Horrid Hair

I think that I have always washed my hair frequently. I suppose that my Mum washed it when I was young, and in those day bath night was once a week - or when it was needed. But as an adult it gets greasy fast!

Alas, it's not fashionable any more!

Those little critters. Our daughter had them and they were a nightmare to be rid of. My MIL was a teacher and caught them a couple of times. I'm glad that my hair isn't too long.

My hair is short too. (as you can see from my 2006 profile pic, but it is still the same) I shave my head with clippers every month or so, so when we had the lice outbreak, I only had them once and that was it. Same with my son as we do his hair the same way. My wife had them a few times, but my daughter just could not get rid of them. We tried all the natural products, then the harsh ones that peeled your skin off as well, putting her hair up every day and spraying it with tea tree oil. This went on about a year, even over the summer break from school she had them. We finally decided to be extra vigilant and comb through her hair every second day with conditioner until we saw nothing for over a week. This took over a month, but did the trick. During this time and afterwards, we not only put her hair up and sprayed it with tea tree oil every day, but we would coat her hair in hair spray after this as well. We do not like using chemicals, but this was the only way that we could stop them!

I have that cap too! It's a horrible feeling. Pass the back scrubber, I'm heading for the bath!

So the boy didn't pull the girls then?! I hate horrid hair. I can tell you that two days is the max for me. I'm such a high maintenance man! LOL.

I don't think many people wanted to go near him. Yes, you are very high maintenance! (Especially if you also try out some make-up, as suggested in one of your previous discussions..)

Mine too. I love to feel clean. I can't imagine how people can go through life not washing.

I use white vinegar to remove the streaks on the shower glass. It does smell though a bit. I shower every day too. I just didn't wash my hair. Now I have - twice since posting this discussion!

And there was me thinking it was a woman thing. Actually if Pikey is getting a bit greasy he should use some vinegar, white that is, not just any old stuff. It will restore his balance and doesn't smell when dried.

Maybe you need a stool or a step ladder Nanna. Got to catch him first but a bit of baing and I reckon that he'll be putty in your hands!

baking!

That's how mine got so it had to be washed.

Put it this way-it all really sticks out and I have to wash it-though am now interested in using the vinegar way as said above...what vinegar do you use for one instilled or uninstilled or does it matter? Is it ok to use conditioner especially at the ends? Would love to try that way for a couple of weeks and see what happens or if I prefer that way as I have such a sensitive scalp...hugs LoLo

I don't know what type of vinegar. I imagine white vinegar as you don't want to smell like a bag of chips. But I'll eat them for you!

I didn't enjoy leaving my hair and just had to clean it LoLo. I'm trying to imagine you with bouffant hair! XXXX

Maybe your hair naturally repels grunge Annie. I know that I can't go that long without washing.

Fascinating! I would love to be able to do this if it would work as I can't find a shampoo that I'm happy with for very long. Something weird I've noticed is that while the top of my head will get oily if I go too long without shampooing, the length of my hair will feel very dry and tangly. Brushing just seems to make the oily part oilier without being much benefit to the dry, tangly feeling. Do you use conditioner? Do you have any problem with tangling or static? What type of vinegar do you rinse it with?

Water and vinegar alone? So there's truth in it. But isn't there a "breaking in" period where it's disgusting and horrible?

Having visited some tropical countries where I enjoyed the showers immensely I can imagine how right you are!

I can understand that you don't want to aggravate any problems.

Me too. That's my view exactly.

My hair went skanky too Pumpkin. So I shall stick to washing it daily.

It's one of the things about hospitals. They never wash you properly. I had a bad motorcycle crash once and they had to reconstruct part of my hand which was very dirty with blood and mud. They cleaned around the immediate area but left the rest. I had to wait until the plaster came off weeks later before I could clean myself. Yuk! XXX

Me neither. I have washed with soap too. But it dries my scalp.

A number of women have hair that frizzes. When I worked in the city my whole body felt filthy by the end of the day.

I didn't like going two day between washes so it's back to once a day.

I am sure that it is very good for us not to wash our hair. But on balance I think that I will!