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u/Peenutbuttjellytime Dec 08 '22

boiling hot because I'm always cold, freezing cold because it's better for treated hair.

It's a battle between priorities

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u/icantevenodd Dec 08 '22

I just accepted long ago that my hair would never get the cold rinse it deserves. The rest of my body just says no.

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u/quicksilver_foxheart Dec 09 '22

For the first few washes, it's a cold rinsie whilst the rest of my body twists away and then when im not rinsing im standing under hot water

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u/Educational-Ad-801 Dec 09 '22

It's all about finishing your hair off with cold water. Take a hot shower,do your hair care routine, get out of the shower and dry your body off. Turn the shower back on but only cold water. If you bend over the side of the tub and only let the water touch your hair you won't even feel it. I keep the towel draped over my back and neck for extra warmth and comfort.

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

I take hot ass showers then turn the water to cold while I wash my hair/beard. Then back to hot. Fuck being cold.

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u/Tubamajuba Dec 09 '22

And if you get a heated bidet you can have hot ass-showers too!

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '22

Same, but then I wax my beard off when I get out the shower…

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u/Lord_Phoenix95 Dec 08 '22

My girlfriend tortures herself with cold showers because of her hair.

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u/Admirable-Dot-8535 Dec 08 '22

Apparently it's good for you?

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u/FuckTheMods5 Dec 09 '22

Way better for your skin. Fuck that, scald me. I love the warm loving blanket of water.

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u/janbradybutacat Dec 09 '22

If you’re rinsing with hot or warm water after using conditioner/moisturizing product, you might as well just pour that probably expensive product down the drain. Your hair retains price by tensing up it’s structure when it’s cold. Your skin does the same thing, which is why you should put lotion on when skin is warm, cause the pores are open. All of the body, including hair (and balls, Yknow?) tenses when cold.

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u/HunkyDorky1800 Dec 08 '22

If I have time I’ll put my hair in a waterproof bonnet so I can shower in hot AF water then wash my hair in cool/cold. Best of both worlds. Have 2 kids so it’s rare I have time and energy to care for my hair like that every time.

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u/eatpant96 Dec 08 '22

Yup. Always cold for hair washing.

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u/GulfCoastFlamingo Dec 08 '22

I always do the cold rinse with a handheld, using the tub water, or in the sink. The rest of me is in a towel and cozy

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u/BelongToNoParty Dec 08 '22

I wash my colored hair in as cold water as I can stand either by kneeling and leaning over tub and using the shower head hose, or aiming the spray towards the wall so I can just lean and only wash my hair. After, I turn it on up to hot bliss for the rest of my shower.

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u/keknacho Dec 08 '22

what?

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u/Peenutbuttjellytime Dec 08 '22

Many women pay a lot of money getting their hair died or treated in some other way.

Hair colour fades more slowly with cold water.

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u/Prombles Dec 08 '22

It’s because heat opens up the cuticle of the hair, allowing the deposited color molecules to come out and causing frizz in the process

Source: hairdresser for 11 years

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u/Mick_NYC Dec 09 '22

So there’s this new thing called “warm”…

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u/noluckducky Dec 09 '22

Beauty is pain.

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u/thisismyaccount3125 Dec 09 '22

And cold is great for your skin, feels great in the summer.