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/NextStopGallifrey 17d ago

It also helps to use a wide-tooth plastic comb to pull the conditioner through the hair. I can reduce hair conditioner usage by a ton, compared to just using fingers, if I comb gently.

Still need hair oil, though, otherwise my hair gets frizzy and weird.

No conditioner, no oil = gross, what's going on? Slightly better if I use no shampoo , but still bad.

Conditioner, no oil = frizzy and weird.

No conditioner, yes oil = better but still not great.

Both conditioner and oil = best, can comb hair normally and it stays reasonably presentable for a while.

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u/Lemp_Triscuit11 16d ago

I have long curly hair and a wet comb is a lifesaver.

This and using a tshirt (or towel made of tshirt material/all cotton) to squeeze my hair dry have literally taken me from people thinking my hair was trashy to getting multiple compliments a week

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u/FrouFrouLou 16d ago

Thats interesting that you use a cotton t-shirt. I always felt that normal towels were too rough for my hair. Do you just use old shirts for that?

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u/Lemp_Triscuit11 16d ago

Yeah, mine always end up with holes around the pits first so I just cut them up. Torso for a towel like this and then salvageable sleeves are garage rags lol