Lovelyish

There’s no way in hell I’m only washing my hair 3 times a week. Whenever i skip just one day it looks like someone dumped a pan full of grease over my head

Washing the hair in lukewarm/ slightly cold water is best. Thank you for the tips.

@lovelybish@xanga - SAME!

@lovelybish@xanga - Me, too!  I read that shampooing every day overstimulates the oil glands so they produce more oil which is why the hair seems to be very greasy.  I have yet to test the theory by washing less frequently.

@lovelybish@xanga - sorry to butt in, and sorry if this is unwanted advice or something, but that’s because your hair is used to being washed everyday. It overcompensates by overproducing grease and serum. If you leave it say, every other day for a few weeks, it won’t get so greasy in between washes. My hair gets like that if I wash it everyday, but if I leave it a day between washes, after a week or so it doesn’t get as greasy.

@babybug329@xanga - it works for me! When I wash mine everyday it gets really greasy, but when I wash it on alternate days, after a week or so it doesn’t get so greasy inbetween washes.

@daydreams_nightmares@xanga - I am willing to try, but I can’t help but to feel sticky and greasy in the summer.  I have been able to wash less frequently in the winter though.

I wash my hair every other day because it has a tendency to get dry if I wash every day. Also, you don’t have to put shampoo throughout your hair; just at the roots. When you rinse the shampoo out, the sudsy run-off will clean the ends of your hair.

Another tip is to not wrap your hair turban style because you can rip your hair and get these short, baby hairs. Instead, you gently squeeze the excess water using your hands or towel. Make sure you don’t rub, and you’re good to go.

i wash my hair once a week with lavender shea butter. it’s so yummy..

yea i had to find out the hard way that my hair doesn’t need to be trimmed every week. I don’t even trim my hair anymore. 

@babybug329@xanga - Frequency of hair washing is definitely subjective – some do it once a month! But overall anecdotal stories indicate that for most people reducing washing does reduce greasiness. I stopped shampooing altogether and my hair never looks or feels dirty, but i brush it daily with a hard boar bristle brush which removes excess oil very effectively. I use one from Sally’s, the bristles are such that you can just barely move them around with your hand and there’s lots of spacing between the rows of bristles. 

I cannot go without brushing my hair, no matter what. If I tried skipping a day then it would be so terribly tangled that it would be impossible to brush.
I’ve heard that not shampooing every day is better for your hair, I just haven’t tried it out yet.

@babybug329@xanga - I use baby powder at night in my hair to absorb oil/grease so I don’t have to wash it all the time

i think a good medium between not washing daily and washing daily is that you can wet your hair but not use so much of the shampoo product. i’ve heard people using baking soda in place of shampoo as well, but less of any kind of product is better, in case it turns out to be harmful

@happyobligations@xanga - Corn starch works if your hair feels greasy. You have to be careful about baking soda, and make sure you condition with something (like diluted apple cider vinegar) afterwards since it can be kinda harsh.

I have a similar hair washing habit as @ashleynicole and it’s been 2 years. Still one of the best decisions I made in my life. I firmly believe shampoo for the most part is a scam.*

*If you use product in your hair (hair spray, mousse, ect), then I’m not sure how to get the gunk out of your hair without shampoo. Also people who dye their hair might need to use shampoo, I don’t know.

“These blow-dryers break down the water molecules and cause hair to absorb the moisture, thereby reducing the damage done.” The pseudoscience offends me. If you don’t know how it works, please don’t try to explain it; and it looks like no one really knows how (or whether) these work quite as advertised. http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=250642

Best I gather, the ions break up the water DROPLETS (not water molecules, the bonds in those are very strong!) into smaller ones, which dry more uniformly, reducing overdrying of certain regions of hair while you’re underdrying others.

But reducing shampooing to 1-2x per week (even in summer! even working out 4x/week!) did make my hair more manageable. So there might be something to that one.

@Digital_Angel21@xanga - yeah i wasn’t sure what the combo was. baking soda with something. i guess it is vinegar. but i’m too scared to try it. i just keep shampooing to every other day, maybe more if i can manage and my hair isn’t too greasy or dry.

@Real_Carebear@xanga - My
hair is naturally thick because I’m Indian, but it’s short now, so
finger combing whenever it looks too wild does the trick for me. Just
try running your fingers slowly and gently through your hair. If or when
you come across a knot, hold that section of hair in the fingers of one
hand while you use the other to carefully untangle the knot(s). Ever
since reading another post about haircare mistakes on Yahoo! a few
months ago, I only really brush my hair before an interview. I don’t
even bother anymore for nights out because I’m lazy as hell lol

@happyobligations@xanga - It definitely takes some patience. My hair was pretty greasy for the first couple of months and I used corn starch to combat it, but I still don’t know if I would have done if had I not been on summer break from college. But once it adjusted, all was good. I think the hardest part for some might be no longer having hair that smells like shampoo. A friend of mine went back to shampoo a couple weeks in because her boyfriend complained. I started putting vanilla and a cinnamon stick in my vinegar rise, worked out well. I’m sure there are other concoctions that can be made to make your hair smell girly and not just like hair. 

And some people just enjoy washing their hair, which I get sorta. It was fun, but I never got all the shampoo out. 

@Digital_Angel21@xanga - haha it’s those darn herbal essences ads that makes it look like you get an orgasm when you shampoo with their products

I don’t care what people say. I have wonderful, insanely long hair, and I wash it every single day. I do not use ANY products or blow dry, and I have never dyed, straighted, curled, etc. I brush it once or twice a day, and get it cut whenever I feel like it. I haven’t done it in over a year, at this point. I have some dry split ends, but who can afford $15 to go get a trim every 6-8 weeks? Really.

Most of the time, my mom ends up doing the trimming. I trim my own bangs, because they need trimming more often. Don’t even remember the last time I did those… probably 6 months. It’s about time again.

xX Ame ~*~ Hana Xx

Baby powder works for all the lovelies who don’t wash their hair daily. It works.
I never blow dry my hair. At all. What I do is squeeze/shake out the extra water and put my hair up in the towel like a turban. I leave it for a bit before I dry it by starting at the scalp and roots with the towel and using a massage motion. I work my way down and let it air dry. It givess a little extra volume, too.
@heart_leigh@xanga - I think the turban method works different for different hair types and lengths. I’ve honestly done it this way for ages and have never had any issues. But to each their own and whatever works best for the individual. =D

Everyone’s hair is different.

I used to wash my hair every other day, but I would wash the roots with a tiny dab of shampoo because my hair is very thin and fine. It worked out well…I had a schedule so that I wouldn’t wash it and would save some time on the days I had early classes. But then I started washing it every day when I got a boyfriend because I was paranoid he’d think it looked greasy…LOL even though guys don’t ever notice stuff like that haha. I know it will take some time for my hair to adjust to every-other-day again…but when classes start, YOU BET I’m going for the time saver.

This was pretty disgusting. 3 days a week? Gross. I find it nasty if someone doesn’t wash their hair. There’s a lot of bacteria that gets trapped in your hair and it’s healthier to make sure it gets cleaned. If I go one day without washing it with shampoo, it’s a grease ball. I get more compliments on my hair than most people do and I wash it every day with the equivalent of CVS shampoo. My hair has a subtle shine, it’s soft and healthy! Do yourself a favor and keep hygiene at the top of your list!

@lovelybish@xanga - amen to that! By the end of the night my hair looks greasy; it’s not ok.

I wash my hair once a week. My hair takes hours andhours of life to dry. And it takes me like anhour to wash. No way in hell I’m doing that every day.