While eating dinner with two good friends before the preview party of New Moon, we started talking about hair. Because that is one of things that girls talk about when we go out on 'girls nights out'. When I said that I had to wash, dry and straighten my hair EVERY DAY because of excess oil my girlfriend said with a gasp in her cute English accent, "Oh my gosh, April, you are a slave to your hair!"
I was taken a bit back, but instantly thought 'YES I AM' and this needs to change. So we talked and talked about shampooing, no shampooing, dry shampooing, second day dirty hair (but still showering) routine, third day dirty hair (but still showering) routine....to which I quickly blurted out, "I could never go three days. NEVER. I am too too oily." To which they responded that the oil starts decreasing and your scalp starts producing less oil because you aren't stripping it away everyday.
On a side note, I had a similar conversation during our camping trip in early November with a sweet girl named Angela that I got to know better that weekend. I guess hair has been on my mind lately. At the end of day two while camping, I was desperate for a shampooing and did so by standing in our trailer shower and having Dave deliver me hot water off of the stove to wash and rinse (our water heater had problems this last camping trip). Angela said that she goes two, three days regularly without shampooing and that she too was really oily before starting this routine. She swears that the oil goes away after a couple of weeks on the new routine and that I should try it. I enjoyed listening to her ideas but wasn't quite ready to grasp it.
But on this night when I was accused of (and agreed to) being a "Slave to my hair" it hit me. Somethings gotta give and can I live with some oil while I put this "the oil will go away over time" trick to the test. So here I am.....shampooing every other day (but still showering daily, because I just think that to not shower everyday is gross....unless you are camping or sick or just having a really lazy weekend on occasion). At first I was rinsing my hair on day two in the shower and using just a little bit of conditioner. I was surprised to find that my hair was not any oilier when using only conditioner, but I was still having to blow dry and straighten my hair on what was suppose to be my "day off." Now I am washing my body but keeping my hair dry on day two. All it needs is some re-straightening to it. I like day two....it is so liberating! But here is my dilemma....when I wake up on day 3.....almost no touch up is necessary and if my scalp wasn't so darn oily by that morning it would be my quickest 'get ready day' of them all....but I can't go three days. I just can't.
So I want to know......what is your shampooing schedule and how does it work for you? I'm interested....really really interested. I don't want to be a slave to my hair any longer....but I also don't want to smell oily either. I also would love product info that you love to help get through the less shampooing method! I can't wait to hear. Happy Friday!
I wash my hair every 2 days... and this is a push for me... I used to wash it every day without fail.
ReplyDeleteFunnily enough just a few hours ago I texted Mr B and asked him to pick me up a spray can of dry shampoo after my friend recommended it! I think it will help my hair look & feel better on the no-wash days. I'll let you know!
Have a great weekend xx
I wash my hair every other day. I just can't wash and blow dry my hair every day. It's too much. Also, Bumble and Bumble makes a hair powder that is magic. You sprinkle it on your roots and it soaks up the excess oil. I've never used it but I have friends that use it on the 3rd day and swear by it. They make it based on hair color so you don't see powder in dark hair.
ReplyDeleteI'm an every other day girl too. I have really oily hair and I try to push the 3rd day on occasion, but it bugs me to no end! I think I may try the Bumble & Bumble product and see how that works!
ReplyDeleteI am on a Tues./ Thurs./ Sat. hair washing schedule. Because like you I have to blow dry/straighten my hair everytime I wash and I couldn't deal with doing that everyday. I don't use any special shampoo, just Fruictis. I also shower everyday though, I feel gross and tired if I don't. I agree with your friends, your hair adjusts to the change.
ReplyDeleteI have horribly oily hair & skin. But since my hair is short I wash it everyday or it would stand straight up. I've heard of prople using that dry hair shampoo. When my hair was longer I would wash it every other day. I could sometimes go 3 days when it was curly. For my oily eyelids I used a product called Primer Potion from Urban Decay. It's an amazing product.
ReplyDeleteI have horribly oily hair & skin. But since my hair is short I wash it everyday or it would stand straight up. I've heard of prople using that dry hair shampoo. When my hair was longer I would wash it every other day. I could sometimes go 3 days when it was curly. For my oily eyelids I used a product called Primer Potion from Urban Decay. It's an amazing product.
ReplyDeleteat least 2 but usually 3 days for hair washes! look at www.hairbydevyn.blogspot.com for her favorite dry shampoo.
ReplyDeleteWell...now I see my little secret is actually a secret shared by many! When I was working, it was every other day. As a SAHM, I've upped it to 3 days. I have naturally curly hair that I straighten, so it's much easier to blow it out and/or spot straighten it. And my hair is so much healthier for it. But I've never had issues with oil... probably because I haven't washed daily since I was in high school. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI love all the comments so far. Keep them coming! I'm off to go find some dry shampoo but still want your suggestions. Tomorrow will be day 3 for me and I want to give it a try. We have an unscheduled Saturday (which is rare) and will be working around the house. Perfect day to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteEvery.single.day and if I work out after I shower I wash it again.
