What's with the trend of not washing hair everyday?

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Anonymous wrote:So is this only a white people problem? Seriously. I'm black and can go weeks without washing my hair and it does not smell. My Asian best friend can go at least a week without washing her hair and even at that duration, I've never smelled it.

Just seriously interested in what ethnic groups have this as an issue.

No. I promise I can smell your unwashed hair too. Unwashed hair/scalp of any race has a stench. It just does. Though it is variable how long it takes to develop it, but after a week, nearly all people have oils from their scalp giving off a smell.

PP. I say this kindly. This kind of seems like a YOU problem. I'm sorry you find the normal smell of human to be this offensive. It is not reasonable to expect people to shampoo more than is healthy for their own hair in order to reduce a smell that seemingly only you are able to detect. Carry a scented handkerchief around with you if you are this sensitive.

+1. I really think this PP is equating shampoo/hair product scent with a 'clean' hair smell, which is ridiculous.

Agree. What are you expecting to smell when you get a whiff of someone's hair? I use primarily unscented products because I hate the smell of most shampoos, so you would probably think my freshly washed hair smells dirty because you aren't getting a whiff of herbal essences.

Odorless is fine thanks

[Anonymous]

Never heard of this. Every white person i know washes their hair everyday. Why do you think it's a trend? Do what you want with your hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to my hairdresser, and she was appalled that I wash my hair every day. She strongly advised me against it. My DD is also against washing hair all the time.
I remember being a teen with greasy hair and not washing it, and I feel gross just remembering it. I know some of my coworkers do not wash their hair as much, and honestly, if you are close, their hair stinks. Where is this new "hair mantra" coming from?
I am talking about a white woman's hair here. I know that different types of hair need different care, but I know that white women in the U.S., in my circles, used to wash hair every day in the 90s and 2000s.

Not having been aware of something doesn’t mean that it’s a “new” or a “trend” once you learn of it… “your circles” are not representative of anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a coworker who obviously doesn’t wash her hair regularly and I can smell it in the hallway when I go to the restroom and know that she has recently walked through. Another employee on a different floor is younger and rarely washes her hair because it smells so bad.
These days, if someone doesn’t smell, they get extra points in my opinion. That’s pretty sad.

This thread is from a year and a half ago, ma’am

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Why do you guys insist you can smell hair from far away?

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Anonymous wrote:Never heard of this. Every white person i know washes their hair everyday. Why do you think it's a trend? Do what you want with your hair.

I don't. As I got older my hair got dry. I used to wash it so I could blow it out for work. Now I just air dry at home.

[Anonymous]

It depends on how oily your hair gets, the water, and season.

I lived in CA by the coast for decades, and as an adult, washed my hair everyday.

I'm now in my 50s and my skin/hair are drier, especially in the winter. The water here is harsher; more minerals. So, now I wash my hair every other day.

16 yr old DD washes it like every 3 or 4 days, and I can see the oily hair. She definitely needs to wash it more often.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you guys insist you can smell hair from far away?

I can't from far away, but I can from a few feet away. Maybe some people have more sensitive noses than others. I can also smell the outside on people -- geosmin -- but no one else in my family can.

I can't line dry any clothes outside. It smells afterwards. It's this area. Never had a problem out west.

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Anonymous wrote:Never heard of this. Every white person i know washes their hair everyday. Why do you think it's a trend? Do what you want with your hair.

How do you know how often these people wash their hair?

fwiw, I am white and only wash my hair every 2 - 3 days. It is fine, curly, and very dry. No way can I wash daily; it would crackle and break off.

[Anonymous]

As a woman of color ..
No we don’t wash our hair daily.
No we aren’t dirty or have foul smelling hair as a result.

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Dry shampoo was invented so that people don’t have to wash their hair every day.
That is very drying and damaging to the hair.
If you color your hair you also should not wash your hair every day. Wouldn’t you wash out the color faster?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you guys insist you can smell hair from far away?

Because you stink.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a woman of color ..
No we don’t wash our hair daily.
No we aren’t dirty or have foul smelling hair as a result.

Op and many others have repeatedly said they are speaking about white women’s hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never heard of this. Every white person i know washes their hair everyday. Why do you think it's a trend? Do what you want with your hair.

In the 60s it was standard to wash hair once a week to hold a "set." Sometime in the late 60s a shampoo ad came out (might have been Prell) saying it was so gentle you could wash your hair every day. Hairstyles became looser and more casual.

I remember this from reading teen novels and advice stuff in the 1960s (graduated h.s. in 1972 by which time of course it was all long straight parted in the middle hair). If you ask google you will find many sites where the once a week shampoo was standard at the time.

I don't shampoo daily because I wash it in the shower and I shower every other day because of extremely dry skin (all my life) which is prone to eczema and itching (dr. said no daily showers). Aging has made my hair drier as well, although I can feel slight oiliness by the end of the second day.

You can also let your hair get wet without sudsing it up.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do you guys insist you can smell hair from far away?

Because you stink.

If someone stinks you're smelling BO. Not their hair. Hope this helps.