I quit washing my hair with shampoo about 4 years ago, and since then my hair has been less greasy and my skin has cleared up. I use just hot water and sometimes baking soda, girls compliment me on my hair and like to play with and say I smell nice, but when I tell them I haven't shampood it almost 4 years they can't believe it. (when I first quit, it got super greasy but after it month leveled out, my hair was addicted to shampoo)
Back in the day soap was just made out of lye and wasn't antibacterial, it was just used to remove dirt. But with todays soaps they are meant to be antibacterial that or the chemicals in them are so harsh that they remove the good bacteria that is meant to fight against pathogenic bacteria.
Plus when you over use products, you lose your pheromones and maybe thats why so many of us choose mates that aren't suited for us.
And one more thing, babies come out of a womans vagina all gooey, that goo is meant to be a protective barrier to help them out since they are being exposed to many more external bacteria, its not meant for a nurse to take a harsh towel and wipe it all over their baby smooth sensitive skin so they will "be clean"
Its like with anything in life its all about balance, but humanity has changed so much to where we deny our own humanity
This is truth I haven't used shampoo in years no either. In fact now that it's longer I use as little water as possible. Recently stopped with deodorant and although I do smell by the end of the day I just change shirts. I'm not going to put jedi heavy metals on my skin to just appease 'society', fortunately I work with foreigners so if somebody did notice they wouldn't care.
The next step is cold showers. In the winter I've just been finishing on full cold instead of doing it the whole time. They are god like.
^I can't honestly say I've gotten to the point of not using deodorant. But you are correct, deodorant is put on a part of the body that has more sweat glands than most parts of the body.. so if something that easily can come out, things easily can get in. But If it works for you personally ,more power to you.
And yeah before I read the rest of your post I was about to say, a luke warm shower to wash your hair is a lot better than hot water especially in the winter. Hot water and then the cooling off afterwards is one of the main culprits of dandruff. Like I have dandruff now because its been super cold here, but most of the year and most winters I never have a problem with that.
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In all honesty this should be common knowledge by now. It's really a matter of personal preference. Some people shower 5 times a day because they always feel nasty, whenever thy leave the house or do something. Others shower once a week, nasty ass grease balls stinking of unholy B.O. and seemingly oblivious to their wretched state. And then there's those of us who shower every other day, shampoo every other time, and look like and smell like a peach.
Of course, they always say, you can't smell your own BO but I disagree. I've smelled mine, and it's nice and subtle if and when it ever does exist, which is rare. Bodies just have to get used to being natural. That being said, I do use deoderant/antiperspirant on the daily.
Originally posted by mmQ
In all honesty this should be common knowledge by now. It's really a matter of personal preference. Some people shower 5 times a day because they always feel nasty, whenever thy leave the house or do something. Others shower once a week, nasty ass grease balls stinking of unholy B.O. and seemingly oblivious to their wretched state. And then there's those of us who shower every other day, shampoo every other time, and look like and smell like a peach.
Of course, they always say, you can't smell your own BO but I disagree. I've smelled mine, and it's nice and subtle if and when it ever does exist, which is rare. Bodies just have to get used to being natural. That being said, I do use deoderant/antiperspirant on the daily.
thank you for your insightful post, but it goes beyond just stench is what my point is.
But yeah, I think some people can smell themselves, and some people can't. Deodorant for the most part is a social construct.
Originally posted by SCronaldo_J_Trump
When I use hygiene products like aftershave, shampoo, deoderant people at work complain but when I'm sweating and gross I get hugs?? Women are fucked
Probably pheromones and shit. Stress and caffeine are my downfall here.
Also obviously I'm preaching to the choir, but the overly hygenic society has done a lot of harm, you have kids allergic to grass. And every other kid has autism these days. It is no doubt environmental, we spent a billion years adapting to the nastiest conditions possible and now we have to adapt to completely sterile conditions.
