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

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I wash mine once a week and it looks great. Used to wash every day but it’s bad for your hair and scalp.

Ok, but what about the smell? People around you can smell the grossness.

I don't think hair smells at all. How close are you getting to these women? B.O. smells much worse.

Hair definitely smells.

I am the OP, and I am confused about how people cannot notice the dirty scalp/hair smell. It is pervasive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t wash every day because I like to do a blow-out and I don’t have time every day. After 2 or 3 days it definitely gets greasy, so I can’t go longer than that.

This. If it gets smells or gets sweaty or greasy-looking, I wash it. A good blowout makes a difference. You need to get all the moisture out of your hair after a shampoo.

[Anonymous]

Most white women (sure there are many exceptions but...most) have dry crunchy processed hair and could stand to not wash it so much. The times I've complimented other's hair I usually get a "I haven't washed it" surprised response and I think it just looks smoother than usual. I would not stand in the way of anyone saving water.

[Anonymous]

The more styling products you put in your hair, the shorter time you can go without your hair looking greasy.

[Anonymous]

I like my hair on the third day best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wash mine once a week and it looks great. Used to wash every day but it’s bad for your hair and scalp.

Ok, but what about the smell? People around you can smell the grossness.

I don't think hair smells at all. How close are you getting to these women? B.O. smells much worse.

Hair definitely smells.

I am the OP, and I am confused about how people cannot notice the dirty scalp/hair smell. It is pervasive.

I’m with you OP. Unwashed hair absolutely has a specific smell even though people continue to proclaim it doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

I went through this phase and tried to let my hair “adjust.” It did not. I’m just a very oily person. I need minimal moisturizer and I have fewer wrinkles than other women my age. But I can only do a ponytail on day 2.

What helps most is putting dry shampoo with rice starch and texturizer with xeolite in my CLEAN hair. That will absorb enough oil to get me a second day. But it works way better if you put it in there before you “need” it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The more styling products you put in your hair, the shorter time you can go without your hair looking greasy.

Oh no, the opposite for me.

[Anonymous]

I have fine, dry, coarse hair but it’s non porous so it can take an entire day to air dry and still takes a chunk of time to blow dry. I don’t like dry shampoo so I wash it every other day, except if I have been outside for more than a few minutes, because I have a pollen allergy and don’t want to bring it in on my pillows, etc. so in the summer I tend to wash a bit more frequently.

It’s okay for some people to wash more often than others. It doesn’t make anyone on either end of the spectrum less hygienic. The only person it matters to is you and perhaps your partner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most white women (sure there are many exceptions but...most) have dry crunchy processed hair and could stand to not wash it so much. The times I've complimented other's hair I usually get a "I haven't washed it" surprised response and I think it just looks smoother than usual. I would not stand in the way of anyone saving water.

Limited heat styling and regular trims make a bigger difference for me.

[Anonymous]

I have never noticed the smell of someone’s hair. If they’re not showering, I’ll smell BO. But don’t smell hair.

OP is could be that you’re obsessed with the idea that hair should smell that shampoo, and that the neutral smell of lack of shampoo is what’s bothering you. Some people think anything that doesn’t smell like chemical cleaners smells unclean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never noticed the smell of someone’s hair. If they’re not showering, I’ll smell BO. But don’t smell hair.

OP is could be that you’re obsessed with the idea that hair should smell that shampoo, and that the neutral smell of lack of shampoo is what’s bothering you. Some people think anything that doesn’t smell like chemical cleaners smells unclean.

No, I am not obsessed with how the hair should smell. I am not saying I know how many days you have not washed your hair for by the smell. As seen here, that might be two days, three days, or longer for some people. I can tell what dirty hair smells like; it is a distinct smell that is very different from BO.
It also looks different; it styles easier, the dirty hair, but the roots look unwashed.

[Anonymous]

OP here. To explain, I do not go around smelling hair, and I am not obsessed with it. It is not a big issue even if I smell dirty hair. However, if I am standing next to someone, the smell is pervasive and noticeable without any "trying to smell it."
All I am saying is that I dislike the smell of dirty hair and that not washing my hair makes me feel gross. That is why I was seeking opinions here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. To explain, I do not go around smelling hair, and I am not obsessed with it. It is not a big issue even if I smell dirty hair. However, if I am standing next to someone, the smell is pervasive and noticeable without any "trying to smell it."
All I am saying is that I dislike the smell of dirty hair and that not washing my hair makes me feel gross. That is why I was seeking opinions here.

I'm impressed. I don't smell oily hair as much as a dirty body. I DO smell hair that has been outdoors and it can be awful sometimes but that can be a smell that clings to clothes too. I like the smell of my hair and dd's hair but it's the shampoo I'm smelling, not something we produce.

[Anonymous]

Fair haired lady here - there is no way I can miss a day. I will wash my scalp every day for the rest of my life. Otherwise it is far too greasy looking. Dark haired folks can get away with it - the oily hair is not as contrasting on dark brown hair but there is a huge difference in the color of dirty hair and clean blonde hair.