How often do you wash your hair? (guys & gals)

zombi · Nov 18, 2011

Dish liquid is a really harsh detergent, though, so if you colour your hair I don't recommend using it to wash -- it often strips colour out.

I wash mine every 2 or 3 days, sometimes 4. I manage to keep it okay by pinning it up when working out, but sometimes I can't bear it and have to wash again. Never liked the feeling of dry shampoo.

C-dot · Nov 18, 2011

zombi said:
Dish liquid is a really harsh detergent, though, so if you colour your hair I don't recommend using it to wash -- it often strips colour out.

Not only that, but "black" hair is a completely different ball game than European or Asian hair. It has a much thicker consistency and a more durable texture, so it can take much more of a beating. I wouldn't recommend using dish soap on any other type of hair (unless you want to strip your colour.)

AdrianLvsRocky · Nov 18, 2011

I used to use baby powder in my hair when I was in school. It definitely added a day or 2 of life and smells nice too!

Bad Co · Dec 15, 2011

Daily with whatever soap I happen to be showering with. Condition, perhaps once a month.
Works for me no grey at 54 and for the most part falls naturally in place after a towel dry

Jojo · Dec 15, 2011

twice a week. With shampoo for blond hair and conditioner in the hair ends.

Miss sofia · Dec 15, 2011

I have trained my hair to be washed twice a week. Although i do wear it up mostly during the week which helps matters. I use any old shampoo and conditioner, although i do use an Aveda hair mask once or twice a month.

shopgirl61 · Dec 16, 2011

Every other day. I've got naturally curly and or wavy hair (depending on mood), am also around horses alot and I don't want to go to sleep smelling like one of 'em

MissNathalieVintage · Dec 20, 2011

The second time I used the Got 2 be dry shampoo it lightened my red nail polish when I touched my hair the next day. The first time I used it I was not wearing nail polish.
So for now I only was my hair twice a week. With a wonderful vegan shampoo that does not make my scalp itch.i

virgi · Dec 21, 2011

Dish washing liquid is really the only thing that takes the grease out of my hair. I think the reason they use it at the black salons is because the ladies' hair is full of product and it needs to be stripped. I have colored my hair, and since I don't wash it often, it works great. My hair was so greasy it would separate so I chopped it off. I just couldn't get my hair grease free. If I knew this trick I would have done it first...so yes, my new shampoo is lavender gain.

sheeplady · Dec 21, 2011

virgi said:
Dish washing liquid is really the only thing that takes the grease out of my hair. I think the reason they use it at the black salons is because the ladies' hair is full of product and it needs to be stripped. I have colored my hair, and since I don't wash it often, it works great. My hair was so greasy it would separate so I chopped it off. I just couldn't get my hair grease free. If I knew this trick I would have done it first...so yes, my new shampoo is lavender gain.

I was on an educational sailing ship for a summer. In the salt water, all that worked well was the really cheap dish washing detergent. Real "shampoo" just failed to do anything, and it seemed like the more expensive the shampoo the more counter-productive using it was. I think a lot of things have to do with a combination of our hair types and our water type/ quality.

LinaSofia · Dec 22, 2011

sheeplady said:
I have very, very greasy hair. When I used traditional shampoo, I washed three times a week, with Sunday being the 3rd day and my hair looking horrific.

I started doing no-poo and am now stretching to a week. A week! Saturday and Sunday I do need to use cornstarch (I wash Sunday evenings). If I exercise heavily, I need to rinse my hair with warm water. If I have a special event on a Saturday, I rinse my hair or extend my washings.

If you had told me a year ago that I'd be washing my hair once a week, I would have laughed. But no poo is that amazing!

Sheep lady what is "no poo"?? Do you just mean you don't use unnatural products? Or is there a shampoo called no poo?

LinaSofia · Dec 22, 2011

never mind! I just googled it!

Never heard the term before... I'm going to try it! I'm off to buy baking soda tomorrow.

Gabi · Dec 29, 2011

I wash hair everyday, because I don't like this awful smell.

Retro_GI_Jane · Dec 30, 2011

There was a time that it was twice weekly, then when out in the field for the military, it was play it by ear. Now I'm a daily washer except on weekends, but after reading a lot here by the ladies using cornstarch, I'm becoming more open to the idea of using it as a dry shampoo, even if it means just going a day between washings right now. Having fantastic second day curls after some of my recent sets has spurred the notion too, so I've been wondering if any of the ladies here that use powder or cornstarch have any tips for someone venturing out to try this? I bought a boar bristle brush yesterday but I'm not too keen on it because it makes my hair terribly staticky in the dry cold we've been having.

Joeffrey Herra · Dec 30, 2011

i dont know if it i will help but.. Im a guy and my hair is pretty much long on top over 6" tappper on sides. I use alot of gel and and blowdry it everyday after a shower. I also dye my hair Black every month to keep it dark, basically my hair goes through alot on a daily basis. The only product line that didn't build up what so ever, or weight down my hair is KHIELS. I use the ( olive fruit shampoo with the color protector conditioner ) before i was using everything, from bumble and bumble, Fredrick Fekkail and the biosilk line, while they were good, they all had build up after a few months of use and contained some sodium phospate and petroleum. KIEHLS was the best i been using it for a year and a half now and no build up no breakage and no cheap fillers.

sheeplady · Dec 30, 2011

LinaSofia said:
never mind! I just googled it! Never heard the term before... I'm going to try it! I'm off to buy baking soda tomorrow.

