if washing your hair is really bad for it...?

Question

i have been really sick the last few days and i could take a shower. my hair was really nasty but after i washed it it was SO PRETTY! like. it was shiny and really healthy looking. usually it looks really weird because i wash it every day. and blowdry it.

but if i don't wash it everyday, my hair gets oily. and i have FLAT hair so if i don't blowdry it, my hair is clean, but looks oily because it's stuck to my head.

i heard talcum powder works, but im asian, and talcum powder looks like dandruff. hahah. help please!

Answer 1

The saying that washing hair daily is bad for it is a total myth. How frequently a person washes their hair depends on how oily it is, and how much product they put in it daily. You have oilier hair, so washing it everyday is good. Your hair looks oily if you don't. I have thick, coarse hair and it would be dry and frizzy if I washed it daily. Also, if a person applies a lot of styling products to their hair everyday it's good to wash it, as you don't want that stuff to build up. On a final note, contrary to what other answerers have said, washing your hair everyday doesn't cause it to be oily. That is also a myth. Some people just have hair that is naturally oilier than others.

Answer 2

Yes, washing your hair every day is a bad habit to get in to. It's really bad for your hair. So, if your hair gets oily, then you need to work your styles out and get some aerosol hairspray.
This is what I do:
I wash my hair, and let it dry naturally with some light mousse in it. Then if I want to wear it straight, I iron it. Don't add any product to your scalp area on the first day, and at night I pull it up into a really high bun on the top of my head with a soft scrunchee or a few pins. The next day I wake up and gently take the hair down, DON'T BRUSH!!! Brushing spreads the oils from the scalp and that's where the oily look comes from, the bun helps keep the hair neat so you don't need to. If it starts looking a bit oily, then I hand my head over and spritz some hairspray at the scalp area and fluff with my fingers.
This should get you through two days of down hair. The third day, I slick my hair into a low ponytail and hairspray the roots and baby hairs into place.
Don't use talcum powder unless it's an emergency, hairspray works so much better.

Answer 3

I'm Asian too and I know what you mean about the hair thing. I used to wash my hair everyday but my hairstylist told me to not wash it everyday because it leads to dry scalp and the oil that you produce in your is healthy and makes it shine. Try washing your hair every other day and on the days you do not wash your hair, take a water bottle with a spray handle, and use one or two sprays of water on your hair. This will help not overdry your hair and make it oily either.

Answer 4

Your hair is used to be washed every day that's why it gets so oily so fast, you have to get your hair to be used to wash once a week at first it will be oily very fast but keep doing in and in a few months your hair will be used to produce less oil and it will look great for a whole week or more wothour getting oily... It works!

Answer 5

I wash mine everyday so if u wash it everyday then i think it get's oily faster. Never not wash ur hair i mean that's disgusting. i had the flu for a week and i couldn't take a shower i was so sick and my hair smelled. wash ur hair hun.

Answer 6

Washing your hair every day is good for the scalp and hair. Don't know who told you it is bad but it's not

Answer 7

i have a friend who didnt wash his hair because he said it would fall out...and true enough it never did...but go ahead and wash it im sure its not doing that much harm

Answer 8

not really i mean what if u did not wash it??? that would make everyone SICK!!!!!