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And how long is your hair?
Short on the sides and back, but quite long (15cm or so) at the top, I brush them back. So it's not buzzcut or anything.
Mmm, wanted to check because I'm always suspicious that people who talk about not washing have some reason it works for them.
I've tried doing it, and just can't, it's really uncomfortable :-/
The adjustment period wasn't really nice, and the part about washing my hair mechanically is important - I usually start from the head, my hands get uncomfortably oily, but I'm about to use some washing agent or my body, so it rinses off naturally. On the second "attempt" it is already much better.
Our body naturally regulates head skin/hair environment with oils, but we somehow decided that we know better. It's not unlike some people who overuse face cremes and fuck up their face skin moisture levels, or people who have chronic runny nose because they used vasoconstrictor nasal drops daily and destroyed the system there.
I'm of course not a professional and you shouldn't rely on any of my advices/comments, but really, we are result of evolution, and if you don't have any particular genetic problems or diseases, systems are working "as is" much closer to the optimal state, compared to the case where we try to "fix" them with some stuff.
Thank you for the honest reply :-)
I might give it a try again, though last time it was the scar tissue I have on my scalp that caused me the most irritation so that might be a wildcard