# My hair looks great, but I have this urge to clean myself with my tongue

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 16, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-looks-great-but-i-have-this-urge-to-clean-myself-with-my-tongue/132556 "2002-10-16T19:44:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-looks-great-but-i-have-this-urge-to-clean-myself-with-my-tongue/132556/1 "2002-10-16T19:44:43Z")

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While in the shower yesterday, I noticed that I had no shampoo. I also knew that this meant I had not bought any on my last trip to the store. So, what’s a guy to do when he needs to clean his hair but has no shampoo around?

He uses the dog shampoo that is within reach. It’s a nifty orange color and it promotes a healthy coat so I figure what’s the worst that can happen. It apparently works quite well on fleas and ticks, which sure seems a whole lot better than having extra proteins or amino acids like some of those human shampoos.

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-hair-looks-great-but-i-have-this-urge-to-clean-myself-with-my-tongue/132556/2 "2002-10-16T19:56:31Z")

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Men use shampoo? News to me. Mr. Athena usually uses a bar of soap on his head.