My brother spent a week using dog shampoo because he forgot to buy new shampoo. Hair looked the same
I prefer those too as the regular soap based shampoo leaves my hair very dry and electrostatic, and my scalp flaking. Well, I use baby shampoo, but dog shampoo is chemically almost the same.
Shampoo is a scam!! use soap.
Length and type of hair is what matters. Men with a typical short haircut with straight hair do not benefit from conditioner.
As a man with straight hair that is usually on the shorter side I can tell you I get a distinct difference between shampoo only, and shampoo then conditioner. I get a similar effect from 2 in 1 that I just use that… I notice a benefit from 2 applications though (people will actively comment on how soft it looks and ask if I did something different), it is diminished after 2 though.
I try to only wash my hair a few times a week though when it feels too greasy (longer it gets the quicker this happens) and water isn’t enough, usually don’t bother with the double wash though.
Yes, it certainly isn’t universally true that not all short hair needs conditioner but it is more universally true that long hair does which is why women have more hair products.
I feel marketing is a not insignificant difference as well. But if it helps people feel better about themselves who cares.
Coming from a man, Woman’s hair products come across as such a scam.
It’s not about men vs. women, it’s short hair vs. long hair. Most men don’t have long hair, the dish soap works for short hair but depending on your hair type you want to use something better for long hair.
There’s a lot of nuance to this topic I think. In my (VERY anecdotal) experience men often have thicker hair which tends to be less brittle less quickly. At least that’s my experience as trans woman, around the time my treatment started my hair got slightly thinner and more prone to damage. So it’s probably also a hormonal thing.
