I have curls. I hate washing my hair, but if I don't wash it, it just gets harder and harder to wash when I do. Ideally, it would be 2 to 3 times a week. In practice it's about once a week (sometimes less than that)
Same for me. I’ve got soft (Irish?) curls/waves. My hair keeps a lot more of its texture if I stick to about once a week for a full wash. I’ll sometimes do a mid week water rinse and follow it with some leave in conditioner, but any more often and I get very frizzy.
in my experience usually it's sleeping that disturbs my curls, so I pineapple my hair and wear a silk bonnet to sleep and that helps significantly- it's also just good for your hair, avoiding damage and so on
if I need to reset my curls but it's not time for a wash, sometimes I can get away with wetting my hair with cold water and then letting it dry and usually my curls are back
I can get by with every other day but the second day is not as good as the first day, so I may not always be able to skip a day depending on what I have going on.
I'm just lucky I guess. I have no secret. My hair is dense and just a bit wavey. Just enough that the ends curl a little on their own, like I used a curler to add volume but it just does that on its own.
I wash it a few times a week with really cheap shampoo and conditioner, then I let it air dry and forget to brush it most days.
Currently every other day. In the winter I can get away with every 2 days. I wish I could go longer, but I've never found a way. Dry shampoo doesn't work for me, and I don't like the weird texture it gives my roots.
Luckily my hair is reasonably fine, so it only takes me about 10 minutes to dry. Drying it is the most boring part!
I've got wavy hair so it's quite forgiving - I wash it once or twice a week with just hot water and lots of combing with my hands - then wash my hands off the oil and repeat 2-3 times.
I only use shampoo when I get something really small and deeply absorbed in it - like if I've been near an open fire and my hair smells really smoky - otherwise I avoid shampoo as it dries out my scalp and gives me dandruff
it's weird how your hair is really oily at first but then it just kind of adjusts and stays at a baseline - random people still comment that my hair looks nice so I don't think it's noticeable
My wavy hair doesn't like too many washes, and leave-in conditioner keeps me from frizzing out in between. I'm on an A/B system with my routines because it's too hard to neatly divide seven days, so I'll wash my hair twice on an A week and three times on a B week.
I have fine, thin hair I cut short. If I get sweaty I'll wash with water, but if it's greasy or oily I use rye flour mixed with water in my hair about every 5 days. It works impressively well as a "shampoo", and for being all the fancy things (sulfate free, paraben free, ph neutral, all natural etc etc) it's dirt cheap per wash. I would not recommend it for anyone with really thick or textured hair because the grains can be a damn pain to rinse out (unless your water pressure is incredible), but it's awesome if you have fine, thin hair and you're looking for a new routine. It's probably one of the weirder self care things I've discovered but it really works for me. I love my hair now.
I have curly hair that I'm growing out, but I just cowash with conditioner basically every day, and use shampoo somewhere in the range of every other day to every other week depending on when I feel like it'll help (typically every like 4-5 days or so).
Every other day, usually. Sometimes every three or four days, if I can stave off the grease with dry shampoo. And although my hair isn’t dyed right now, spacing out washes is also important for making the color stay longer.
once or twice a week i'll wash with shampoo, the rest of the week i rinse it with luke warm water after work or other sweaty activities; cool water in colder months and on days I'm not sweating. i brush and comb my hair in the mornings and evenings.
as @ZDL@lazysoci.al has pointed out already, this community is women only and there is a rule that only women are permitted to comment or post - so please don't comment further. Hope you understand, and thank you! 💛
daily. I've tried not doing it daily and it's never worked. I'm sick of people telling me "oh don't do it every day, it'll get better after a while" IT DOESN'T. I have to use dry shampoo the same day too or else it will look horrible. It sucks
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ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 342d
I have curls. I hate washing my hair, but if I don't wash it, it just gets harder and harder to wash when I do. Ideally, it would be 2 to 3 times a week. In practice it's about once a week (sometimes less than that)
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 342d
saaaaaame
Arkhive@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 341d
Same for me. I’ve got soft (Irish?) curls/waves. My hair keeps a lot more of its texture if I stick to about once a week for a full wash. I’ll sometimes do a mid week water rinse and follow it with some leave in conditioner, but any more often and I get very frizzy.
Vanth@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 342d
Twice a week. Longer hair helps, plus combing it morning and night to distribute oils throughout the length and not letting it build up at the roots.
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 342d
That's a really good tip! How long do you comb it for?
Vanth@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 341d
Not long, just a minute or two. Feels good in the AM to scratch my scalp a bit too.
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 341d
Ahhh my scalp flakes a lot so I couldn't risk that
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 10 pts · 342d
In the last year I've got it down to every 2 days and my hair is a lot less greasy for it! Really pleased.
klemptor@startrek.website · 2 pts · 342d
That's great! Washing & drying hair can be such a boring chore, it's nice to not have to do it as often :)
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 342d
once or twice a week, usually once a week 😅 I have curly hair.
