The less I shower, the better I look! Anybody else noticed this in their own lives?

[THE FUNG]

I need teepee for my shower hehehe hehehehe

[Mister Obvious]

So when I saw 14:40 this video...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKDhq2UcjIM

It got me to thinking and it got me to researching.

Sebum, which is what makes the hair 'greasy', is the skin/hair's natural protectant. It waterproofs and forms a barrier on the skin and hair which keeps in moisture and keeps out harmful elements from the outside world.

It stands to reason that sebum rich skin (and hair) will fair much better over time. Sebum may have an anti-aging effect.

By showering all the time (particularly using soaps) we're stripping away that protective layer, allowing all kinds of bad shit in. I think it's a bad idea. That's not to say we should be dirty... but I do think we need to try and maintain this protective layer a little better by not totally obliterating it with all these crazy hardcore soaps.

Of course we should keep our skin clean.

But the hair?? The hair is supposed to be coated in sebum from root to tip... and once it is, the scalp apparently stops producing as much of it. You're supposed to brush and distribute the sebum through your hair, and your scalp is supposed to be massaged (fingertips or other tools like boar bristle brushes) to break up any dirt, and to distribute the oils throughout the hair shaft.

In fact, the act of brushing the hair with a hard boar bristle brush IS an act of cleaning.

Essentially...

It seems like the OPTIMAL hair care would be washing the hair only with water. The heat of the water would move the oil through the hair, but I don't think it should be washed even with this 'water only' method all that often.

The real secret seems to be in the distribution of the sebum throughout the length of the hair. I think heat and boar bristle brushes are the best method.

I've noticed that greasy hair dries faster after it's washed with water only. That's because the hair is coated with that sebum and it's WATERPROOFING. That is the ULTIMATE FUNCTION.

Fucking amazing, yo.

I have 2 phatass hard boar bristle brushes headed my way in the mail and I am gonna massage the fuck out of my head and run those oils throughout my (fairly lengthy) hair.

See, I'm on a mission for VERY long hair. I've had quite long hair a few times before in my life, but this time I have an ultimate fantasy-like vision and goal I'm reaching for.

I'm going to run an experiment to see how much the natural oils/sebum really does benefit the health and appearance of the hair.

As was demonstrated in the OP video, hair powdering was common back in the day. Though I really don't know if the idea was for the powder to just sit on top of the hair, lol. I am pretty sure the function was to soak up any oils and then to brush the hair til it's clean.

I know from experience that the (corn starch) powder method works extremely well in soaking up any excess oil and leaving the hair (scalp) looking clean, no traces of greasiness left behind. It's actually really fucking amazing.

So...

As someone who CANNOT STAND the feeling of dirty hair...

I dunno how this is gonna go. But I can remember being curious about this in like 2011 and 2012...

I mean it's been YEARSSS that I've been wanting to really take this experiment to its absolute completion.

This is a perfect time to do it because I am in the process of growing out the hair to the longest lengths it can reach AND I am more educated and researched that ever in the FUNCTION behind sebum, and how brushing with the proper instruments is actually stimulating the scalp and cleaning the hair.

I feel MORE READIER THAN EVER BEFORE.

[Mister Obvious]

If it's a "product"... odds are you don't need it in your fucking life.

We've been lied to. We've been used.

And the natural way is the better way.

[Mister Obvious]

They wanted us stripped of our natural defenses and vulnerable.

[ThE fEcKin EeJiT]

Stinky bum 2-3 days is ok then I smell and look like a homeless person.
Must shower and shave.

[Mister Obvious]

I would say clothing is the biggest concern when it comes to things like odor. Hair would also be a concern.

Keep your clothes clean, or get new ones. You can keep your body itself clean all day every day, but if your clothes are rank, it's a moot point.

That's all obvious.

What I'm really thinking about here is hair and how to keep it clean, without washing it and stripping it down with soap.

So the idea is washing with water, and in between, daily maintaining your sebum situation. With a boar bristle brush, you can basically massage the shit out of your head and as a result, it loosens up any dirt or excess natural buildup. It either gets them away from your scalp and out of your hair altogether, or it distributes them down the hair shaft.

