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By *rincessPuddleDuck22 OP Woman
over a year ago

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How do you look after your hair?

I don't mean the carpets i mean the curtains.

Do you use a five in one or do you have a full routine?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What’s a five in one OP?

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

I wash, condition, twice a week, sometimes use a hair mask.

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

I wash and condition mine once a week or maybe twice if I’m going out. I don’t use a hairdryer I towel dry and leave it. I don’t use any producers either. My hair is shiny and naturally thick and heat and products make it frizzy, heavy and greasy.

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By *quaman87Man
over a year ago

douglas

Wash and condition 3 times a week once a week ill add hair oils and then let it dry naturally

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By *om and JennieCouple
over a year ago

Chams or Socials

I wash it a little as possible, leave it to dry naturally & rarely use a hairdryer or straighteners unless going out. I have a lot of hair & it’s very thick but in great condition

J x

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By *rincessPuddleDuck22 OP Woman
over a year ago

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"What’s a five in one OP?

The dreded body,face,shampoo,conditioner and shaving gel combo.

Luckily I've not seen anyone use it since moving out of my parents house.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

I riff off the curly girl method. I use a low poo most of the time, conditioner, hair oil or leave in conditioner (both is too heavy for me), plus gel if I'm styling it. I part air dry and part diffuse, and never use a regular towel on my hair

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Shampoo, condition from the ears down, heat protection spray, a bit of serum on the ends and regular trims

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't really wash my curtains to be fair, can you get some with hair on them? Pube chic.

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By *odgerMooreMan
over a year ago

Nowhere

Mr sheen twice a week and a soft cloth !

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

"Mr sheen twice a week and a soft cloth !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just shampoo & condition,i saw a phote from 3 years ago & noticed its slowly starting to recede

so really trying to lookafter it. Im going to go for a hair transplant next year all going well

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By *ancer36Woman
over a year ago

Stirling

Shampoo and condition 3 times a week, cut every 4wks to keep the sides and back shaved in xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I shave it every week, good thing about a skin head is your hair is always done.

Oh and people tend to move out your way in Morrisons, which helps

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

"Just shampoo & condition,i saw a phote from 3 years ago & noticed its slowly starting to recede

so really trying to lookafter it. Im going to go for a hair transplant next year all going well

A guy I work with went to Turkey and had one done. He was only in his mid thirties and his receding hairline really affected his mental health issues. It looks really good and you can’t tell at all. I think it was the kind that use stem cells. He’s so much happier in himself nowadays.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shampoo twice maybe three times a week, beard gets the full treatment couple times a week too. My beard gets better attention with regards to products then my head.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Shampoo and treatment every time I wash it, I no longer use conditioner. I then use mythic oil and VO5 frizz control.

I was going to try Olaplex but it's too expensive.

Every six weeks I go to the salon for a trim and root tint.

I use a hairdryer, straighteners and a hot brush

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I shampoo and condition every day, sometimes twice a day. I use Alberto Balsam, more expensive stuff is to highly perfumed, to heavy etc.

I use an ordinary towel to give it a quick squeeze, then i comb it. It's shortish and curly. I then let it air dry. Sometimes i scrunch it up if a curly bit has gone wild. I occasionally use a light product to define the curls.

It is in fantastic condition, glossy, colour is great and smells clean and lovely.

I did read about the curly girl method but no way was i not going to wash it every day nor did i want to use lots of products etc. Stupidly i bought a special hair towel and brush ... waste of time and money. If anyone wants them feel free to ask

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have it cut about every 5 to 8 weeks depending on how quickly it's growing.

I never use heat stuff on it.

I have a much loved hairdresser that cuts it perfectly and understands what i want and like

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By *palWoman
over a year ago

The Bermuda Triangle in Suffolk

I just had it cut last week first time since April last year...and had babylights/balayage. I wash it about twice a week and bought new straighteners as my last ones died. Found a really good heat protection spray which I love. So much easier to look after now its shorter.

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Chuck it in its bag when I'm done and worry about it the next time I need it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wash is good enough...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just shampoo & condition,i saw a phote from 3 years ago & noticed its slowly starting to recede

so really trying to lookafter it. Im going to go for a hair transplant next year all going well

Yeh its really effecting me now, its only gone back about 10mm but its getting me really down

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By *iss SJWoman
over a year ago

Hull

"Just shampoo & condition,i saw a phote from 3 years ago & noticed its slowly starting to recede

so really trying to lookafter it. Im going to go for a hair transplant next year all going well

Yeh its really effecting me now, its only gone back about 10mm but its getting me really down

