Steppenpig Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I have decided to only cleanse my body by wiping the sweat from my skin with bark scrapings (or kitchen roll, if unavailable) after spending two hours running down antelopes, just like the big genome in the sky intended all along. Today is day 1, and nobody seems to be recoiling in horror. (bathroom closed for redecoration) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Silly. The great Sky Pixie gave us showers and shower gel. If he'd intended us to use bark, he wouldn't have invented these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 A mate of mine became an evangelist for not washing his hair with anything other than water. His gf went along with it for many months until one day he was waxing lyrical about how clean his hair was... and she shouted out that it wasn't and that it smelt awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 A mate of mine became an evangelist for not washing his hair with anything other than water. His gf went along with it for many months until one day he was waxing lyrical about how clean his hair was... and she shouted out that it wasn't and that it smelt awful. She should get a Nobel prize for patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 A mate of mine became an evangelist for not washing his hair with anything other than water. His gf went along with it for many months until one day he was waxing lyrical about how clean his hair was... and she shouted out that it wasn't and that it smelt awful. Don't know how she put up with it for so,long. Unwashed hair smells horrible - you only have to sit behind someone on a bus. There was one of those 'anti-everything' blokes who used to come into the library where I worked - he used to stride about in shorts even in the depths of winter. We called him the Mad Professor - his hair stank so he was evidently anti-shampoo as well as everything else, and he had a seriously manky, scruffy beard to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Like many people I tried this once, believing all the stuff about natural oils and self-cleaning with the cop out that it takes "a while" to work. It didn't work for me at all so I stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steppenpig Posted August 14, 2015 Author Share Posted August 14, 2015 It's ok, I'm single and don't use the bus much. It's kind of odd though, that people are so addicted to those artificial smells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I have decided to only cleanse my body by wiping the sweat from my skin with bark scrapings (or kitchen roll, if unavailable) after spending two hours running down antelopes, just like the big genome in the sky intended all along. Today is day 1, and nobody seems to be recoiling in horror. (bathroom closed for redecoration) Go and stand out in the warm rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I actually stopped using soap about a year ago - I think, Mentioned it on a thread here. Was getting skin issues and decided to give it a go, No idea if it had anything to do with my skin getting better - but I havent used soap in the shower since. Dont notice any difference at all. I do shave my head though - so the dirty hair smell is something I dont have to worry about, Water seems to do me just fine. And before anyone pipes up about people sstaying further away from me recently and sitting by myself on the bus - the ex burd was far from shy and would have pointed out if it wasnt working within seconds !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainlessSteelCat Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Yep, like many lads I tried the no shampoo stuff. Gave it up after six months as the promised transformation to clean natural hair never materialised. Basically you smell like a human sheep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finallysold Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Don't know how she put up with it for so,long. Unwashed hair smells horrible - you only have to sit behind someone on a bus. There was one of those 'anti-everything' blokes who used to come into the library where I worked - he used to stride about in shorts even in the depths of winter. We called him the Mad Professor - his hair stank so he was evidently anti-shampoo as well as everything else, and he had a seriously manky, scruffy beard to match. i stopped using shampoo after my husband suggested it and it is working beautifully for both of us. just because you dont use shampoo does not mean you dont wash your hair with water. i wash my hair atleast twice a week and do not use any other products like hair conditioner etc and it has better bounce and shine than before. it is amazing how well it works. we have done it for 5-6 months and our hair smells good. my husband has very sensitive skin and getting rid of soap, shampoo and creams etc has had an amazing effect on his overall skin health. also the amount of stuff you have to carry during holidays is also reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I have decided to only cleanse my body by wiping the sweat from my skin with bark scrapings (or kitchen roll, if unavailable) after spending two hours running down antelopes, just like the big genome in the sky intended all along. Today is day 1, and nobody seems to be recoiling in horror. (bathroom closed for redecoration) If you pee on yourself first, the natural fragrance makes you quite irresistible to the girlies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 A lot of soaps and creams on the market are hype, they are made out to do this that and the other.......£50 a pot, special extracts of this and that, blinding people with science.....people fall for it........a pot 100ml of mild cheap moisturiser less than a couple of quid and a litre of mild shampoo for under a pound is as good as any £4 bottle, shampoo can clean skin and bath stuff can clean hair......or just put some salt in the water, just as good at cleansing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Swarfega and toilet duck work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John51 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I use Johnson's baby shampoo. No problems so far. A biography of Earnest Hemingway mentioned that he never washed with water. He'd wipe himself with surgical alcohol. I tried it once, not really the surgical stuff but 92% abv. ok for most of my body but the err sensitive bits stung like crazy. Is a great deodorant though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall of the Nine Hostages Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Cold showers are supposed to be good for your hair - although I'm not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Allegro Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Don't know how she put up with it for so,long. Unwashed hair smells horrible - you only have to sit behind someone on a bus. There was one of those 'anti-everything' blokes who used to come into the library where I worked - he used to stride about in shorts even in the depths of winter. We called him the Mad Professor - his hair stank so he was evidently anti-shampoo as well as everything else, and he had a seriously manky, scruffy beard to match. Haha! I know the sort of person you mean. There was a woman at my university who never wore shoes, even in winter; she went around the streets barefoot. Her feet were black and caked with dirt, I suspect she didn't wash either. Mind you that library bloke was probably irresistable to a certain kind of woman. Men like that usually seem to have some sort of polyamorous set up with an older earth-mother type and a younger hippy chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 i stopped using shampoo after my husband suggested it and it is working beautifully for both of us. just because you dont use shampoo does not mean you dont wash your hair with water. i wash my hair atleast twice a week and do not use any other products like hair conditioner etc and it has better bounce and shine than before. it is amazing how well it works. we have done it for 5-6 months and our hair smells good. my husband has very sensitive skin and getting rid of soap, shampoo and creams etc has had an amazing effect on his overall skin health. also the amount of stuff you have to carry during holidays is also reduced. Why use sham poo when you can use real poo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Why use sham poo when you can use real poo? I just knew you were the sort of OT person to bathe in your own excrement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I just knew you were the sort of OT person to bathe in your own excrement. My own ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 My own ????? I always find other peoples' smells a bit funny. Diet I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juvenal Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Don't know how she put up with it for so,long. Unwashed hair smells horrible - you only have to sit behind someone on a bus. There was one of those 'anti-everything' blokes who used to come into the library where I worked - he used to stride about in shorts even in the depths of winter. We called him the Mad Professor - his hair stank so he was evidently anti-shampoo as well as everything else, and he had a seriously manky, scruffy beard to match. It wasn't that Jeremy Corbyn, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigantic Purple Slug Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 http://qz.com/479123/scientists-confirm-that-the-paleo-diet-is-nonsense/ Throws hand grenade and retreats rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormymonday_2011 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Swarfega and toilet duck work for me. Just don't drink them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turned Out Nice Again Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 http://qz.com/479123/scientists-confirm-that-the-paleo-diet-is-nonsense/ Throws hand grenade and retreats rapidly. I think you're OK. It didn't go off.Shilly article neatly avoids mentioning refined sugar and grains, the real and entirely reasonable paleo no,nos. But I expect some doughnut munching chubbies will use it to validate their unhealthy lifestyles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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