Washing Hair during period?
My mum and grandma tell me that you shouldn't at all or you'll get cancer later on in life, and periods last for a week so I can't really go without washing hair? And I think that this is actually a very stupid theory. But I find that Asians mostly take this more seriously and their results seem to suggest this, but no research shows correlations from the west medical world. Could it be that biology is different in different races? What do you think?
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
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I've never heard that before, it's probably just a crazy superstition? 
I feel really unclean during that time, I'd die if I couldn't shower/bathe.
I feel really unclean during that time, I'd die if I couldn't shower/bathe.
Washing your hair will not do anything to you when you're on your period
That's the strangest superstition I've ever heard! Your race shouldn't make a difference either!
That's the strangest superstition I've ever heard! Your race shouldn't make a difference either!
I have no words
This is stupid, there is ZERO logic to this. You only need a basic knowledge of how cancer works to work this out. If anything, you should wash more during your period. This is complete and utter rubbish, ANY medical professional will tell you that everything you do when you aren't on your period, you can do while you're on aswell.
I don't see how any fair and unbiased research could even come to this conclusion regardless of the culture.
Cancer is mutated cells dividing and growing out of control and dividing and spreading first locally throughout the body. How exactly would washing your hair, on your head during your period, which happens in your reproductive system, cause this? Which cells are being put at risk of mutation here? What sort of cancer are you supposed to be able to get??
I don't see how any fair and unbiased research could even come to this conclusion regardless of the culture.
Cancer is mutated cells dividing and growing out of control and dividing and spreading first locally throughout the body. How exactly would washing your hair, on your head during your period, which happens in your reproductive system, cause this? Which cells are being put at risk of mutation here? What sort of cancer are you supposed to be able to get??
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Exactly! That's what I keep telling my mum, but she keeps finding these articles for me to read, and there was this thing about not drinking cold things during your period too, which I suppose actually makes kind of sense?
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
Original post by jojotheflower
My mum and grandma tell me that you shouldn't at all or you'll get cancer later on in life, and periods last for a week so I can't really go without washing hair? And I think that this is actually a very stupid theory. But I find that Asians mostly take this more seriously and their results seem to suggest this, but no research shows correlations from the west medical world. Could it be that biology is different in different races? What do you think?
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
This is pure superstition with no scientific basis or logic behind it.
Shower away, its much worse to not be clean!
Unless you shower in liquid carcinogens it will make **** all difference.
Original post by jojotheflower
Exactly! That's what I keep telling my mum, but she keeps finding these articles for me to read, and there was this thing about not drinking cold things during your period too, which I suppose actually makes kind of sense?
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
find articles to counter theirs
What a load of waffles! It IS just superstition, with terrible reasoning at that. Going by that logic, the post below should also be correct:
It has no basis. At all.
Original post by Skip_Snip
Also, if you don't make the bed before sleep, you'll die.
And if you get rained on, you'll definitely catch pneumonia.
And if you wear odd socks, you'll spontaneously combust.
etc.
And if you get rained on, you'll definitely catch pneumonia.
And if you wear odd socks, you'll spontaneously combust.
etc.
It has no basis. At all.
Sounds like the theory "if you shower whilst on your period you'll bleed to death". I also heard one about not drinking fizzy drinks, but I can't remember the supposed reason why...
That's ridiculous, take no notice.
That's bizarre, never heard that one before and I am ridiculously superstitious, the amount of mocking I get from my boyfriend when I only see one magpie.
Original post by jojotheflower
My mum and grandma tell me that you shouldn't at all or you'll get cancer later on in life, and periods last for a week so I can't really go without washing hair? And I think that this is actually a very stupid theory. But I find that Asians mostly take this more seriously and their results seem to suggest this, but no research shows correlations from the west medical world. Could it be that biology is different in different races? What do you think?
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
jojotheflower, meow, over and out
Classic.
Showering cannot give you cancer...since when did water cause cell mutations...
I spend pretty much 80% of my day in the bath/shower when I'm on my period. I hate the feeling. My hair and skin get greasy much quicker as well, it's horrendous
I spend pretty much 80% of my day in the bath/shower when I'm on my period. I hate the feeling. My hair and skin get greasy much quicker as well, it's horrendous
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