It is wonderful!!! I'm sorry I didn't see your message before, but I hope you have as good luck with it as me. I think probably I should wash my hair every 5 days or so with it, but I hate having a rotational bath day (so to speak) so I just wash on Sundays and use cornstrach on Saturday and Sunday if I need it. I think I may add back a water-only rinse on Thursdays when I start exercising heavily again in the New Year.

I never thought it would work for greasy, flat, fine hair based upon what I read online. If you switch from a traditional (non-organic shampoo) with SLS, I've read the transition can be worse. If you use an organic shampoo, the transition is practically non-existant based upon my experience and what I've read.

If you have any questions, let me know. I've been doing it for almost a year (with a few lessons learned along the way), and I will *never* go back to shampoo. I'm still trying to convince the hubby to switch, but I haven't been successful quite yet.

crwritt · Dec 31, 2011

Re: Washing hair with dish soap, when we were kids in the 70's, there was always
more "week" left at the end of the money, so our family improvised. Supplies would get
low so our family of six would be using paper napkins in lieu of toilet paper, baking soda
for toothpaste, and bringing a tablespoon of Octagon dishwashing detergent in a paper
cup into the shower to wash our hair.We all had crazy looking curly hair, too!

Lights · Dec 31, 2011

Everyday.

LinaSofia · Jan 4, 2012

sheeplady said:
It is wonderful!!! I'm sorry I didn't see your message before, but I hope you have as good luck with it as me. I think probably I should wash my hair every 5 days or so with it, but I hate having a rotational bath day (so to speak) so I just wash on Sundays and use cornstrach on Saturday and Sunday if I need it. I think I may add back a water-only rinse on Thursdays when I start exercising heavily again in the New Year.

I never thought it would work for greasy, flat, fine hair based upon what I read online. If you switch from a traditional (non-organic shampoo) with SLS, I've read the transition can be worse. If you use an organic shampoo, the transition is practically non-existant based upon my experience and what I've read.

If you have any questions, let me know. I've been doing it for almost a year (with a few lessons learned along the way), and I will *never* go back to shampoo. I'm still trying to convince the hubby to switch, but I haven't been successful quite yet.

Yes I need help!! Haha. I've tried it twice now, and it's not working well! I washed it yesterday with baking soda (dissolved in a bowl with water). I poured it over my head trying to get it all over and rubbed a bit, then rinsed. I put some lottabody in it and slept on rollers. Today my hair had an awful build-up! After touching it I had to wash my hands. It was really hard to brush through as well. The curls looked great though haha! So I washed it again this evening, again with baking soda dissolved in water, pouring it over and working it in, trying to get the build-up off.m It's dried naturally and it's still got that horrible fatty sheep's wool (maybe you'll get that!!) feel. I can't run my fingers through it at all. Ugh.

However my roots feel clean and aren't greasy! So I don't know if my problem is actually with Lottabody - if I put too much in? Because it was also the first time I've used it in ages. But I think I'm going to have to shampoo tonight to sort it out

have you ever had this problem?

sheeplady · Jan 4, 2012

LinaSofia said:
Yes I need help!! Haha. I've tried it twice now, and it's not working well! I washed it yesterday with baking soda (dissolved in a bowl with water). I poured it over my head trying to get it all over and rubbed a bit, then rinsed. I put some lottabody in it and slept on rollers. Today my hair had an awful build-up! After touching it I had to wash my hands. It was really hard to brush through as well. The curls looked great though haha! So I washed it again this evening, again with baking soda dissolved in water, pouring it over and working it in, trying to get the build-up off.m It's dried naturally and it's still got that horrible fatty sheep's wool (maybe you'll get that!!) feel. I can't run my fingers through it at all. Ugh.

However my roots feel clean and aren't greasy! So I don't know if my problem is actually with Lottabody - if I put too much in? Because it was also the first time I've used it in ages. But I think I'm going to have to shampoo tonight to sort it out

have you ever had this problem?

Are you using an acid rinse? After I wash my hair with the baking soda, I rinse it out with warm water. Then I use about 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to a cup or two of water. I dump this on my head, wait a minute, and then rinse it out. If you don't do the acid rinse, you hair will feel clean, but kind of sticky (like sheep's lanolin like you describe). The scalp likes to be acidic, but it will also smooth your hair. If you do not have apple cider vinegar (recommended for red heads and brunettes) you can use white vinegar or lemon juice (recommended for blondes). If you don't have any of those, you can brew a strong cup of tea, let it cool, and then use the entire cup. I don't think tea works as well as the others.

Also, if you are trying to remove buildup from below 4 or so inches below your scalp, I always take in an extra cup of solution. This I pour further down on my hair, where I need it. I don't recommend using more than 2 tablespoons of baking soda per cup of water (increasing the amount of baking soda to water). If you need to wash more length of your hair take in additional cups of water and baking soda, don't just dump extra baking soda into your cup. It doesn't work as well, and can also cause that sticky feeling.

The only other thing I can think of is maybe the baking soda isn't removing the lottabody. I've heard that no-poo doesn't remove products with silicones in them, but I have used up a half bottle of silicone conditioner with this method and never had a problem.

So, the point of this long winded note is: if you're not doing a vinegar rinse, that is most likely it. If you are doing the vinegar rinse, make sure you're not using too much baking soda per cup of water.

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