What's your best "don't knock it till you try it" thing?

[WCsweet<3]

Some of these have been said but:
Sushi (favorite food!!!)
Chicken hearts and gizzards
Donating blood
Crunch peanut butter and sweet pickle sandwiches
Not washing your hair every day (try it for six weeks, some types of hair look a ton better and healthier)
Popcorn and cumin
Uggs

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Not washing your hair every day (try it for six weeks, some types of hair look a ton better and healthier)

Not washing your hair for six weeks, or not washing your hair every day for six weeks?

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Not washing your hair for six weeks, or not washing your hair every day for six weeks?

Wash it every other day or every two days for six weeks. My hair looks better, produces less oil, doesn't need as much product, and is easier to manage.

Ew not washing it for six weeks? I mean I'm from Oregon, but I'm not at kind of hippie.

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

Wash it every other day or every two days for six weeks. My hair looks better, produces less oil, doesn't need as much product, and is easier to manage.

Ew not washing it for six weeks? I mean I'm from Oregon, but I'm not at kind of hippie.

LOL. I thought I'd check because I saw some celebrity hairdresser on TV talking about he hadn't used shampoo on his hair in years, shampoo is bad, etc. I wrote that off, but I wondered if there was more to it!

I wash my hair every other day, and I agree with you.

[CaseyBat]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

LOL. I thought I'd check because I saw some celebrity hairdresser on TV talking about he hadn't used shampoo on his hair in years, shampoo is bad, etc. I wrote that off, but I wondered if there was more to it!

I wash my hair every other day, and I agree with you.

I read about something called the "no-poo" movement. The premise is your hair will look great and be healthier than ever if you stop using shampoo- following a 4 week adjustment period. I don't think I could handle the 4 week adjustment period

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by CaseyBat

I read about something called the "no-poo" movement. The premise is your hair will look great and be healthier than ever if you stop using shampoo- following a 4 week adjustment period. I don't think I could handle the 4 week adjustment period

Is that Wen? I have a couple friends who use it and one gave me some to try. I haven't tried it yet, though.

[CaseyBat]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Is that Wen? I have a couple friends who use it and one gave me some to try. I haven't tried it yet, though.

I don't think so... I think most people participating in no-poo only use baking soda and apple cider vinegar.

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Is that Wen? I have a couple friends who use it and one gave me some to try. I haven't tried it yet, though.

They reviewed some of the TV infomercial products on the Today Show Th or F this week. Wen got a "3 out of 3" ranking. They said it worked great, but it doesn't lather so it takes some getting used to.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by CaseyBat

I read about something called the "no-poo" movement. The premise is your hair will look great and be healthier than ever if you stop using shampoo- following a 4 week adjustment period. I don't think I could handle the 4 week adjustment period

I had to use some kind of skin treatment for my head for a while and could wash my hair with anything other than water for two weeks. Since then, I don't really need to wash my hair more often than once every 5 days, it doesn't get greasy anymore (I don't use product usually). If I wash it every day, or every other day it gets all dry and weird now.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

My boyfriend is O-negative, so he tries to donate as much as possible. He has blood banks calling him ALL THE TIME, though.

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

I am, too. I get emails, postcards, and phone messages before every drive.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

For about two years after my ill-fated attempt at blood donation, I got phone calls and letters all the time notifying me of upcoming blood drives and begging me to donate. My parents had to field a lot of these calls as I'd gone off to college (my one donation was at a drive held at my high school - the minimum age to donate blood in New York is 17, so all the seniors and some of the juniors were eligible, as were all the faculty and staff, unless they were ineligible for some other reason).

I feel kinda bad. Someday, I may need a blood transfusion, and O-neg is always in short supply, and I can't take any other blood type. At the same time, if I'm going to pass out when I give blood ... um, no thank you. Like I said, I'll donate for immediate family, but that's where I draw the line.

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