Shampoo Stress

Hubby has had to do the grocery shopping each week since my operation as I've not been able to get out and usually it goes well. One thing he does fret about is buying shampoo and conditioner for me. Because we're on a tight budget I don't have a preference so I tell him to just buy whatever is on offer in the supermarket.  

I've known for years that I have dull, straight boring hair but no-one likes it being pointed out to them so when he looks at the array of hair care products available his mind is blown and he panics.

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There's greasy shampoo. My hair isn't as greasy as it used to be although it does look at its best (if there's such a thing as best with my barnet!) if it's washed every day so hubby knows I'd be offended to be told I had greasy hair....which he did after I'd been unable to wash my hair for a few days after my operation. Brave man 😂

Then there's dry. I have dry ends but again, I don't want that pointed out, and hubby wouldn't notice that anyway. This is a man who doesn't notice when I've had 3 inches lopped off.

So we move onto damaged, intensive repair and strength restorer. He knows that it's more than his life is worth to tell me via his choice of shampoo that my hair needs repair or strengthening.

Age Defy. Hmmm, what can I say?!

Thickening. He knows that my flat dull hair is a sore point but he wouldn't dare reinforcing it.

Anti-frizz, you'd think, would be a shampoo I shouldn't need by but for some strange reason since my grey hairs have been growing at an alarming rate they grow wavy and frizzy which means they stick out on my head even more. As a teen I used to dream of curly and frizzy hair but now that my greys are growing that way I hate them. You know what they say about being careful of what you wish for...

So the final choice left is normal shampoo and who wants to be seen as normal eh?!!

To be honest no shampoo, no matter how expensive nor what it promises, has ever performed miracles on my mane so as long as it leaves my hair feeling clean I don't care what brand it is or what type it is but he's conscious of the fact I'm so often easily offended by what he does or says. Poor bloke can't win!