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| Posted by GebbieRose | 01/06/07 |
| I've always wondered why we wash our hair almost daily when other animals don't This is nice information to know, but don't think I'd want to test it out. :lol: BTW, very good teaser! |
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| Posted by Sunrose | 01/06/07 |
| Good teaser and informative. Thanks for sharing it with us :D |
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| Posted by scallio | 01/08/07 |
| Very interesting...
I can't help but think about how bad my dog smells after 2 weeks without a bath.
I don't think I'll test this theory either!
:lol: |
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| Posted by Dontrelle | 01/11/07 |
| Good teaser though I probably wont try it. :D |
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| Posted by morgoth1028 | 01/12/07 |
| hmmm i used ta nevr wash my hair...... :lol: maybe tat why it not nasty....lol :D but my mom probably wont let me try it....again :cry: |
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| Posted by 4demo | 01/12/07 |
| I never knew that, but it's pretty cool! :D |
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| Posted by i_luv_2_read | 01/16/07 |
| i never knew that....kind of cool, but those 2 weeks would be icky
i don't think i'll try it!! :roll: |
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| Posted by lavender | 01/28/07 |
| Mayeb I'll try it. . . :lol: |
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| Posted by tamjp | 02/05/07 |
| Wel lthat is good to know if you are lost in the wilderness ! to know that after two weeks of funk that you will have beautiful hair when you finally get rescued! |
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| Posted by cloughme | 02/07/07 |
| Hmmm... :wink: |
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| Posted by leftclick | 02/07/07 |
| hmmmm, I think it is implied that you would still need to /brush/ your hair to get the dirt and oil build-up out. Otherwise you end up with "natural dreadlocks". Also if you were say a mechanic and got dirty engine oil in your hair every day, I don't think this would work... |
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| Posted by craniac | 02/07/07 |
| Your hair might reach some sort of acceptable state eventually, but what about your scalp? All that dead skin and skin oil and stuff -- yuck! On the other hand, all such things are a matter of taste, I suppose. Some of the native American Indian tribes used to put bear grease on their hair and thought it just the thing! |
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| Posted by arabiannights | 02/07/07 |
| Interesting! Thanx for the research and sharing. |
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| Posted by anion | 02/07/07 |
| Where did you come across information like that? It definately is a bizarre teaser. :-? :D I definately learned something new and it is a quite interesting fact. I would love to know where you got the info from though. Thanks for a really cool teaser. |
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| Posted by Thel | 02/07/07 |
| Thank you for a very interesting fact which I will never, ever share with my children! :lol: Very fun teaser! :D |
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| Posted by Phalanx | 02/07/07 |
| Well, people wearing rastas can't really wash their hair properly either, but usually that still looks messy and greasy even after several weeks.... |
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| Posted by coachpisco | 02/07/07 |
| Yuck! But interesting knowledge that I didn't know. Thanks. |
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| Posted by marschie | 02/07/07 |
| Someone mentioned daily brushing. I'd go along with that ...but my hair's crewcut, so I can't test it. :( :( |
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| Posted by lukeschett | 02/07/07 |
| So that's why my hair looks so good.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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| Posted by OldChinaHand | 02/07/07 |
| Interesting teaser. I must have miss that issue of StreetPeople Vogue... sounds a little off base to me...all the ladies I know can't go out 'cause they're always washing their hair. 8) |
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| Posted by gallopingboo | 02/07/07 |
| Very Interesting. I was looking for hidden clues but it was science that was the answer, Great Job! :o |
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| Posted by puttumup | 02/07/07 |
| :o yawn :o |
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| Posted by karenokupniak | 02/07/07 |
| Eeeeewwwwwww!!!!!!! Shiny is one thing. Greasy is another. |
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| Posted by bradon182001 | 02/07/07 |
| I am speachless. Can't even imagine trying such a thing. Thanks, but no thanks. :o |
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| Posted by gaylewolf | 02/07/07 |
| interesting fact! I thought "Lady" was a dog :lol: Did you get up on the wrong side of the bed today, heddycopter? :roll: :wink: |
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| Posted by maka10 | 02/07/07 |
| Very interesting! I'm with you, wouldn't want to test it myself! :-) |
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| Posted by cassiemark | 02/07/07 |
| Interesting - I thought it was because she wore a wig :lol:
Good job. |
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| Posted by darylmeissner | 02/07/07 |
| Another answer could be: She has a personal attendant who washes her hair for her. :) |
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| Posted by Pizzazz2u | 02/07/07 |
| Although, the hair stylist could wash it for her, is another answer! Quite honesty! I don't even want to think about it! :wink: :lol: Keep 'em coming! :wink: |
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| Posted by phyllisa | 02/07/07 |
| Not for me!
