Is it necessary to wash hair everyday?

Wow! Your mother is really very traditional. When it's very hot and you are staying in a polluted place, one must wash her hair everyday. It's a good hygiene practice. I've washed my hair everyday since I was a kid because my mother told me so. I live in a tropical country and we sweat everyday. If we don't wash our hair daily, it would smell and be greasy. It looks really dirty. I have never suffered a headache because of washing my hair on a daily basis. There was one superstitious belief that I once heard from old people. Don't wash your hair at night and sleep when your hair is wet because you will go blind. Of course that wasn't true. I've tried that and I never went blind!

Hi!..I was told that i not to wash your hair late at night because you may get headaches..Maybe it is an Asian thing..Although I do headaches from time to time but theres no way to prove that it was because of the late washing.. I don't think there's any harm to washing your hair everyday..You are justing stripping off oil off of your hair from washing...I do suggest that you use conditioners... Using generic hair dryers can make your hair dry and you're more likely to do damage if you don't look after it... I do wash my hair every day/or night only because i do build up oil quite easily..I like to wash my hair every day because I sleep better at night in general.. vanessa

here in the philippines. We need to wash our hair daily because of the tropical weather and the pollution. It's not comfortable to not wash your hair when it is hot. :D i don't want to have a smelly head man!

Well, personally I wash my hair everyday especially that the weather in our country is hot and it is not good to leave the hair unwashed even for a day. The sweat that dried up on our scalp will be the cause of dandruff. But true, I am experiencing headaches especially during my monthly period. I don’t know if this thing has something to do with washing my hair everyday or just too much thinking. Our work requires a lot of thinking.

i don't think it is neccessary. i ever saw news that it is harmful for our hair if we wash them everyday, in fact, i think it is better to wash our hair every two days. it is better for our hair. good luck!

I have never heard of this before. I wash my hair daily because I have oily scalp, and if I don't it tends to get itchy and the strands become sticky. I can't go through the day with limp hair, it really makes it obvious that I haven't wash my hair. Maybe you can wash with your hair bend down, so the water does not hit directly on top of your head, or use a mild shampoo if you are not comfortable with washing your hair so often.

I don't think it's necessary to wash your hair everyday as I have heard that there are natural oils in your hair that are good for the hair. I typically don't wash it everyday unless I have a lot of products in it I will wash it that night, otherwise the products will start to flake in my hair and it'll look aweful.

Here the elders believe that washing the hair everyday is not good for the health. Like what your mom said, you would have the headache when you grow older. I don't believe it anyway. However, I think it is not necessary to wash the hair everyday. I wash my hair every two days. I love China

Hi there, well I do wash my hair daily but I don't get any headache at all. And you're right, sweat from our head and all over the hair, that sticky feeling is irritating isn't it. So I wash my hair once everyday. I guess nothing's wrong with it.

It's actually healthier to wash your hair every other day or less if you choose. I'm a Cosmetology School student and the more you wash your hair, the drier and more brittle your hair becomes. This is why they make moisturizing shampoo and conditioners. All the gunk that you're putting on your hair and scalp with shampoo and conditioners can actually weigh your hair down and sometimes make your hair feel dirtier. So if you do wash your hair every day or more often, you should try to find light shampoos and conditioners without all the fancy stuff in them (unless you need moisturizing, but conditioner will do that on it's own). As for getting headaches from washing your hair, I've never heard of that. Have you ever been to the doctor about it? Quite possibly, your headaches are due to something else (such as migraines) and washing your hair just makes it worse. Try to be more gentle with your scalp when washing your hair.

For me, I still wash my hair daily. I even wash it twice sometimes, in the morning and in the evening. It's hard not to wash our hair here because the weather is so hot and we get sweaty. And the streets are filled with smoke and the smell sticks to our hair. So far, I'm not feeling any headache because of that. And I hope I won't get it when I grow older either.

I wash my hair everyday but I only use shampoo only on weekdays :) I also have long hair but I don't get headache whenever I wash it. Instead I get so refresh! Having headache in washing your hair is kinda alarming. She should have to check up with the doctor regarding her situation..