DU women: five questions for you

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

In honor of Lefty's thread for the men of DU about their personal hygiene habits here is one for the ladies.

1) do you like to wear perfume? I wear an Asian Musk

2) do you use mouthwash? Scope.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? I do on a daily basis, even the molars. I'm a bit obsessed.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? I don't. I have very long hair and conditioner is my life saver. I never use hair sprays or gels of any kind? Do you?

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? I use Dove body wash

What do the ladies of DU have to say?

[Brigid]

1. Here's mine.

1) I don't wear perfume.

2) Cool Mint Listerine

3) Yes, I floss -- even the molars.

4) I use a Pantene 2 in 1 shampoo, and don't use hair sprays or gels.

5) I use Dove bar soap.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

2. Cool!

[greenbriar]

3. here is mine

1. I wear white diamonds
2. Scope
3. floss daily even molars
4. Sometimes...depends on the look i want
5. Cucumber melon from bath and body works body wash

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. A fascinating topic.

do you like to wear perfume?
I drench myself in Hai Karate that I got a 55-gallon drum of on eBay. It reminds me of an old boyfriend.

2) do you use mouthwash?
I don't need it, since I brush my teeth every week, usually on Saturday.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars?
Floss?

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)?
Gorilla Glue works nicely to keep my hair in place.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash?
Shower? A nice mud wallow every few months does the trick for me.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

5. Equally fascinating answers

too.:spank:

[BlueJazz]

20. ...and people wonder why I moved from Minneapolis to Florida.

I'm kidding..I'm Kidding.

[cwydro]

6. answers

) do you like to wear perfume? I wear an Asian Musk

Usually don't wear perfume.

2) do you use mouthwash? Scope.

Listerine, the mint one.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? I do on a daily basis, even the molars. I'm a bit obsessed.

Floss almost every day.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? I don't. I have very long hair and conditioner is my life saver. I never use hair sprays or gels of any kind? Do you?

No hair products, just wash and go.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? I use Dove body wash

I like both and have both in my shower, so I can use whichever one I'm in the mood for, lol.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

7. Well this went over like a fart in church

Thanks Lefty!

[onestepforward]

8. Here's mine

1) do you like to wear perfume? Yes, Jo Malone Honeysuckle & Jasmine

2) do you use mouthwash? Crest Pro Health (non-alcohol)

3) do you floss your teeth? At least every other day (I need to work on this one!)

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? No, only conditioner to detangle. My hair is long too.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Bar - Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My answers:

In honor of Lefty's thread for the men of DU about their personal hygiene habits here is one for the ladies.

1) do you like to wear perfume? Not normally

2) do you use mouthwash?Nope.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? Yes

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)?Yes, I've just started using Silk for the tangles.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Yes, bar soap: Dove

[Solly Mack]

10. Why not...

* Yes. I wear Joy.

* Yes. Whatever is in the bathroom.

* Yes. Even the molars. I also have some tools the dentist gave me. My regular teeth cleanings are a breeze.

* Almost never.

* Both. Body wash and soaps made locally and not-so-local.

[MorningGlow]

11. Well why not

1) Perfume: No, but I do use scented lotion.

2) Mouthwash: No.

3) Floss? Yes, even the molars, but not frequently enough.

4) Hair products? OMG yes--that's why it takes me like three hours to get ready in the morning. Shampoo and conditioner (comb conditioner through and clip it up for the rest of my shower), then leave-in conditioner and styling cream. I have very fine, frizzy hair, and I'd end up looking like I stuck my finger in a light socket if I didn't do all that. The good bit is I don't have to (read: can't) blow-dry my hair--otherwise I'd end up back at the light-socket look. Yeah, I hate my hair. x(

5) Soap or body wash? Victoria's Secret pear glacee body wash, but they just changed the packaging, selling less of it for the same old (high) price, so after I'm done with my latest purchase I might switch to something new for the first time in years and years.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

14. My sister has the same problem with her hair

She takes such a long time to get it whipped into shape that we appropriate a few hours of extra time before we show up at her house. Thin hair sucks!

[Flaxbee]

27. do you have to shampoo every day?

Have you ever tried putting your hair in rollers? Rolling it would smooth out any frizziness and give it some body. You could cut out a lot of the conditioning time if you tried rolling your hair every once in a while... just a thought :)

[MorningGlow]

30. I feel icky if I don't

I'm weird that way. :D

I used to use hot rollers when I was younger--my mom had this old set that were really heavy, not like the lightweight ones today; they do me no good. My hair's got too MUCH body, and the heavy rollers used to weigh it down and smooth it out.

Actually a stylist gave me a great tip a few months ago that achieves pretty much the same look but a bit more natural--when my hair is wet, I just twist sections of it into tight ringlets and let it air dry, then I loosen them up with my fingers. It seems to be working pretty well.

