Frequent washers club!

**lapushka** · January 27th, 2017, 03:36 PM

If you wash more than once a week, please join here and keep us all company!

**JillRenee** · January 27th, 2017, 03:40 PM

Can I be the first one to join? Usually I wash my hair 2-3 times a week.

**lithostoic** · January 27th, 2017, 03:41 PM

Me! I use shampoo every 5 or 6 days and do a water rinse in between. My hair stays pretty happy this way! I've taken to oiling it after the water rinse and leaving it oiled in a braid until wash day.

**HairPlease** · January 27th, 2017, 03:46 PM

I wash every day to every other day. I love it. I have tried stretching washes and stuck with it for many months but it never worked out for me. I'm just one of those people. Thanks for starting this thread!

**Kiiruna** · January 27th, 2017, 03:51 PM

I wash in Thursdays and Sundays.

**lapushka** · January 27th, 2017, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by HairPlease

I wash every day to every other day. I love it. I have tried stretching washes and stuck with it for many months but it never worked out for me. I'm just one of those people. Thanks for starting this thread!

You're welcome. Should have thought of this earlier.

**vampyyri** · January 27th, 2017, 03:53 PM

Okay I guess you're right lapushka, I belong here...

Full wash on Saturdays, scalp-only washes & bang-only washes in between as needed here. I'm an oil slick, I can't leave my scalp to it's own devices—if I do, then my scalp starts getting zits, and that's not very nice.

There was one time where I stretched against my will for three weeks when Sandy hit here and we were without power/hot water. I had to wash my hair 4+ times to get all the sebum out, it was NASTY!

**Sarahlabyrinth** · January 27th, 2017, 03:59 PM

I expected "frequent washing" to be every day, or every couple of days

I usually wash twice a week.

**lapushka** · January 27th, 2017, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by vampyyri

Okay I guess you're right lapushka, I belong here...

Full wash on Saturdays, scalp-only washes & bang-only washes in between as needed here. I'm an oil slick, I can't leave my scalp to it's own devices—if I do, then my scalp starts getting zits, and that's not very nice.

There was one time where I stretched against my will for three weeks when Sandy hit here and we were without power/hot water. I had to wash my hair 4+ times to get all the sebum out, it was NASTY!

Not that long ago, I went from 2/3 washes a week to a wash every 2 weeks (medical reasons). It was a *big* adjustment and my scalp went all sorts of bonkers. I was certainly not used to that all of a sudden. But after my medications were on point, I could resume my normal schedule and suddenly found out I could weekly wash. Bonus. After all that... OMG! What an ordeal that was. But I've been in both spots, I guess.

**lapushka** · January 27th, 2017, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Sarahlabyrinth

I expected "frequent washing" to be every day, or every couple of days

I usually wash twice a week.

According to a hairdresser (in my youth), washing once a week = normal, more than once a week = oily (so however much you need to wash), and longer than a week = dry. I think I went by that for starting the thread.