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My hair is wavy and a little frizzy especially when it's humid.The first day I wash it it is puffy and kind of wild, day 2 it's looking better, day three it's great but by day 4 it's time to wash it again. I can't imagine washing my type hair every day. I do shower every day.
I shampoo/condition my hair three times a week. My hair is super curly (ringlets), and I find that the first day I wash it, it looks great. The second day it looks OK. The third day it's frizzy. (I always shower at night, and in the morning, patting some water onto the curls helps them to not be frizzy, but after a few days, nothing really helps.)
However, if I do anything that creates beads of sweat in my scalp, then I'll shampoo/condition that night, regardless of when I last washed my hair. I don't want dried sweat hanging out.
EDIT: I know people who don't wash their hair for weeks. Seriously. They use lots of dry shampoo. They love big volume hair, and the dry shampoo gets around their roots and lifts them up, so their hair gets bigger and bigger the further from a wash that they get.
I wash my hair (shampoo/conditioner) twice a week, unless I've done something that calls for more frequent washing (i.e., had a special occasion and used a LOT of hair product, gotten very sweaty, etc.)
The remainder of the week, I either rinse my hair using just plain water in the shower, or use dry shampoo.
My hair tends to be a bit dry, I color process it, and I live in a fairly dry climate. I'm sure if I lived somewhere humid, I'd feel differently.
When I first learned that most of us over wash our hair and started reducing my shampoo frequency, I did go through a kinda gross/grungy period for a week or two while my scalp adjusted. It wasn't the prettiest, but it didn't last long, and I think the results were worth it.
I've also found that proper brushing, with a good, boars hair brush, helps tremendously - distributes the oils and all that. I also will use dry shampoo before bedtime, to help absorb any oil on my scalp before bed. It's heat, I wake up without having such horrid bedhead.
I shampoo/condition my hair three times a week. My hair is super curly (ringlets), and I find that the first day I wash it, it looks great. The second day it looks OK. The third day it's frizzy. (I always shower at night, and in the morning, patting some water onto the curls helps them to not be frizzy, but after a few days, nothing really helps.)
However, if I do anything that creates beads of sweat in my scalp, then I'll shampoo/condition that night, regardless of when I last washed my hair. I don't want dried sweat hanging out.
EDIT: I know people who don't wash their hair for weeks. Seriously. They use lots of dry shampoo. They love big volume hair, and the dry shampoo gets around their roots and lifts them up, so their hair gets bigger and bigger the further from a wash that they get.
You're lucky to have nice looking hair the first day, most curlies who use shampoo have better 2nd day hair.
As to the frizz on the 3rd or later days it's explained by the fact that as dust begins to accumulate on the hair it makes the cuticle raise up. In the "no shampoo" system one can rinse the hair every day if needed or desired and then reapply conditioner, what is not done is a "full" wash (scrubbing the scalp with conditioner), that one is recommended usually once a week only or even less depending on the person, in between water scrubbing works for curlies with dry scalp.
Perspiration will make the hair not only funky but stringy, so it's sensible to wash after heavy exercise or after being out for long during a hot summer day.
I wash my hair (shampoo/conditioner) twice a week, unless I've done something that calls for more frequent washing (i.e., had a special occasion and used a LOT of hair product, gotten very sweaty, etc.)
The remainder of the week, I either rinse my hair using just plain water in the shower, or use dry shampoo.
My hair tends to be a bit dry, I color process it, and I live in a fairly dry climate. I'm sure if I lived somewhere humid, I'd feel differently.
When I first learned that most of us over wash our hair and started reducing my shampoo frequency, I did go through a kinda gross/grungy period for a week or two while my scalp adjusted. It wasn't the prettiest, but it didn't last long, and I think the results were worth it.
I've also found that proper brushing, with a good, boars hair brush, helps tremendously - distributes the oils and all that. I also will use dry shampoo before bedtime, to help absorb any oil on my scalp before bed. It's heat, I wake up without having such horrid bedhead.
Before I totally embraced the "Curly Girl" routine mine was very similar to yours, except that I reapplied conditioner after rinsing my hair on no shampoo days.
I was lucky to not go through a grungy period, it's like I immediately jumped to beautiful healthy-looking hair, but if more people realized it's exactly as you said, an adjustment period, they wouldn't be so afraid to skip one day between shampoos.
I water rinse every couple days and rosemary (sometimes mint) rinse once a week. Rosemary has anti-fungal and astringent properties and works for me. I don't use traditional shampoo (e.g. sulfates) more than two or three times a year, when traveling and nothing else is available.
I think curly hair types fare much better washing less often. With straight hair, sebum slides right down the shaft and looks oily quickly.
My hair is short and gets oily fast. I shampoo every evening, put on some gel and a few curlers on top.
If I skip a day it looks greasy and flat. I try to shampoo every night even if I don't feel well because it
helps me feel a little better if it's clean.
My hair is short and gets oily fast. I shampoo every evening, put on some gel and a few curlers on top.
If I skip a day it looks greasy and flat. I try to shampoo every night even if I don't feel well because it
helps me feel a little better if it's clean.
Note: if you have an oily scalp, just use conditioner on your ends. You can also cut down on the washing by using a dry shampoo on your scalp in between to soak up excess oils. A witch hazel rinse helps balance your hair's ph which can help with the excess oil.
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