[Withywindle]

34. I CAN'T. I would if I could.

But I have really dry, fine, flyaway hair. It looks and feels way better on the second day after washing than the day-of. My skin is the same way. Moisturizer everywhere, constantly, all year round - or else! :scared:

[Kali]

12. ...

rarely wear fake stench (lavender when it happened)

no on mouthwash although I am planning to make some with everclear and homegrown mint (series!)

floss - not as regular as I should

beside shampoo - pantene conditioner

ivory bars (or whatever is cheapest) unless my dear sister gifts me with a bar of something lavender

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Okay, I'll play.

1) do you like to wear perfume? Not often, but I used to wear Crabtree & Evelyn "sandalwood" on occasion.

2) do you use mouthwash? No.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? Fairly often, and all of them.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? No hair products. My hair is wash and wear.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? I use Dove bar soap.

[AwakeAtLast]

15. My answers

1) do you like to wear perfume? Yes, I wear "Black Amethyst" from Bath & Body Works

2) do you use mouthwash? I use Viadent

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? When I remember.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? O.K. I have naturally curly hair that becomes frizzy very easily. I use a frizz-tamer, a hair gel and then I have to spray it once it is styled just so I don't end up a total frizz ball by the end of the day.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? I use any body wash that is very moisturizing - I have really dry skin.

[sarge43]

16. Mine

1. My favorites: White Linen, Blue Grass, Navy, Wind Song

2. Listerine, twice a day

3. Yes. Two root canals are two too many

4. Just shampoo and conditioner

5. Body wash, favorites the Kiss My Face line

[Withywindle]

17. Here's mine.

1) do you like to wear perfume? Yes, very much. I use a variety of essential-oil blends from Black Phoenix Alchemy Labs (http://www.blackphoenixalchemylab.com/) Varies with my mood - I tend to favor woodsy, incensy, and musky scents over florals.

2) do you use mouthwash? Yes, Natural Dentist Healthy Gums

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? kinda sorta not really.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? I have very fine, dry hair, so conditioner is an absolute must. Sometimes I use a leave-in conditioner. Also Shikai styling gel.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Bar soap, usually an herbal type. I'm very partial to almond-scented and goat milk soaps.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

18. okie dokie

1) do you like to wear perfume? summertime fragrance: Bora Bora


2) do you use mouthwash? yes. TheraBreath


3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? I do on a daily basis, even the molars.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? No.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Bar Soap by Kiss MyFace

[Inspired]

19. Here's my list.

1) do you like to wear perfume? I wear Falling in Love, Amazing Grace and Baby Grace. All are by Philosophy.

2) do you use mouthwash? Listerine. The gold kind that makes your mouth tingle.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? Yes, I floss and I don't skip the molars.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? Yep. I use a lot of hair products because my hair is baby fine. Bumble & Bumble and Chi are my current favorite brands.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Bar soap. Always Dove.

[Missy Vixen]

21. I'll play

1) do you like to wear perfume? I like lotion right now. I wear the citrus and lavender lotion from Hyatt's "spa" products. When I wear perfume, I wear Demeter's Cinnamon Toast.

2) do you use mouthwash? Whatever's in the bathroom

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? I hate it, but I do it.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? I also have the baby-fine hair. My hair regime would exhaust a lesser party. ;-) Right now, my hair's the longest it's been in 16 years, and the minute I passed 40, it got wavy.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Dove body wash. I love the stuff.

[fizzgig]

22. five answers

1) do you like to wear perfume? if i do, it's some manner of hippie oil

2) do you use mouthwash? not normally, but generic listerine if i do.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? not as often as i should, but i always floss the molars

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? only if i'm going to be drying or curling it, which isn't very often.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? bar soap with a body puff

[Shell Beau]

23. :)

1) do you like to wear perfume?

Sometimes. I don't wear it daily though, and I prefer a very light scent.

2) do you use mouthwash?

Listerine. Even though I HATE it. I feel like it is the best.

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars?

Yes. Got to floss.

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)?

Yes. I have very very thick hair. I use a smoothing serum to weigh it down a bit and use a cream (can't think of it right now though). My best friend is a color specialist/hair stylist. She keeps my hair in check.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash?

Either/or! I use soap from time to time and then switch it up to body wash. As long as I am so fresh and so clean, I don't care.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

24. I'll jump in.

Do you wear perfume? Sometimes. In the summer, Jessica McClintock or L'Air du Temps. In the winter, Opium or Shalimar.

Mouthwash? No, just use minty toothpaste.

Floss? Yeah, when I think about it.