Caitlyynn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 341d
How do you do that? My curls last like 2-3 days before becoming an unrecogniseable mess
dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 341d
do you use Curly Girl Method?
in my experience usually it's sleeping that disturbs my curls, so I pineapple my hair and wear a silk bonnet to sleep and that helps significantly- it's also just good for your hair, avoiding damage and so on
if I need to reset my curls but it's not time for a wash, sometimes I can get away with wetting my hair with cold water and then letting it dry and usually my curls are back
Caitlyynn@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 340d
Ohh, that just nicht be it
leadore@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 342d
I can get by with every other day but the second day is not as good as the first day, so I may not always be able to skip a day depending on what I have going on.
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 342d
I regularly get compliments on my hair after I neglect it for a while. So I reckon whatever I'm doing is wrong.
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 327d
??? tell me your secrets, sis
i have to wash it like every other day/ 3 days or else
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 327d
I'm just lucky I guess. I have no secret. My hair is dense and just a bit wavey. Just enough that the ends curl a little on their own, like I used a curler to add volume but it just does that on its own.
I wash it a few times a week with really cheap shampoo and conditioner, then I let it air dry and forget to brush it most days.
It seems to work. I don't understand why.
MissyBee@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 342d
I go about 5 days between. When I am lazy I prolong this by using baby powder as dry shampoo.
klemptor@startrek.website · 5 pts · 342d
Currently every other day. In the winter I can get away with every 2 days. I wish I could go longer, but I've never found a way. Dry shampoo doesn't work for me, and I don't like the weird texture it gives my roots.
Luckily my hair is reasonably fine, so it only takes me about 10 minutes to dry. Drying it is the most boring part!
bitchkat@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 342d
Every other day and every two days are the same thing. If you mean there is a two day gap where you don't wash, that is every third day.
klemptor@startrek.website · 4 pts · 341d
D'oh, I always make that mistake!
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 5 pts · 342d
Daily. One or two days with just water, but interspersed with soap days for when things get gross.
More frequent soap days over the summer or if I'm doing a lot of exercise or such. Less frequent soap days on lazy periods or winters.
kamills@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 342d
I got long smooth blond hair. I wash it shit every 2-3 days or if I get s lot of dust in it
zeezee@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 342d
I've got wavy hair so it's quite forgiving - I wash it once or twice a week with just hot water and lots of combing with my hands - then wash my hands off the oil and repeat 2-3 times.
I only use shampoo when I get something really small and deeply absorbed in it - like if I've been near an open fire and my hair smells really smoky - otherwise I avoid shampoo as it dries out my scalp and gives me dandruff
it's weird how your hair is really oily at first but then it just kind of adjusts and stays at a baseline - random people still comment that my hair looks nice so I don't think it's noticeable
MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 342d
My wavy hair doesn't like too many washes, and leave-in conditioner keeps me from frizzing out in between. I'm on an A/B system with my routines because it's too hard to neatly divide seven days, so I'll wash my hair twice on an A week and three times on a B week.
foxglove@lazysoci.al MOD · 4 pts · 342d
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Nefara@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 341d
I have fine, thin hair I cut short. If I get sweaty I'll wash with water, but if it's greasy or oily I use rye flour mixed with water in my hair about every 5 days. It works impressively well as a "shampoo", and for being all the fancy things (sulfate free, paraben free, ph neutral, all natural etc etc) it's dirt cheap per wash. I would not recommend it for anyone with really thick or textured hair because the grains can be a damn pain to rinse out (unless your water pressure is incredible), but it's awesome if you have fine, thin hair and you're looking for a new routine. It's probably one of the weirder self care things I've discovered but it really works for me. I love my hair now.
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 342d
Every other day.
It's a giant sponge and stays wet for like 8 hours after washing.
WrittenInRed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 342d
I have curly hair that I'm growing out, but I just cowash with conditioner basically every day, and use shampoo somewhere in the range of every other day to every other week depending on when I feel like it'll help (typically every like 4-5 days or so).
compostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 341d
Every other day, usually. Sometimes every three or four days, if I can stave off the grease with dry shampoo. And although my hair isn’t dyed right now, spacing out washes is also important for making the color stay longer.
50shadesofautism@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 342d
Once a month
Okokimup@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 342d
Every 2-3 days. After that, product build-up makes my scalp itchy. Also my baby fine hair looks lank and yuck no matter what I do.
Bloo@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 342d
once or twice a week i'll wash with shampoo, the rest of the week i rinse it with luke warm water after work or other sweaty activities; cool water in colder months and on days I'm not sweating. i brush and comb my hair in the mornings and evenings.
projektilski@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 342d
Every day, once or twice. Male with relatively short hair.
ZDL@lazysoci.al · 12 pts · 342d
foxglove@lazysoci.al · 11 pts · 342d
as @ZDL@lazysoci.al has pointed out already, this community is women only and there is a rule that only women are permitted to comment or post - so please don't comment further. Hope you understand, and thank you! 💛
projektilski@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 315d
My bad :)
frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world · 2 pts · 339d
I've got straight hair that's very thin and I wash it every 3 days. If I wash more frequently it dries out way too much
Nikki@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 341d
usually every other day, unless i do something particularly messy/sweaty. id wait longer but my bangs get greasy a lot faster than the rest of my hair
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 338d
daily. I've tried not doing it daily and it's never worked. I'm sick of people telling me "oh don't do it every day, it'll get better after a while" IT DOESN'T. I have to use dry shampoo the same day too or else it will look horrible. It sucks