Hairwashing and endophins?

I can’t remember a time before having my mother’s pronouncement in my head – about my head, inside and out. YOU ALWAYS FEEL BETTER AFTER WASHING YOUR HAIR.

I have passed this on and included Mother’s corollary that you should always lather your hair twice.

I don’t know what it is, but for me it works. Just this morning I was sulking around in my psyche trying to figure out my next step and realized, on top of everything else, my hair felt not silky clean. I took the easy way out first – I combed it and wound up with ordered, but weighted down hair. Then I realized that was never the easy way; it is only the prolonging of discomfort way.

So I took off my shirt, leaned over the kitchen sink with its sprayer and washed my hair – TWICE, MOTHER – and, I feel more cheerful. Why is this? It it the smell of the shampoo? the water washing over my scalp? the bending over, putting my head in a different position? rubbing my scalp with my fingers?

It can’t be just the effect of action, because were I to vacuum or go get the mail or bend into the refrigerator looking for the last low-carb cinnamon roll yogurt, I wouldn’t feel as if the sun had come out.

I’ll tell you one thing: I don’t know why it works, but I’m just going to go with it. I don’t care if it’s nothing, biological sensory science or witchcraft.

One thought on “Hairwashing and endophins?”

  1. My mom always washed her hair in the sink, sometimes at the oddest times. Perhaps it was her feel good thing too. I do agree, it helps. But I hate washing my hair in the sink and taking a shower mid-day doesn’t always work out well. Can scare the pest control guy or damage the grandkids psyche if they come hunting for grandma…..

    And the peep video. Uh. Disturbing. I knew it happened but honestly it looks like they are headed to the guillotine.

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