Hair care and exercise

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  • MinMin97
    MinMin97 Posts: 2,674 Member
    I don't wash my hair every day, more like every other day or slightly longer. Finding the right products makes a difference. My hair is below my shoulder blades, blond, slightly curly. It needs moisture/oils. My fav product which I use after towel-drying is Carol's Daughter Monoi. I also like to use a detangling spray at that time. When I'm hanging out at home, I twist it up onto my head, and that helps to keep it fresh for a longer period of time. I am beginning to experiment with homemade silk pillowcases and headwraps for sleeping (to keep it from breaking, and keep it fresher overnight).
  • mmipanda
    mmipanda Posts: 351 Member
    I have fine hair sorta curls but mostly straight. The curls/spirals are gentle. I have to wash my hair everyday or it looks greasy. I have blonde hair so literally on the second day it will start turning brown and greasy. Gross! Actually my hair can start greasing up after about 8 hrs.

    I'd say it gets greasy that quickly because you wash it so often.
  • mmipanda
    mmipanda Posts: 351 Member
    I used to use dry shampoo, now I just use talc powder. Does the same thing but SO much cheaper.
  • hkristine1
    hkristine1 Posts: 950 Member
    I used to use dry shampoo, now I just use talc powder. Does the same thing but SO much cheaper.

    How do apply the talc powder?
  • ashenriver
    ashenriver Posts: 498 Member
    I would love to try not washing my hair everyday. I am going to give some of these tips a try.

    But what to do on the days I swim?? FYI I try to swim every week day and sometimes on the weekend? Which is a main reason why I wash my hair everyday, I cant stand smelling like pool chemicals.
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
    For those who use dry shampoo, can anyone recommend a dry shampoo that won't give dark hair a grayish, powdery look? I've tried several dry shampoos from low-end to higher-end and it always makes my hair look powdery. My hair is a dark brown color with a bit of red highlighted throughout.

    My fav dry shampoo is from tigi. I believe its catwalk, its in a tall black can with silver writing. I recommend it to all my clients. Its also good for adding texture to hair, but doesn't make it look like you have gray hair
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
    I would love to try not washing my hair everyday. I am going to give some of these tips a try.

    But what to do on the days I swim?? FYI I try to swim every week day and sometimes on the weekend? Which is a main reason why I wash my hair everyday, I cant stand smelling like pool chemicals.

    Swimming cap. If you cant use one for some reason, you can rinse your hair out with water and use conditioner only to keep hair from drying out. If your hair starts to get discolored from the pool, you can use a marine shampoo , or there are other shampoos to treat pool hair, or you can use ketchup for a cheap back in the old says method. The acidity in ketchup takes out the discolor caused by the pool
  • dumb_blondes_rock
    dumb_blondes_rock Posts: 1,568 Member
    I used to use dry shampoo, now I just use talc powder. Does the same thing but SO much cheaper.

    How do apply the talc powder?

    The easiest way is to get some in your hands and apply to roots, then shake it out. The downside is it tends to make hair look dull
  • Kriistabell
    Kriistabell Posts: 181 Member
    THIS! This is such a huge problem for me! I couldn't bare not washing it after a cardio session. Dry shampoo never helped me! I have a lot of fine hair and it gets greasy very easily. I'm okay with not washing it after a weight session but if you're doing cardio and you're able to not wash and get away with using dry shampoo then more power to you!
  • roxylola
    roxylola Posts: 540 Member
    I wash mine a lot - sometimes twice a day depending but most times I just use conditioner. I maybe shampoo twice a week but I use conditioner like shampoo the other days
  • ashenriver
    ashenriver Posts: 498 Member

    Swimming cap. If you cant use one for some reason, you can rinse your hair out with water and use conditioner only to keep hair from drying out. If your hair starts to get discolored from the pool, you can use a marine shampoo , or there are other shampoos to treat pool hair, or you can use ketchup for a cheap back in the old says method. The acidity in ketchup takes out the discolor caused by the pool

    Thanks for the advice,

    I may have to cave and get a cap, even though I have avoided it for years. Luckily my hair does not get discoloured from the chlorine. I will try just rinsing and conditioning.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Good post! I finally have a good hair routine that works with my 6 workouts/week routine. My hair is long and fine and tends to dry out, but my head gets SO sweaty when I work out.

    I shampoo and condition every other day. On these days, I will usually dry and straighten and spray moroccan oil on my styled hair to keep it from drying out.

    On the days when I do not wash, I still condition and rinse. I don't use moroccan oil on these days and if it looks alright down I will leave it down, but sometimes I will pull it back or do a half-up thing. It holds a curl better on "dirty" days so sometimes I curl it.

    I always use a heat protector spray before blow drying and it seems to help.

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