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LaCrepescule Sun 06-Aug-23 09:03:51

I’m almost 66 and am lucky to have a head of thick hair (I have a chin-length bob with a fringe.) But I HATE the process of washing, drying and styling; it takes me the best part of an hour. I’ve started leaving 4 days between washes as it doesn’t seem dirty but I know frequent washing is the norm these days. When I was young I only washed it once a week! How often do you wash your hair?

timetogo2016 Sun 06-Aug-23 14:44:54

Every 7-10 days,comb and hair dry,no styling for me.

MrsKen33 Sun 06-Aug-23 15:36:08

Every other day. Just wash, comb through and leave to dry. Simples

MiniMoon Sun 06-Aug-23 16:16:08

I wash my hair every day. I keep it very short so I wash it when I'm in the shower. It takes no time at all to dry.
I have a hairdryer but I have no idea where it is!

Theexwife Sun 06-Aug-23 16:55:18

Twice a week, I try to leave it as long as I can between washes as it needs blowdrying and I really don't like doing it.

JackyB Sun 06-Aug-23 20:53:40

Like some have already said, I wash my hair daily as it's going to get wet under the shower every morning anyway. Just a single wash through - nowadays using a bar shampoo. Have washed it daily since I was 19.

I NEVER use a hair dryer as I think it is detrimental to the hair, as is rubbing it with a towel. Just wrap it in a towel until I've dried the rest of me off and drag a brush through. Use a mask or similar treatment once a week.

ClareAB Sun 06-Aug-23 21:00:20

Once a week or even longer. The more often I wash it, the more often it needs washing. It's long and I brush it through at least 3 times a day.
Also don't use blowdryers/straighters except on special occasions.

swampy1961 Sun 06-Aug-23 21:09:54

Every other day here! I have to blow dry and flatten my chemo curls in to submission!!
If the curls fell easily and naturally into a look I like - then I'd be happy!!

ParlorGames Mon 07-Aug-23 11:40:06

Twice a week but this does mean that I need to wear a shower cap in-between hair washes.

nipsmum Mon 07-Aug-23 11:52:23

Short white and not thick. Twice a week is fine for me.

sazz1 Mon 07-Aug-23 12:00:36

Every 4 or 5 days. My hair is quite thick and straight just past shoulder length. I use a shower cap in the shower and bath. Very very rarely use a hair dryer as I just let it dry naturally and get a trim every 6 months or so when I would need 2 boxes of dye instead of one as then it's too long. Never go to bed with wet hair so wash early in the day.

abby0950 Mon 07-Aug-23 12:05:16

I wash mine every 4 days and because it is long and quite thick, it is easier to dry style every day with straightening tongs. I also think it looks nicer just before a shampoo. It also takes me ages to dry and style it. If yours is very thick, you could ask your hairdresser to thin it out with thinning scissors. I do this about twice a year and it makes drying much quicker and achieves a smoother look.

Missiseff Mon 07-Aug-23 12:07:52

Every day as I still work so shower every morning. If I'm not going out in public over the weekend I leave it to give it a break from heat

Cid24 Mon 07-Aug-23 12:10:14

Every 2-3 days, I agree with OP it’s such a bore! My hair is in a bob, poker straight and flat, it takes a lot of effort to get it to look presentable!

Glenfinnan Mon 07-Aug-23 12:12:22

Every 3-4 days use dry shampoo in between washes

deedeedum Mon 07-Aug-23 12:16:00

Every 2/3 days. Apparently there is no need to wash it daily.

bear1 Mon 07-Aug-23 12:17:19

i wash my hair every two to three days depending on if I think it needs washing but its up to you to wash your hair when you want to not what the normal seems to be these days

Vintagegirl Mon 07-Aug-23 12:18:17

Every 4th day unless have been swimming and use a shower hat on other days. Very thick, coarse, straight hair cut in a bob but needs a good cut. I dry off as much as can with fan heater. When swimming, the sauna helps plus two hairdryers. When nearly there, I use a styling brush to turn in a bit and put on a 'slumbernet' to hold the turn for as long as possible. ... Ena Sharples like!

Hetty58 Mon 07-Aug-23 12:21:13

Every three or four days (unless in a heatwave) seems about right to me. After all, my mother and aunts had theirs 'done' only weekly (shampoo and set) - with their typical, matching 'Queen's' hairstyles - and never washed it themselves!

silvercollie Mon 07-Aug-23 12:24:07

How often do I wash my hair? Little as possible! About 2 - 3 weeks and it shows no sign of suffering.
It is past shoulder length, not thin and white as I am 80 years of age. Physically difficult with no shower, in situ or as an attachment.
So there, a first class slut - yippee!

Tanjamaltija Mon 07-Aug-23 12:40:57

Every day. I keep it short, so I blow-dry in front of the fan on high. It works.

Growing0ldDisgracefully Mon 07-Aug-23 12:52:17

Twice a week, usually mid week and at the weekend though tbh I could probably leave it longer nowadays.
It's long, past bottom of shoulder-blade length and white. I use collagen and biotin shampoo and conditioner, as it thinned post covid (fell out in handfuls at the time). I just wash, rinse well, leave it in a towelling turban while all the other bodily self-assembly is done, then comb through with a wide-tooth comb and leave it to dry itself.
Yesterday was a helmet hair day, as out on my motorbike (flat, with strange ridges here and there - the hair, not the bike!). It's sorting itself out today as normal.

Jess20 Mon 07-Aug-23 13:14:09

Thanks Silvercollie, thought I was the only one who went that long! Unless I'm doing something really dirty without a hat I find every 2-3 weeks is plenty. I was always told that more than this would make it greasy. I use a showecap and shower every day but my hair is long and I can't be bothered to wash it more than it needs. I air dry after washing and sometimes run tongs through to smooth it out.

JdotJ Mon 07-Aug-23 13:24:44

I have dry hair so find once a week suits me but if I was still working/going out I'm sure it would be more

lizzypopbottle Mon 07-Aug-23 13:30:32

My hair is short but is usually vertical when I get out of bed. Styling it is fairly quick. I wash it maybe once a week but more often if it looks as if it needs it. Between washes, I wet it to make it lie down and give it a blow dry to revive the style.

Saggi Mon 07-Aug-23 13:40:31

I swim 3 times a week …..so I wash my hair 3 times a week!