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How often should you wash your hair?

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petitpois Thu 03-Mar-16 13:38:37

Once a week. But I spend a lot of time styling it nicely so that it lasts. I think your hair gets used to being washed too much and you can train it to last longer between washes. Or maybe it's training yourself to not mind so much!
To be fair, on the last day before hair washing it doesn't usually look fabulous and if I've got a special occasion I'll cheat and do it a day or two early.

NonnaW Thu 03-Mar-16 13:34:15

Generally Monday, Wednesday and Friday unless I going anywhere n Saturday

jinglbellsfrocks Thu 03-Mar-16 13:26:43

Tuesdays and Fridays.

whitewave Thu 03-Mar-16 13:24:52

I was ready recently that it is a bit of a fallacy to leave you hair to cleanse itself. The article said that the oil and yeast make for an itchy scalp and attracts bacteria.

tanith Thu 03-Mar-16 13:16:21

Sometimes every day sometimes every other day, about 4yrs ago I tried leaving mine longer and longer to see if it made any difference to how my how felt/looked apart from on the 3rd day I hated the feel of it and it was lank and itchy so I went back to my usual practice of every other day mostly.

granoffour Thu 03-Mar-16 13:10:47

I used to wash (and condition) mine every 2nd day but I've read somewhere that this is still too frequent and strips oils etc. My hair is quite thin. I'm currently weaning myself to 3/4 days (without any dry shampoo which makes my head itch). How often do you wash yours?