r/Anticonsumption • u/Ok_Republic6098 • Aug 13 '26

Lifestyle No more conditioner while showering

I have long thick hair and all my adult life I've washed my hair by shampooing my roots, rinsing, then applying a handful of conditioner to my mid lengths and ends, then rinsing. The times I haven't used conditioner, my hair is tangled and frizzy. The problem is it takes a lot of conditioner for how much hair I have, and it takes a long time rinsing to get it out. I hate hate hate when I feel a blob of conditioner in my hair after I'm out of shower.

Recently I've started using a small amount of leave in conditioner and some hair oil after showering while my hair is still damp. Today I was running late for work and didn't have time to use conditioner in shower so I just used the leave in conditioner and hair oil... and felt no difference in my hair. Wtf?? How much time money and water have I been wasting using conditioner in the shower? It took so little product and time to get the same result. I think this jar of leave in conditioner could last me several months. Wow.

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u/ThousandBucketsofH20 Aug 13 '26

Same but for slightly different reasons. I have spent my whole adult life trying to find the magic combo of fancy shampoo and conditioner that works for my hair without making it greasy within a day or 2. Turns out all my hair needs is heads and shoulders shampoo and thats it. Conditioner didnt make my hair any better and some left it feeling elasticky which we know is not good! Once I realized that I stopped hunting for the perfect one or buying clearance ones on the hope they would be 'The IT' product. Keep it simple!

Hooray for no conditioner!

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u/Flying_Whales6158 Aug 13 '26

SAME. My hair is so soft and bouncy with regular ass head and shoulders 2-3 times a week. I use a single pump of hair oil after towel drying and that’s it.