So I had a burst of energy today and decided to clean out our shower drain, because I noticed water was starting to pool around the drain when I showered. Holy cow, I lose a lot of fricking hair..I cleaned it probably 9 months ago and I just can't believe that amount of hair I lose. Who cleans out your shower drain, you or your SO? If you clean it out, do you lose a lot of hair? I even lose a lot in my hair brush. I have to clean it out at least once a week. I can never let DH clean out the drain, that would be embarrassing as fuck.
Post by samanthasays on Jan 26, 2015 16:06:31 GMT -5
H and I have separate showers, so I clean mine, and yes, I lose a TON of hair!!! It is insane, and disgusting. I normally clean it every other month just so its not too nasty.
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At first I thought the subject line was a metaphor for something else . I lose SO MUCH HAIR! I shed all over the place. DH even finds strands of my hair in his work vehicle. We have to unclog the drain about once every 3 months and DH takes care of it. The only thing I know how to do is pour a gallon of drain-o down the pipe.
I make my poor husband clean the drain and the toilets. A couple times I have heard him gagging while cleaning out the shower drain. I'm chuckling just thinking about it. He says he's surprised I'm not bald, so I'm guessing I lose a lot of hair too.
I shed like no other. DH cleans out the drain because it makes me gag. I really wish we had the type that would catch some of the hair on top so I could just wipe it up. But no, it just creates an awful nasty clog. Ew ew ew.
Post by longhornwino0907 on Jan 26, 2015 16:09:26 GMT -5
I lose an incredible amount of hair! We're talking I go to squeeze the water out of my hair after shampooing and I've probably got 10-20 strands on my hand. I use Drano on the regular to keep the drain cleaned out. And if it needs more than that, DH does it because it definitely triggers my gag reflex!
And I, too, thought this was a euphemism at first!
I do... it's pretty much all my hair. Between how much I see when I clean out the drain, how much comes out when I brush it, and how much I notice in general shedding throughout the day, I'm amazed I have hair still.
So, so gross though. I prefer to have a bottle of few glasses of wine in me before I do it.
Post by twinkie0612 on Jan 26, 2015 16:29:04 GMT -5
I had to clean the drain for the years I lived alone. DH does it now. This is part of the reason I got married, so I have someone else do the crap jobs I don't want to do.
Seriously though, I have shoulderlength, thick, curly hair and DH got the idea to grow his hair out long and his is currently halfway down his back (I keep threatening to cut if off in his sleep because it's constantly in my face when he kisses me or other things). Even catching much of the hair on the grate, we still end up with giant hair balls that have to be cleaned out. blech.
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I have a ton of very long hair. I also lose a ton of hair. DH snakes the drain when needed but that's been only twice in the last 7 years. But it is pretty unbelievable!
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Post by raelynn71109 on Jan 26, 2015 16:59:04 GMT -5
Usually it will get to the point where the water is draining slowly, I'll keep ignoring it, and DH will pull out the nasty clog of hair and leave it on the side of the tub for me to throw away. Or he will throw it away and make a point to show it to me. Yeah, he spoils me like that.
Post by getzystark on Jan 26, 2015 16:59:26 GMT -5
DH calls the globs of hair I lose either in the drain or from my brush a "Yeti." He usually clears the drain with a drain stick thingy but occasionally I do it too. I've been told that drain-o isn't good for the pipes so we typically don't use it.
Post by expatmama11 on Jan 26, 2015 17:01:34 GMT -5
This makes me think of the episode on Strange Addictions where a guy was addicted to taking hair from peoples drains. If I remember right he would do this in random peoples houses. It might have been the most disgusting episode ever!
I am also in the club of losing a ton of hair but it isn't just in the shower. I have to swiffer the floors all of the time to get my hair from being all over the place. I already have thin hair so it's amazing that I am not bald.
DH cleans out our drain once a week to prevent it from backing up. My main takeaway from this thread is that my home would be so much better if DH and I had separate showers.
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