How often do you shower and wash your hair

Germanshepherdsmum

Your husband’s sense of smell might not be good or he may have become, as the ad says, ‘nose blind’. Even if your hair doesn’t get greasy it absorbs smells in the air around you, and remember your scalp will sweat. My hair’s below my shoulders and I wouldn’t dream of not washing it a couple of times a week at least.

Well I guess I must stink then but I live in a tiny village in the Orkney Isles with loads of friends and very little opportunity to sweat!! My hair is dry and has never been greasy but it is in good condition and shiny. I give myself a thorough wash when I feel like it and have lovely smooth skin on my body - face and hands are a bit wrinkly though - so I must be doing something right! Meanwhile I'm saving the planet...

I exchanged my bath for a larger shower, as it was never used after my husband died. You can be in and out in no time, instead of all the faff of filling the bath. As for sitting in the bath reading.....definitely not for me. How do you keep the water hot, without continually turning on the hot tap? Such a waste, and a soggy book and wrinkled skin at the end of it all.

I have a quick shower at whatever time of the day suits my activities, and wash my hair when it feels it needs it, usually every four days or so.

Well I do take the point about not commenting if I don’t like the theme of the thread. It just made me a bit sad because, as someone else said, Mumsnet can be horrifically bitchy/angry and I think Gransnet is generally kinder. Why do some people have to judge others’ habits and insist that they look/smell bad because they don’t bathe daily? It’s so unnecessary - more than that, it’s actually gaslighting.

Germanshepherdsmum

Your husband’s sense of smell might not be good or he may have become, as the ad says, ‘nose blind’. Even if your hair doesn’t get greasy it absorbs smells in the air around you, and remember your scalp will sweat. My hair’s below my shoulders and I wouldn’t dream of not washing it a couple of times a week at least.

A former colleague of mine (similar age to me) had very thick, coarse-ish hair, which she washed only once a week. I was often physically very close to her and her hair never did smell - and I’ve always been very conscious of that stale, unwashed-hair smell. In former times it wasn’t uncommon to smell it when sitting behind someone on the bus.

I would also smell it on my mother after she became very difficult about showering/hair washing because of dementia.

I used to envy that colleague because my hair (very fine) still needs washing every 3 days max and pref. every other day, to look nice.

Once a week is fine if it suits your hair and you don’t get very sweaty.

Some people I know have stopped washing their hair altogether, for years, generally men with shorter hair. Apparently natural oils clean it, I’ve never noticed that it smells.

My short hair is quite fine but I only shampoo it once a week or so. When I do it's a classic case of 'can't do a thing with it' in spite of using 'product'. In between times, I just wet it thoroughly and it holds it's style much better. In the mornings I look like Johnny Bravo except I'm not blond and I'm working on the physique but with a very long way to go! Oh! And I'm not a man...

We have a shower every day and a bath perhaps once a week as a treat. And stay in it for an hour or so, reading and having a nice soak. Having said that - I use my home made soap (which contains olive oil, coconut oil and shea butter or cocoa butter) so it doesn't leave my skin feeling dry.

When I had short hair I washed it every second or 3rd day. Now that my hair is longer, I wash it once a week. I have yet to try and make my own bar or liquid shampoo!

I dilute bicarbonate of soda as 'shampoo' and then use diluted vinegar as a final rinse. Any soap or detergent just irritates and sets off allergies. I wash my hair every 3 - 4 days and it's nice and shiny.

I hope the people who have objected to this thread because it is 'non of our business what our bathing routines are' didn't see Loose Women the other day. They were all discussing which bit of their body that they wash first in the shower....it apparently said a lot about your personality! It was hilarious and they were very frank but not crude