Hair products after showering? You mean, after washing my hair in the shower? I use Noodle Head (in the orange and purple bottle) shampoo and conditioner, and dry it with a towel, and sleep on it wet. In the morning I have a lovely bedhead of ringlets. Sometimes I use Noodle Head styling goo. Cannot live without conditioner after shampoo.

Bar soap or body wash? Usually Dove lavender or Yardley lavender soap.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

25. I'm lazy -

but I know what I like..

1) Chanel No. 5
2) No
3) Religiously, sometimes twice a day
4) No - shampoo, rinse, run my fingers through it, let it dry
5) Both - Chanel No. 5 Body Wash or L'Occitane Bonne Mere Soap - Verbena..................................

[Flaxbee]

26. it's rather hard to type with my Novi cat sitting on my wrists, but I'll try

1) yes, I do like a bit of perfume. I have a light musk I like, and I love Chanel No.`9. I prefer using these scents in lotion form, though.

2)Sometimes. Whatever the amber-colored flavor is from Listerine; my husband buys it and I'll use it on occasion.

3) Floss religiously, all teeth. I've been out of floss for a few days, but I also have these cool little plastic pic thingies that work just as well.

4) Yup, I roll my hair a lot, so I use a mousse or some sort of setting lotion. I have thin, fine hair and it definitely needs oomph. Never use conditioner b/c it just makes my hair horribly limp.

5) Both. Bar soap to shave my legs (which I do every day)and body wash with one of those plastic loofah thingies to clean. I try to use whatever product I can find at a good price, w/o parabens & other crap, and from a company that doesn't test on animals. Same for shampoos, etc.

[MrsBrady]

28. mine...

1 no to perfume - sometimes I'm allergic on the skin and/or the smell
2 no, but I do chew mint gum a lot
3 sometimes
4 I have short hair, I put gel in in when it's wet, and go. Easiest hair ever.
5 Dr. Bronner's

[Skittles]

29. OK

1) do you like to wear perfume? I wear an Asian Musk NO

2) do you use mouthwash? Scope. NO

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? I do on a daily basis, even the molars. I'm a bit obsessed. YES

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? I don't. I have very long hair and conditioner is my life saver. I never use hair sprays or gels of any kind? Do you? NO

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? I use Dove body wash BAR SOAP

I am a very simple gal :D

[Dulcinea]

31. OK, I'll play.

1. I like Tiffany or Magie Noire by Lancome.

2. Sometimes.

3. Yes, daily.

4. I use hair spray if I'm dressing up, or gel to control flyaways if I'm doing a ponytail.

5. Lever 2000. I live in a hot climate. I sometimes use Suave Ocean Breeze body wash. Love the smell, & it doesn't dry my skin out like so many body washes do.

[wickerwoman]

32. Hmmm...

1.) Don't wear perfume... allergies
2.) Don't use mouthwash
3.) Floss all my teeth three or four times a week or after I eat something that sticks in them
4.) Don't use hair products besides shampoo and conditioners. I think that crap is like a lot of make-up/facial cleansers... the chemicals create a self-perpetuating cycle. Each product strips your hair of something creating the need for yet another product.
5.) Bar soap... usually Dove or Irish Spring

[kimmerspixelated]

33. Okay, I'll bite!

I have many fav. perfumes..lately an old standby is what I use: 4711(colgnewasser)

Mouthwash-natural types only.

Flosssing...I need to get more obsessed about it!

I am picky about natural hair prods, or mostly nat. hair prods, like Aveda..use hair products only for social occasions.

Soap or body wash-usually lavendar soap(handmade)

[csziggy]

35. OK

1) do you like to wear perfume? No - I am allergic to most perfumes.

2) do you use mouthwash? Vanilla Mint Listerine

3) do you floss your teeth? Even the molars? When I have the use of both arms, daily. I have three bridges and that is the only way to get under them. Flossing regularly let me keep the three baby pre-molars that did not have permanent teeth under them until I was in my forties (that is why I have those bridges). So all you youngsters - FLOSS!

4) do you use any hair products (after showering)? No, no conditioner, either. I have very fine hair and any extras on it just make it limp.

5) when you shower do you use bar soap or a body wash? Basic soap bar, formerly Pure & Natural before Dial bought it to use the brand name for smelly body washes - the only thing I've been able to use for more than a few months without getting hives. Ivory gives me hives - go figure.

[anneboleyn]

36. Answers...

1. Yes, I adore perfumes. I love Vera Wang's Rock Princess and Miss Dior Cherie.

2. Not every day but fairly often -- Listerine, which is strong stuff.

3. Every day! I am as obsessed with flossing as you are -- sometimes multiple times per day.

4. Spray-on conditioner and curl cream by the awesome Moroccan Oil product line.

5. I use both -- just depends on my mood. I like the Dove products as well.