For those who aren’t familiar with the term, it means believing something that probably shouldn’t be believed, or being influenced to believe something that’s not necessarily in your best interests.

  • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    In college I fell pretty deep into the nopoo conspiracy, that shampoo manufacturers get you addicted to the cycle of stripping off your hair’s natural sebum and replacing it with conditioner that attracts dirt… literally rinse, repeat.

    I think I was frustrated that I couldn’t figure out how to take care of my scalp and hair, and here was this social group with an explanation and a scapegoat.

    I still think that shampooing every day is probably too much for me, and embraced mechanical cleaning, but I’ve relaxed the conspiracy thinking.

    • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.org
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      3 months ago

      I don’t know about the conspiracy, and every body is different, so I don’t believe there’s a best solution for everyone.
      But no shampoo works very well for me. Only wash my hair thoroughly with water and brush it afterwards.
      It’s never looked and felt better. I used to have horrible dandruff which is now completely gone.
      And if it smelled bad, there are enough people in my life who I know wouldn’t be too polite to tell me.