When I was in grade school and my friend was sick and couldn't take a bath, her mother would brush her hair with cornstarch and it would get the oil out. :o |
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| Posted by campfirecutie | 02/07/07 |
| Definately something I would never consider doing!! My hair gets washed every morning!! Interesting fact but nasty all the same!! :D |
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| Posted by enjaytee | 02/07/07 |
| Have you ever noticed that is why your hair looks the best just before you wash it. When my mom was young in the late 1890's she only washed her hair once a month. Imagine! |
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| Posted by doehead | 02/07/07 |
| I never wash my hair and I'm always shiny.Maybe it's because I'm bald. :lol: |
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| Posted by katjojo | 02/07/07 |
| I thought the answer had to be that "she" didn't wash her hair, someone else did. I can't go more than two days myself. I just feel dirty.
:D 8) :lol: :D |
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| Posted by SPUTNIK2 | 02/07/07 |
| don't think I'll be giving that a try, I wonder if its really true? 8) :) |
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| Posted by ViaTunisi | 02/07/07 |
| Interesting, though I have a hard time believing it. |
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| Posted by feste | 02/07/07 |
| My wife said she was probably wearing a wig. Go on an extended back pack trip and tell me about how your hair cleanses itself of all the dried sweat and grimy dirt. |
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| Posted by RoknRobn228 | 02/07/07 |
| I also thought the easy answer would be someone else washed it for her.
Who wants to be the guinnea pig to prove this theory??? :lol: |
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| Posted by daturtle | 02/07/07 |
| It IS actually TRUE! I've had more than one trip in the hospital that lasted longer than 2 weeks when I couldn't wash my hair due to servere neck and back pain. After 10 or 12 days of only brushing my hair it began to look clean and shiny (not oily). It felt clean as well. I've read that washing your hair every day is bad for it because it removes essential oils that your hair needs. Anyway, so what's with all this "YUCK", or "I wouldn't want to be the one to try it" crap that some of you are saying? |
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| Posted by jimbo58 | 02/07/07 |
| Like anyone could really know that, Napoleon. |
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| Posted by speedqueenkmw | 02/07/07 |
| very interesting and fun fact...but how is this a teaser? :o |
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| Posted by hradilv | 02/07/07 |
| Do you have a reference? |
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| Posted by auntiesis | 02/07/07 |
| My head gets itchy if I go two days without washing my hair. I wouldn't want to try this out even if its true. I have seen people with dreadlocks and the hair looks dull and dry. :-? |
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| Posted by Kellington | 02/07/07 |
| Oh yeah, I've done that... |
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| Posted by pookiekat | 02/07/07 |
| I remember reading about a woman who hadn't washed her hair for 11 years on Fark. Just Google "Penny Weynberg" and it should bring up the article. Scary that I knew this! :lol: |
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| Posted by lmurray | 02/07/07 |
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ONE SUMMER I DIDN'T WASH MY HAIR (I WAS AT THE SWIM CLUB EVERY DAY,) I ONLY REMEMBER MY SCALP WAS A MESS.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN TO CHLORINE... OR NOT WASHING.
YOU CITE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WHERE CAN "WE" FIND SUCH EVIDENCE? |
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| Posted by jacstop | 02/07/07 |
| This teaser is actually very limiting in view and scope of the audience. Assuming that the entire world has access, or at least all of America, you can't assume that everyone reading this has the same type of hair, especially since 1/3 of this country is non-white. This teaser was "inadverntently" culturally biased. :oops:
p.s. I still got the answer right in case any one is wondering |
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| Posted by parayik | 02/07/07 |
| I love it! :D Very clever! Just don't try it though! :lol: |
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| Posted by HScott13 | 02/07/07 |
| I remember seeing this on a tv science programme called Bodymatters a long time ago. The volunteer they used found that it did work. The only reference to this programme I can find on the web (for those of you asking for a reference source) is on http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/5832 . I would guess the episode it appeared on is Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (21/8/1986), but I don't know of any more details than that.
