# I shaved my head...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828 "2003-01-31T06:50:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Blackhawkeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@Blackhawkeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackhawkeye)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828/1 "2003-01-31T06:50:16Z")

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Do I use shampoo or soap on my scalp?

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**Author:** ![Sock\_Munkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sock\_Munkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sock_Munkey)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828/2 "2003-01-31T07:18:52Z")

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probably just soap.

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**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828/3 "2003-01-31T07:45:39Z")

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I never bother washing my shaved head as every other day I shave it and the shaving soap pretty much does the trick. 😃

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**Author:** ![Jammers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@Jammers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jammers)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828/4 "2003-01-31T11:06:40Z")

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Ive heard the best thing to use is Johnson’s Baby Shampoo or Oil (Can’t remember which)

Shiny…

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**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shaved-my-head/151828/5 "2003-01-31T14:42:21Z")

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I use soap. But like **Seven** said, shaving it every other day pretty much cleans it. You’ll notice that your blade picks up some white stuff as well. That’s dead skin. Shaving=exfoliation!

You can also find some good info [here.](http://www.headshaver.org)