Believe it or not, BJ thinks there is only one right way to do this. We don't wash our hair the same way, although we both do it while showering. I won't tell you the difference until I get a few answers. I'm making up a poll, also.
i have long hair, middle of my back, and i wash in the shower, facing away from shower head. i dont quite understand the thought process of washing it in the sink....but i know people who do this.
No Pie? My way isn't even a choice. My shower head is a bit jacked so I have been washing it while taking a bath. I been having some joint problems so hot baths is the way I've been going these days.
My mom always did hers in the sink - not sure why seems like double work to me.
When I use the shower I stand with my back to the shower head, or I use the attachment - well that is the shower head, sometimes I take it down. I'm short so most of the time it's too high for me to use.
I can't imagine anyone would wash it at a salon only - I'd think my choice of washing it while taking a bath would be more likely. Does anyone have the time and money to go to a salon almost daily? Or do they just rarely wash their hair, hehe.
Dana, FWIW, I was raised in beauty parlors in the 50s and 60s. Women had their hair done there once a week, and didn't wash it at home at all. I have no idea how common that is, or not, anymore, but I left the choice in just in case.
Although the majority of times, I wash my hair in the shower facing away from the water, I also wash it in the bathtub (about 20%) and in a sink ( about 2%).
I am also open to other options for hairwashing.
The need for a person to feel right about there only being one way about any issue is less about that issue (hairwashing) than how s/he feels about him/herself and their worldview.
If I'm taking a shower, in the shower facing away from the water. Sometimes I bath at night and the next morning I will wash it in the sink.
I wash my hair in the shower with my face away from the water spray.
I have in the past as a kid washed my hair in the sink. I rarely if ever do this. The only time I did this was if the shower was broken and it was in the process of being fixed.
My mother washes her hair in the sink. I asked her why it was that she did this when it's so much easier in the shower. She told me that when she was younger, she didn't have a shower head in the bathroom. Most old-fashioned bathrooms only had a tub. So you could take a bath but that was about it. So she washed her hair seperately in the sink. She told me that it became such a habit for her, she was never able to transition over to using the shower for hairwashing even when she moved into an apartment with a showerhead.
cassia Wrote:Although the majority of times, I wash my hair in the shower facing away from the water, I also wash it in the bathtub (about 20%) and in a sink ( about 2%).
I am also open to other options for hairwashing.
The need for a person to feel right about there only being one way about any issue is less about that issue (hairwashing) than how s/he feels about him/herself and their worldview.
Yes, thanks; I know.
eslbee Wrote:Believe it or not, BJ thinks there is only one right way to do this. We don't wash our hair the same way, although we both do it while showering. I won't tell you the difference until I get a few answers. I'm making up a poll, also.
Judging from the results so far, apparently there IS only one right way to do this!
I start in the shower facing away, but I turn around throughout the process. If I'm adding a deep conditioner I'll wash my hair in the tub, but that's not a poll option.
I grew up in an old home with a clawfoot tub and washed my hair in the kitchen sink until I was about 15 years old.
I answered the same way that everyone else did, but it's not the only way that I do it. My hair is really thick, so I prefer using the shower but I move around a lot. It takes a while before my hair gets completely wet, and it takes some time for the shampoo/conditioner to wash out, so I shift around. Most of my time is spent with my face away from the shower-head, but 25% or so will be with my face towards the water. So, I have no one particular way of doing it.
Plus, if I am having a bath then I will wash my hair that way. I have also washed it in sinks on the rare occasion when I don't have a shower or bath easily available.
CF Scorpio Wrote:eslbee Wrote:Believe it or not, BJ thinks there is only one right way to do this. We don't wash our hair the same way, although we both do it while showering. I won't tell you the difference until I get a few answers. I'm making up a poll, also.
Judging from the results so far, apparently there IS only one right way to do this!
Ha. Well, I have enough answers now. I face away. She faces in. She claims my way gets water all over the bathroom. But I can't see letting soapy water run down into my eyes. This is one of those things that will never be resolved. Sigh.
My mother was a strong proponent of the sink method. We had a shower, but she wouldn't let me use it (did I mention she was nuts?), so I took a bath, then she'd make me wash my hair in the kitchen sink. It was that way until I moved out at 18, and then I enjoyed a normal shower like everyone else.
My option was not listed, and there was no "other" option, so I picked Bald.
I wash my hair in the bathtub when I bathe.
When I realized there was no "other," I went back and tried to fix it, but I couldn't figure out how.
I think "bald" will work as "other."
Yeah pretty much what Jo says! I should pick bald too then hehe.
My showering ritual:
Get wet.
Wash hair while facing shower, close eyes, use fingertips.
With eyes still closed, shave face while allowing the shampoo to do its thing.
Rinse off the shampoo and whisker shavings.
Put on another shampoo.
Turn away from the spray making sure hair is not exposed to spray.
Wash the rest of body.
Rinse second shampoo off.
Rinse body off.
Towel off.
Done.
I must confess that I have occasionally washed my hair in a sink.
I've washed my hair in the sink before if I was trying out a new style or some new styling products and it ended up looking or feeling awful. But for regular washing? Like everyone else.