# Can I convince a friend she should wash her hair more often? (see details) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 20, 2023, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396 "2023-03-20T05:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/61 "2023-03-28T15:03:26Z")
Jeez. I used bar soap on my long hair once, when I ran out of shampoo, and it was horrible. My hair felt like frizzy, tangled rubber. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/62 "2023-03-28T15:07:15Z")
Ditto ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/63 "2023-03-28T15:45:11Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I bet you smell great! Well, that’s what all the girls say. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I used bar soap on my long hair once, when I ran out of shampoo, and it was horrible. My hair felt like frizzy, tangled rubber. > [@puzzlegal](#): > > Ditto I’ve used shampoo on my head my entire life and my hair has always been great. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/64 "2023-03-28T18:02:27Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > I’ve used shampoo on my head my entire life and my hair has always been great … you mean soap? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/65 "2023-03-28T18:43:18Z")
Yes, sorry. Soap, specifically bar soap. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/66 "2023-04-01T19:10:07Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > You could try one yourself and rave about it to her, as something you use when you just don’t want to deal with the rigamarole of washing your hair in the shower but want to keep your hair and scalp clean. Just to piggyback on this thought, what if the OP not only raved about the Dry Shampoo to the friend with the smelly hair, but also had an “extra” bottle (maybe sample sized - you could use the excuse that you got extra when you bought yours) and give it to the friend. Or is that too contrived? ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396/67 "2023-04-02T03:35:21Z")
I think that is a pretty good idea, actually. And she does indeed have water in her house. She allows a neighbor to come in and fix the plumbing when she has to. As for anyone else, though…Nope. She doesn’t even have internet access, which she could certainly use. She went to work during Covid at a friend’s house since he has internet. Her TV is ancient, the electricity is who knows what, the house was built in the 50s or 60s, and she will list all the problems and how it’s falling apart, but then does nothing except find reasons to take off so she doesn’t have to spend much time in it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-convince-a-friend-she-should-wash-her-hair-more-often-see-details/981396.md?page=3)