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Just to mention, they aren't kidding about the "dilute" part. I'm not saying how I know, but if you won't take their word for it, you'd be well advised to take

Just to mention, they aren't kidding about the "dilute" part. I'm not saying how I know, but if you won't take their word for it, you'd be well advised to take mine.

eyelidlessness 6y ago
Depends on application. Undiluted in small quantities it's an excellent shampoo/conditioner substitute.
- throwanem 6y ago
  Really? I'd expect it to strip out all the oils, and leave behind dry hair with more of a need for conditioner than it had going in.
  - eyelidlessness 6y ago
    Quite the opposite! At least the one I use regularly, tea tree & hemp oil, has a moisturizing quality and leaves my hair (if it's not shaved) and my beard feeling healthier. I also only wash hair/beard twice a week (any product is harmful to hair on a daily basis).
    - throwanem 6y ago
      Interesting! As I recall, that was the same one that motivated my advice above. Maybe something about the tea tree oil, I thought, but I was strongly disinclined to further experiment.
      - eyelidlessness 6y ago
        It’s entirely possible we just have very different skin/hair/body chemistry and react very differently to it! Let this be a disclaimer to anyone reading the thread above: it might affect you differently!
    - vulcan01 6y ago
      > any product is harmful to hair on a daily basis Wait, really? I shower twice a day... is water fine? How do you keep your hair clean?
      - boring_twenties 6y ago
        Not the same guy, but I'm in the same boat. If I wash my hair every day, it gets insanely dry. I just keep most of it out of the water on the days I don't wash it. Some if it still gets wet, that's ok.
      - eyelidlessness 6y ago
        Water is okay depending on your water and your hair. I keep my hair clean by keeping it tidy, and with routine maintenance. But daily cleaning with anything soapy cleans oils that naturally protect it. I don’t want to presume sex or gender identity but this is pretty general knowledge among women and fem identified people. Many men and masculine identifying people wash especially their hair too much. If you’re the latter, I encourage you to talk to people you trust among the former about hair care. I’ll also say, being male presenting, this applies to body hair too. I also used to shower once to twice daily. I always felt like I was keeping clean but just barely. I actually have better scent and skin if I shower every three to four days. It sounds ridiculous, but your body is a biome, not just inside. If you nuke it you’re just managing chemicals on meat.
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        amanaplanacanal 6y ago
        I shower daily, but only use soap on my ass. Dandruff shampoo once a week or so on my hair and that’s it. The women in my life think I smell just fine. Most of us probably don’t need all the soap we use.
        ragnese 6y ago
        Does anyone know of any testimonials of this from people of Mediterranean descent? My hair gets very, noticeably, oily if I don't shampoo every single day. It's kind of gross. I know many people who don't shampoo every day, but they're all of different European backgrounds: English, Irish, German, etc.
    - heliodor 6y ago
      "feeling healthier" - you skipped a step there. Your hair feels X, which you then associate with healthy hair. What's the X?
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  - dekhn 6y ago
    I used Dr. Bronner's as a shampoo for about ten years. No noticeable dry hair problems. It doesn't feel exactly the same as using a commercial shampoo with lots of softeners, etc.
astrange 6y ago
Just don't get the peppermint one and you'll be fine.
dekhn 6y ago
you mean... it tingles your nethers?
- throwanem 6y ago
  I said I wasn't saying, but since you seem to really want to know, it made the skin turn bright red and then peel for most of a week. Like the last stage of a bad sunburn, only without the itching, which at least was something of a mercy. Even so, it put me off the stuff in a way that's lasted ever since.
  - dekhn 6y ago
    Ah, OK. I've never had such a strong reaction to the pure soap.
    - throwanem 6y ago
      Neither did I anywhere else, and you'd think I would have, around my face or ears at least. If I'm to be entirely honest, it was a little horrifying, especially at first. That probably accounts for my having written off the entire product line, despite being reasonably confident that it was solely the tea tree oil in that one variety at fault. The regular kind never gave me any trouble, but I couldn't really look it in the face again after that, you know?

