On Oct 27, 1:28*pm, merryb > wrote:

> > * *Sorry for the snip but have to respond to your wording here. *I
> > never mentioned "unwashed" hair, only "unshampooed" hair. *I wash my
> > hair every day when I take a shower. *I just don't use anything on
> > it. *No one needs to. *But like I said the first time, I'm not on some
> > kind of crusade to wipe out cosmetic products, only saying that most
> > are not needed even if the people who have been using them for years
> > think they are. *Water and agitation are the cleaning agent, not the
> > soap.


> I have to disagree with you on the shampoo- if you use any gel,
> mousse, or hairspray, it will build up. Most men don't, so you may be
> able to get away with your method. The less you wash, the better- oil
> is a defense, so when it's stripped away, your body says to produce
> more. I have long hair, and can get away with 2-3 days between
> shampoos. Heck, when I was a hairdresser, the old gals would come in
> for their weekly "shampoo/set"!


Well, in your own way you actually sort of agreed with me on this
when you said you used to go 3 days between shampoos. Most men I know
use shampoo. It's not a gender thing to me. I just felt that my hair
felt and looked better after two days or not washing it - with or
without soap (shampoo, same thing in essence). So I decided to try
going without shampoo and my hair felt odd, different I might say, but
not bad. I stuck with it. I'm not inflexible. I'll use soap or
shampoo now and then if in the mood, yet I still say it's not a
necessary item. I can't win the argument and won't try. In fact
there is no argument. Do what you will with your hair and I'll take
care of my own.

Thanks,
TJ