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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 107050" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Nomatic said it well - express the positive, not the negative. And either don't say it at all, or say it as you are giving praise, as she suggested. See if that helps.</p><p></p><p>And a word to those who have kids (especially daughters) who use too much shampoo - shampoo works like dishwashing liquid (which it closely resembles). It is designed to emulsify the dirt. The detergent molecules are double-ended. One end is water-soluble, the other end attaches to dirt and oil. The shampoo molecule oil end attaches to the oil in your scalp (and the dirt, etc) and the water-loving end then helps it attach to the water in the bath/shower, so you can rinse it away.</p><p></p><p>BUT - if you use too much, it's almost impossible to rinse it out of your hair. You get a residue of shampoo in your hair. If it's a conditioning shampoo you might think this is a good thing, but it's not. You now have in your hair, a very concentrated, very thin layer (because it got so evenly spread last time you washed your hair but couldn't rinse it all out) of stuff that is now grabbing and holding on to every bit of oil, grease, dirt and dust that drifts anywhere near your head.</p><p></p><p>To summarise - if you use too much shampoo, the residue it leaves in your hair after rinsing will make your hair get dirtier much faster. Then you wash it again (again with too much shampoo) and it happens again. And again.</p><p></p><p>Several techniques to beat this - use enough shampoo to cover a quarter (or Aussie 20c piece). Put it on the palm of your hand (do NOT squirt it straight from the bottle onto your head) then with the other hand, smear that amount evenly between both palms. Then lightly dab your palms on your WET hair until you've got it dabbed around as evenly as you can, then lather. Hair gets cleaner when you apply some effort, not when you apply the shampoo.</p><p>You then rinse THOROUGHLY.</p><p></p><p>We have a bloke in Australia (radio DJ and amusing columnist) who actually carried out a public experiment, where he stopped using shampoo completely. The theory is, shampoo causes your scalp to release extra oil, so if you stop using shampoo after a few weeks your scalp is no longer an oil factory and your hair is in balance. You DO have to wash your hair thoroughly every night in warm water. husband tried it, found that he does need shampoo every couple of weeks. All round Sydney people were trying this and a lot of people said it worked for them.</p><p><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-glover/the-no-shampoo-challenge/2007/03/22/1174153246888.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-glover/the-no-shampoo-challenge/2007/03/22/1174153246888.html</a></p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 107050, member: 1991"] Nomatic said it well - express the positive, not the negative. And either don't say it at all, or say it as you are giving praise, as she suggested. See if that helps. And a word to those who have kids (especially daughters) who use too much shampoo - shampoo works like dishwashing liquid (which it closely resembles). It is designed to emulsify the dirt. The detergent molecules are double-ended. One end is water-soluble, the other end attaches to dirt and oil. The shampoo molecule oil end attaches to the oil in your scalp (and the dirt, etc) and the water-loving end then helps it attach to the water in the bath/shower, so you can rinse it away. BUT - if you use too much, it's almost impossible to rinse it out of your hair. You get a residue of shampoo in your hair. If it's a conditioning shampoo you might think this is a good thing, but it's not. You now have in your hair, a very concentrated, very thin layer (because it got so evenly spread last time you washed your hair but couldn't rinse it all out) of stuff that is now grabbing and holding on to every bit of oil, grease, dirt and dust that drifts anywhere near your head. To summarise - if you use too much shampoo, the residue it leaves in your hair after rinsing will make your hair get dirtier much faster. Then you wash it again (again with too much shampoo) and it happens again. And again. Several techniques to beat this - use enough shampoo to cover a quarter (or Aussie 20c piece). Put it on the palm of your hand (do NOT squirt it straight from the bottle onto your head) then with the other hand, smear that amount evenly between both palms. Then lightly dab your palms on your WET hair until you've got it dabbed around as evenly as you can, then lather. Hair gets cleaner when you apply some effort, not when you apply the shampoo. You then rinse THOROUGHLY. We have a bloke in Australia (radio DJ and amusing columnist) who actually carried out a public experiment, where he stopped using shampoo completely. The theory is, shampoo causes your scalp to release extra oil, so if you stop using shampoo after a few weeks your scalp is no longer an oil factory and your hair is in balance. You DO have to wash your hair thoroughly every night in warm water. husband tried it, found that he does need shampoo every couple of weeks. All round Sydney people were trying this and a lot of people said it worked for them. [url="http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-glover/the-no-shampoo-challenge/2007/03/22/1174153246888.html"]http://www.smh.com.au/news/richard-glover/the-no-shampoo-challenge/2007/03/22/1174153246888.html[/url] Marg [/QUOTE]
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