How often should I wash my hair?

[alternateme]

I hope that nobody thinks I'm crazy considering this is my first post here after several months of reading from the sidelines. I'm wondering how often people wash their hair. The truth is that I don't wash mine very often (once a week) and when my boyfriend found out, her freaked. My hair is pretty full and curly so it really becomes unmanageable if I wash it everyday. Plus it seems to be a waste of shampoo to wash it more than it needs to be.

Am I being too frugal? Should I wash my hair more often?

[creditcardfree]

I think if it works for you...go for it. Although, if you need to wash more frequently to keep boyfriend then maybe do that!

[graceful]

It really depends on your hair type and how much oil it produces.


My DH washes it every day because his hair is cropped so short that it is just so super easy.

I have very fine and thin hair and I have to wash it every other day, otherwise it gets too oily. I find that if I color my hair, it takes longer for the oil build up to be as noticeable.

One of my daughters has my thin fine hair and we have to wash her hair 2-3 times a week. Otherwise it looks oily and dirty. It would be better every other day like me, but she won't let me.

My other daughter has thick hair and it actually looks smoother and shinier the longer we don't wash it. We wash her hair once a week. It can really go longer than that if she doesn't get sweaty from running around, etc. but we try to keep it consistent so I remember to wash her hair. Lol. If I try to wash her hair more than once a week, it gets very dry and dull looking.

They both get their hair washed more frequently in the summer due to sweating and swimming, sometimes everyday. If so, I have to heavily condition the hair of my daughter with the thicker hair.

[MonkeyMama]

Funny, I just saw a similar discussion, elsewhere. The curly headed people said once a week was just FINE. & there was mention that most stylists would suggest less washing is better for the hair.

As with anything, people can't see outside their own little bubble sometimes. If your hair is clean, what's the deal with the boyfriend? If you never said anything would he even know?

[BlackDiamond]

My FI & I BOTH have VERY long (almost waist length) straight hair. I tend to wash it every other day. He tends to wash his every other, or every 3rd day. Otherwise, it can get oily or could even break from overwashing. I live in an area that's cold. Not gonna lie...I don't shower every single day in the winter and neither does he. I sometimes wear clothes more than once w/out washing them. The horror!

Neither one of us "freaks" about it.

[PrincessPerky]

Hair is all VERY different. How often you wash it depends on the hair, the style, the habits (hang out around smokers you need to wash that smell out) and hormones.

While pregnant I wash my hair much less often than when not, it just gets less greasy, plus I do less dirty work.

If your hair is looking great, you are washing it just fine.

[bjl584]

A lot. Especially since you want to get some sexy underwear to wear for your boyfriend.

[alternateme]

Brian, I don't think that my boyfriend is paying much attention to my hair when I am wearing my sexy underwear

I feel better after reading these responses and relieved since I hate the amount of time it takes to dry when I wash it.