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I have learned lately from a few sources that daily moisture is rather vital for healthy hair. That doesn't happen with me like it does with most other people and I am starting to slightly pay for it. I shampoo and condition once a week on the weekend and water rarely sees my head in between unless I get caught in a rain storm. I'm not a dirty person per say, just tend to be lazy in this department and I desperately need to change this.
I am looking to gather a general consencus here on weekly hair care routines concerning shampooing and conditiong and other things such as hot oil treatments and the like.
So let's have it, what are everyone's weekly hair care routines. I know this has probably been polled in the past, but I wish to reopen it for discussion. Peace!
Mine is...
Shampoo every three days (Physique Deep Hydrating Shampoo)
Condition every day (Physique Deep Hydrating Conditioner)
Deep Condition once a week (Aussie 3 Minute Miracle)
i used to shampoo and condition my hair everyday cos i thought i had too, but because i have quite thick hair that routine just made it huge, fluffy and not that nice feeling when it dried, so i've changed.
now i wash my hair with just water everyday and then use conditioner about every 3 days, and as of today i will be replacing styling products with normal conditioner
i guess it varies from person to person, but this is what works for me
I am looking to gather a general consencus here on weekly hair care routines concerning shampooing and conditiong and other things such as hot oil treatments and the like.
My hair has never seen daily moisture and I don't suspect that it ever will. I certainly have my share of split ends, but that's to be expected after a year without a trim. I'm simply not bothered by them anymore; I think they add a nice, wild touch - and they're only noticeable in bright sunlight, upon close inspection!
Currently I'm washing my hair once a week with baby shampoo. I've been largely unimpressed with the results of conditioners over the years, and have decided that they're not something that my hair requires or benefits from.
I Shampoo and Condition once a week only. Am located in an area of the country where there is much rain or a fine "mist" in the air during the Winter which my hair is exposed to every time I go anywhere. Summers see no rain whatever for 3 months. Hope this helps.
I generally wash and condition my hair once per week. The only water it sees between washings is when I will just run a wet hand over it to smooth it down. For the rest of the week, when I shower, I just put it up in a bun and I don't get it wet. Occasionally, I will wash and condition after 4 or five days if it really needs it. My hair is curly and if I do it any more often than that, it just ends up as a massive frizz ball. Actually, my hair is usually at it's best after at least 3 days since washing. There seems to be a mis-conception on this board that water = moisture. As far as hair is concerned oil = moisture. It is the natural oils, or as a substitute, conditioners, that give hair its moisture. The only thing that water does is strip the hair of its natural oils, and hence its "moisture".
I shampoo once every three days or so. Say, if I shampoo on Monday, I will most likely shampoo again on Thursday. I rarely, if ever, use conditioner. In this situation:
Monday: Shampoo
Tuesday: Leave it alone (shower cap!)
Wednesday: Rinse with cool water
Thursday: Shampoo, OR rinse if it doesn't look too bad
Friday: Either leave it alone, or shampoo if I rinsed it the day before.
Repeat.
I use the "stale beer" treatment about once a week or so... Usually on the schooldays where I'll be seeing the impressionable ladies. ;) I get trims only before piano performances or when it gets really ugly (whichever happens first). Same thing with shaving the back of my neck... :(
Once a week on Friday I shampoo my hair really really good. But I condition my hair every night with my shower. Shampooing leaves my hair 'poofy' and I hate it like that.
I shampoo and condition every 2-3 days.
I deep condition after every other shampoo.
I use oil once a month for added moisture prior to a wash and condition.
I use a leave in conditioner after each washing also.
Can't believe I forgot that
i wash and condition my hair twice a week, and always put in a leave-in conditioner afterwards.(using American Crew right now...good stuff!)
mjtoo
I wash and condition every other day or when oily/ greasy...whichever comes sooner.
I think there are a few products on the market that claim to 'lock moisture in'. Maybe you should check these out if you are worried about moisture content.
I have thick, slightly wavy hair that's naturally dry - 3 years 2 months growth.
Twice a week shampoo (currently L'Oreal Elvive) and condition twice (once with L'Oreal Elvive Conditioner and once with Asda/Walmart Family Conditioner - still the best I've ever found!).
Rinse with warm and then COLD water.
Blow dry on warm setting followed by cold setting and smoothing down with the palms of my hands.
Smooth on some finishing serum.
