Bernard O'Shea: I washed my hair with washing up liquid and ended up like Sideshow Bob

Did you know that some of the most glamorous people and beauty bloggers wash their hair with washing up liquid? Bernard O'Shea didn't, but he did it anyway.

Bernard O'Shea: The first thing you notice about washing yourself with washing up liquid is that it's "not all soap". It literally sucks up all the moisture in your skin quickly. The other thing is when it gets into your eyes, it stings like hell.

Did you know that some of the most glamorous people and beauty bloggers wash their hair with washing up liquid? I didn't, but I did it anyway.

Mostly I go about my homemade experiments with a plan. I'll decide a few weeks in advance what I'm going to try. For instance, last year, I made my own deodorant for this column. I had to order beeswax and lemon oil which took a week to arrive then I had to figure out how to make it. By the time the photographer arrived at the house to take the accompanying photo, I had written it three weeks previously. Likewise, I wore my jeans for two months every day without washing them. I know it sounds the height of laziness, but I had to plan it. I took notes over the eights weeks as well.