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[–] forvirreth 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Long hair here! Cut my hair at home and wash it every 7-10 days and its healthy and lush, still cheap!

[–] AdamEatsAss 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Dang. If I go two days without washing my hair gets so greesy I can't stand it.

[–] forvirreth 2 points 1 year ago

Mine was worse when it was shorter and I washed it daily, but as I grew it out so the bother of washing grew. But somehow it didn't get greasy. But - I still use that as a gauge, if I spend too much time in the climbing gym or in the woods it tends to get greasier faster so I'll wash it more often.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Slowly cut down over the span of a month or two. I used to be the same and now i rarely wash my hair, I just rinse it often and it stays nice (nicer than it ever was before).

[–] Merulox 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How does that make it not greasy?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Eventually your scalp starts regulating oil production properly and you don't end up with greasy hair the very next day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The greasiness is a reaction of your scalp to the amount of detergent it gets. I almost never shampoo, I just wash with warm water every other day... after a little while my body stopped overreacting and my hair wasn't as greasy anymore. I even add a teaspoon or two of coconut oil after the occasional shampoo, so that my hair doesn't dry up.

[–] Merulox 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, I see, thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think if you actually saw the people typing these comments, you'd read their words very differently. Ask like anyone attractive or with healthy hair irl on how much they shampoo.

[–] AdamEatsAss 3 points 1 year ago

There seems to be a lot of anti shampoo bias in these comments. I'm not sure what you are trying to get at but I'll have you know my mother once said I had great hair.

[–] forvirreth 1 points 1 year ago

I always get compliments by hairdressers on how healthy my hair is and I don't really do much (or know what to do, admitting my ignorance on the matter).

However I'm not anti/shampoo or anything I just shampoo by need instead of by habit