My hair smells

[jayho]

I wash it every other day, it's got a nasty musty smell. Anyone else?

Do you properly blow dry it , so that it is 100% dry?

Are you drying your towels properly?

Are you suffering from night sweats?

Mine smells also.. has done for 3years.
Bloody menopause

I dry it, my towels are fresh

I have night sweats and would wash every day but I've also got two smallish children (don't get me started on the delaying motherhood thing) I have menopause, single parenthood , full time job and fekkin 10yo and adolescent to deal with in the morning. Hair not generally a priority but noticed it smells in last 4 weeks

I had a wierd phase where my hands smelt different. Menopause - it’s just odd.

See, that's the thing, is it only
Me that can smell this? Gah!!!!!

What does it smell of?

I've noticed an odd dusty/ musty smell sometimes that I couldn't identify where it was coming from. I'll check my hair next time but it sounds like it's (yet another) menopause thing.

Its called smelly hair syndrome

I had this too.
No matter how much I washed it, my hair smelt like a wet dog when drying it so
I googled it and it said it was hormonal. Mine seemed to occur when I was suffering from night sweats but these have eased a little and the smell has vastly reduced.

Smelly Hair Syndrome (SHS) occurs when you have overactive sweat and oil glands on your scalp. When the skin on your scalp secretes too much oil and sweat, it can start to smell quickly. More often than not, it’s a hormonal imbalance that causes this problem. Seeing a dermatologist is often the best solution. You may need to start taking a prescription medication designed to even out your hormone levels.

another potential hell to endure, I am incredibly unimpressed with peri menopause!

I'm late 40s and a while ago noticed a fusty smell. The horror I felt when I realised it was how my mum and aunties smelt when I was a child. Personal hygiene is so important, especially when you're sweating during the night.

Wet dog! Can everyone else smell it? What fresh hell etc ....

It's like my hair doesn't pick up the scent of my shampoo or conditioner anymore it just smells odd

If it wafts over my face I get this earthy oily scent

It was definitely more noticeable when I was drying my hair rather than all the time.
I asked my friend to sniff my hair and she couldn't smell anything-thankfully so I think I was just very self conscious of it. As I said with the night sweats reducing the smell went too.

Are you also changing your bedding regularly? Because if you sweat in bed and then don't shower or have a bath, then the smell will be noticeable.

I didn't realise this was a "thing"!!! Seriously - I gave up smoking nearly 3 months ago, and have only recently noticed my hair smells weird (obvs I had only really been smelling shampoo or smoke or perfume previously). And I am definitely peri-menopausal (tho don't tell anyone cos I don't look that old ...dontcha know being fat means you don't get wrinkly )

Sorry I also forgot to say a small thing that helped was scraping my hair up like a pineapple on top of head when I go to bed.

Between my boobs I notice a smell sometimes, it doesn`t help that they are stuck in a bra all day, then I get the night sweats. Menopause is awful.

Justasking - yep me too!
It's bloody awful isn't it
I feel like a smelly old bag

Op, have you tried using a dry shampoo for the days you don’t wash your hair? It might help