Aw bless you. Hopefully you’ll be able to get it sorted next year then. The guy I know used to used some stuff in a spray can. I never knew at the time and sat near him at work and I couldn’t tell his hair wasn’t natural. Obviously he didn’t want to carry on using it and I guess it must have felt different. Maybe you could look into doing that to tide you over?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just shampoo & condition,i saw a phote from 3 years ago & noticed its slowly starting to recede

so really trying to lookafter it. Im going to go for a hair transplant next year all going well

Yeh its really effecting me now, its only gone back about 10mm but its getting me really down

Tbh i style my hair so its not noticeable, but its just getting hard to style now. No one really notices but me. I may get it done this year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pretty much wash my hair every day. Used to put hell in like you wouldn't believe when I was younger but not I just style it if I'm going out

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By *omer47Man
over a year ago

leigh

Wash it twice a week, towel dry, jobs a goodun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It takes effort just to wash it never mind anything else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wash one or twice a week, shampoo or lowpoo depending on what it's had in it previously. Two different conditioners, lots of scrunching etc in-between the washing process. Curl cream and a leave in then leave it to air dry. Never use a normal towel or heat on it. It could do with another chop though.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

I wash mine every night. I wet it in the shower in the morning, blow it dry and apply product.

It's a hard life being a guy.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wash once a week using no more than a pea sized blob, no conditioner, towel dry only. Last cut 2 years ago.

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By *toC Thats MeWoman
over a year ago

Sheffield

Wash every other day. Purple shampoo and treatment once a week. X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wash every other day. Add some stuff. Leave it to dry. Sometimes I half dry with a diffuser. It looks like a mess either way!

Get it cut when I can justify £50+ on myself (1-2 times a year).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wash nd go kinda guy.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Wash every other day. Add some stuff. Leave it to dry. Sometimes I half dry with a diffuser. It looks like a mess either way!

Get it cut when I can justify £50+ on myself (1-2 times a year)."

Go on do it, as Cheryl said,"your worth it".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wash every other day. Add some stuff. Leave it to dry. Sometimes I half dry with a diffuser. It looks like a mess either way!

Get it cut when I can justify £50+ on myself (1-2 times a year).

Go on do it, as Cheryl said,"your worth it".

It's a big mess but I haven't the cash. It can wait

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hair mask first , then jump in the shower, rinse, put shampoo, hair message, purple conditioner for 10 mins, shampoo, rinse.

Then I’ll wait a bit to add some heat protector, blow dry, then GHD.

It takes me forever, so I wash it twice a week max as I’d be a sl4ve to my hair if I washed it every other day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also I go highlight my hair at the salon maybe every 3 months (£150-180 a pop)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine is very low maintenance. The only time I put heat on it is if I’m going out, so want it either straightened or curled. Otherwise it gets left to dry on its own.

It’s naturally long and wavy, so I can get away with an imperfect ‘bed head’ look.

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Wash every other day. Add some stuff. Leave it to dry. Sometimes I half dry with a diffuser. It looks like a mess either way!

Get it cut when I can justify £50+ on myself (1-2 times a year).

Go on do it, as Cheryl said,"your worth it".

It's a big mess but I haven't the cash. It can wait

A woman's mess is far different from a guys mess.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Wash mine in the shower every day. I use Aveda Pure Abundance shampoo and conditioner. Towel dry vigorously, add a little squirt of Aveda smoothing serum, brush into shape and leave to air dry, usually. If it's wet when I get in the car, it's usually dry by the time I get to my daughter's school (10mins downhill by wheelchair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wash mine once or twice a week, have it bleached every couple of months and use my dyson air wrap for all styling

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wash every other day. Add some stuff. Leave it to dry. Sometimes I half dry with a diffuser. It looks like a mess either way!

Get it cut when I can justify £50+ on myself (1-2 times a year).

Go on do it, as Cheryl said,"your worth it".

It's a big mess but I haven't the cash. It can wait

A woman's mess is far different from a guys mess.

How? Mine is just a birds nest.

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By *ong-leggedblondWoman
over a year ago

Next Door

Shampoo most days, condition the ends every other wash. Use a hair oil twice a week. Use a heat protection every time I use a hair dryer/straighteners. I use these around 3 times a week, Then a serum to keep hair smooth.

I have regular cuts as well.

And hair is regularly coloured

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Brush my hair before hand. Rub rosemary oil into my scalp leave in for Ten mins then rinse, shampoo only to scalp, rinse thoroughly. 2nd shampoo quick wash throughout my hair and rinse. Condition from ear height to tips, leave in til the end of shower/bath. Rinse. Keratin spray, ten in 1 spray. Wrap up in cotton t-shirt. Then cool dry with hairdryer. Then brush and Moroccan oil.

2 to 3 times a week depends on weather

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just use water, shampoo etc strips your hair from all the oils which isn’t actually good.

