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[–] [email protected] 263 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My brother said something similar "I never shampoo and my hair doesn't stink".

My wife and I informed him that his hair stank, and that we had to launder the pillowcase immediately after he stayed over because it stank up the room and adjacent hallway the day after.

OP got used to his BO, I promise you the people around him know he does not use soap.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I have also not shampooed my hair for an extended period, and you do have to rinse it when you shower. I would put soap on the ends every so often and I had to rinse it with baking soda a few times to remove cooking odors (onions mostly).
No one ever complained about a smell, but people tend not to say things like that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Technically (🤓), you don't have to wash your hair because it's dead. The scalp is where the sweat, oils, and skin cells build up and where the bad odours would be coming from. And most people on average aren't really close enough to someone (especially a tall someone) to smell their scalp.

Personally, I tried the whole no shampoo thing, and it was agony. The roots of my hair hurt from the build-up if I don't wash them once week, only rinsing with water does nothing. Human bodies are weird.