Should You Wash Your Hair Every Day?
Tuesday May 8, 2007
Unless you have really oily hair, you should give hair and scalp a rest for at least a day between shampoos. For those of us with oily hair who don't want to wash every day, consider a dry shampoo.
Since washing hair too much strips hair of oils and even color if you've had a dye job, you're better off washing every other day and sprinkling a bit of dry shampoo at the roots and hairline. If you want to save money, skip the fancy dry shampoos and try baby powder. I hear it works even on brunette hair.
Since washing hair too much strips hair of oils and even color if you've had a dye job, you're better off washing every other day and sprinkling a bit of dry shampoo at the roots and hairline. If you want to save money, skip the fancy dry shampoos and try baby powder. I hear it works even on brunette hair.
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As a kid I had oily hair and my mom would put baby powder on my hair between washings and no one was the wiser. You just comb it in, fluff and go.
I have brunette hair and use corn startch (something in baby powder can be bad if inhaled) and it works. Just use sparingly and only on the roots or for me greasy spots, because I have very oily hair. I then comb it out using one of the dry shampoos that is a built in brush with moist towettes built in. Works pretty well. It saves color, but also less blow drying and therefore less damage!
I have a quick , cheap way for those of us with oily hair, I use a translucent face powder , the kind that comes in a jar , I swirl a blush brush in it apply to my hairline or my more visible spots , fluff or give a quick blow dry on cool setting . This stuff is great it absorbs the oil with a quickness and your go to go .
I have oily hair, but couldn’t imagine anybody’s hair being so oily that one day could need powder (which I’ve used when I was in the hospital over a week, and it looked awful)
don’t you know that if you wash your hair too often you have a higher risk of hair loss ??
I have always washed my hair everyday and hairdressers always comment on what great condition it is in. Philip Kinglsey (top UK trichologist) says its ok, so again its if it suits you do it.
I am a brunette and have oily hair. I used to wash it every couple of days when it was longer. I would stick it up in a ponytail. But now that it’s shorter, I wash it everyday. When I would put powder in it, it only made it look worse. I’ll stick with the routine I have now, whether or not it’s the best thing for my hair.
i wash my hair almost everyday. i swim and work out 5 to 6 days a week. what other options are there for my and people like me?
Rinse your hair with water/white vinegar, 50/50 mix. You can go several days without washing.
Rinse your hair with water/white vinegar, 50/50 mix. You can go several days without washing.
I have shoulder length hair.
After hair wash, my hair sort of blows up…i.e. volume increases…..and all the small hair stand up.
It settles down only after a day or two.
Once it settles down, it is straight and the ends curl outward.
So cud ny1 suggest something for my hair to settle down faster??
I used to wash my hair everyday because I thought it was oily. Then I started getting salon coloring, which is too expensive to allow to fade quickly, so I started washing my hair every other day. It was an adjustment, and it took a month to get used to, but now I prefer my hair on the unwashed day! I use a root booster instead of dry shampoo, it works and smells awesome. I work out daily but try to do cardio on the days I need to wash my hair. Another easy trick is to wash just your bangs/hair around your face while you are in the shower. It only takes a minute to dry, too!
I have shoulder length brunette hair that is really fine. I am washing it every day but since it’s winter, it is really dry. The only thing is that when I don’t wash it, my scalp is a bit oiler but my face is way oilier. I think the oil from my scalp seeps onto my face, but I think I’ll try just washing around my face and maybe that will help. =]
If anyone has any tips on this, please reply. Will not washing my fine hair everyday weigh it down???
Hi Elizabeth, if you have fine, oily hair, it will get oily and flat if you don’t wash it every couple days. This is why I suggest baby powder or a dry shampoo in between washings.
Some suggestions: If you wash every day, apply shampoo only to the roots and crown. At the same time, apply conditioner only to the bottom 2/3rds of hair. Rinse. This will keep the shampoo from drying out hair. Air-drying is better than blowdrying. Do not apply conditioner to roots or crown.
I have greasy hair ,and i have tried everything.The so called “clasic”baby powber trick doesent work for me, and like zen (above), says washing your hair everyday can cause a
higher risk of hair loss.It’s a proven fact!!
And im not goin for that crap. If anybodys got any tips please help me!!!
Yeah well I have a different problem because I am 24 and I have never had problems with oily hair til now. All of the sudden I noticed my hair around my roots felt and looked oily even after washing my hair w/out using conditioner. It starts at my roots and goes for about 3 inches. So its not just at the roots. And the ends are soft clean and shiny and the texture isn’t just like an oily feel its like a dry oily feel and I can’t seem to get it back to normal. Help me! What should I do and what’s wrong with my hair?
‘You shouldn’t wash your hair every day’. This is simply NOT true. This was true at one time but most shampoo/conditioners nowadays are actually good for your hair and replenish natural oils. This is fact. Source P&G beauty Science the research group for Proctor and Gamble.
Of course a research group funded by a company that has invested interest in daily use of shampoos and conditioners would report that! Procter and Gamble wants us to wash our hair daily. If even just a few more people did it, they’d sell so much more shampoo.
My older sister let me in on a trick. I’ve been washing my hair every day for 20 years because my hair was really oily on the 2nd day.
My sister said that your hair gets used to the frequency of shampooing. If your hair is accustomed to a daily shampoo, it will be oily on Day 2. But if you start skipping a day, your hair gets used to it and doesn’t get oily until Day 3.
I did this for awhile, then decided to see how far I could stretch it. Now I actually wash my hair, then skip TWO days before washing it again. It took a couple weeks for my hair to get used to this. And on the final day before washing, I do need to put it up or something. But the amount of time I’m saving each morning has allowed me to work in a fitness routine!
WATS U PMY HOMEGURL SAYS THAT WE SHOULDNT WASH OUR HAIR EVRYDAY CUZ IT GETS DAMEGED ..CAN YOU TELL ME IF ITS RUE THAT IT GET DAMAGED I WASH IT EVRY DAY..
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it seems to me that no-one actually knows the answer to this question, after asking several people, friends, family, hairdressers and looking on websites, everyone says something different. to be honest, i agree with if yr hair needs it, wash it. oh and my answer to ‘moi’ you should try conditioner, leave in conditioner or frizz control it sounds like, ask your hairdresser
HELP!
I have never has trouble with my hair up until a couple weeks ago, I have always washed my hair everyday and never had a problem…now with in 3 hours of washing my hair it feels greasy along with my face, and by the end of the day the top of my head and especailly the back of my scalp is just gross. I tried head and shoulders shampoo and I never use conditioner. What should I do?
mabey you sshould ask a pro to see what your prob is cause you know that can be a sythom of cacer
if you have dandruff or dry scalp instead of paying for expensive shampoos and matching conditioners mix BAKING SODA with your SHAMPOO about 3-4 times a week it has made a huge improvement in my hair
I only recommend a natural shampoo for everyone. artificial shampoo contains harsh chemicals one of the biggest reason for hair loss.