How often do you wash your hair? Poll

[golfgal]

Every day.

To me, the secrets to having great hair are

1) a great stylist and

2) a great shampoo and conditioner

I'm fortunate to have found a really great stylist many years ago. I've held onto her like GOLD, lol (and tip her well). I keep my hair relatively short but well styled. If it gets even 1/2" overgrown, it looks flat, as it's really heavy, thick hair.

I've found finding a great shampoo and conditioner isn't so easy. I've wasted a ton of money over the years trying different shampoos hoping they'll be good. No luck. Most of them make my hair feel dry. My favorite, that I've been using for years, is The Body Shops line (currently the Olive Oil Glossing shampoo and conditioner); they change from time to time, but they're all good. They are expensive, but worth it. (You only need a tiny bit so one bottle might last me 6 months or longer.)

My newest dilemma: my 12yo daughter has the same hair I do but wears it shoulder length. She's had the same issue of dryness and brittleness with anything but my Body Shops shampoo. But being a 12 yr old, despite my instructions to only use a dab, she uses a ton (and I'm nearly killing myself in the shower with conditioner all over the tub ). So recently I decided I'd try something similar but different for both of us to use, ie cheaper. I wound up buying Regis Salon's Olive Oil shampoo and conditioner - two big bottles. And guess what? I can tell the difference. It's "ok" but not as good as my Body Shop's - my hair feels dry and I hate it. I'm thinking when these are gone, I'm going back. I'll just have to ration it out to DD, lol.

So to anyone who's experiencing dry hair, give these a try. And remember, if you're not happy with the way your hair looks, be sure you're having it cut regularly by a really good stylist - it can make a huge difference.

Sorry, but this is not even close to the case. The trick is finding a shampoo that works well with your hair-for me it is the $1.00 bottle of Suave shampoo. The "expensive" stuff makes my hair hard to work with and dries it out?? I used the Regis Olive Oil stuff for a while and HATED it. I use the left over conditioner to shave my legs though.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Curly hair here. I don't.

http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-the-Curly-Girl-Method-for-Curly-Hair

 

[Aimeedyan]

I have SUPER oily hair. I can go every other day if I use dry shampoo on the "off" day and even them, it helps but my hair is not looking it's best. I will only do that if I don't have a big meeting, function, etc to go to.

 

[momrek06]

OP, were you going to set this up as a Poll?

I wash my hair every other day. I just discussed this w/my stylist and she states that she will go three days at times but she def washes her hair every other day. The days I don't shampoo, I stand in the shower and run my hands through my hair over and over again just having the water running through my hair.

ITA about the great stylist ... that is very important. Then great shampoo. My stylist has suggested PUREOLOGY for me as I am now coloring my hair. I LOVE IT. Pricey, but worth every penny. Her tip to me was to only use a PEA size amount of both the shampoo and conditioner ... people use way too much shampoo/conditioner.

 

[zippitydoo]

I usually wash my hair every other day

 

[redlight]

About every other day for my long straight hair.