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Anon stops showering
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this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2025
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As someone who doesn't use shampoo and has hair which has re-adapted to not having the natural oils stripped out, and doesn't use soap for the same reason, I am confident to say:
** Showers are a good thing. **
Just don't blast your skin with steaming hot water and your skins microbiome and keratin glands will adapt. Being "100% clean" will lead to sweat which stinks because of the heat-resistant bacteria which flourishes (thanks to a less diverse microbiome) and produces bad odour after digesting your sweat.
Sweat itself doesn't have a smell, it's why you don't stink the moment you start sweating.
What OP is doing here is fabricating a satirical story based on these principles.
You will not take away my hot showers liberals, grrr
Hot showers are bourgeoisie propaganda, designed to keep the working class in a perpetual cycle of stank.
Think about it, the sales of hygiene products fuel our economies, they have us played for absolute fools.
Our hot showers come at the cost of energy, normally coal, which makes climate change worse, making us hotter, and more sweaty, leading to more hot showers.
Ten thousand years ago, our ancestors had no class divide, no climate change, and no hot showers.
Surely you see now that our only option is to rise up, and together, say "fuck this shit" and kill billionaires and stop taking hot showers.
And if you keep taking hot showers then you're enabling the fascist techno crypto oligarchy patriarchy.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a lukewarm shower to attend.
Wow you sound like a certain instance that shal go unamed
I know lol, I'm just playing along.
I am sorry it will not happen again
That's very likely not a thing. The natural oil production (sebum) is primarily influenced by genetics and hormones.
Some people experience less oiliness over time, but this is likely due to changes in distribution, absorption, and perception, rather than a true shift in sebum gland function.
Frequent washing with harsh shampoos can temporarily increase oiliness due to compensatory production.
However, studies suggest this is a short-term effect rather than a long-term change in sebum gland activity.
Absolutely, using shampoo or not, proper scalp hygiene is important, too much sebum creates bacteria friendly environments, which can lead to infections.
As you said, the increase in oiliness is compounded upon daily use of shampoo. Using it frequently will eventually strip all of the oils out (if you've got long hair - People with shorter hair shouldn't have an issue).
There are certainly times where I use it, but it's very rare, it normally fucks my shit up for a good week.
As a short term effect, not a long term change in sebum production, the sebum glands are most likely primarily genetically and hormonally controlled.
I also said
I know what you're saying, but it could be interpreted as that the glands on your scalp just stop producing altogether, which is not true and if it happens likely presents a serious medical issue.
I briefly touched on the distribution of oil in your hair - if you brush long hair thoroughly and frequently you distribute the oil from the glands to the tips, which gives the perception of less oilier hair and is in fact, very healthy. Oil in short hairs obviously distributes faster and more easily from the glands to the tips, so a more frequent use of shampoo doesn't impact healthy hair as much.
Like I said, proper scalp hygiene can accommodate a wide range of hair washing habits. But if you forego that you'll get nasty issues.
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Didn't mean to imply any impairment in sebum production, other than the increase to accommodate for the dryness. (Which can result in overly oily hair when you stop shampooing, which is a feedback loop your wallet really doesn't need to accommodate for).
For what its worth, my haircare routine consists entirely of warm water and a bit of a scrub.
People are genuinely amazed when I tell them I don't use shampoo or conditioner lol.
Maybe sweat doesn’t smell but armpits def do
Because of sweat?