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usually 2 to 3 times a week. i used to wash it alot more but i read in a magazine once that you shouldnt wash curly hair more than twice a week... 2-3 times works for me since my hair doesnt get oily or anything.

 
I wash my hair every other day. If I use shampoo, I do a CWC wash (conditioner on length, wash scalp area, rinse, condition again) or CO wash (wash with a light conditioner). This routine has seriously been one of the best things I've ever discovered for my waist length hair.

 
Originally Posted by Lyrical /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wash my hair every other day. If I use shampoo, I do a CWC wash (conditioner on length, wash scalp area, rinse, condition again) or CO wash (wash with a light conditioner). This routine has seriously been one of the best things I've ever discovered for my waist length hair. Why you start with a conditioner?
 
Originally Posted by purpleRain /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why you start with a conditioner? The length of my hair doesn't need as much cleansing as the scalp area. The conditioner also protects the length from the shampoo.
 
Originally Posted by Rotting Beauty /img/forum/go_quote.gif I go about two days, then wash it on the 3rd morning. hey i love your video,it is so much fun
i was my hair twices a week ,i have a condition call hyper seborhea,

so i can t was it every other day,i did find a good shampoo Aubrey Organic Green Tea

it does help me a lot and no chemicals.

 
I wash every other day
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Originally Posted by Galena /img/forum/go_quote.gif I went through this no shampoo all naturalness phase, but I used like baking soda and vinegar to wash my hair - it actually felt better than with shampoo, but you have a period of about a month of yucky hair whilst your scalp gets used to it. I dyed my hair recently which upset all the natural balances I had... and I can't be bothered with a month of blah right now, so it's back to shampooing about two or three times a week Baking soda and vinegar..
What is the thought behind that?

Originally Posted by HairEgo /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is going to sound really gross...but I wash my hair once a week. Let me explain....if you train your scalp to not produce a ton of oil (yeah its possible!) your hair won't look oily/greasy for quite a while. A common mistake people with oily scalps make is washing their hair daily - if not more then once a day. Doing this actually increase and stimulates the oil glands thus causing your hair to produce more oil. I have the healthiest hair of anyone I know, and even on the 5 or 6th day, my hair doesnt look dirty, feel dirty or have an odour to it. The curlu method?
 
Originally Posted by TwinkletOes26 /img/forum/go_quote.gif once a week but i have relaxed aa hair so you cant wash it a whole whole lot. My hair is dry especially in the winter so once a week def in the winter and twice a week in the summer time. I wash my hair once a week, too, since it's relaxed but between relaxers it's usually longer than that actually much like Jessica Simpson's regimen.

 
I wash my hair every week. sometimes less depending on the weather, my acitivities.

but twice a months. wow..

 
For a long time I went without washing my hair - just conditioner a couple times a week and massaging my scalp (CG method). The first week or so my hair was greasy because it was overproducing sebum to make up for the harsh shampoos I was using but that evened out pretty quickly. I did this for about a yearish? with great results.

Now I use a "cleansing conditioner" it's kind of like a really hydrating shampoo. Its DevaCurl No-Poo and it smells wonderful and is soo moisturizing! I use this once a week on my scalp only. (plus conditioning/massaging couple times a week)

Originally Posted by HairEgo /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is going to sound really gross...but I wash my hair once a week. Let me explain....if you train your scalp to not produce a ton of oil (yeah its possible!) your hair won't look oily/greasy for quite a while. A common mistake people with oily scalps make is washing their hair daily - if not more then once a day. Doing this actually increase and stimulates the oil glands thus causing your hair to produce more oil. I have the healthiest hair of anyone I know, and even on the 5 or 6th day, my hair doesnt look dirty, feel dirty or have an odour to it. Lol this is what I mean - you're not the only one and I don't think its gross at all! I've actually read/know of many women that will only use water and massaging their scalp to cleanse and have great results. My hair needs plenty of conditioner though, specially in my climate
 
I wash mine every other day, 'cause that's how long it takes before it starts looking oily.

