How often should a woman wash her hair?

[ballmode]

I know a woman that I work with and she washes her hair every other day. Claiming that if she washed it everyday she would would look like "Bozo The Clown" and her hair would be a mess.

Sure it dries the hair... but when it starts to smell like what she cooked last night... when does it start to be a problem?

 

[Pardus]

I know a woman that I work with and she washes her hair every other day. Claiming that if she washed it everyday she would would look like "Bozo The Clown" and her hair would be a mess.

Sure it dries the hair... but when it starts to smell like what she cooked last night... when does it start to be a problem?

If she looks like this, washing her hair is the least of her worries.

 

[lxskllr]

There's nothing wrong with every other day; I do the same in the winter time. Years ago, I think a weekly shampoo was the norm. Shower caps were standard issue for women.

 

[DaTT]

My head gets itchy when I miss a day.

 

[wirednuts]

some girls hair smells like they dont shower more then once a week. that is bad. most girls ive dated go every day or every other. they hate it too. and i dont blame them, its a lot of work to keep that much hair looking good.

 

[qliveur]

Heh, my hair becomes a grease pit if I don't wash it every day.

 

[shortylickens]

Whenever she gets sweaty.
Dirty, DIRTY GIRL!

 

[ShawnD1]

At least as often as i wash my balls. Every single day at least once.

 

[Juked07]

I think if you're not doing physical labor/cardio/otherwise sweating, every other day is more than enough.

When I was running/biking/swimming I washed it every day. I'm currently not doing that and I use shampoo every 2-3 days. My cleanliness is about the same.

 

[0roo0roo]

 

[deadlyapp]

A lot of girls I know won't do it every day because it's hard on the hair. They all take showers every day but will pin up their hair if they aren't trying to style it in some way or fashion.

For guys greasy hair looks bad, on girls its apparently a good trait. :shrug:

 

[chusteczka]

Every 3-4 days for girls with long hair soft enough to enjoy running your fingers through. Every other day is too often.

They tend to wash their hair on Friday and Saturday nights.

 

[schneiderguy]

Ive got long hair and I wash mine everyday.

 

[chusteczka]

The more often you wash your hair, the more oil it produces. For those who wash their hair every 3-4 days, their scalp produces much less oil than those who wash their hair every day.

 

[Bateluer]

I wash mine every day, but I keep it extremely short. Feels dirty if I don't.

 

[cKGunslinger]

Every time you call and ask them out.

Assuming you're a nerd from the 70s or 80s.
And starring in a sitcom.

 

[lizardth]

I have long hair and it is the norm for me to wash it every other day and occasionally every 3rd day. Unless I get really sweaty/dirty.

 

[a123456]

Normal can vary. Every day is kind of hard on long hair. Every other day is pretty normal if you don't sweat much during the day. They still shower once or twice a day, just with a shower cap on.

Those girls in dreadlocks may only wash their hair once a week, but yeah, that's, uh, non-optimal for others around.

 

[yhelothar]

Depends on the girl. Some people get greasier than others. I can't go for more than a day or so before my hair starts clumping from grease. I'm sure some people can go a lot longer.

 

[Ronstang]

I guess the crowd around here isn't old enough to ask "which hair?".

 

[erikistired]

it's amusing how many guys are answering a question asked about women.

 

[Matthiasa]

You're doing something wrong if your hair starts to smell.
Well normally... I know my shampoo smells horrible since its for my scalp being dry and stuff.

 

[qliveur]

The more often you wash your hair, the more oil it produces. For those who wash their hair every 3-4 days, their scalp produces much less oil than those who wash their hair every day.

I tried that for a while when I had long hair and it still got oily as hell after the first day.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

I guess the crowd around here isn't old enough to ask "which hair?".

 

[dardarla]

Someone did an experiment where they asked women not to wash their hair for a month, and after they washed it was the softest it had ever been for those women. Hair products and over-washing can be very damaging for your hair. I have lots of very fine hairs, that are somewhat wavy, if I use the right products it is very easy to take care of... otherwise it gets knotted and greasy. I wash my hair every other day, if I do it every day it starts to get coarse and greasy. But by the third day it gets gross. If I'm in a rush I have dusting product that absorbs the grease and smells like Candy, but I never go more than 3 days without washing it.

You also gotta pay attention to the pH of the products (I'm not sure if high or low is bad). Pantine Pro V & Herbal Essences are very bad for your hair, and end up forcing you use other products like moose & gels to make it soft again. I had a friend whose hair started to thin & fall out after using Pantine Pro V.

My hair dresser could tell that I was using Herbal Essences for awhile because my hair was more knotted and harder to cut. At first it was very soft, but it got knotted a lot easier.

Long hair is hard to maintain sometimes & often people need to play around and figure out which products work for them. I have finally settled on a shampoo in the last year or so that actually works for my hair, but it took a long time to find that.

Don't judge a woman based on how often you think she should be washing it... hair can be very finicky and we sometimes have to work very hard to figure out how to make it naturally soft and beautiful. When it comes to curly hair it's an entirely new game... my moms hair is it's softest and nicest 3 days after being washed & I think she washes it twice a week.

Boys, we work hard to make ourselves pretty for you, you don't really need to know how we do it... it might kill the magic. My boyfriend always tells me how soft my hair is and loves touching/smelling it... when I first told him that I only wash it every other day it kinda surprised him and I had to explain the long complicated details of how I take care of my hair. But he still loves it & because I take good care of it I've managed to grow it out pretty long.