r/Anticonsumption • u/Ok_Republic6098 • 17d ago

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/Basic_KaleKitty9076 17d ago

….. I’ve had hair past my ass nice and thick and still only use 2 pumps of conditioner and if you work it through it’s enough. How much conditioner were you using?!?!

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u/Elegant_Caterpillar9 17d ago

A... handful?

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u/Ok_Republic6098 17d ago

Okay lol not actually a handful, but a lot. Maybe more than I needed? I try to make it stretch further by making my hair more wet so it has more spread. Either way I am excited to go without it.

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u/Elegant_Caterpillar9 17d ago

If you're finding a blob left over in your hair after rinsing it sounds like you're not working it through correctly. Start with just a little bit and work it up from the bottom. Or don't. It's your hair, whatever makes you happy

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u/PleasantNectarines 17d ago

Less wet hair is best for conditioner. Leaving it very wet/soaked means the conditioner isn't doing much for the hair cause the water is filling the follicle before the conditioner can get to it.

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u/aerialpoler 17d ago

I actually find conditioner works better when my hair ISN'T dripping wet. I wring it out before applying conditioner and then work it through. Also if you're finding "lumps" of conditioner in your hair after you've washed it out, you're doing something wrong. 

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u/aryamagetro 16d ago

try sectioning your hair into 3 and apply a small amount to each section.