Showering/washing hair after gym

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  • foiensoi
    foiensoi Posts: 49 Member
    TR0berts wrote: »
    Shave your head. Problem solved.
    That's one way to lose a few pounds!
  • Burger2066
    Burger2066 Posts: 126 Member
    I wash my hair and my beard after every workout...but I'm guessing that I don't fit the target audience of your question...
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    There are gentle shampoos made for daily use. Even baby shampoo. Or a shampoo/conditioner combo product. Lots of options if you need an alternative.
  • AngieGetsHealthyin2012
    AngieGetsHealthyin2012 Posts: 45 Member
    edited March 2016
    I have long (waist length) straight hair, and I typically roll it around my fist and hold it out of the way while I lather and wash JUST my roots/scalp in the sink every day. It's actually a lot easier than it sounds, and it saves the length of my hair from being over-abused. After my scalp is clean (and the first 3 inches or so of hair) I let it drip a bit in the sink and then wrap my head in a towel.

    This has worked wonderfully for me and my hair is much healthier now without all the extra washing, blow-drying, straightening and everything else involved in cleaning and prepping long hair.

    (I keep it in a ponytail while at the gym, and I sweat very minimally, so the lower parts of my hair are not exposed to sweat.)
  • Panda_Poptarts
    Panda_Poptarts Posts: 971 Member
    It's absolutely necessary for me to wash every time I sweat. I have very sensitive skin, and my scalp gets pretty irritated if I don't shower within an hour or two of working out.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    AngieGetsHealthyin2012 wrote: »
    I have long (waist length) straight hair, and I typically roll it around my fist and hold it out of the way while I lather and wash JUST my roots/scalp in the sink every day. It's actually a lot easier than it sounds, and it saves the length of my hair from being over-abused. After my scalp is clean (and the first 3 inches or so of hair) I let it drip a bit in the sink and then wrap my head in a towel.

    This has worked wonderfully for me and my hair is much healthier now without all the extra washing, blow-drying, straightening and everything else involved in cleaning and prepping long hair.

    (I keep it in a ponytail while at the gym, and I sweat very minimally, so the lower parts of my hair are not exposed to sweat.)

    This is more or less my thing too, as my hair is long, thick, and very dry.

    I never do a full wash at the gym as it takes too long and isn't great for my hair.
  • njaalla
    njaalla Posts: 39 Member
    I wash my hair 1-2 times per week, usually after sauna, and I always let it air dry afterwards.

    During sports I wear it in a high ponytail or braided to keep it out of my face. When I sweat, it's usually around the hairline, so it doesn't make all my hair look greasy.
    For showering after a workout, I put my hair up into a bun so that the length won't get wet. When I wash my face and neck, my scalp and hairline might get a bit wet as well, but the most important thing is that the rest of my hair stays dry, because:
    1) I don't want to wash my hair too often
    2) I don't want to walk home with wet hair and blow drying takes me ages.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    enterdanger wrote: »
    I think every sweat gland in my body is in my head. That combined with super short hair means I wash my hair after any cardio longer than 30 minutes. I recently read one of those "Alarming signs of low Vitamin D" articles on yahoo and it said head sweating was a sign of low vitamin D. It's probably woo, but now I'm taking the calcium supplement with the vitamin D in it since I already knew I was low calcium.

    Huh. I need to wash my hair less since moving to Massachusetts, and assumed that had something to do with the move, but I also started supplementing with D after the move.
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
    enterdanger wrote: »
    I think every sweat gland in my body is in my head. That combined with super short hair means I wash my hair after any cardio longer than 30 minutes. I recently read one of those "Alarming signs of low Vitamin D" articles on yahoo and it said head sweating was a sign of low vitamin D. It's probably woo, but now I'm taking the calcium supplement with the vitamin D in it since I already knew I was low calcium.

    Hey we are sweaty head twinsies. A lot of the women where I used to work would shower but not wash their hair. I don't know how they got away with it. It seemed like 90% of my sweat was in my hair. I washed my hair after every run. I also usually showered at night then, so some days 2 showers a day. My hair handles it just fine, not particularly dry or oily, thick but very very flat. I run after work now since I don't have access to a shower at work. The handful of times I ran at lunch I put my hair up after, it sort of makes me feel better that it's not hanging long and dirty, I don't know. To support your woo theory (perhaps not woo!) I have been measured at the doctor to have low Vitamin D.
  • ironhajee
    ironhajee Posts: 384 Member
    What is this thing you call "shower" ?
  • Losewtforlife4him
    Losewtforlife4him Posts: 423 Member
    ald783 wrote: »
    I shower every day but only wash my hair once every 3 days, no matter when I work out. My hair is pretty dry and thick so it gets really fried with too much washing/drying. Even when my hair gets sweaty, it's fine after it dries - it doesn't smell and I can just flat iron it and it looks normal again.

    Do you wet your hair and condition in the shower though? My problem is that I feel like I need to at least get my whole head wet or I don't feel clean, lol. My hair sounds like yours!

  • Ws2016
    Ws2016 Posts: 432 Member
    Just rinse it.
  • KDar1988
    KDar1988 Posts: 648 Member
    I don't shower after working out because I don't have time if I go during lunch. My hair is too long and thick, I'd be there 1/2 the day LOL. I shower and wash my hair every morning though.
  • cnbbnc
    cnbbnc Posts: 1,267 Member
    ald783 wrote: »
    I shower every day but only wash my hair once every 3 days, no matter when I work out. My hair is pretty dry and thick so it gets really fried with too much washing/drying. Even when my hair gets sweaty, it's fine after it dries - it doesn't smell and I can just flat iron it and it looks normal again.

    This is me too. My hair is so dry from chemical treatments that I don't wash it but a few times a week. I just keep it tied up at the gym and it's fine. Not only that, but I workout early mornings before work and I'm not dealing with waking even earlier to wash/dry long thick hair. I wash it in the evening at home.

  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I have to wash my hair every day. It is really thin and fine so any sweat and it is stringy and greasy looking.
  • ObsidianMist
    ObsidianMist Posts: 519 Member
    I shower at the gym, but I don't wash my hair. I only wet wash my hair once a week, at home, sometime during my 2 day rest period from the gym. the rest of the week, when it gets a bit greasy I just use a bit of dry shampoo and bam - problem solved.

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