Jen, you're probably not going to like this answer, but if you can go several days without washing your hair, let it get all gross and then after you start shampooing again, go to an every other day schedule, it works great. I did that a couple of years ago and it's worked great. I used to wash my hair every morning, but now I need to wash it only every other day. Unless I've been really sweaty.
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ChiKat - Jun 20, 2005 6:50:05 pm PDT #5850 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Atropa - Jun 20, 2005 7:16:58 pm PDT #5851 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
What ChiKat said. Every hairdresser person I've known (and what I learned long, long ago in cosmetology school) states that there is no need to wash your hair every day. Or every other day, really.
Of course, I'm one of those crazy people who only washes her hair once a week.
... waitaminute, isn't this Bitches Conversation #243? I know this topic has come up before ...
Trudy Booth - Jun 20, 2005 7:22:35 pm PDT #5852 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
#243? OK!
I once didn't wash my hair with shampoo for several months, only warm water. It looked really nice, but it was a pain in the ass to do and I was eventually back on the 'poo pony.
Cass - Jun 20, 2005 7:25:08 pm PDT #5853 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Chi and Jilli, I have so tried this. What am I doing wrong?????
Hair people always tell me this and I can't make it work unless I just don't mind looking skanky and greasy on days I don't shampoo.
Over the last year when I was both funfunfun depressed and not working, I tried it a couple of times. Once without meaning to, but that isn't the point.
I never got to the mythical don't have to wash every day if seen by other humans place. I'd like to get to that place.
Pix - Jun 20, 2005 7:26:08 pm PDT #5854 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
I have to wash my hair every day too. Mine is just too thin; it needs the body.
Also, timelies. And collapsies.
Polter-Cow - Jun 20, 2005 7:28:41 pm PDT #5855 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hugsies!
Scrappy - Jun 20, 2005 7:29:30 pm PDT #5856 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Try wetting it without shampoo.
Pix - Jun 20, 2005 7:30:30 pm PDT #5857 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
If I wet my hair without shampoo or conditioner, it turns into a thin, tangled nest.
Atropa - Jun 20, 2005 7:31:09 pm PDT #5858 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Hair people always tell me this and I can't make it work unless I just don't mind looking skanky and greasy on days I don't shampoo.
Brush your hair each day with a natural-bristle brush? Other than that, I dunno. Mebby it works best on long hair?
Emily - Jun 20, 2005 7:32:56 pm PDT #5859 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
What I do on the days I don't wash the hair (and amn't in a super hurry, on which days I pin the hair up and don't get it wet at all) is get it wet, then use a leave-in conditioner on it.
But (my turn to testify!) I used to shampoo every day or feel nasty, but now I'm at every two or three (or, on a busy week, four) days and (I think) my hair doesn't go greasy.