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> _may_ be less drying than detergent (Emphasis mine) Did you miss the part where GP asked people to stop spreading pseudo scientific falsehoods?

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"harsh soaps, detergents, and perfumes, [...] tend to dry the skin"

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?con...

The word "vinegar" is notably absent from that link. That solely shows that harsh soaps are harsh (which as you may have noticed is axiomatic), not that vinegar isn't.

>notably absent

Maybe that's because vinegar isn't a staple in the hair care aisle at Walgreen's.

When I typed the word "may" I meant it. If it's medically established that properly diluted vinegar dries the skin I'd be interested in knowing that. Otherwise, it seems like reasonable speculation to me rather than pseudo-scientific BS.

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