ladies- working out twice a day and showering

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  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    I usually work out in the afternoon, and always shower and wash my hair after that. When I was working out in the gym at work I would always do it last thing in the day so that I didn't have to put on make up or massively style my hair--just a simple pony tail. In the morning before work, I always shower again, but I use a shower cap and don't wash my hair since it's still pretty clean from the night before (and it always looks better after I've slept on it anyways). I just set it on velcro rollers, blow dry a bit, and go.
  • parmoute
    parmoute Posts: 99 Member
    I don't wash my hair every day. Surprisingly, if you stop washing it every day, it'll stop getting super greasy... Even after sweating from a workout.

    Oh how I wish this were true of my hair! If I skip a day washing it - workout or not - it starts to look heavy and greasy by the middle/end of day two. But this dry shampoo thing... I'll have to look into it.

    The microfiber hair wraps might be helpful, too, depending on how quickly your hair dries. I got one from the Dollar Store and it works just fine. I love having it on days when I need to shower at the gym.

    I don't mind washing my hair a second time, but I hate going to bed with damp hair, so if it's too close to bedtime I either put it up in the shower or skip the shower and rinse my skin with a washcloth, then wash my face with soap. I'm more likely to skip the shower if I know I'll be working out again in the morning, but the trade-off is changing the sheets/pillowcases more often. But, hey, doing extra laundry's kinda like a workout, right? :tongue:
  • Velum_cado
    Velum_cado Posts: 1,608 Member
    I wash my hair once a week. If it's sweaty after a workout, I just brush it and let it dry. I might use some rose oil to freshen it up. If it looks a bit greasy, I use a small amount of baby powder which I put on the tips of my fingers and sort of massage into my scalp to absorb the extra grease.

    Washing your hair too often strips the natural oils and prompts your scalp to produce excess oil to moisturise it. The longer you go between washes, the longer you'll be *able* to go between washes because your scalp isn't freaking out and producing more oil. So don't overdo it! :)

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