 
It basically describes a beauty phenomenon in which people don't wash their hair anymore, or at least more infrequently. The article has interview quotes from various people and the reason for not washing their hair include things like, it's more convenient and fun to get it washed and styled professionally once a week (obviously a girl,) or that oily hair has more shine and texture, and finally, shampoo is evil and is a part of the evil consumption plan. The writer also explains that 'textured locks and full hair' are now in vogue again (compared to straigtened hair,) and that dry shampoo sales are up.

The main reason why I called the article weird is because it is very one-sided. The whole article had two short paragraphs about scientists being sceptical about this. (I'm not a good writer myself, but I'm clearly a product of an education system that has brain-washed me into writing pros and cons for everything.) Anyways I want to say, first of all, the people who get their hair washed once a week must not have super oily hair because I know girls who wash their hair in the morning, and by night it already looks oily. By the next day, said girls would look like they've got 80's-era type of hairgel combed in. Secondly, isn't part of the reason we shampoo is to get rid of the dead skin cells that are already littered around in our hair, ie. dandruff? Unless you have white hair, dandruff is probably visible to anyone who is near you. And doesn't dandruff fall onto your black coats?

On the days that I do wash my hair, it takes me 30-40 mins to get ready (-This includes brushing my teeth, taking a shower (includes hairwash and facewash), applying body cream, throwing on jeans and tee, applying skincare products, styling my hair and putting on makeup.) And even I don't think I'm fast enough. Now don't get me wrong, I try not to wash my hair everyday because I really do think it prevents my hair from going dull. I have always been an every-other-day type of gal, (although I do sometimes wash the front/fringe bit everyday.) And on the days I don't leave home, I can go through a couple of days with dirty hair. Usually by the 3rd day, my mum tells me my hair smells and I should wash it, of which I ignore her until I have to actually go out. So hey, most people who know me well think I'm lazy about my hair-washing too, but even I think completely abadoning shampoo is not the way to go. I'm all for people washing their hair as frequently or infrequently as long as they don't smell.

It basically describes a beauty phenomenon in which people don't wash their hair anymore, or at least more infrequently. The article has interview quotes from various people and the reason for not washing their hair include things like, it's more convenient and fun to get it washed and styled professionally once a week (obviously a girl,) or that oily hair has more shine and texture, and finally, shampoo is evil and is a part of the evil consumption plan. The writer also explains that 'textured locks and full hair' are now in vogue again (compared to straigtened hair,) and that dry shampoo sales are up.

The main reason why I called the article weird is because it is very one-sided. The whole article had two short paragraphs about scientists being sceptical about this. (I'm not a good writer myself, but I'm clearly a product of an education system that has brain-washed me into writing pros and cons for everything.) Anyways I want to say, first of all, the people who get their hair washed once a week must not have super oily hair because I know girls who wash their hair in the morning, and by night it already looks oily. By the next day, said girls would look like they've got 80's-era type of hairgel combed in. Secondly, isn't part of the reason we shampoo is to get rid of the dead skin cells that are already littered around in our hair, ie. dandruff? Unless you have white hair, dandruff is probably visible to anyone who is near you. And doesn't dandruff fall onto your black coats?

On the days that I do wash my hair, it takes me 30-40 mins to get ready (-This includes brushing my teeth, taking a shower (includes hairwash and facewash), applying body cream, throwing on jeans and tee, applying skincare products, styling my hair and putting on makeup.) And even I don't think I'm fast enough. Now don't get me wrong, I try not to wash my hair everyday because I really do think it prevents my hair from going dull. I have always been an every-other-day type of gal, (although I do sometimes wash the front/fringe bit everyday.) And on the days I don't leave home, I can go through a couple of days with dirty hair. Usually by the 3rd day, my mum tells me my hair smells and I should wash it, of which I ignore her until I have to actually go out. So hey, most people who know me well think I'm lazy about my hair-washing too, but even I think completely abadoning shampoo is not the way to go. I'm all for people washing their hair as frequently or infrequently as long as they don't smell.

 
I wash my hair every day - I wouldn't *need* to except for the stying products I put in it - I have a very short spiky 'do and if I don't wash the gunk out daily I can't style it! Because my hair is so short (less than 1") I can wash AND style my hair in 5 minutes so washing it daily is not time consuming.

I have color-treated hair and use a color-protect shampoo and no conditioner. I do use a leave-in UV color protect spray after shampooing though.

 
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