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What basic or everyday thing did you recently find out you were doing wrong? (programming.dev)
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[–] 25 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Not recent, but I spent the majority of my teenage years dealing with awfully frizzy and unmanageable hair because I was shampooing daily (also using an excessive amount). I was under the impression that you need to thoroughly shampoo all oils away every time you shower in order to be "clean." When I moved to university and no longer had parents around to tell me that I stink, my hygiene standards became more... relaxed, but I was surprised that my hair was a lot healthier!

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago* (2 children)

    it varies from person to person. I have very oily skin and hair.

    about 30 minutes after a shower where I use an oil stripping soap my skin looks like I rubbed Vaseline all over it.

    I have to routinely soak/bleach my sheets/pillows to remove all the oil.

    at this point I'm surprised the US army hasn't invaded my ass.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    Same issue here. Turns out when you strip all the oil off your skin/scalp, your body puts a lot of work into re-oiling it up. Now I've got to a point where I only need to wash my hair a couple times per week. It took a while to get there, with some days when I would have greasy-looking hair, but the longer you can push back the next wash, the better.

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