To think it's ok for DS to use a jug to rinse his hair in the bath?

[ILoveMyGonk]

DS is 11 and takes baths and uses a jug to rinse his hair. It's still the same jug from when he was a baby. It lasted well, but it's finally starting to fall apart.

I told DH I was going to buy a new jug, but he insists that jugs are only for babies and DS should now do without. DS disagrees strongly.

As far as I can find, even for adults, rinsing hair with a cup or jug is a reasonably normal thing to do. On the other hand, the only shampoo-rinsing jugs I can find in shops are in the section for baby stuff.

YABU = Jugs/cups are for babies. DS needs to rinse his hair another way.
YANBU = Rinsing hair with a cup/jug is fine.

Depends how long the shower is!

Why is your DH policing your sons bath age 11? He should be closing the bathroom.door and telling DH to butt out

My dh kept stealing my toddler's jug out of the main bathroom for the bath in the ensuite. I got the baby another. People of all ages use jugs.

A kitchen jug would do, but why not use the ones designed for hair washing? The flat bit is great for going against your forehead

Tell DH to get a grip.

There's something wrong with anyone who says something isn't for a certain person based on age, gender, or whatever the hell else. It's how he likes to wash his hair, problem solved.

Suggest to DH that he be glad DS is washing his hair. Clean rinsing water is all that matters, not whether it's coming from a jug, a shower or coconut shell.

I use a jug. Don’t most people washing their hair in the bath rinse with clean water using a jug? It makes it nice and shiny.

A plastic measuring jug is a very well designed thing, good capacity, comfortable handle, easy to use, doesn’t tip over.

Just get a plastic measuring jug, it’s not ‘babyish’ and if he goes off baths when he’s a teenager you can use it for something else.

Don’t most baths have shower attachments these days?
But either way, it’s fine to use a jug. In fact, I’ve been keeping an eye out for one for my DD(11) as that’s how she likes to rinse her hair.

I do this when I wash my hair in the bath, how else are you supposed to rinse your hair in a bath unless you also have the shower on?! Didn’t even realise it was only for babies (I’m 44!)

What is your husband's alternative?

Of course your DH is being a knob!

Also…any plastic container is fine for the job, you don’t need a special ‘hair rinsing jug’ (which I didn’t even know existed 🤣😬).

Totally not unreasonable. I’ve done the same for years. Try Home Bargains. They have a perfectly suitable plastic jug in their kitchen section for 59p.

Just get him a plastic jug from Asda for 80p, the type you cook with

What's wrong with using a jug at any age? Seems practical to me. Think I've used my baby's jug before in my own hair and thought "why don't I do this all the time?"

Just buy a normal plastic kitchen jug. DH and I did the same when we bought our first house and only had a bath with no mixer tap. We got by for about 5 years like that and we were 20 and 23! Your DH is being weird, @ILoveMyGonk

I always used to use a jug when I was younger & had no shower. I used to wash my hair in the basin using a jug too.

Surely he can do it however he likes? Your DH is being odd.

Total non-issue. I still have a jug I acquired from my parents house, which come to think of it may well have been for mine and my brother's hair washing as children :D I use it to dilute plant food and nematodes in, for diluting cleaning products in, and yes, I use it to rinse my hair if I'm washing it in the sink 😆

Just get a plastic jug from the supermarket, probably cost 50p!

My bath water isn’t like that! I’ve always washed my hair in the bath, I do the hair washing first and the soaping afterwards.

How is this even an issue???

Just buy another bloody jug!!

In the days of having a bath, and being able to use one, I had a hair rinse jug - because very long, quite dry, curly hair, does not rinse clean in bath water, it needs a good couple of jugs of clean water over it too.

I'd think loads of people who have a bath will use a jug to get clean water to rinse hair. Just buy a plastic jug!

A plastic measuring jug does the job and is a sensible way to rinse hair.

We've got a tin jug in the bathroom which belonged to my great-grandparents who used it for this very purpose, as did all generations since, including me and DH!