• Krudler@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s all the same crap and you’re buying packaging on marketing hype.

    Frankly, people don’t even need shampoo, even with long hair.

    Yeah, you have to get over the hump of your scalp over producing oil, because you’ve been constantly stripping it needlessly, thus resulting in overproduction of oil. Once you let it get back into balance, you’ll never need shampoo again.

    I haven’t shampooed my hair in 6 years, and women absolutely swoon when they touch my hair. I don’t have to do anything to it to make it look like I spent a lot of money.

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      1 year ago

      You know, I’ve heard this, but I think it still must depend on the person. I tried not washing for a year or so and it was a nightmare. I can’t remember how long I would go without shampooing, certainly no more than three or four days, but it was just gross, even brushing and combing the shit out of it.

      Now I wash nightly and it’s great and I don’t even think about it.

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        1 year ago

        Question though, were you still washing your hair with water and mild massage with fingertips? Because that’s what I do. Just wondering.

        Also you’re replying seems to indicate that you would stop washing but you would shampoo every 4 days or so? If I have that right, then I would suggest you’re not really doing what I’m talking about which is to continue washing your hair with water but just stop the shampoo altogether.

        It took me about 6 weeks for my scalp to stop over producing. I can admit that it was pretty disgusting looking for a while until it all balanced out.

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          Yeah I was washing with just water nightly and brushing after, but still shampooing every few days (expecting I would eventually stop shampooing altogether). Maybe that was the problem.

          One day I’ll try again using your method :)

          Thanks for replying!