Reply With QuoteYuck, I hate this smell. I can't take it at all, which is why I have never bothered stretching my washes beyond the 2 to 3 days I was raised washing my hair!
I love it!
I like it.
I neither like nor dislike it.
I dislike it.
I hate it!
I don’t mind it per se, but I prefer other smells in my hair.
I’ve never gone long enough without a wash to smell it.
My scalp produces too little sebum for me to notice.
I think it smells like cheese.
My sense of smell is too poor for me to tell.
I voted that I don't mind it, but prefer other smells in my hair. My husband is a big believer in natural is better. Unshaven, no make up or fake smells. However, he can appreciate applied smells. Me, well, I am that way to an extent. I promote the whole natural idea with use of natural products (ruffle nutmeg in my hair!! Just kidding.), but I would prefer that my hair smell like something that I actually find pleasant. When my hair smells like sebum it reminds me of my father, because he would stretch his washes a lot and had a very similar aroma for that in which I seem to have acquired from him. He was a heart patient and had difficulty getting into and out of the bath tub. Not that smelling like him bothers me too much, but I just figured my dad could have been a lot more hygienic than he was. Besides, who doesn't want their hair to smell like edibles. Mmm!! ^.^
Last edited by AcornMystic; March 18th, 2012 at 02:30 AM. Reason: Spelling
Re: Sebum - what do you think of the smell?
Yuck, I hate this smell. I can't take it at all, which is why I have never bothered stretching my washes beyond the 2 to 3 days I was raised washing my hair!
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Re: Sebum - what do you think of the smell?
I wrote "I dislike it" but I was hovering between hate and dislike. My hair will start to smell a bit sebum-y if I washed it the day before with an ordinary shampoo (not head and shoulders), and it's not terrible. I don't like it, but it's not offensive to me. However, the next day or the day after, I just HATE it.
Part of the reason I love head and shoulders is that it knocks out the sebum smell for a lot longer than an ordinary shampoo. But if I use it every single time, I shed a little more than I'm comfortable with and there's dimethicone in it which makes my roots a bit stringy. Ah well.
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