How often do you wash your hair?

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My hair is the type to get greasy quick - as in the next day. If I spend along time using products and blow drying it properly (1+ hours) and using dry shampoo, I can get about 4 days out of it max. I work with someone who washes their hair one a week, doesn’t use dry shampoo and their hair looks normal and nice every day. I’m curious how often others wash it? And yes I have tried to train my hair - doesn’t work

Every other day. I used to be able to stretch it to once every 3 days occasionally, but since I chopped a lot of it off, so I can’t tie it back, I find it gets greasier quicker.

Every second day. Sometimes, if I can, I leave it go to the 3rd day.

My friend washes hers only once a week - a professional blow dry. You would never know by looking at it

I've gone into premature perimenopause, this gives me some hope for the future😂

People who only wash their hair once a week (or less!), surely your hair must smell a bit by the end of the week?? It must pick up cooking smells, pollution etc.

I mean, even if it's not greasy it'll still be dirty?!

It used to be every three days. Now it's just when I remember.

As I said, I have tried. All the things you mentioned.

With all respect to your mum, who I am sure is great at cutting and styling hair, all the things you mentioned do not affect how much oil my scalp produces. I have never used a dessert-spoonful of shampoo on my hair, because there’s barely any of it. I never put conditioner on my roots, because (see above) it gets so oily.

I have tried, believe me, I have tried to increase the amount of time between washing. NOTHING WORKS. My scalp produces the amount of oil it produces. It has nothing to do with how much I wash it and it will not be ‘trained’.

What NHS job do you have to shower twice a day. I get you might want to, but HAVE to?

Do you have a link, please?

Once every two weeks, seriously. I stick it up in a messy bun. It's long and I never dry it or straighten it.

I'm so lazy.

Sometimes I can go for 2 weeks, with the help of dry shampoo, I also tend to tie it up after the first week.

I don’t condition whilst it’s wet, I use Olaplex No7 oil and No6 leave in styling treatment for moisture where needed, my hair is layered and approximately collar bone length.

Not often with shampoo and conditioner, but I get it wet most days when showering as it's short hair and dries quickly.

Too much product isn't good for hair.

Once a week. I have long hair so have it up most of the time and it takes me ages to wash and dry.

Once a week and blow dry it

Everyday. If I skip a day it looks very greasy by night time the second day so I can’t leave it. Also tried to train it to no avail.

Weekly. I’m not a sweaty person & don’t do any exercise & don’t have a physical job. My hair is bleached so dry & brightly coloured so loses colour very quickly if washed more often. I used dry shampoo and always tie it back.

I was every other day up until 2 years ago, then I went to about every 2 days - my preference is twice a week as it helps my colour last longer and im trying not to use heat on it, but its that annoying 'not quite straight, not quite wavy' plus a fringe so I do need a hairdryer at least a bit! I would have never have said a few years ago I could do only twice a week.
Weirdly, if I use dry shampoo on it (so say on day 3 of not washing) it looks rubbish on the day, but good the next day?

Same here.

Every other day. It's fine and straight and also unfortunately, though I never get sweaty armpits, I sweat from my scalp in this weather. So hair has to be washed every other day or every day if I am doing workouts

Another one with fine, thin, straight hair and I haven’t wash it very day. I went travelling in my 20s which involved periods of rough camping and bring unable to wash it for days on end. If just got more and more greasy. No amount of training could fix that issue unfortunately.

Daily. 61, still have greasy hair and oily skin.

Big upside, hardly any wrinkles 😃

Every morning. I leave my hair to dry naturally. My hair is very fine and I think blow drying will destroy my hair even more.

I agree I have tried to train my hair and go longer between washes, it dursbtbwitk fit be. I only wash my hair once in every day with a 5p sized amount of shampoo. I have tried leaving it abd trying to put up with being greasy like during lockdown, it es vile and I went back to bc every day. I only condition the or the once a week.

I had a boss who came out with the same claptrap about training it to last longer. My hair is shiny and soft and often I get compliments on the condition.

Once every three weeks.

Once every 7-10 days, but I have afro hair and it hates being washed.

I don't wash it anymore. I go to the hair-dressers for a wash and blow-dry every week. It looks great until day five, and day six and seven, I wear it in a slicked back bun style or a twist. If I have a special event, I bring my hair-dresser visit earlier. I hate blow-drying my hair and just decided to stop doing it.