Sometimes I hear women say "Oh, I can't go out tonight, I have to wash my hair". What's so complicated about this washing of hair?

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I always thought it was because it would be wet/not presentable for hours afterward? I know my grandmother would spend hours putting curlers in or w/e they did back in the day…

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