To hate head massages at the hairdressers?

[TheLostNights]

Yesterday the hairdresser washed my hair and then gave me a long head and even the front of my head an intense massage. It felt weirdly intimate and inappropriate even though I know others love it. Aibu to dislike this and wish they would stick to cutting hair ?

I love it, will sometimes book a facial and a scalp massage ... I really only want the massage . Can't be much fun doing it though ...

I completely agree. I hate it.

This is me. My hairdresser knows by now. No added extras..just get on with the job. I found that if my hairdresser was busy finishing another client she encouraged the trainee to do head massage etc so l wouldn't be sitting around waiting. But l made it clear that sitting waiting was fine with me..so no massage!!

I love the acrual feeling but yeah it's a bit creepy. I feel the same about body massages. I just imagine the young girl doing them, bored and a bit grossed out 😬

I hate being touched by strangers and find going to the hairdressers really uncomfortable at the best of times. This sort of stuff just being done to you with the assumption that anyone who's not a weirdo will like it is why I now cut my own hair.

The trainees will love it if you say no
often they are used as an excuse to buy some time for the stylist if they are running behind 😅

Hate them. I'm not a massage fan. Plus the sinks are so uncomfortable. I ask them not to and make up.somethjng about nerve pain

I loathe it and have told my hairdresser so they don’t do it now. I find it the opposite of relaxing so no point in wasting their time.

I loathe them. Horrible.
My hairdressers have always remembered though not to do it. I presume it can be noted on computer

I hate it but I always forget about it until it actually happens, at which point it's always too awkward to say anything

I completely agree!!! I hate it, it feels too intimate for a stranger to be doing that!

Mine seems to have stopped doing it 😭

I hate it! I always ask them to not bother with the massage when washing my hair...! Almost everyone I've mentioned it to thinks I'm mad and they love it 🤣

Another no from me - can't bear them, especially as my neck is already being broken by the badly placed sink dip. It's just 5 minutes longer of not being able to swallow. Such a relief when it's over. I can never ask them to stop as I'm afraid they'll take it personally.

I love it. I can almost feel myself starting to purr. I like back massages too, which is odd, as I hate random people touching me. Air kisses, acquaitance hugs – ugh.

I hate hairdresser head massages too and any inane chat as well.
Once went to a hairdressers that had massage chairs and it was horrible.

Oh I had this. She had frighteningly long false nails and they dug into my skull.

Any form of massage can do one.

Can’t stand it.
Utterly cringeworthy.

Most unreasonable post ever,I would let them massage my head forever 😄

It's the best bit. My current hair dresser doesn't do it which is a shame but she is the best in the area at colouring, so swings and roundabouts.

YANBU, it’s horrible.

why ask here? why not simply tell the hairdresser you don;t want one?

I hate it. I just ask them not to do it, it's never an issue.

Not unreasonable, I hate it too and find it white cringy