01:59 PM
Not only does washing my hair daily fuck up my scalp and facial skin but it turns my eyes fucking hard core red. I'm telling you that shit is evil.
Maybe you're allergic to sulfur (which is in many types of shampoo)? My soon to be sister in law used to get horrible breakouts/rashes before she realized (fairly late as an adult), and now uses a special shampoo/conditioner that doesn't affect her.
Clove
03-03-2008, 04:33 PM
I'm sure Beth wont mind him having a nappy head for a few weeks.
:whistle:
Damn.
Clove
03-03-2008, 04:39 PM
When my hair was long (down to the small of my back at its longest) I washed it every few days. Not only does your hair frizz out and get too dry but it IS a hassle and expense thing (you use gobs of shampoo and conditioner when you have a lot of hair). But that was 10+ years ago.
Ever since I've been keeping it over my collar and off my eyes, I wash it daily. It's easy, I barely use any shampoo and conditioner (by comparison) and it behaves better that way. Long hair has more options than short.
As for all the Italian cracks. Fuck all of you with a stick.
CrystalTears
03-03-2008, 04:43 PM
Why don't you just shave your head? It would be cheaper. No shampoo to buy.
Besides, Beth likes clean shaven balls. It would almost be the same thing.
Latrinsorm
03-03-2008, 04:43 PM
Mama mia!
lol SPQR
Clove
03-03-2008, 04:46 PM
...Besides, Beth likes clean shaven balls. It would almost be the same thing.
That's just what she hears.
Shalla
03-03-2008, 04:52 PM
I have long wavy hair. I wash everyday, and condition everyday. I shampoo every other day ( I used to shampoo everyday; I stopped when I heard and asked about the same thing. ) When I shampooed everyday, it left my scalp dry (After drying my hair, I could almost feel it begging for moisture) Shampooing everyday will also cause it to be stringy, and your hair to thin.
I use little, to no styling products. Shampooing every other day will give your hair bounce. Long oily hair brushing against your face will cause you to break out. Icky.
CrystalTears
03-03-2008, 04:55 PM
How do you wash everyday but not shampoo everyday? Do you mean you're just rinsing with water then conditioning?
Shalla
03-03-2008, 04:55 PM
I massage my scalp, and hair with conditioner while showering.
Shalla
03-03-2008, 05:00 PM
I base whether or not I condition my scalp on how manageable, and limp my hair is before showering. If I believe it's moisturized, then I will forego conditioning my scalp, and would focus on conditioning the ends.
Blow drying - Use cool air after shampooing. Use warm air for when you skip on the shampoo. From my experience, the warm air + conditioner nutrients will make your hair softer. The warm air for some reason helps ( like warm water opens up your pores; cool water closes it. ) for your hair to absorb/bond with the conditioner. The cool air will only coat, but it will be shinier; notice when you wash your hair again that there is some residue, that's when you just condition the ends.
Keller
03-03-2008, 05:32 PM
Shalla's post reminded me . . .
If you really are bored enough to engage in this experiment make sure you change your pillow case everyday or every other day. I attribute my clear complexion to nazi-esque pillow case rotation. Oh, and the fact that I've never been bored enough to forego personal hygene.
Drisco
03-03-2008, 05:42 PM
I wash my hair everyday. Never on Sunday (Sometimes Saturday) unless I go out.
Experiment over. It went like this...
My hair was getting long again and I did not wash or get it wet for three weeks. I liked the fullness it was getting. All I had to do was brush it out. It was shiney and I could make a feax hawk with no bad smell. I could shape it like I wanted... but I did notice that far more strands were collecting in my bathroom sink. Now, at a ripe age I have a full head of hair, both my grandfathers had full heads of hair, but the hair loss did alarm me.
It needed to be cut and I would not walk into my barber shop with three week old non-washed hair. I asked my barber about it and the reply was generally that if you did not have very oily hair you could go a few days without washing and it would be healthier.
Whimsi
03-20-2008, 02:29 AM
I imagine you were celibate during those three weeks. I don't know if there are any women that would want to be near hair that was unwashed for days, let alone weeks. Eww.
Danical
03-20-2008, 04:53 AM
lolz late and all but I wash my hair about once every two or three days unless I have product in it but even then it's not every single day.
AnticorRifling
03-20-2008, 08:38 AM
I liked the fullness it was getting. gay
I could make a feax hawk with no bad smell. I could shape it like I wanted. and gay again
AnticorRifling
03-20-2008, 08:48 AM
Lol the feux hawk comment reminds me of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JMOh-cul6M for some reason.
http://bl.net/photos/mohawk.jpg
Nieninque
03-20-2008, 09:46 AM
More like:
http://img2.timeinc.net/ew/dynamic/imgs/070405/bruno_l.jpg
Suppa Hobbit Mage
03-20-2008, 09:57 AM
I can't believe I'm the only one who washes his hair twice a day.
Nieninque
03-20-2008, 09:58 AM
Sounds obsessive unless you are exercising at various points in the day.
Suppa Hobbit Mage
03-20-2008, 10:01 AM
Sounds obsessive unless you are exercising at various points in the day.
I shower when I get up, and usually before I go to bed. If I hit the gym, I shower there also.
Most of it is because I simply cannot function without a shower in the morning, and if I exercise or work in the yard or do anything physical, I'll shower after that also.
No so much obsessive, more if I'm taking a shower I naturally wash my hair.
My scalp hurts if I don't wash my hair daily. It's thick, curly, and short, so it lays all fucked up when I sleep at night. When I wake up in the morning, I can't manage it. It is obvious when I have not washed my hair. Kind of like bed-head without buying all the styling products.
Snapp
03-20-2008, 07:44 PM
The thought of not washing your hair for 3 weeks really grosses me out.
I just hate how un-manageable and big, hair can be when you've washed and conditioned etc. But lately I've found a good way to settle it down to something I can go to work with.
Just chuck on a bunch of conditioner after it's dried.
It's style city after that.
Like I might have said before, I tried the whole not washing thing when I was 15, I still love the feeling after a few days when it's settled down.
But after more than a week you'll look like a skank.
I have short, just over ear-length, dry boring hair btw.
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