What was a time when you drank the kool aid? (lemmy.world)

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For those who aren't familiar with the term, it means believing something that probably shouldn't be believed, or being influenced to believe something that's not necessarily in your best interests.

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[-] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago

In college I fell pretty deep into the nopoo conspiracy, that shampoo manufacturers get you addicted to the cycle of stripping off your hair's natural sebum and replacing it with conditioner that attracts dirt... literally rinse, repeat.

I think I was frustrated that I couldn't figure out how to take care of my scalp and hair, and here was this social group with an explanation and a scapegoat.

I still think that shampooing every day is probably too much for me, and embraced mechanical cleaning, but I've relaxed the conspiracy thinking.

[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

the nopoo conspiracy,

Wait, what the f...

that shampoo manufacturers

...oh, thank goodness.

[-] mech@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

I don't know about the conspiracy, and every body is different, so I don't believe there's a best solution for everyone.
But no shampoo works very well for me. Only wash my hair thoroughly with water and brush it afterwards.
It's never looked and felt better. I used to have horrible dandruff which is now completely gone.
And if it smelled bad, there are enough people in my life who I know wouldn't be too polite to tell me.

[-] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Same here, also mostly cured my scalp psoriasis idk whatever it is. Water wash only. BUT I have a dry skin disease called ichthyosis vulgaris and another called episcleritis. My skin isn't the norm. The immune system overreacts.

My roommate is super oily not just his hair, so no way that'd work for him. He"s in the bathtub every day.

[-] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Lucky. If I dont use specialized shampoo, I end up with some of the thickest dandruff you've ever seen, as well as the irritated, itchy skin that comes with it. That and my hair is way too thick to brush without product...or at all really, once it grows past a certain length. It is a practice in futility to even ideate, in my case.

Glad you found what works for you, but trying these things would be hellish for one of my needs lol

[-] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Almost sounds not like dandruff, but psoriasis. I have it on my scalp only. Tea Tree shampoos work for mine (head and shoulders type stuff is overly harsh). Sometimes it flares up badly and a medicated shampoo will clear it up.

[-] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Psoriasis does seem likely, though my last gp insisted that wasn't the case. Haven't asked the new one about it yet, but this is a good enough reminder ig.

And, while tea tree is most definitely where its at, head and shoulders does work fine for me. I dont really get flareups unless I skip a day or two of thoroughly washing. Not really an issue lately though since I've opted to just start keeping it shorter. It looks better long (imo at least), but life is just so much simpler this way.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 4 months ago

scalp psoriasis is pretty silvery flakey skin on the scalp with redness surrounding it, my bro had it. if its excessively itchy it could be atopic dermatitis on the scalp rather than sebboric/

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