You know what's annoying?

[conuly]

Sometimes (often) I have dirt on my hands. It's not too visible unless I wash my hands, but then you can see gray suds. Icky. But I can feel the dirt. And once I do, I have to wash my hands. It'd be better if it were some sort of OCD thing, so I could say "there's no dirt there". But there is dirt there, and once I realize it, hands must be washed now. *grumbles*

On the up side, when I'm done I know my hands are clean, not merely washed. Course, I wish this super-sense extended to my hair. I'm likely to forget that it needs to be washed until it's been a week, at which point it's all oily and greasy and stringy and all.

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[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

You don't wash your hair everyday in the shower?

[conuly]

I don't take a shower every day. Why would I? Every other day, if I remember.

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

Ah, see I feel kind of gross if I go for more than a day without a shower. And my hair's really oily, so it's a real mess if I don't wash it everyday.

[conuly]

Even if I could remember to take a shower every day, I still probably wouldn't. No matter how oily my hair is, it doesn't get that oily that fast. After one day in the shower, it's still pretty flyaway.

My sister swears that the best thing to do with oily hair is to wash it with conditioner. She says that it produces less oil that way because you're not stripping it of all its oils first.

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

I used to not really be good about hygeine stuff when I was a kid, but as an adult I don't feel like my day's really "started" unless I've had a shower. I guess it's a mindset thing.

I've tried using conditioner everyday, and that made my hair icky too, though using it every other day worked fine. Now I never bother, though I probably should.

[leora.livejournal.com]

ditto, except that I take baths now, because I often have trouble standing up through a shower.

I do, however, wash my hands every morning, since I wash after every time I go to the bathroom, and tend to do so first thing in the morning. Then I generally wash my face.

I also wash my hands before cooking, if I'm cooking. But I don't generally cook. And if it's something that doesn't involve cooking the food, I might not bother.

I also wash my hands after playing with the cats and stopping being lazy. That is, I know I should directly after, but I don't. But eventually the allergy gets to me enough to motivate me.

Your pointless Leora hygeine update. :)

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Me too. I feel so gross if I don't shower every morning. SOmetimes in the summer I shower 2 or 3 times a day and I usually have a bath most nights before bed. If I don't wash my hair every day it feels so greasy I can't stand it. I tend to sweat a lot and feel too hot the majority of the time. My hubby says he feels like he's sleeping next to a blast furnace!

[conuly]

My sister would probably say the same thing to you. Stripping your hair of all its oils every day just causes it to overproduce oil every day, so you should wash with conditioner (instead of shampoo), and probably not every day.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

I would say it does that if you do something like wash with dish soap, or a shampoo for oily hair, but I've been ok with my hair, it used to be oily but now it's just normal, regular, happy, healthy hair. (Ok, it's getting a little grey but I can handle that.)

If I washed it in conditioner, it would be greasy and flat -- I have baby fine hair and even a little bit of oil makes it limp.

And as for showers and all that, I need them in the morning or I just feel greasy and icky all over. Sad thing is I sometimes get eczema and hot showers/baths are bad for it, and I love bathing in hothot water.

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

I bathe twice a year, whether I need it or not.

[conuly]

ELIZABETH THE FIRST!

Right? Right?

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

Not a clue. Though, now that you mention it, that sounds about right. I first heard the expression from a co-worker, ages ago, though the actual time-frame was "once a month." I think my hyperbole gland is acting up this week. But I imagine the "twice a year" would fit the early Elizabethan context a bit better.

Sorry to be anticlimactic. Complete sentences alone are a tall order at the moment.

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

In other words...

"Nay, I shall ne'er be ware of mine own wit till I break my shins against it."

("???")

;-p

[deceptica]

I can relate to both of those situations. Happens to me often enough.

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

You don't wash your hair everyday in the shower?

[conuly]

I don't take a shower every day. Why would I? Every other day, if I remember.

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

Ah, see I feel kind of gross if I go for more than a day without a shower. And my hair's really oily, so it's a real mess if I don't wash it everyday.

[conuly]

Even if I could remember to take a shower every day, I still probably wouldn't. No matter how oily my hair is, it doesn't get that oily that fast. After one day in the shower, it's still pretty flyaway.

My sister swears that the best thing to do with oily hair is to wash it with conditioner. She says that it produces less oil that way because you're not stripping it of all its oils first.

[ex-chaos-by-699.livejournal.com]

I used to not really be good about hygeine stuff when I was a kid, but as an adult I don't feel like my day's really "started" unless I've had a shower. I guess it's a mindset thing.

I've tried using conditioner everyday, and that made my hair icky too, though using it every other day worked fine. Now I never bother, though I probably should.

[leora.livejournal.com]

ditto, except that I take baths now, because I often have trouble standing up through a shower.

I do, however, wash my hands every morning, since I wash after every time I go to the bathroom, and tend to do so first thing in the morning. Then I generally wash my face.

I also wash my hands before cooking, if I'm cooking. But I don't generally cook. And if it's something that doesn't involve cooking the food, I might not bother.

I also wash my hands after playing with the cats and stopping being lazy. That is, I know I should directly after, but I don't. But eventually the allergy gets to me enough to motivate me.

Your pointless Leora hygeine update. :)

[beetlebomb.livejournal.com]

Me too. I feel so gross if I don't shower every morning. SOmetimes in the summer I shower 2 or 3 times a day and I usually have a bath most nights before bed. If I don't wash my hair every day it feels so greasy I can't stand it. I tend to sweat a lot and feel too hot the majority of the time. My hubby says he feels like he's sleeping next to a blast furnace!

[conuly]

My sister would probably say the same thing to you. Stripping your hair of all its oils every day just causes it to overproduce oil every day, so you should wash with conditioner (instead of shampoo), and probably not every day.

[kibbles.livejournal.com]

I would say it does that if you do something like wash with dish soap, or a shampoo for oily hair, but I've been ok with my hair, it used to be oily but now it's just normal, regular, happy, healthy hair. (Ok, it's getting a little grey but I can handle that.)

If I washed it in conditioner, it would be greasy and flat -- I have baby fine hair and even a little bit of oil makes it limp.

And as for showers and all that, I need them in the morning or I just feel greasy and icky all over. Sad thing is I sometimes get eczema and hot showers/baths are bad for it, and I love bathing in hothot water.

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

I bathe twice a year, whether I need it or not.

[conuly]

ELIZABETH THE FIRST!

Right? Right?

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

Not a clue. Though, now that you mention it, that sounds about right. I first heard the expression from a co-worker, ages ago, though the actual time-frame was "once a month." I think my hyperbole gland is acting up this week. But I imagine the "twice a year" would fit the early Elizabethan context a bit better.

Sorry to be anticlimactic. Complete sentences alone are a tall order at the moment.

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

In other words...

"Nay, I shall ne'er be ware of mine own wit till I break my shins against it."

("???")

;-p

[deceptica]

I can relate to both of those situations. Happens to me often enough.