How do you avoid over-washing your hair when you workout every day of the week?

If you read up on the "no poo" (shampoo) movement you can get a lot of ideas on how to stretch out wash days and how to be less reliant on the idea of washing your hair every time you break a sweat. No poo is a huge time commitment with an enormous amount of trial and error (so I'm not suggesting it) but for me, there was value in more natural hair care routine. I do a lot of water only rinses after working out.

You might want to try a mixture of baking soda & water as a kind of "shampoo" - I've read 1 Tbsp. baking soda per 1 Cup water as the standard - and a mixture of apple cider vinegar & water as conditioner, at about the same ratio as the baking soda. I know it sounds a little weird, but I did this for over a year and my hair was very smooth, healthy and shiny. I only stopped because of some very inconvenient life circumstances. And no, it didn't smell like vinegar once I rinsed it out :-P

If you shower at the gym, though, that might be kinda hard. You could try to make a mixture ahead of time & put it into some re-fillable bottles. Otherwise, it's pretty easy to do in a home shower, once you get used to the difference.

Good luck!

Depending on the day/my gym schedule, I either just rinse with water or use a non-foaming hair cleanser (Enjoy is the brand). I use actual shampoo and conditioner but once or twice a week. I found my hair/head to be much less greasy since falling into this routine.

I do a similar thing as many people have mentioned - shampoo one day, water others and conditioner as needed (always with shampoo, about every other wash with water) the other days. I only shampoo my hair once a week at most. Also, I don't use dry shampoo - when I was I started to get dandruff really bad. Turns out that's fairly common for people with dry skin... Find a good conditioner if you don't already have one, preferably something from a beauty shop or hair dresser where you can get a recommendation for your specific needs, not a department or drug store.
ETA - also, I try not to even get my hair wet on days I barely sweat (usually biceps/triceps workout) but those are few and most days I'm drenched so rinsing is required.

I only wash my hair every other day, since about half of it is gray (and gray hair is notoriously dry and fussy). On my "off" days, I put it up in a bun or ponytail. On the days I wash it, I use a really moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, followed by Bumble and Bumble Hairdresser's Invisible Oil Primer since I blow dry it.

kwiatrtdy2 wrote: »

A crap tonne of conditioner. I have to wash my hair every day because it gets so greasy from my oily skin

This is how I deal with it. I sweat so much, even when just lifting weights. My fine, thin hair does not respond well to any of the "no poo" or low poo movement suggestions, so I go through a lot of conditioner.

Rinse your hair instead. That will get rid of the majority of the dirt/oil without shampoo.

I use shampoo every two to three days. In between I'll rinse when I shower and (depending on how my hair is doing) condition the ends. I use dry shampoo when I feel I need it. Some dry shampoos leave a visible residue on dark hair that you have to brush out, but there are plenty of brands that don't. I like Oribe and Living Proof.

After working out I'll put my hair in a ponytail and wash the rest of my body and face, but not touch my hair. If it's limp then I'll spray the roots with dry shampoo to freshen it up.

I have very fine hair and I used to shampoo/condition my hair every day (sometimes twice a day). My hair stylist finally suggested I switch to less frequent shampooing. I did go through a few extra oily days those first two weeks but now my hair is doing really well. It has more body and is less fragile.

Shave it all off.

Worked for me....

You don't need to wash it with shampoo very day just like you don't need to use soap on your body everyday, except pits and privates. We wash with soap way too much, ask any dermatologist.