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By *oxy babeWoman
over a year ago

gower

I don’t use shampoo on my hair, just conditioner, brush through whilst wet then leave to dry naturally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Seeing as i have my hair dyed blood red i try not to wash it too much to keep the colour from fading too quickly. When i do wash it which is usually twice a week, i use a standard shampoo or shower gel to wash it through then rinse, then ill use a conditioner for coloured hair and leave it in for about 5-10 minutes before rinsing that out. Ive had a few compliments from girls saying i have i very healthy hair

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

I rarely use shampoo. Once every 3-4 weeks. Then I was my hair with conditioner twice a week and curl creme.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't understand not using shampoo? I have thick wavy hair. I shampoo it every other day. Is this wrong?

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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago

Newcastle

I wash and go,never use conditioner.just eat that provides the natural goodness

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There’s a lot of high maintenance going on here but little individual justification for it. All I want is glossy smooth hair as naturally as possible. Any ideas that work?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's no high maintenance on my hair. Mine is glossy and curly, in great condition.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just wash n go..2 min its done..towel dry n rough up a bit.

Easy peezy lemon squeezy..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What’s a five in one OP?

A good night in

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"I don't understand not using shampoo? I have thick wavy hair. I shampoo it every other day. Is this wrong?"

It depends on your hair type and what shampoo you're using - some shampoo can be really harsh and strip your hair of its natural oils leaving it really dry and your scalp more prone to dandruff. It's a very individual thing so not wrong necessarily, it depends on how your hair responds. You can get paraben and sulfate free shampoo that's less harsh on your hair.

I know that if I shampoo my hair even a couple of times a week it becomes a knotty, dried birds nest and my scalp is sore.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Take two bottles into the shower?? Not me, I just rinse and mince

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's no high maintenance on my hair. Mine is glossy and curly, in great condition."

How?

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By *ingeriearoundTV/TS
over a year ago

Where ever the wind takes me

Argon oil I find is essential

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By *indergirlWoman
over a year ago

somewhere, someplace

Wash twice a week, cool as I can handle water so it doesn't strip too much of the colour, hair mask once a week and let it dry naturally, unless I'm going out then a blast with cool air till almost dry, if I want curls I use the hairband technique as it uses no heat

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By *avie65Man
over a year ago

In the west.

"Wash every other day. Add some stuff. Leave it to dry. Sometimes I half dry with a diffuser. It looks like a mess either way!

Get it cut when I can justify £50+ on myself (1-2 times a year).

Go on do it, as Cheryl said,"your worth it".

It's a big mess but I haven't the cash. It can wait

A woman's mess is far different from a guys mess.

How? Mine is just a birds nest. "

Gawd are you Scottish! How!

A woman's birds nest would be a man's single hair out of place.

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By *urls and DressesWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere near here

I no poo and haven’t used shampoo for about 4 years now. I follow the curly girl method and my hair has never been healthier.

I clean my scalp with a conditioner

Rinse it out

Lather my hair in a thicker conditioner, leave it in for 5 minutes

Comb it through with a wide tooth comb

Leave it for 5 minutes then rinse out.

Put some curl defining cream on whilst putting my hair where I want it then leave to dry naturally…no towel.

Once dry I scrunch it

Then I’m good to go!

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By *uckOfTheBayMan
over a year ago

Mold

"Just wash n go..2 min its done..towel dry n rough up a bit.

Easy peezy lemon squeezy..

I used Wash and Go, and it went

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By *ilfCrumpet9Man
over a year ago

Wirral

Wash and polish lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's no high maintenance on my hair. Mine is glossy and curly, in great condition.

How?"

I think it's because i use a decent shampoo and conditioner that aren't to heavy, cream types leave a greasy, heavy feeling to my hair which i hate. I wash it every day too which keeps my hair bouncy and fresh.

Also i don't use lots of different products, they also weigh down my hair.

I never use heat on it either.

It's in great condition and i get lots of compliments on it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I eat well too which has an impact on my hair.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't understand not using shampoo? I have thick wavy hair. I shampoo it every other day. Is this wrong?

I know that if I shampoo my hair even a couple of times a week it becomes a knotty, dried birds nest and my scalp is sore. "

It's made me think. My hair is a dried up mess but I don't even think about it much.

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Take two bottles in the shower....not me I just wash and go.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There’s a lot of high maintenance going on here but little individual justification for it. All I want is glossy smooth hair as naturally as possible. Any ideas that work?"

I wouldn't say any of it is high maintenance, everyone's hair is different so it all depends on what works for your hair. I loosely follow the curly girl method and it works for my hair. It's knowing your hair type and a lot of trial and error most of the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wash /condition once a week as it is coloured.. Then i dry /straighten

It is recoloured every 5 eeeks.. Looks lush

In the summer i wash/condition and allow it do its thing and curl

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