The other days I don't wash it or rinse it at all (unless I've got sweaty). My daughter thinks it's hilarious when I'm wearing a shower cap !!
...shampoo and condition I'd say 5x/wk on average. No blow drying or other hair treatments. I use the L'Oreal Vive Smooth Intense product line.
I never use shampoo. On Sunday and Thursday I condition using Paul Mitchel's "Detangler", then air dry or just a short time with a blower if I'm in a hurry. I use Mitchel's "Straight Works" almost every day, wetting my hands a bit if my hair is dry, and lately I've been "misting" it a bit on the days it isn't already wet. Sometimes I'll put in a little "melting gel." Every night before bed I pony it with four or five ties to hold it together (mid back length). I normally wear it in a pony with one or two ties.
I wash my hair once every week to 10 days with Matrix Biolage shampoo and apply Lanza leave in conditioner while it is still a bit damp. I also use a no name brand hair polish to fight frizz and tangles. I use a blow dryer to dry my hair and have had no problem since I use only the low heat setting. Absalom
I shampoo every 7 - 10 days or so with a non-detergent shampoo (currently either Life in the Woods or Druide) or with just water. I follow with Druide detangeler just on the ends or sometimes I just use a vinegar rinse. I brush carefully every day with a paddle brush to distribute the oils to the ends and find that my hair has never looked better or shinier. It takes some getting used to to break the pattern of using commercial products that strip the natural oils..but the result is excellent in my case. PeAcE!
Am i the only longhair here that has to wash and condition every single day??
My hair is very oily, and after about 8 or 9 hours after showering, my hair looks like it's done a shift at he local fast food fry station. I usually use a mild shampoo, and I have to condition it after shampooing, otherwise I'd never be able to get a brush through it.
~Rob
No you aren't my friend. :) The absolute longest I can go without washing my hair is one day, after that it looks like an oil slick. Every day (or other day) I wash my hair with Aveda Scalp Benefits shampoo and conditioner (or if I want to get out of the house fast, I use Redken's Active Express Fast Drying Shampoo). Twice a week I use a clarifying shampoo to 'get a fresh start'. Once a week I use Aussie's Three Minute Miracle as my deep conditioner.
I also use various products in my hair so I can wear it wavy without it looking all big and poofy. I use a pea sized amount of Redken's Anti-Snap leave in treatment and a small drop of Redken's Glass smoothing treatment. When you put this stuff in, you should do it when your hair is still damp, and comb it through to distribute the product. I will also use Beyond the Zone's Get N' Creamed Smoothing Treatment if I want super smooth hair (I apply a pea sized amount of this too). NEVER directly apply smoothing treatments to the scalp area, it will make you look like you haven't washed your hair in a week.
I blow dry my hair all the time (with an ionic dryer). If you use the proper heat protectant products, you really don't have anything to worry about. I also use a straightening iron when I go out on Monday and Friday.
Nope, I also wash and condition daily. Okay, *almost* every day. Once a month I may go without washing/conditioning, but I still soak my hair in the shower. But only if I'm not leaving the house.
You're not alone!
I (try to) wash and condition my hair daily. Sometimes I'm in a HUGE hurry (aka, slept throught the first 15 minutes of class) and don't wash it, and it's all I can do to get it into a ponytail. If I leave my hair unwashed, it literally starts forming into dreadlocks. Usually I catch it before that happens, and I can pick through the larger tangles, but sometimes I get a nearly fully-formed honest-to-goodness dread.
As for weekly hair-care, I really don't have any. When I think of it, I like to do hot oil, but that's a very rare thing.
As for daily, I wash with Aussie Moist or Mega, Condition with 3 Minute Miracle, then use Tigi Catwalk Fast Fixx or Ego Boost leave-in and then a combination of Tigi Catwalk Curls Rock curl booster and Tigi Bedhead Frisky spray gel. Sometimes I leave out the curl booster depending on what I'm doing that day.
When I was living in cold weather(UK), I used to wash and condition every 4 days.
But now in such hot weather, I wash twice a week and I condition every day.
Wash every day with pantene. If I go into a dry sauna I get it wet first, but mainly to be kind about any kind of b/o to the crowd. If it is really dry Ill use some conditioner. If time/whim permits Ill blow dry it. Dont believe in haircuts and dont give a thought about being nice beyond using a reasonable shampoo.