If you brushed your hair ritualistically, once in the morning and once at night... if you took proper care in massaging away any dirt or naturally occurring sebum buildup on a daily basis, your hair would be fairly clean. If you kept your scalp free of any type of buildup, it would be healthy. There wouldn't be any stagnation that could cause problems. The key is keeping the scalp clean, stimulated, and really in a sense we're talking about exfoliation here.

I think the huge misconception is that we need a bunch of crazy soaps and shampoos to maintain a healthy scalp. I think that shit was straight up fabricated so that they could sell endless products to us. I think it's that dang simple.

[Mister Obvious]

I would say it would take about 15 minutes at least once daily devoted to massaging the scalp (with boar bristle brush, with fingertips, with actual scalp massagers, all of which are either free or fairly inexpensive tools), and brushing the hair through at least like 50 times.

So for optimal efficiency, you would START OFF with massaging the scalp, massaging it thoroughly with one or all of the aforementioned tools, THEN beginning the brushing process only after the scalp had been worked over and any dirt etc. had been loosened. The brushing would then move the natural oils through the length of the hair shaft, and any actual dirt and other unwanted materials would inevitably be removed by the brushing process.

It's also important to note that the cleaning of the brushes and other tools would be VERY important. You have to maintain the cleanliness of the tools, it's just as important as the maintenance of the hair itself. You can't CLEAN with DIRTY tools.

[ThE fEcKin EeJiT]

I will wash your bum for you and promise no hanky panky just make you cleaned up.
You deserve someone to wash your bum.

[Mister Obvious]

I mean, damn Fung, you know how to make a girl an offer she can't refuse though.

[ThE fEcKin EeJiT]

You know I would do that for you as a friend no hanky panky I would.
Im not hyper sexualized like you. Ive had my fun long ago.

[ThE fEcKin EeJiT]

Where do you go in the afternoon lady?

[ThE fEcKin EeJiT]

Are you going to tell us? You don't have to.

[Mister Obvious]

I go all over the place, I can't contain myself!

[Mister Obvious]

Okay, so here are the main tools that I see as being the level best for upkeep of the scalp and hair...

Head Massager:
https://www.amazon.com/Massagers-Asqraqo...B08NY5YJLN

Boar Bristle Brush:
https://www.amazon.com/Diane-Boar-Reinfo...B000ZN39TG

The process...

1. Scalp massage with fingertips.
2. Scalp massage with weird alien looking head massager.
3. Brush hair thoroughly with FIRM boar bristle brush.

There's also an additional tool I use, but I don't think it's necessary, it just feels good...

https://www.amazon.com/Shampoo-Massager-...B07NRYPX4Q

ALL of it feels good, I'm gonna be real with you.

If you wanna take it all a step further...

You can use a boar bristle BODY brush...

https://www.amazon.com/Exfoliating-Detac...B07KYWY16R

So the idea is that you can exfoliate your skin with dry brushing, and in the process it's stimulating your lymphatic system and your sebum production. Not to mention it also feels fucking great.

If you wanna step up the spread of natural skin protectant oils all over your body, you should run that boar bristle body brush over your scalp a few times before you take it to the rest of your body.

You're gonna be moaning in ecstasy.

[Mister Obvious]

https://scalpmicrousa.com/how-do-i-get-t...-bald-head

In people who are bald, there is no hair to absorb sebum, which leads to excess oil on the scalp.

If that's true, then bald people should be wiping that excess oil all over their bodies, for real. Oh fuck yeah, you wanna talk about protecting the skin? Sheeeeeiiiiit. Perfect, the baldies out there are luckier than they think.

[Fictitious person]

https://scalpmicrousa.com/how-do-i-get-t...-bald-head


If that's true, then bald people should be wiping that excess oil all over their bodies, for real. Oh fuck yeah, you wanna talk about protecting the skin? Sheeeeeiiiiit. Perfect, the baldies out there are luckier than they think.

Nah its a hormone thing mate.

[Mister Obvious]

Fung, like, I agree everything is about hormones and whatever but...

You're getting a little bit Freudian in your tunnel vision surrounding the profound impact hormones have on our lives.

Gonna need you to dumb it down a little bit there, buddy.

[Mister Obvious]

You got me flustered.

You need to come over here and get a spanking.

[Mister Obvious]

You got me worked up.

[Mister Obvious]

Fung's coming over for date night...

He's gonna smear his black market Aussie testosterone cream all over my body while we watch Gunsmoke.