Just to mention, they aren't kidding about the "dilute" part. I'm not saying how I know, but if you won't take their word for it, you'd be well advised to take mine.

eyelidlessness 6y ago

Depends on application. Undiluted in small quantities it's an excellent shampoo/conditioner substitute.

throwanem 6y ago
Really? I'd expect it to strip out all the oils, and leave behind dry hair with more of a need for conditioner than it had going in.
- eyelidlessness 6y ago
  Quite the opposite! At least the one I use regularly, tea tree & hemp oil, has a moisturizing quality and leaves my hair (if it's not shaved) and my beard feeling healthier. I also only wash hair/beard twice a week (any product is harmful to hair on a daily basis).
  - throwanem 6y ago
    Interesting! As I recall, that was the same one that motivated my advice above. Maybe something about the tea tree oil, I thought, but I was strongly disinclined to further experiment.
    - eyelidlessness 6y ago
      It’s entirely possible we just have very different skin/hair/body chemistry and react very differently to it! Let this be a disclaimer to anyone reading the thread above: it might affect you differently!
  - vulcan01 6y ago
    > any product is harmful to hair on a daily basis Wait, really? I shower twice a day... is water fine? How do you keep your hair clean?
    - boring_twenties 6y ago
      Not the same guy, but I'm in the same boat. If I wash my hair every day, it gets insanely dry. I just keep most of it out of the water on the days I don't wash it. Some if it still gets wet, that's ok.
    - eyelidlessness 6y ago
      Water is okay depending on your water and your hair. I keep my hair clean by keeping it tidy, and with routine maintenance. But daily cleaning with anything soapy cleans oils that naturally protect it. I don’t want to presume sex or gender identity but this is pretty general knowledge among women and fem identified people. Many men and masculine identifying people wash especially their hair too much. If you’re the latter, I encourage you to talk to people you trust among the former about hair care. I’ll also say, being male presenting, this applies to body hair too. I also used to shower once to twice daily. I always felt like I was keeping clean but just barely. I actually have better scent and skin if I shower every three to four days. It sounds ridiculous, but your body is a biome, not just inside. If you nuke it you’re just managing chemicals on meat.
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      - amanaplanacanal 6y ago
        I shower daily, but only use soap on my ass. Dandruff shampoo once a week or so on my hair and that’s it. The women in my life think I smell just fine. Most of us probably don’t need all the soap we use.
      - ragnese 6y ago
        Does anyone know of any testimonials of this from people of Mediterranean descent? My hair gets very, noticeably, oily if I don't shampoo every single day. It's kind of gross. I know many people who don't shampoo every day, but they're all of different European backgrounds: English, Irish, German, etc.
  - heliodor 6y ago
    "feeling healthier" - you skipped a step there. Your hair feels X, which you then associate with healthy hair. What's the X?
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- dekhn 6y ago
  I used Dr. Bronner's as a shampoo for about ten years. No noticeable dry hair problems. It doesn't feel exactly the same as using a commercial shampoo with lots of softeners, etc.

astrange 6y ago

Just don't get the peppermint one and you'll be fine.

dekhn 6y ago

you mean... it tingles your nethers?

throwanem 6y ago
I said I wasn't saying, but since you seem to really want to know, it made the skin turn bright red and then peel for most of a week. Like the last stage of a bad sunburn, only without the itching, which at least was something of a mercy. Even so, it put me off the stuff in a way that's lasted ever since.
- dekhn 6y ago
  Ah, OK. I've never had such a strong reaction to the pure soap.
  - throwanem 6y ago
    Neither did I anywhere else, and you'd think I would have, around my face or ears at least. If I'm to be entirely honest, it was a little horrifying, especially at first. That probably accounts for my having written off the entire product line, despite being reasonably confident that it was solely the tea tree oil in that one variety at fault. The regular kind never gave me any trouble, but I couldn't really look it in the face again after that, you know?