Having seen the date of that I'm feeling old, reminiscing about a programme from over 20 years ago. |
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| Posted by OhEmGee | 02/07/07 |
| INTERESTING FACT!!! I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WOULD EVER HAPPEN!!! THE LONGEST IVE GONE WITHOUT WASHING MY HAIR IS A DAY!! THATS THE MOST INTERESTING THING IVE LEARNED TODAY!!! :D :roll: :wink: :lol: :) :D :roll: :lol: :) :wink: |
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| Posted by breathesunshine | 02/07/07 |
| I'm joining the "not trying this" group. :-? |
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| Posted by rehtaeh | 02/07/07 |
| i don't believe i actually got that right!!!!! :D |
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| Posted by sepherocity | 02/07/07 |
| And now I'm going to have to eat lunch next week. :o |
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| Posted by ejhops | 02/07/07 |
| Well, I cannot say that I have ever tried out that for two weeks, but I do know that if i wash my hair *every* day it really dries out; it looks better if I let it be for a couple days. |
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| Posted by zaya | 02/07/07 |
| I second speedqueenkmw's comment! |
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| Posted by vlerma | 02/08/07 |
| seems like a "dirty joke" Just kidding. Nice teaser, just not my style as my hair is washed daily right along with the rest of me. :lol: |
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| Posted by Qrystal | 02/09/07 |
| I'd love to try this, and kinda did for awhile because I heard this trivia before... but I didn't know it took over two weeks -- doh! I wonder if the same effect could be achieved by avoiding using shampoo or any cleansing products, but still rinsing the hair and massaging the scalp to keep it happy. Hmmm!
I won't be testing this anytime soon though... seven months before my wedding, and I'm not up for experimenting with my beauty routine at this point. :D |
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| Posted by Qrystal | 02/09/07 |
| P.S. Although I had heard the trivia before, I still guessed she was wearing a wig. Oops! |
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| Posted by morgoth1028 | 02/23/07 |
| ummm your wrong....... it only keeps it from gettin dirtier.....hence why animals who dont shower everyday stink....but only to a certain extent.....they could be alot stinkier but they arent because of the natural oils that keep it at that certain level of stinkiness |
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| Posted by LeafFan4life | 03/02/07 |
| ohhh i understand this nw there was this guy who never took a shower and had alot of dandruff and every1 wondered why i tihkn this may explain it this was a excellent teaser and i hope to laugh at someone who trys it out! |
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| Posted by chickenzRcool | 03/10/07 |
| ROTFLOL, everyone...We should have a 'quote' or 'reply' thing like they have in forums and stuff,
Anways, nice teaser, er' info ;D
:D Have a great day Everyone :D
I saw this teaser bvefore I just had to come back and reply LoL ;D |
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| Posted by zips5000 | 03/23/07 |
| i went with the answer that it was a wig. guess i was wrong. good one. |
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| Posted by jjj055 | 04/15/07 |
| Don't think I want to try it either. |
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| Posted by riddle_of_fate | 04/17/07 |
| this could be one strong arguement that i can use against mom when i dont wanna bath! :D |
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| Posted by IluvDepp_Bloom | 05/13/07 |
| I did'nt know that! Cool! 8) |
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| Posted by oddrey | 05/21/07 |
| very interesting. Maybe i will try it some time when i wont be seeing anyone for a few weeks! |
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| Posted by Kamazar | 06/10/07 |
| I though oily hair was because you didn't clean your hair. I guess it's half true since the body's doing it itself. But to have your hair all sweaty, tangled, brushy, and matted. Yuuuuuuck. Good luck to those people trying it out (warn me). :o |
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| Posted by ankurtg | 07/20/07 |
| I seriously doubt this. I have seen people who live in poor conditions not being able to bathe for months, and their unkempt hair becomes jute-like. No hint of a shine. Black hair becomes mud-coloured.
