• How often you should wash your hair depends on how oily your it is.
• You can take a shower without washing your hair.
• How often you should do that is debatable as well.

[Addit: Darn it, Val!]
 

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Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
 
Personally, I do not wash my hair every day. I have the driest skin known to man (and woman) and if I were to wash it daily it would make my scalp itch something crazy. I've tried different brands of shampoo (both store and salon bought) but it makes no difference.
 

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Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
 
Beat ya!
 

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Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
 


Mine was more complete.
 

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Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
 
I think it also depends where you live. When I'm in Hawai'i, I shower at least every day, sometimes twice because I just don't feel clean. In Seattle, which is less humid, and even more so in drier places, I don't feel the need to bathe as often because the sweat dries off a lot faster.
 

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Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
 
I shower every day regardless of where I am, and in California I wash my hair every other. In Hawaii I need to wash it every day.
 

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Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
 
(I'm also not cool enough for the okina.)
 

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Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
 
See, I'm just trying for the cool. Pretend long enough and you never know!

Edit - actually, when I took modern history of Hawai'i, we had to include in our essays. it's kind of just a habit now.
 

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Posted by Celaeno (Member # 8562) on :
 
When I first got to California I did it...but that was to point out just how incorrectly my mainland friends pronounced it. Now they all say it my way. Screw acclimation. Everyone else can acclimate to me.
 

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Posted by Juxtapose (Member # 8837) on :
 
See, if I tried that, I'd get beat up. So I'm forced to be snide and slip it in while the philistines are unawares.
 

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Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
 
I don't wash my hair every day and I regularly get compliments from friends and hairstylists that my hair looks like a shampoo commercial models'. I get this most often when I'm on the off days.
 

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Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
 
You all have good answers, and I agree with you. I honestly don't think it's a good thing to wash your hair every day.


Plus, I'm too lazy.
 

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Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
 
It depends. I don't, and I probably should, but I know people who both wash every day and very rarely wash who don't have gross hair. Usually.
 

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Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
 

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(I'm also not cool enough for the okina.)

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Neither is Juxtapose, since it should be Hawai`i, not Hawai'i.
 

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Posted by Silent E (Member # 8840) on :
 
My hair gets really, really greasy and horrible after a single day. There is no question; I must shampoo daily.
 

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Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
 
My scalp gets itchy if I don't wash it every day, or at least most days of the week. So I wash it a lot. Doesn't seem to cause problems.
 

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Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
 
I do not wash my hair every day. When I'm not running every morning, I don't shower every day, either. But if I run, I have to shower and at least rinse my hair.

If I'm just putting it up (I have long hair) and taking a bath, I will sometimes only wash it two or three times a week. If I'm rinsing it, I have to wash and condition it every-other time or it gets horribly snarled. Experiment and see what works best for you.

(Primal Curve does have very nice hair.)
 

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Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :
 
Some ethnicities have hair so water repellent, that even if they stick their head under the shower they are barely wet. It's bizzare, and seems to be a property of the skin as much as the hair and independent of the length of hair.

I step out of the shower dripping wet, leaving soggy wet footprints on down the hall not just the mat. Steve steps out of the shower and is already practically dry! His towel is never as wet either.

AJ
 

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Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
 

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Originally posted by Valentine014:
Personally, I do not wash my hair every day. I have the driest skin known to man (and woman) and if I were to wash it daily it would make my scalp itch something crazy. I've tried different brands of shampoo (both store and salon bought) but it makes no difference.

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Try washing with a (cheap! very important) conditioner.

Seriously. Try Alberto VO5 Sun-Kissed Raspberry or White Rain Extra Body conditioners, usually less than $1 at any grocery or drugstore. They don't have any silicones (which is a problem for "washing" with almost any pricey conditioner, as this will leave your hair feeling greasy unless you shampoo, too), and they don't have any sodium laureth or lauryl sulfate, which seems to provoke itchness in some people.

(I know, I know, Paula Begoun of Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me says that SLES isn't a problem. Still, the condtioner-only washing seems to help some people with tight, itchy scalps.)

Remember -- it has to be a cheap conditioner like those mentioned above. (Those are the two I've tried.) Work it in well in wet hair, massaging it into the scalp. The scalp massage is important to dissolve (?) the sebum. Use more than you think you need -- literally, a handful or two, if you have long hair. Wait a few minutes, then rinse very thoroughly. You'll be surprised at how much lather there is.

When it works, it does spectacularly. I've also found my hair to be less oily overall, as I don't "strip" the natural oils from the scalp.

On the other hand, it doesn't work for some. I figure it's worth a shot, though. For me, no more tight, itchy scalp.

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Edited to add: I conditioner-wash my hair two or three times a week, and every other week or so, I use shampoo, too. In high school and college, I was washing my hair daily, and it still would get oily at the roots, although the ends dried out. Much better now.
 

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Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
 
I usually wash my hair every day. When I'm running late and don't have time to wash my hair, I make a point not to let the brush hit my scalp. I'll pick the hair up close to my head and untangle it with a brush. That way, the oil isn't distributed onto my hair, making it look oily. I discovered this after finally noticing that my hair would look fine the second day until I brushed it and distributed the oil everywhere. It took me entirely too long to realize that.

But generally, I like to wash it everyday.

This brings up a question of mine... I've heard women (on various forums/boards) state emphatically that if women didn't wash their hair every day in the FIRST place, their heads wouldn't produce so much oil to make up for the stripping of oils that happens when its washed. Do you all find this to be true? And if you wash your hair everyday, can you "train" your hair to behave when not washed daily?
 

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Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
 
I wash mine every other day, but I take baths nightly. Bathing and hair washing are separate events for me - I soak in the tub and wash myself before bed every night and I wash my hair in the sink in the mornings.

I have very oily hair, but washing every other day doesn't seem to affect it. I have noticed that if I skip a day and let two days go between washing, like I do occasionally now when I'm really sick with the chemo, that my hair does begin to feel greasy and heavy. I think every other day works about perfect for me.

I don't brush it very often now, because every time I do clumps of hair come out. But I agree with Katarain, that brushing from the scalp down does distribute the oil and make it look worse if it isn't all that clean.
 

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Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
 
I'm actually currently growing my hair out for Locks of Love. It's driving my wife nuts because it's only NOW reached the ponytail stage and I still have another year plus of growth before I can donate anything.
 

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Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
 

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I've heard women (on various forums/boards) state emphatically that if women didn't wash their hair every day in the FIRST place, their heads wouldn't produce so much oil to make up for the stripping of oils that happens when its washed. Do you all find this to be true?

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It's funny you should say that, because I was just going to say something about it. I wash my hair every day in the summer, and every other day in the winter (except for some reason, when I wash it on Sunday morning, it still needs to be done again on Monday ). When I'm regularly washing it every day, if I skip a day, it seems really greasy. But when I switch to every-other-day, after a few days or so it seems to adjust to the new washing schedule and doesn't build up oil as much.
 

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Posted by smitty (Member # 8855) on :
 
Primal, that's awesome. Truly awesome.

My hair tends to be oily. I wash it daily, although I have been known to skip a day and just go around in a ball cap...
 

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Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
 

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I'm actually currently growing my hair out for Locks of Love

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