I have long hair and just use bar soap. I have found that it’s the conditioner that makes any difference to how my hair feels when it dries out.
Before anyone goes in with a “buhhh muhh products” just fucking don’t. My hair is nice.
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janNatan@lemmy.ml 3 weeks agoShampoo is pH balanced for your hair. Body wash and shower soap are not.
Your hair likes slight acidity, believe it or not. (Look up “apple cider vinegar use in hair”) And, soap is basic. Using soap/body wash in hair will strip your hair of too much oil and throw of your hair’s pH balance. This usually makes your hair dry and frizzy.
Keep in mind we used to use soap in hair all the time, back in the day. But people bathed a LOT less often back then. They needed the extra cleaning power. Plus, the less frequent use dried out their hair less.
despoticruin@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
scytale@piefed.zip 3 weeks ago
Also to add: Even shampoo can dry your hair out because it still strips the oil from your hair/scalp to clean it. Conditioner will help replenish it.
Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
I think a lot of people with short hair don’t notice how damaged their hair is, because it’s just so short that you can’t really see frizz or because they smear it full of hair gel which also hides most of that.
But I guess that’s fine if they’re not bothered by it.