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[-] cheezoid2@sh.itjust.works 76 points 2 weeks ago

Note: works for fur only

Signed,

Sphynx Cats

[-] DarkSirrush@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 weeks ago

When a sphynx or a Rex get shiny, its time for a bath.

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[-] don@lemm.ee 62 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Also cat: my asshole tastes acceptable today. Also human: that asshole I just ate tastes acceptable today.

Obvious conclusion: cats and humans are genetically identical.

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[-] simplejack@lemmy.world 51 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

How many of you have cats that look like they should be in a hair commercial?

Edit: ITT, Send me cat pics

[-] Smoogs@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago

I can guarantee you that cat was brushed by a human just before that shot. No alley cat in the wild would ever look like that from just licking.

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Good nutrition too. That's a cat that gets the best and it shows.

Hot tip for humans: You too can have healthier hair if you eat better, get sleep, exercise and reduce stress!

(Unless you have baldness genes, in which case, shave that shit and own it.)

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[-] Donebrach@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

Society treats feral cats better than homeless hominids

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[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 41 points 2 weeks ago

It’s not implausible that, among the enzymes in cat saliva, there are some which evolved to maintain the condition of the cat’s coat.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

But how will we know if it's in our saliva if we never lick ourselves clean?

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[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

The something is not scrubbing out all the oils with alkaline cleaners every single day forever.

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[-] Phoonzang@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago

Also something related I never came to grips with: cat's breath = the stench of a thousand decaying corpses. Licks fur constantly. Fur = the smell of springtime itself.

My (unfortunately late) void had a scratching post with the top level just at my nose height, so whenever he lolled around there I made a point of taking a deep breath of fluffy freshness.

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I have owned many cats, and I have huffed deeply of them all.

Cat fur, cat toes, cat bellies, all have these unique and wonderful scents that are probably more connected to our emotional connections to them than the actual nature of the scent itself. This should teach us a lot about social conditioning and our senses.

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[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago

I've noticed that after switching my cat to raw food his fur is a lot smoother.

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[-] MissJinx@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

I have 2 cats, the orange has a thicker fur and it was never very soft but the tuxedo has a velvet, soft, shinny fur. It's so amazing that I pet her for too lomg sometimes and get a bitch slap

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 15 points 2 weeks ago

You don't need shampoo or conditioner except sometimes medicinally!

[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 38 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] timeisart@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

It's been 2 years now since I've used shampoo, just been rinsing with water only since. I'm no cosmetologist but my hair feels perfectly normal and healthy, and without telling him anything's changed, my barber hasn't been able to tell a difference. The first few weeks after stopping using shampoo my hair did get pretty greasy, but it eventually settled down and now it's totally fine. Instead of stripping away the natural oils with shampoo and replacing them with the synthetic oils in conditioner, just let your natural oils come back. Granted, this doesn't apply to everyone, I am lucky enough to have a hair type that I'm able to do this with.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 25 points 2 weeks ago

Your barber probably wouldn’t tell you if they think your hair is kinda gross unless it was so bad they wanted to reject you as a client.

[-] timeisart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

lol that's true but I should've said that I asked him how my scalp looks (since I can't really look at it closely myself), and he said "yeah seems fine, maybe a little dry." That is one thing that I noticed during the winter that dandruff got a little worse since skin dries out during the winter, but when it warms back up the dandruff dies down again. So again just to be clear, not everyone can stop using shampoo/conditioner especially if they have some kind of scalp condition, but for those people with the right hair type, it's totally fine and really not a big deal at all. You don't stink, your hair doesn't smell like anything at all really (as long as you are still regularly taking showers, I'm not saying to stop taking showers lol).

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[-] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Same, although I've been going for longer than two years. Honestly, I cant really remember when I stopped use shampoo. But if I don't shower for a day, it starts looking a little greasy. I have lots of straight fine hair, run the water and my fingers through it rigorously in the shower, and then I come out, scrunch it with the towel (dont rub, it will break the hair fibers) and then air dry. Get compliments on my hair all the time.

As for smell, it just smells like hair. It can get slightly more pungent if I dont shower, but otherwise it just smells like me. Every once in a while I ask my full-poo GF to check if my hair smells because my own noseblindness, and she hasn't told me to go shower yet.

Definitely when you go from poo to no-poo, your hair is extra greasy. I don't know the science behind it, but it seems to over produce oils and takes a couple weeks to normalize. During that period I was showering once in the morning and once at night, again running my fingers and water through my hair for ~2-3 minutes straight. After a while my hair didnt get so greasy.

When I use soap or shampoo, my hair loses all of its body and shine doesn't go back to normal for a day or so.

I imagine for some people this works, but for others it doesn't. I do feel a little weird when people ask me what my "secret" is and I'm literally like "yeah just don't wash it lol"

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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago

Btw, i use shampoo with urea (skin issues) and noticed it makes the hair stronger and glossier.

[-] Classy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

So you piss on your skin, too! I'm glad I'm not the only one

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[-] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

That something is hairballs.

[-] Mobiledecay@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Save money and use saliva. 😉

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you want to polish up a cat, brush him. My boy Harry would shine up so bright after a good brush. My current girl Izzy is kinda frizzy anyway but she'll take a satin finish.

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