Comments on: Why It’s Better To Skip Shampooing Every Day

By: erica

erica — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:37:10 +0000

I wash my hair everyday. I know that’s supposed to be bad. I started using the Shielo Hydrate Shampoo, my hair looks and feels so healthy. I barely need to use any shampoo, a quarter-size only, and I have a ton of hair. Typically I’ve had to rinse and repeat , but with Shielo – I use just the quarter-size and its perfect. Feels soooo good and its super hydrating.

I would recommend this to any gal with thick hair prone to getting dry.

By: kayla

kayla — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:18:29 +0000

oh my goodness. I stumbled upon this and even though this discussion took place months ago, i just had to right some wrongs. To everyone to washes their hair everyday because it gets oily if you dont: washing your hair daily is exactly what makes it greasy! When you wash everyday you strip your hair of its natural sebum oils and to compensate, your oil glands over produce oils. I wash my hair once or twice a week and it rarely rarely gets greasy. The trick is to train your hair. Yes, you can train your hair. When your hair gets greasy, rub some baby powder in your roots and dont wash it for a day or two. The more often you dont wash your hair, the less oil your glands will need to produce. If you have a weekend where you know you wont be doing anything, try doing from thursday night to monday morning without washing. The less you wash your hair the healthier it will be. Stylists and dermatologists agree you should wash your hair two or three times a week at the very very most. Think of beautiful spanish or italian women with long luscious healthy hair…. Thats because on average they shampoo about twice a week. Daily shampooing ruins your hair i promise.

By: ShoeGal

ShoeGal — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:19:29 +0000

I have very thin hair and if I wash it too often it looks quite gross within hours of me cleaning it. I have been doing it for years and it works great, although I will usually put my hair up on day 2.

By: SheBloggs

SheBloggs — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:20:56 +0000

I used to shampoo every day and I’m ashamed to say that I usually just pick up whichever one is on sale. I’m not sure if it’s true, but I heard that good quality conditioner is what counts not shampoo.

Recently, I’ve cut down to every other day – only on gym days. My workouts are intense and I can’t get away with just rinsing… I’ve tried and it wasn’t cute.

I’ve been meaning to try dry shampoo but haven’t gotten around to it yet.

By: wmwo

wmwo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:40:09 +0000

Honestly, I’m down to shampooing once or twice a week, and I have a friend who is down to just water (guy, short hair). I used to do it every second day. I find the shampoo you use makes a big difference in whether you need to do it every day or not.

By: Sara @ hot roller reviews

Sara @ hot roller reviews — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 09:18:20 +0000

Totally agree with not washing your hair everyday. I actually only do mine once or twice a week, any more than that just dries it out. Agreed though that it needs to be done more often when I work out (which doesn’t happen as often as it should haha )

By: eemusings

eemusings — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 07:38:19 +0000

I’ve tried, I’ve tried, I’ve tried! But i have very thin, coarse and GREASY hair. I simply have to wash it every day, especially if I’ve been exercising or it’s rained. I have done the every-other-day thing and kept it up for a couple of weeks, even, but it just does not work for me. I get even limper, sadder hair that people comment on – to say nothing of how gross it feels. Depends on your hair type, I guess.

By: Red

Red — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:13:10 +0000

I saw another article on someone’s blog about not using soap or shampoo, and one thing the author pointed out was that, when we strip our hair of its natural oils every day, our hair adapts by producing MORE oil. He noticed a significant change in a few weeks, aka his head stopped producing as much oil once he wasn’t shampooing every day. Just a tip for those who think their hair is too oily to try it. It probably is now, but it will adjust. (It’s just finding that time to adjust, lol. Who wants to go to work with oily hair for weeks while they wait for their scalp to adjust to the new shampoo schedule?)

By: Lane

Lane — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:35:56 +0000

Ditto, Daisy. I’m an every-other-day shampoo kind of gal too.

I’m using Rene Furturer brand dry shampoo, but it’s kind of pricey and has a weird smell. What brand of dry shampoo do you use?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:18:29 +0000

I am so with you, Daisy! I wash my hair at most every other day, and it’s super healthy.

Quick tip, too: If you’ve got bangs, and it’s summer, instead of washing your hair constantly to keep them from looking all greasy and sweaty and weird because of the heat, pick up some dry shampoo. Got 3 b sells a good one at Shopper’s for like, eight bucks, and it’s AMAZING. It sprays on like hair spray, and you just brush your hair after and it appears totally clean. It’s the best thing ever.