ReplyDeleteI just do not feel clean washing my hair. But then again I am wash and wear or wash and blow-dry (which automatically makes it straight) which takes all of 5 minutes.Which is the up-side of fine hair.
I never wash my hair! I have THICK hair, and I usually go at least 3 days minimum before washing it! I am a big fan of baths! I just throw my hair up in a pony and soak away on my non-wash days. It's so relaxing since I don't have to worry about doing my hair afterward. Since I get lectures from my sylist about too much heat, I go to bed with wet hair and then blowdry for a minute to make sure it's completely dry before flat ironing. It saves me a good 10-15 minutes of blow drying. It was hard to figure out how to style it after waking up to it being all over the place, but I got used to it. I also hated going to bed wth wet hair bit I'm totally used to it now too. I don't even count days anymore, I just look at my hair and decide if it's too greasy to handle or not! I am defintiely no slave to my locks!! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteer..should read of course: I don't feel clean WITHOUT washing my hair....
ReplyDeleteOh my! Awesome topic of conversation-I always wonder about this.
ReplyDeleteI was my hair every single day. My hair is oily and skipping a wash makes me feel gross. If for some reason I can't wash my hair, I'll use a dry shampoo which helps but is definitely no substitute.
However, after washing (every. single. day.), I always use some leave-in conditioner and serum and let my hair air dry. I only dry and straighten/curl on fancy occasions.
I'm not always a fan of my undone hair, but really, who has the time and/or energy to wash, dry, style their hair everyday?!
PS. Cold weather in CO (verrrry cold weather right now) means I can wear a hat if all else fails. It works.
PPS. Wow, talking girlie things with girls is so much fun! Thanks April!
My favorite nun in high school had beautiful hair. We saw it when they shed their habits. Anyway, she said as a kid she grew up washing her hair once a month - her father's rule. And she said that even as an adult without her habit hiding her hair she only washed it a couple times a month. I think we have killed our natural oils and now we're ruined. I have gone two days if I was sick and you should have seem me. No, maybe not.
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I wash every single day. I have VERY fine hair. And even when I tried this "wash less, it will lose the oil" routine, I still had oily hair. And I also have the problem that when I would not wash my hair, and wash my body, I would still feel gross like my head was dirty. So I shampoo every day. Or wear a hat if I don't. But my solution is I keep it short. It keeps my routine fast, because I don't have thick hair. Let me know if it gets less oily after a few weeks!! Maybe I will give it another go one of these days...
ReplyDeleteApril, this is such a funny post. Really, isn't it crazy how much MORE girls have to do to get ready in the morning over a guy? I mean really, sometimes it is so unfair watching my husband get ready in two min and i have only begun to blow dry. Anyway, I am a Tue/Thur/Sun washer! By saturday i am really wanting to wash my hair, but it's so thick i force it another day! <3
ReplyDeletei think you know how i do it.. haha i can go about 4 days. its amazing.
ReplyDeleteoh and the bumble and bumble hair powder is amazing, but since it is colored, it gets everywhere and stains towels, pillows, i used to be a slave to the blondish hair powder, but now i can't live without bed head dirty secret dry shampoo, colorless (well whiteish) but once you rub it in its gone, like baby powder. your scalp will get use to it, you will buy a LOT less shampoo/conditioner, and i even go to the gym everyday, put my shower cap on, and then just dry around my hairline after i shower so every mon and thur i wash my hair! you may say eww.. but no one ever knows and i usually get compliments by day 3 on my hair, never on day 1 though! haha
ReplyDeleteI always go 2 days out of laziness. I do have oily hair and should try the dry shampoo. If I've curled my hair it looks better on day 2. Should I try to learn the 3 day trick? Also, I bathe every night. Even on the days I shower. I LOVE my relaxing bath and I never feel yuck in the AM if I'm going to skip the shower. (a shower for me, even with a cap, results in FRIZZIES. )
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I am going to get the needed items and give it a go once the holidays are over.
Hey Girl. If you can believe it, I cut 5 inches off my hair and straightened it. Now I only have to wash it every 2 days or so. Much nicer.lol
ReplyDeleteI have done so much thinking on this subject. I have incredibly oily hair, and yes I was washing daily. I really try hard to wash every other day now.( for the last few years) It saves time blow drying, but I still must straighten my hair daily. It still gets really curly when I sleep, even with it being dry. Some of my hints:
ReplyDeleteWash your face before you go to bed, I always feel much less oily the next day.
Use a boar hair brush and brush all of the oils through each day.
In the shower, I pull my hair up on my non wash day, in a rubber band and a head band, and then I use a shower cap, the edges are still a little wet, but it helps.
I have tried dry shampoo, it was okay, but expensive, and I think a little bit of baby powder in my palm and just dabbing it at the crown did just as well, plus you smell like a little baby, which is awesome.
I have noticed the oil decreasing, but on my second day, in the evening, my hair is VERY oily, and I don't like to go out like that, so I will plan my week accordingly. Way too much to worry about, but it's the life with oily skin/hair and lots of it.