Stupid studies keep coming up every now and then. |
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| Posted by jasmin215 | 10/30/07 |
| :lol: i thought it was because her hair was oliy for not washing it :lol: i told my sister that and she wants to try it :lol: |
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| Posted by rockstar1234567 | 01/31/08 |
| i have it too just i don't know why |
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| Posted by Wa11E | 09/20/08 |
| PEWW! |
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| Posted by craniac | 02/07/10 |
| I still think the same thing I wrote on Feb. 7, 2007 -- at least as regards caucasian hair which is the only knd I have experience with. But I think the teaser's author should have cited the "scientific research" in precise detail -- volume, chapter, and verse -- and I'm surprised the judges didn't require that before accepting the teaser for publication. |
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| Posted by PhoenixW | 02/07/10 |
| I rarely wash my hair. Based on past experiences, this is true. I actually find naturally cleaned hair more comfortable then manually... |
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| Posted by doehead | 02/07/10 |
| Look at a homeless person that hasn't washed their hair for months and that destroys this nonsense theory. :( :( :( |
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| Posted by patiencewithaP | 02/07/10 |
| Interesting...but yuck! :lol: |
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| Posted by ttam007 | 02/07/10 |
| Actually, I have done it and it does work. I bathe daily, and I scrub my scalp every time I shower. I just don't use shampoo on it. Scrubbing the scalp will prevent dandruff. Between the scrubbing and rinsing, dirt and "stuff" will come out. Then I brush and comb it afterward. The brush helps to push the natural oils to the end of your hair, so all of your hair has that natural gloss. The only people that know I don't wash my hair are the ones I've told. I've asked some people if my hair looks clean and they always have told me that it looks good.
I started doing this because I had extremely oily hair - to the point that if I didn't wash it in the morning, then by 10 am my face was covered with oil, like it was just running down my face. So yes, those first 2 weeks, I had to wash my face at work several times a day just to feel clean and keep the pimples at bay. Now my hair doesn't produce nearly as much oil as it did before. I'm definitely better off for it. |
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| Posted by ttam007 | 02/07/10 |
| Oh, I forgot to mention, it wasn't until the middle of the 20th century that it was common practice to wash your hair daily. During colonial days until then, it was about once a month. During early 20th century, it was around once every 2 weeks. It was woman's fashion magazines and advertising that pushed the frequent washing, not any science. |
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| Posted by emu77alu02 | 02/07/10 |
| ttam007, that is such a good idea! I may even try that (maybe).
Doehead, they don't wash anything. |
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| Posted by auntiesis | 02/07/10 |
| eeewwwwww!!! :roll: :roll: :o |
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| Posted by piers | 02/07/10 |
| I agree with ttam007. I haven't washed my hair since Oct 2009 but always comb it a few times each day with a fine comb (I use a nit comb) so the natural oil spreads through my hair and makes it glossy. My scalp felt very itchy for the first 2 1/2 weeks and then felt fine. |
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| Posted by bear01 | 02/07/10 |
| hmm.. not really a teaser tho :-? I was thinking that she went to a salon - since SHE never washed her hair. |
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| Posted by zuppy | 02/09/10 |
| I guessed she was wearing a wig also |
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| Posted by Johnny | 02/09/10 |
| That is so cool! I never knew that. Should i try it :-? |
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| Posted by Babe | 02/07/13 |
| I am baffled by all the people who say their hair would be all messed up, matted and tangled. It does not say you can't comb or brush your hair, only that it is bad washing it so much. We also have to wash our hair more often because we put so much bad stuff on it. Hair spray, gel, mousse etc. We treat our hair badly. It sounds perfectly sensible to me but I will still wash it because of the bad stuff I put on it.
:( :roll: :lol: |
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| Posted by gaylewolf | 02/07/13 |
| I had read that some where before and I guess it's possible. Interesting information. :) |
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| Posted by jaycr | 02/07/13 |
| Lather, rinse, and (another) repeat.
. . . Well some one had to complain, right? :lol: |
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| Posted by cutebug | 02/07/13 |
| The shiny look was from the grease,and the silky look was from the cobwebs. Yuk,what a crud. :roll: :roll: |
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| Posted by HABS2933 | 02/07/13 |
| As I donate my hair on a semi-reular basi, I have to keep it "virgin hair" I never use any product (aside from shampoo and conditioner) on it, so I don't have the build-up that many (mostly) females do. That being said I stil don't think I could go more than a day without washing it. |
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| Posted by HABS2933 | 02/07/13 |
| Sorry about the typos above, my keyboard sticks and I didn't proof it before submitting it. |
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| Posted by allythebuterfly | 02/07/13 |
| I hardly ever put anything in my hair and if I do, then it's something natural. Right now all I have for my hair aside from shampoo and conditioner is Dr. Bronner's organic lavender coconut hair lotion. But I jog every other day, so showering is a must haha, and plus I like my hair to smell nice, like coconuts. Not washing it would surely not make it smell like coconuts. |
