How often do you wash you hair?

I admit though. I may was my hair once or twice per week but I'm not really that sweaty. I don't do cardio.

SueInAz wrote: »

arditarose wrote: »

I wash mine twice per week tops. Sometimes only once. I had to work up to that though. My hair is much nicer than when I washed it every day.

I use cocoa powder in my hair during the week when it gets a little oily. It doesn't show the white residue like dry shampoo and doesn't dry out the hair.

I wouldn't have thought of using cocoa powder. You must smell nice, too!

There are colored dry shampoos out there, too. Before I lightened my hair I had one specifically for brunettes.

Yes but the cocoa powder is just...cocoa. It's awesome. Doesn't dry out the scalp at all. When I tried it the first time I couldn't believe how NICE my hair actually looked. My friends who have a bit lighter color hair add baby powder or baking soda to the cocoa powder.

It does smell nice. Sometimes when I start getting a little hot/sweaty I can smell the cocoa lol.

every two or three days usually. I would wash it everyday but ive also been told its bad for it.

I wash mine every 4 days. Dry shampoo is your friend.

RaeBeeBaby wrote: »

A couple times a week. Hair washing mostly to coincide with pool days. If I swim and my hair gets completely wet I will wash with a special shampoo to help remove the chlorine. Aquasize days just keep it up in a hat and don't get wet, then may or may not wash it depending on how long it's been since last time.

I'm intrigued by the cocoa as dry shampoo idea. Seems like it could get pretty messy during the application. How does it go on? With a spoon? or some other method? Is there a special trick?

I put a little in this tiny jar and use a big blush brush to dip in. I dab it on the scalp near the crown of my head/bangs first because that's where I'm the most oily. Then I take my fingers and basically "wash" my hair the same way I would in the shower then brush it through.

I wash my hair every 2nd day. I use a good sulfate free shampoo as my hair is coloured. Doesn't dry it out

I wash my hair everyday with conditioner. 1-2 times a week I wash my hair with shampoo. My hair is no longer dry and I barely get any split ends! Cowashing is great!

I wet/rinse my hair in the shower everyday. I shampoo and condition once a week, and use a conditioner only, every 3rd day.

ETA: My hair looks terrible after i wash it, it goes all boofy and gets way too soft to do anything with. If i shampooed everyday I'd be stuck with boofy hair 7 days a week as well as it becoming dry as straw.

Every morning before work. Wash and go, it's dry by the time I get to the office. No qualms about washing it more than once a day if I do something sweaty, after working under the car, whenever. Never have a problem with dry hair, but I also don't use any products or coloring in it, and said good bye to the blow drier in 1987.

Male response:- I shower twice a day, and my hair is included every time.

Shampoo 1-2x weekly, WO (water only) or CO (conditioner only) other times.

So I just went about four days without washing it after reading this article..

https://www.fitnessblender.com/articles/natural-easy-lazy-girl-hair-care-how-to-get-healthy-hair-naturally

I rinsed in between washes - and it was time to wash it when I did - but it didn't smell or look dirty, probably partly because I kept it pulled back. Anyway, fitness blender workouts are so effective that I trust her advice here too, so I'm planning to try it for a while. It's officially been almost six days with only one wash and no products except coconut oil before the wash for deep conditioning. I'm liking it so far.

I didn't read through all the comments so I'm sorry if this has already been mentioned, but what is your hair type? I have curly hair that is naturally on the dry side so I only shampoo at most two to three times a week. If I'm feeling extra grungy I will rinse it in the shower and then use conditioner on my scalp and throughout my hair. This works for me because I have a lot of volume and dryness in my hair, but for someone with thinner hair I could see that making it look too flat.

I also second the comments that mentioned using a dry shampoo. If you don't have that, a sprinkle of baby powder can be used in a pinch as well.

I wash usually twice a week, occasionally more if I've done something to make it gross (usually, that involves trying a new styling product I hate and having to "start over."). I actually prefer my hair on the dirty side, as it is far more manageable. My hair is short, straight, and very soft and fluffy and it is nearly impossible to do anything with when it is slick and clean. Water alone is plenty to rinse sweat out, I find. I am also not a terribly sweaty person, though (like, I don't sweat enough for what I do).

In full disclosure, I am careful about how much soap I use, period. I have very dry skin that can be very sensitive. There are some days that I really just get in the shower to rinse and won't use soap (today is not one of those days, as I've walked the dogs two miles, ran for 4, and am about to go ride my horse!). But, again, where some people sweat in excess, I barely break a sweat.