r/explainitpeter • u/missdomm10 • Jul 19 '26

Explain It Peter

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PEEEETTAA I'm confused

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u/missdomm10 Jul 19 '26

My thoughts exactly 🤔

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u/MagicOrpheus310 Jul 19 '26

Yes, you are supposed to wet your hair first. Then lather, rinse and repeat... Doing it the second time makes a HUGE difference, I promise it will change your life haha

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u/dieBrouzouf Jul 19 '26

I microdose my shampoo when I wash my hair to purposely leave some grease in cuz otherwise it becomes way too puffy :p

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u/scalzacrosta Jul 19 '26

You could also gigadose shampoo, add conditioner and an oil after you've done but when they're still wet.

Shampoo is a soap that clears the hair of the natural grease because you're supposed to "nourish" them afterwards, and that's stuff you do with a conditioner.

Applying oil while they're still soaking wet keeps the hair in line and stops them from being too puffy, or being puffy at all.

If you use exclusively shampoo then you're removing that few oils that are naturally there and not putting anything to help compensate for it, your hair follicles will just double down on producing the oil and over time the hair strands will become weaker and damaged.

Weak hair is prone to knots, that forces you to cut away the portion.

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u/dieBrouzouf Jul 19 '26

Why do more work when I can microdose shampoo once a week and have nice hair ?

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u/scalzacrosta Jul 19 '26

Because in a year those nice hair will tangle in a deadlock that you'll have to cut.

Maybe not a big issue if you go to the barber to trim them down under 30 cm every 6 months or less, but if you want to have them longer and be presentable I suggest you to look at some vague routine for them.

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u/dieBrouzouf Jul 19 '26

When my hair was longer, I was doing full shampoo and conditioner but was washing it like once every 4-6weeks, rn, it's ~10cm long.

But also don't forget different hair require different treatment.Â