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Original poster

To put hair removal cream in my shampoo...

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 21:50

Or itching powder, or something... to stop my bloody dh using my expensive shampoo as a bloody shower gel.

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 21:54

He literally pours it onto a sponge thingy and soaps himself with it!

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KTyoupigeon · 29/12/2019 21:55

Keep one of the bottles and fill it with a supermarket shower gel, leave that out and hide your good one!

gamerchick · 29/12/2019 21:56

Think I would be tempted to tamper with an empty bottle.

Realistically, it probably needs hiding and a cheap one put out and bill him for what he's used. Cheeky git.

BooksAreMyOnlyFriends · 29/12/2019 21:56

But then you couldn't use it either? Confused

swapsicles · 29/12/2019 21:56

Decant your shampoo into a feminine wash container? Or equally something he wouldn't use, then just buy a cheap shampoo as decoy.
Alternatively switch to shampoo bars, can't use too much of them Smile

QuestionableMouse · 29/12/2019 21:56

That would really annoy me too! I'd decant it into another bottle and fill the expensive one with cheap shower gel. Hide your expensive shampoo!

SayNoToCarrots · 29/12/2019 21:59

Just keep it somewhere other than in the shower, and buy a £1 one to keep in the shower.

PurpleBee39 · 29/12/2019 22:00

Warn him if he does it again he will be paying for the replacement!

AnneLovesGilbert · 29/12/2019 22:01

Switch to a solid shampoo bar. I’m just finishing one I started about 5 months ago and I have masses of hair.

Not what you asked Smile

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 22:01

@swapsicles was looking at the bars today funnily enough (he wouldn’t touch them I reckon). But I have horridly frizzy hair - hence the pricey shampoo.

It’s a smell thing I think/ he likes the smell of the shampoo so uses it as shower gel. Habe point out that it costs about 20 times the cost of bloody shower gel yet he persists

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windycuntryside · 29/12/2019 22:02

Why do you get an expensive one and yet him cheapo?

DawnandTimForever · 29/12/2019 22:04

@windycuntryside probably because he uses it as if it's cheap shower gel and they can't afford three bottles a week!

Or different hair = different needs.

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 22:04

@PurpleBee39 tbf he has paid for a replacement before, but still... shower gel costs what £3 - why use my bloody £30 shampoo - ok it’s a lot larger than the shower gel bottle but still...

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speakout · 29/12/2019 22:06

Don't leave it in the shower.

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 22:07

@windycuntryside well because we have very different hair, and also... couldn’t care less if he used my shampoo for its actual purpose - but when he pours out like a third as body wash it’s not really serving it’s hair smoothing purpose is it?

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paranoidmum2 · 29/12/2019 22:07

If you've asked him to stop and he refuses then you have a bigger problem on your hands.

daffyducked · 29/12/2019 22:08

If it is Moroccan oil shampoo, you can now get matching soap ......❤️

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 22:08

@speakout that’s part of the problem tbf... we have recently moved and before had a separate bath with shower which I used, then a shower cubicle. Now it’s just a single bath with a shower so one “place”. Will have to hide it and remember to take it out and put it away.

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 22:11

@paranoidmum2 tbf - we share pretty much all other toiletries - including deodorants etc. I do tell him but he just doesn’t see “expensive shampoo” he sees “bath stuff”

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OhTheRoses · 29/12/2019 22:16

bloody heck OP, mine gets Sainsburys shampoo and conditioner and Men's Radox for £1.50 and £1 respectively. I, on the other hand splash out on Elvive Colour something or other for £3.50 for shampoo and cond, and the M&S lemon shower gel for £3 (v similar to L'Occitane).

He doesn't use my bathroom but if we had to share I'd hide even my £3 jobbies. £30 for a bottle of shampoo - good grief.

midnightmisssuki · 29/12/2019 22:18

So take yours away when you finish washing your hair? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Newbameforanewdecade · 29/12/2019 22:19

@ontheroses he gets the bloody Elvive! I buy big tuns if kersastise type shampoos (I really do have awfully frizzy hair and have tried loads).

Shower gel - we get the radox or source for him and I like the Sainsbury’s own brand etc. Am tempted to use one of his fancy jumpers as a duster or something to l give him an idea of the waste!

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Yetanotherwinter · 29/12/2019 22:20

@swapsicles I do this with my son to stop him using my expense stuff. It works. He’s washing his hair with Morrison £1 apple shampoo and thinks it’s my expensive salon shampoo 😛

Branster · 29/12/2019 22:21

Does he actually know how much it costs? He might desist once he finds out.

speakout · 29/12/2019 22:21

OP there are 5 adults in my home.
We all use the family bathroom.
I leave basic stuff out for all to use, if anyone has fancy stuff they keep it in their room or in a cupboard in the bathroom which is far enough away from the bath/shower so not handy if already in and wet.
Easier for those that are not too fussed to grab the basic stuff kept to hand in the shower.