AIBU to wash my hair every day?

I wash mine every day because I have extremely fine hair that needs re styling to avoid it looking like a flat kinky mess! I was talking to a friend about this and she said can’t you just fluff it up a bit . It’s so fine there’s nothing to fluff , easier just to wash it while I’m in the shower.
She actually said schooz but I can’t work out how to spell that 🤣

Do what makes you feel better. I used to be a daily hair washer, and fluctuating hormones did make it greasy when I was younger but as I've got older I now only wash it once a week on hairdressers advice because it is much dryer post menopause. The texture has also changed and it goes frizzy with too much washing . I by better shampoos nowadays as I don't use nearly as much. . I occasionally refresh styling during the week using a bit of water on a comb with a touch of leave conditioner.

I'm naturally oily in hair and skin, and I feel disgusting on days when I can't wash my hair. Dry shampoo helps only in a very limited way, and it still feels gross by mid-day. I don't care if it's bad for my hair. It feels like it needs washing, so I do. I don't blow it dry or style it daily, so it's less stressed than it could be.

Same here. I've been washing my hair every morning when I shower for almost 50 years now. It's part of my body and so it gets washed along with the rest of me.

No adverse effects at all.

I have very fine hair and i have to wash it every day. Otherwise it gets greasy and lank. I ignore people who tell me that washing daily makes it worse because at the age of 53 I know how my hair and my body works. I really dislike the smell of unwashed skin and hair on others and I hate it myself as well.

I work with someone who talks about how she washes her hair every coup,e of weeks and has a bath every 10 days or so. She says she washes 'pits and bits' each night in the sink. She says no-one can tell. Trust me, we can. I have no idea how often she washes her actual clothes, but they are usually a bit fusty as well.

Same here, greasy hair started when i was 12 (along with acne, unfortunately) and still greasy scalp now at nearly 50.

I have tried washing every other day, i have tried dry shampoo (evil stuff), i have tried harsh anti grease shampoos and washing twice. The only thing that worked was the couple of times i went on Roaccutane for my acne, that stuff dries everything up with an overdose of retinol, but that's NOT a long-term solution!

Daily. Because I exercise every day and having hair caked with salt and dried sweat is not a great look.

I wash mine everyday, have been doing for 40+ years, since I was a teen. Otherwise it's greasy and itchy. In fact, if I wash it in the evening it will feel greasy again by mid afternoon next day, if I haven't washed it in the morning.

My hair is very thick, slightly dry and doesn’t look or feel its best until around day 3! My colour lasts a long time though, I get roots done every 6 weeks and highlights (just a few) every other salon visit. I also use sulphate free shampoo and conditioner, SLS strips colour and is drying.

Same.

When I worked in Central London, I had to wash my hair every day. The pollution, the heat, it left my hair looking flat and gross after just one day.
Now I work from home I wash it about once a week. I am also older so my hair doesn't get greasy like it used to.
I think how often you wash your hair is up to YOU, not the internet.

I wash my hair everyday as it gets very greasy and my scalp gets flaky and itchy if I don't.

I use Aveeno shampoo which is gentle on my hair and keeps my scalp healthy. After washing I pat with a towel and use a serum on wet hair to keep the moisture in, comb and let my hair dry naturally. I apply rosehip oil 2-3 times per week before bed.

I have bra strap length hair and I have no damage or split ends. I think if you replace the oils and lock in moisture, and don't use heat drying, your hair can be very healthy with daily washing.

I have always had greasy hair and I have washed it every day since I was in my teens, with the exception of pregnancy and to some degree post-menopause because it is now drier. My scalp is also drier now and I have a sense that slightly spacing the washes is better for the scalp - it feels more relaxed if there is a little natural oil. When I was young it just felt gross and rank, there was no way I could have skipped a day. I have always kept my hair shortish, partly for ease of washing.

I’ve got really greasy very fine hair. Always have had. I wash mine every day because it feels rank if I don’t. The only time I don’t is if I’m staying in all day.

I’m 56 and have washed mine every day since I was about 18.

I find it really annoying when people say that washing your hair every day is bad for it or males it more greasy. It just doesn't. I have oily skin, including my scalp. If I stopped washing my face it wouldn't get less greasy, same with my scalp. I did try it for a long time over Covid (with my hair) and it was just rank.

Washing and conditioning your hair every day is good for it. Its the same as washing your face or having a shower and then moisturising.

People who say they wash their hair once a week and it isnt greasy, thats great for you. We are all different and have different types of skin. My skin and scalp are oily and I need to wash my face twice a day and my hair once.

I have curly hair and wash mine once a week, it never goes greasy.

im sure I’ve read that over washing strips the goodness from your hair so your scalp has to work harder to replenish that and that’s what causes the greasiness.

personally i couldn’t be bothered with washing every day, however on hair wash day it takes me an hour from first shampoo to fully dry.

I wash mine daily. It used to get really greasy but since menopause, it hasn’t. When it was greasy I tried washing it less frequently but that didn’t help the grease. Now it doesn’t get greasy, but just feels weird if it’s not washed. A couple of years ago I tried not washing it daily for about six months - somebody suggested that it would do my hair good and so I tried it again, but it didn’t do it any good! So I wash it daily again. So, wash your hair!

Wash day miss a day wash day miss a day and so on.
Its down to what you want to do.

I wash my hair every day and have always done so since I was a kid. I have very fine hair and it gets gross greasy if not washed daily. Also, I blow dry it every day to give it plumpness. None of this seems to do any harm.

i am aware not everyone does this. But everyone’s hair is different so that’s fine. Do whatever works for you OP.

Dirty hair smells worse than BO….
its like warm stinky sheep smell

l have always washed my hair daily. Never had any issues. I don't have to worry about stripping it of natural oils as it never looks dried out or gets split ends. I also like having clean hair so there is no down side for me.

It’s completely untrue they it gets greasier if you wash it daily and can “train” your hair to be less greasy

I wash mine every day. Since menopause I can do every other day.

its fine and dry and looks dreadful unless wash and blow dried. Because its fine twisting no time

I have to wash mine every day because when I wake up I look a cross between Doc Brown from Back to the Future and a gonk. If I dampen my hair down it doesn't look right and I'd be fussing with it all day making it look worse.

I recorded myself sleeping last week and because of restless legs I move around all night and am subsequently rubbing my face and head in my pillow.I

My hairdresser said I have a cows lick that doesn't just sit at the front but it goes along the top of my head.

I find this surprising, why do you need to ask how often to wash your hair. Wash it as often as you please. There are no hair washing police.