I have a nicer shampoo that's about 3x as expensive, but it's also at least twice as strong so I only need about a teaspoon for a shower (including neck, armpits and crotch). And it smells like a spa. Makes me feel great, and my partner often compliments how good I smell after I've taken a shower.
I have dandruff issues and basically tried everything. The only shampoo that seems to work is this$40 little bottle from Ulta. I'm pissed, is there anything else?
i go to sally's beauty supply and get the knockoff brand (basically what's in the little expensive bottle but in a big white bottle and no brand labeling) for hella cheap. i smell delicious all day and my beard is lush and smooth
I got some weird dry skin/dandruff/oily scalp issue combo. Things that I have found working over a very long time struggling:
Out of all shampoos Head and shoulders actually has the best effect. Anything else not-specialized doesn't. Ketozonol/Nizoral does help but I am not feeling much better over HnS. And these are not suppsoed to be used long term.
I have tried SLES shampoo from Neutrogena. Didnt work for me like at all.
Water hardness is super important. My hometown had much softer water that allowed me to not to wash my head for a week and it would be fine. My current location has fucking insane hardness and I have to wash my head each 2-4 days or it starts to itch very badly. Whenever I travel, some of the time my hair feels great and I suspect that water hardness in the hotel might be much lower than at home. Maybe look into installing some kind of filter. If you live in a house, 100% invest in reverse osmosis filter at least for your bath/shower.
My head also gets oily quick. I usually wash with 3 shampoos. 1st shampoo - cheap 1 euro shampoo that I use just to wash majority of oil off. 2nd shampoo - deep cleaning shampoo that is also cheap - 2.50eur but it does have an effect. 3rd is HnS. The longer I soak hair with 2nd and 3rd shampoos, the better it feels afterwards.
Adding up to soaking point: if I take bath I soap my head quick, and each shampoo soaks my scalp for 20 minutes or so. This way head feels much nicer over the next days. In shower, 2-5 mitnues or so.
adding up on deep cleaning shampoo: I found a few shampoos that claim they are deep cleaning/cleansing. But upon trying, only one felt effective. If you seek for these shampoos, try more options til you find something that works.
Conditioners have no effect to me. I have heard that it might help in certain cases, so maybe you should try that too.
I really do hope you will find a solution to your problem. This shit sucks donkey balls and is so annoying to live with.
Recently moved to an area with hard water. Wife and I were noticing more hair loss while showering. Turns out an ingredient "EDTA" can help remove buildup from hard water that damages hair. This is a common ingredient in expensive shampoos but it's also in Head and Shoulders. Wife started using expensive shampoos to help and I switched to Head and Shoulders. She just ended up using my shampoo(much cheaper) and it's been working well for us. Hope this helps others.
I was at the supermarket and I was about to pick up a bottle of premium steak sauce. The guy walking by me says that I should look at the label; it's just ketchup and horse radish and I can make it better at home. I check and he's right. I thank him and go on.
A few minutes later I see the same guy buying bottled ice tea.
Friendly reminder you can make your own soap at home with lye and fat.
Now you can get lye from hardware stores at a reasonable price. But you can get literally tons of fat for free from the dumpster behind the local cosmetic surgery center.
That will save you a few bucks on these pricey mass produced soaps. And hey maybe you could even start your own little business selling at craft fairs or to local boutiques.
I can vouch, it’s good stuff, smells good too. I use their cleaning products mostly but stocked my families bug out bags with the hygiene products after trying them out.
Shampoo bars can work well, but keep in mind that if you leave them wet like a soap, they will melt like a soap. I was lazy and that thing disintegrated within no time.
I discovered a single bar of $4 pure olive oil soap is all I need to shampoo and wash my entire body. Lasts a month or more. It's so nice being able to reduce that element to one small thing, especially when traveling. But this depends a lot on the thickness/moisture of your hair and your skin's oiliness and so on.
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