Posted on 09/21/2019 9:54:07 AM PDT by ExpatCanuck
I’m almost 60 and have had a full head of obsidian hair all my life. It started thinning out about a year ago. I quit using shampoo about a month ago (just rinsing and scrubbing with hot water) and it has started to grow back in and thicken (caveman like, LOL).
I know a lot of it is genetics, but makes me wonder if the chemicals in the modern shampoos and soaps are screwing us up genetically. Anyone had any similar experiences.
Nope. When I stopped using shampoo, my hair got oily and stinky. Didn’t get thicker.
Well, the individual hairs may have become thicker due to oil...
That’s interesting. I think it’s possible.
I stopped using anything but hot shower water to clean my hair 15 years ago. Never go back.
Your body is changing as you get older.
Just wash your hair and start taking biotin.
That is interesting, but doubt it will work for my hair.
The thing about shampoo is that it is in the final analysis a soap usually with oily conditioners included. All of that leaves residue. The suggestion was made to me years ago by a girl who cut my hair and it works great. When you put the shampoo in your hand put a couple tablespoons of baking soda with it and wash your hair. The baking soda softens water and causes the soap to rinse cleaner.
I just stopped showering altogether. I thought I could isolate myself from dhimmicrats, but it seems to attract them like cats to rotten fish
I am almost 68 and have hair as thick as I had when I was 18 with no gray. There’s nothing like genetics when it’s working in your favor LOL
Sometimes when I’ve run out of shampoo, I rinse the hair with just shower water. The only thing that happens is my hair is stiff and gunky and dirtier feeling than if I’d done nothing.
For what it’s worth, look into the use of apple cider vinegar (ACV) as a way to wash your hair, scalp and skin.
Supposedly, it will clean, disinfect and leave things better than it found them.
However, it’s an acid, so take it slow and dilute to an appropriate strength if you have sensitive skin.
Shampoo is a powerful hair tonic and revitalizer. How else to explain the on-going relocation of hair from my head to my ears, nose and back?
Depends on your physical makeup and what kind of shampoo you use. Also, daily shampooing (or more) can be harmful. I have a friend who is OCD. He washed his hair too much, got propecia and lost about half his hair. He brushed his teeth so hard he tore up his gums and was threatened with gum surgery if he didn’t cool it. He walked so far every day for his “health” that he ruined his feet and had to slow down on that too. He can’t lift weights because he overdoes it and hurts himself.
Moderation in all things is the way.
I stopped bathing a year ago and nobody bothers me anymore.....
Maybe it depends on the type of shampoo you are using. Consider the ingredients.
I asked my wife to smell my hair to see if was any different and she said no. I agree the thickness may come from natural oils, but that’s kind of my point. The natural oils protect your hair and we continuously wash them away with chemicals.
LOL. No more to say.
I not only stopped shampoo, but the accompanying shower that used to go with it. My wife moved out a month ago, and here I am drinking beer and watching football. Life is good.
The problem may have been just that particular brand of shampoo.
I recommend trying a different brand, but good shampoo and conditioner is good for your hair.
When I was very young, I used a particular brand, heavily advertised, and my hair started to fall out in clumps. I switched shampoos and it grew back and stayed great.
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