just out of curiosity

I've been shampooing once a week, and I love the sense of freedom it brings. By day seven I am ready for a shampoo, but my hair still doesn't look bad or dirty. I could probably go an extra day if I really had to. It's a wonderful, liberating feeling!

I only wash once weekly. I could probably go a lot longer if I didn't oil my hair daily. One of these days I'm going to have to find out how long it takes for my hair to get "dirty" if I don't oil at all. I'm sure I could probably go at least a week and a half to 2 weeks without washing.

My hair gets oily by day 5, but lately, I have been forced to go sometimes to day 6 due to school, work, pregnancy, teenager, etc.

So on average, I say I wash about 1x/week, but it's slightly off by a day or two depending on what time permits ;)

Not sure how to answer the question, so I chose "every 2 days".

I wash on Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday. I've found that while I can go longer without washing, I like the way my hair looks, feels, and smells with this frequency of washing. I think, too, that I end up giving myself a massage when I shampoo so it indirectly is good for hair growth. ;-)

Edited to add: I'm not sure if it matters, but usually 2 of these 3 washes are CO washes. Sometimes all 3 of them are; it just depends on the week.

Cheers,
Jonobie

I'm with you on this one, Jonobie. I wash my hair every other day. I love the smell and feel of freshly washed hair. :) And you're right. It does look better, too... I imagine I could duplicate the look by spritzing, fluffing, plopping (Yeah, right... who am I kidding? Maybe one day.. *sigh*), but it just isn't the same...

I generally wash every 3-4 days, but I did meet a lady recently who told me (out of the blue, too...we weren't even talking hair) that she once went 5 MONTHS without washing... :shock:

She said she just brushed daily and washed her hairbrush religiously after every use. She seemed to feel that she probably could have gone on like that indefinately...

I usually go 4-6 days, depending on how much I sweat during the week. If I excercise 2+ times during that timespan (like I should!!), I usually wash on day 4, but if i'm being a lazy couch potato, I can go as long as seven. I like my hair best on day 3 and 4, but by 5 my scalp starts looking oily and it doesn't look good when I leave my hair down (looks great with just the top gathered in a braid or beret, though!)

So, the short version: ~5 days 8)

I'm working on getting it to the point where I can go a week. I have been washing every 3 days, but I'm going to every 4 starting now. I shampoo tomorrow! :D I have noticed that my hair is definitely less oily. I like your system, Jonobie. I may pick that up if once a week washing doesn't work out for me. I also like my hair best when it's freshly washed, but it doesn't do anything that way! The morning after a shampoo, NO updo will stay.

I can sometimes go for two weeks but usually every seven days or so.At the begining of the 1900's every four weeks was recommended as ideal I have an article in a costume book about it ;)

I chose every two days, that comes out to be twice a week or three, depending on the day I wash.

For instance, if I wash on Monday, I don't wash it on Tues or Wed, then wash on Thursday, no wash on Friday or Saturday, wash on Sunday, which turns out to be three days a week.

What follows is then a wash on Wed, no wash Thurs or Friday, wash on Saturday, comes out to be two days per week.

Bwhahahaha! like you care about all that drivel :D

At this point I don't think I'll be able to go for three days without washing. I just don't like to go around with really greasy hair.

However, if Pixna is right about my scalp getting used to this routine, I may be able to go longer in the future.

Co everyday - CWC weekly - and I do full length shampoo if'm really oily or dirty.

During the summer I wash every 5th day. I don't have a reminder in my calendar (although that's not a bad idea) so I let my hair tell me.

In the winter, it's every 7 days.

every 2-3 days for me, usually 3 times a week.
if i go longer my bangs start to look greasy and i havent yet mastered the art of scalpwashing. *sigh*

Every day. If I don't, my scalp gets greasy
and starts to smell by the 2nd day. Then it breaks
out. Once my hair is long enough I will try scalp washing,
since my hair doesn't really need to be washed every
day (just my scalp).

I said every 3 days but I co every day and shampoo every 3 days. I like the smell and feel of freshly "washed" hair. Plus I even with waist length hair I get "bed head" and its the ONLY way to get it out.

Cheers

Speedqueen

I wash my hair everytime I'm going somewhere, but my hair almost always has atleast one day of rest a week, but usually 2-3. My hair gets oily by the middle of the second day and I can't stand being out in public with oily hair.[/b]

I try to wash once a week and CO once a week, but really it depends on how my hair looks on any given day. Exercising/sweating often forces me to change the schedule and wash a little more often.

I voted 3 days, but it is really every 3-4 days.

I wash once a week, but I have been thinking lately that I can go longer. I haven't so far because the only time I can really see how long my hair is, is Sunday night after I wash. On all the other days it's really wavy from braids and buns.

I voted every day, though I often skip a day. My roots are oily by the second day, so I can't wear my hair down then. And sometimes my scalp itches a little, too. When I was, I usually hold the length out of the way when I rinse, so it gets conditioned, but it doesn't get any shampoo. I'd do more scalp washes if I had a better sink for it, and if I had my own bathroom.

I voted for every 2 days. It's usually 3x a week (Sunday, Wednesday, Friday or Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday) depending on what's going on that week.

I'm a daily washer... always have been. As a curly-girl, I tend to use more styling products than straighties... hence, more build-up.

However, since discovering LHC I only use sulfate free shampoos-- my favorites being gary Null Heavenly Hair Cleanser AND California Baby Shampoos.

I've been able to go every 5-7 days lately.

Haven't been going on the ski-machine lately :no so my head hasn't been getting sweaty.

Also I think the change in the weather has helped.

Maybe the way I've been shampooing (or rather not shampooing) has helped, too.

I've been C ACVrinse C.
Morning and night, I work in one squirt of Herbal Essence Leave-in.
My hair has been loving it!

Maggie

I wash every other day. The scalp, that is - the length gets wet, but I only wash it when I feel it needs it. This can be after two days if I've been around smokers or something, or seven days if I've been out in the elements a lot.