How Many Times A Week Do You Wash Your Hair?
By wachit14
@wachit14 (3595)
United States
May 21, 2007 10:20am CST
I have a busy life and even though I would love to wash my hair every day, I just don't have the time. I work part-time as a teacher and I go to school eight hours a week. I try to then wash my hair every other day, but sometimes have to stretch it out one more day because of my own time constraints. I feel self conscious about it even though my hair looks fine. When I was a teenager, I had hair down to my waist, and I only washed it once or twice a week. Some girl made negative comments to me about it and I never forgot how hurtful those remarks were so I take care of my hair very well. How about you, do you wash your hair every day or do you have another schedule that you adhere to for your hair?
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@bobbyjoe143 (1287)
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21 May 07
i go through fits and starts of having either long or short hair (it gets to about the middle of my back and gets cut off lol). while it is long i tend to wash it every day, but when it is short i can get away with washing it every other day. i don't have any problems finding time to do it, as i have a bath before bed when i want to wash my hair, this way i get all relaxed from the bath before i go to sleep :)
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@cheenlly (3476)
• Philippines
22 May 07
i had no problem on washing my hair everyday. Its a personal hygiene even how busy i am. I always have time to wash it and i cant really go out not washing it considering also the weather here, its hot here so the tendency its not gonna smell good the day fater when i perspire along with the dust and other pollutants in day to day so i really need to to take care of it everyday.
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@Bujoyseth (1684)
• Philippines
4 Jun 07
i do wash my hair everyday.. but i don't shampoo everyday instead, i put conditioner daily..
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
21 May 07
Hello,wachit14,i will have to rephase the questions into how many times a day i wash my hair,i will wash my hair twice a day,i will wash it when i just wake up before i go to work,and i will do it again after i come back home from work,may be that is something a long hair woman always do,if not,i will not feel comfortable with my hair.
@KatieS (503)
• United States
22 May 07
Me too, even if I don't leave the house, I have to wash it at least once a day, and my hair doesn't get past my shoulders in length usually. I may wash it in my morning shower, but sometimes I shower again at night after work and wash it. A hairstylist once used Windex in my hair because shampoos and conditioners leave a lot of residue. After that, my hair felt a lot better.
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
21 May 07
A lot of people say that it is better to only wash your hair every other day, because shampoo can be really harsh to your hair. I've discovered, though, that if I try to skip a day of washing my hair, it looks really limp and flat. So I wash my hair every day, to keep it looking full and healthy.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
23 May 07
Normally I wash my hair twice a day with hair shampoo. If I jogging or playing badminton I’ll sweat a lot then I’ll wash my hair again. Even if I wash my hair daily I use shampoo on alternate days. If using shampoo too much or too often will spoil our hair.
@stella1989 (2274)
• India
22 May 07
I prefer washing my hair 3 times a week!!
I really love my hairs!! So give a hair massage everytime before I wash them!!
It really gives them strenght!!
But I as much as I try I can never sick to the routine !! Some times these three days of washing hair disapears!! lol
Just to "busy" or "lazy" to wash my hair.
Why do you care about others. Its your life and live it your way don't let others drive the wheel of your life!!!
Have fun and clean hair ...!! :P
@kakemafarm (492)
• United States
22 May 07
I dont' wash my hair every day because I have well water with a high level of iron. The iron combined with the hard water ruins my hair if I wash it too much it dries it out badly. Every other day or sometimes I wait two days before I wash it again. If I am visiting my mom or my in-laws I always take advantage of their "good water" and take a shower at their house.
@toyhamarz (124)
• United States
31 May 07
I usually was it every other day, occasionaly every 2 days. I've noticed that if I wash it every day it gets really dry. I've also heard that the natural oils your head makes help keep it healthy.
@UDDERONES (887)
• United States
22 May 07
I try to wash my hair everyday, but most of the time, it is more like everyother day. My hair is really thick and it takes forever to dry. So I have to wash it every other day because if I didn't I would never get to work on time.
@shadjee1 (602)
• Philippines
22 May 07
I do wash my hair everyday but only once a day - usually before i go out. but it do not use shampoo everyday. I only use it every other day because i noticed that i have a lot of falling hair when i shampoo everyday. So what i tried is to use conditioner everyday then shampoo every other day. and so far it is working for me. i had lesser hair fall compared before.
@sunrisekn (1466)
• United States
22 May 07
I wash my hair once a day. If I don't, I feel gross. I work 45 hours a week outside of the home, I have a 13 month old son and have a very busy home life after work. I get up 45 minutes before my husband so I can take a nice long shower in the morning. My hair is down to my lower back and it is very healthy.I get it trimmed every 6 weeks and use the salon products my stylist recommends. I use a blow dryer on it every morning and I condition it every other day.
@marababe (2503)
• Philippines
22 May 07
I guess I'm lucky because I get to wash my hair every single day. Sometimes even twice a day if I feel so sticky and sweaty. You're lucky even if you don't wash your hair every day it still looks fine. My hair's not that "cooperative" with me. It turns out too oily if I don't wash my hair early. Like if I wake up my hair still looks good but after a while around after late afternoon if I still haven't washed my hair it'll start to get oily and itchy.
@mari_skye (1637)
• Philippines
22 May 07
i also work 8-12 hours a day, sometimes more. but i do wash my hair everyday and for me its unthinkable not to wash my hair before i go to work. but some hair experts say that it is not advisable to wash or rather shampoo hair everyday as it tends to make the hair limp.
@MJLami (1173)
• United States
22 May 07
I and every Caucasian I know tends to wash their hair daily. It depends on your hair texture whether daily is needed. Your environment and the products you use would also influence this.
@Aatifff (4)
• Pakistan
22 May 07
I jus don,t hav the time I work part time as a teacher and I go school eight hours a week .I try to then wash my hair every other day,but some times hav to go strech it out one more day because of my own time constraint i feel self conscious about it even though my hair looks fine. when i was a teenager.
