Do You Wash Your Hair Everyday?

[ChrizJen]

I shampoo every day in the summer, and usually every other day in the winter. On the days that I don't shampoo, I wet it in the shower and just condition.
I do OK as long as I can at least rinse my hair with water to get most of the product out. Otherwise my scalp gets itchy and feels gross.
My hair is very thick and curly, and requires products to tame it. I know that if I could wash my hair less that it would be more managable, but it's like a catch 22. I don't wash it, and my scalp itches and feels gross. I wash it, and I have to use more product to tame it. Sometimes you just can't win...

 

[ChrizJen]

I'm african american and I cannot wash my hair daily. I do wash and style weekly though. It takes me 3 hours to dry and flat iron my hair so I'm glad to only have to do that weekly.

What a closed minded thing to say. Everyone is not the same.

My 2 yr old foster daughter is African American, and I wash and style her hair once a week. And throughout the week I have to add oil to her scalp. And her little head is as far from stinky as I could EVER imagine! In fact, when I hold her to rock her to sleep at night, I love to smell it.

ETA: I'm also glad I only have to style her hair weekly! She's 2, and doesn't like to sit still for very long! LOL

 

[pixiewings71]

My DNiece is a quarter A-A, she has the gorgeous curly dark, full head of hair but a very light complexion. My DSis has her wash her hair every 2-3 days and they use oil on her scalp to keep it moist and fresh, DNiece does NOT have stinky head/scalp/hair at all! My DBF shaves his head, he does not shower daily, more like every 3-4 days, his head does start to smell but I assume it's because he wears a baseball cap almost every day. And yes, when it starts to smell I tell him to shower. LOL

 

[C.Ann]

To be quite truthful here, If a woman didn't wash or shower including her hair each day I wouldn't want to be close to her.

So how do you handlle that? Do you ask every woman you come in contact with, "Did you wash your hair and shower today?"

You would certainly notice if you were close enough, it sure wouldn't smell nice and fresh
Washing it once a week your head would stink for sure, you may not think it looks like you need to wash your hair but it would have an odor!

Perhaps if you mud wrestle for a living.. Sweeping generalizations don't normally apply in situations such as this.. Fortunately everyone is different..