Washing Hair during period?

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??

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

If anyone is interested, I found the article my mum was talking about, so here goes:
If one is on period and one comes in contact with anything cold (cold drinks, swimming, etc), it will cause less efficient blood flow which means -> blood clots -> tumour -> cancer (sounds a bit far fetched but I guess makes sense in a way?), and then there's an explanation about how you CAN wash your hair but with warm water and dry as soon as possible because there is a lot of blood in your brain etc etc, and can everyone please TRY to be polite?


jojotheflower, meow, over and out

If anyone is interested, I found the article my mum was talking about, so here goes:
If one is on period and one comes in contact with anything cold (cold drinks, swimming, etc), it will cause less efficient blood flow which means -> blood clots -> tumour -> cancer (sounds a bit far fetched but I guess makes sense in a way?), and then there's an explanation about how you CAN wash your hair but with warm water and dry as soon as possible because there is a lot of blood in your brain etc etc, and can everyone please TRY to be polite?


jojotheflower, meow, over and out

Could you post a link? or is it a hard copy you've got... I'm really interested in the apparent "logic" behind this. This would suggest that you also shouldn't go out in winter during your period... your body is able to stabilise its temperature when temporarily exposed to cold and I don't see why your period would make a difference... it IS just completely illogical.

If anyone is interested, I found the article my mum was talking about, so here goes:
If one is on period and one comes in contact with anything cold (cold drinks, swimming, etc), it will cause less efficient blood flow which means -> blood clots -> tumour -> cancer (sounds a bit far fetched but I guess makes sense in a way?), and then there's an explanation about how you CAN wash your hair but with warm water and dry as soon as possible because there is a lot of blood in your brain etc etc, and can everyone please TRY to be polite?


jojotheflower, meow, over and out

And if you wear odd socks, you'll spontaneously combust.
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No this is ridiculous. I'v heard this before. We got a leaflet in primary school about this kind of thing. Myths about periods etc. This was included, and said that you should wash more, as you sweat more etc. One myth busted in this leaflet was that masturbating would give you hairy hands...I've never noticed this problem with any lads a school, college/uni.

About the cold drinks, do what you want. Sometimes I find they help period pains, but wouldn't stop me drinking cold stuff :/
I hate superstitions like this. My mum once had a go at me for cutting my nails on a sunday ...