Is anyone else like this?

[etwalla]

I think I’m a bit obsessed with washing, myself I mean not laundry.

I have quite oily skin and very fine greasy hair. When I get up in a morning I feel gross. On a work day I get up early, bath and wash my hair every single day. I can’t imagine going in without doing this as I’d sit feeling gross all day.

On weekends I am more relaxed as I tend to chill at home or just go for a dog walk/gym first thing so I don’t need to wash immediately. But I always have to do it when I get in and if I am going ‘out’ I don’t feel put together or ready for the day without a bath, hair wash and make up done first.

I don’t think it’s actually about how I look. I’m past caring how I appear to others. It’s how I feel within myself. Without washing I feel greasy, oily and smelly and just not ready for the day. However it does take up so much time and I wish I could be more at ease with just going out and not feeling gross. I use dry shampoo which does make my hair look better but again, I feel grim within myself, is anyone else like this?

I shower every morning and wash my hair then have a bath in the evening before I put pjs on- I like to feel fresh

Don’t most people wash every day?!

Often the more you wash your hair the greasier it can become also oily skin can be down to using harsh products or overwashing

I shower everyday. I don’t feel the need to shower or bathe twice daily tho. If I was doing something strenuous and sweaty then yes. But not if I’ve just been sat at a desk all day

I have dry hair so don't wash it daily rather every other day. My skin is more oily but it gets worse, more spotty if I over cleanse so I tend to only cleanse in the evening but it depends on how I feel and what skincare I'm doing. Ideally I'd like to shower in the am and have a bath every night to relax but in reality I shower most mornings and then have a couple of evening baths a week.

This sounds a perfectly normal level of washing. Something else is going on here if your feelings of 'grossness' are so strong - like a distacefulness psychologically?

This is normal, surely?

Totally normal? I thought everyone showers before work and before nights out? I also relax on weekends if I’m not sound people but yeah I think that’s what everyone does?

Bath every morning sounds like a hassle but a shower is normal. When are you using dry shampoo if you wash your hair every day? Your hair would do better if you didn’t wash it every day

I have very thick hair but it gets greasy by the end of the day. I’ve tried leaving it longer between washes but I feel filthy after day 2 and my scalp itches. I shower every morning and wash my hair otherwise I don’t feel clean. I’ve tried dry shampoo and don’t feel clean after using it. I have a bath at night as I can’t sleep otherwise. It’s normal to shower/bathe every day imo.

I shower every morning, and wash my hair every day. I think that’s fairly normal isn’t it? I can’t imagine not having a shower.

I have the odd day, if I am not going out or expecting visitors, when I won't bath or shower, and I only wash my hair twice a week because it's very thick and quite long, but I don't think bathing or showering every day is extreme.

I shower every morning and every night.

I know showering daily is normal. I think I’m more referring to the mental side of it, like without being clean and fully ready to go out I just don’t feel right.

We all shower to feel clean. Not really sure why you think it’s rare

Yeah that's pretty normal, I shower though as I don't like baths, but I'd never go out of the house without showering and washing my hair.. whether to go to work or out shopping or a social occasion

Not everyone's hair is the same. Mine goes frizzy and dry if I wash it two days running. If I wash it daily for a while it starts going nuts and crazy greasy.

I think most people wash on a daily basis. Over washing you are stripping away all the natural oils that protect your skin and hair.