4 Reasons NOT to Wash Your Hair Today
The hair care industry would love for you to believe you need to shampoo your hair daily in order for it to retain it’s shine and ability to control. Well for those of you with controllable hair. Some of us wear ponytails a lot. But I digress…
While there’s nothing wrong with having really clean hair, there is something to be said about NOT washing your hair every day. Here are a few reasons for going every other day or even every couple of days:
- Hair is healthier - Your scalp produces natural oils that keep hair healthy. By washing away these oils every day, your losing some key hair nourishment. When you don’t wash your hair, you’re allowing these oils the time to penetrate and become absorbed by the hair making it as soft and shiny as any expensive hair product.
- More control - Sometimes by allowing hair to fully dry and allowing for a little bit of product build up, your adding more control to your hair. My hair is definitely more manageable if I leave it a couple of days without washing than if I were to wash it every day.
- Keep your color - Hair color does fade as much when hair is washed less often.
- Cheaper - You’re saving money by not using shampoo and conditioner every day.
- It’s better for the environment - By not washing your hair your saving water - and by not using lots of big towels to dry your hair all the time you’re saving on washer and dryer usage.
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8 opinions for 4 Reasons NOT to Wash Your Hair Today
Left Brain
May 12, 2008 at 7:07 am
These are good tips but I would add the following modifications.
1. It’s debatable whether not washing makes hair healthier. True, if you don’t condition, you’re hair will have more time to absorb it’s natural oils and feel better. But oils found in hair conditioners or other treatments actually work better than your natural oils so if you shampoo then condition, your hair will be just as healthy as if you didn’t shampoo.
2. More control is true depending on the hair style you want. If you want a natural style, not washing works better. But if you want a polished, sophisticated look, you better start with a shampoo step and use styling products.
3. Keep your color…absolutely true. The more you wash, the more color you’ll lose. And don’t be fooled by the versions of your shampoo for “color treated” hair. They are really not much different.
4. Cheaper…absolutely. Although, if you’re using a reasonably priced, high quality, mass market brand, the most you are going to save is maybe $50 a year.
5. Better for the environment? True. It saves water. It also helps to clean pollution out of the atmosphere as we wrote about on our website.
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/03/11/washing-your-hair-ruins-our-air/
Madawg27
May 12, 2008 at 8:36 am
Finally. Someone has made a list showing that it’s OK to not wash your hair everyday. People think I’m crazy when I say I only wash my hair every other day.
Bridget Wright
May 12, 2008 at 10:33 am
Or, you could do I like I do and not shampoo your hair for 7-10 days! Why? Because I can!
dh
May 12, 2008 at 4:34 pm
I don’t wash mine every day either. I have also found out that some of my friends don’t, but that’s mostly to make their hair color last longer. So maybe the older you get, and the longer you want your hair color to last, the more likely you are not to wash your hair everyday.
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rose
Jun 8, 2008 at 4:59 pm
My best friend thinks I am gross for skipping washing my hair for a couple days, but my scalp is so dry I don’t have to worry about ever looking greasy! Plus when it does get oilly (about 3-4 days) it it is even more satisfying when getting out of the shower and running my hands through my hair.
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