Washing hair?

Question

Okay, so I know shampoo will strip your hair of its natural oils and that it is not recommended to wash your hair every day because it will result in dull hair.

Now, say I were to wash my hair every day, but only use shampoo once every two days. Would my hair still hold the dry look?

For days when I'm not using shampoo, I was thinking of just washing it with plain water and apply some conditioner.

Note: I don't use a blow dryer.

Answer 1

you can definetly wet your hair and still style it without shampooing. the shampoo does strip your hair of natural oils. however, would you even consider just taking a shower, putting your hair up, and not getting it wet? heat styling your hair too much can dry it out too! if you wet it, you would obviously need to dry it, so the heat from the dryer is contributing to the condition of your hair as well, not just the shampoo. cutting out the shampoo is definetly 1 step, but in order for it to really make a difference, you really need to stop using a blow dryer every day.

Answer 2

It Depends On How Fast Your Hair Gets "Oily" If You Use A Good, GENTLE Shampoo, And Follow With A Good Conditioner Or Leave-In Treatment MOST PEOPLE Should Be Able To Wash EVERYDAY (I Say "Most People" Because Some People's Hair Is Just Too Dry/Delicate To Wash Everyday) Also, If You Color, Bleach, Perm Or Relax Your Hair, You Should Not Wash Everyday. And DON'T Blow-Dry After Every Shampoo. Let You Hair "Air Dry" By Itself. Save The Styling (And The "Gels, Mousses And Sprays) For Special Occasions. Wear A Turban Or A "Granny Cap" To Bed To Stop "Frizzing, Tangling And Breaking. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Have you tried using one of the new hybrid products, specifically designed for use between "shampoo days", such as the routine you described?

These relatively new products, called Cleansing Conditioners might be the answer
you're looking for. They do not contain detergents or sudsing /foaming agents. You could think of them as cleansing cream or lotion for the scalp and hair, similiar in function to those used on the face.

Soap can have the same drying effect on facial skin that daily shampoo use may produce on dry or chemically treated hair types.

Here is a description of the type of product you should find, sold at professional beauty supply stores, nationwide:

Cleansing Conditioner cleanses the hair & scalp without any detergents or sodium laurel sulfate, therefore not stripping the scalp or hair of its natural oils.

Cleansing Conditioner can be used as often as necessary. Due to its rich dense nature it is formulated to strengthen & rehydrate the hair. This product is a universal cleanser, but due to its moisturizing properties it performs amazingly well on dry, heat-damaged, color-treated, medium to coarse, wavy to curly and ethnic hair.

Directions for use:Rinse hair thoroughly.
Apply 20-30 pumps -- more for longer and thicker hair -- (10 in the crown, 10 at the nape) of Cleansing Conditioner to your palms and rub together. Apply to your scalp first, massaging vigorously for 1-3 minutes.
Add a splash of water; this will create a creamy consistency to work through the hair. This product has no detergents or sodium laurel sulfate, so it will not lather.

Add 10-15 pumps of Cleansing Conditioner through the ends of the hair.
Comb Cleansing Conditioner through hair, and leave on at least 3-5 minutes -- the longer the better for maximum conditioning.
Rinse thoroughly for 1-2 minutes, massaging scalp and running fingers through to the ends.
Repeat if necessary.

I would love to know about your experience with this product, if you decide to try it!
I am quite curious as to the results on different hair types. Good luck, and I hope this helps! Good hair days are the best! We deserve to have as many of them as we can...

Answer 4

hi hun. well...shampooing it doesnt dry it out. its the blow dryin and heat appliances that do that. Not everyone needs to wash it everyday but i think conditioning it will only make it look greasy and heavy. i am a hairdresser and find i cant condition my hair hardly at all or its flat...no matter what i use. what i can suggest is maybe using a leave in condtioning treatment like....hmmmmm redken makes one called anti snap which is awesome..or for something less expensive try infusium 23. they both add protein which makes the hair stronger,which makes it shiner.....over moisturizing tends to make hair flat and lifeless . (a few tangles when wet isnt nessecarily bad) just be gentle. GL hun

Answer 5

probably not. i used to take and do shampoo + conditioner 1 day then i would do just conditioner the next day and my hair turned out very nice, so try this.

Answer 6

what would you use if you were washing it every day but only shampooing every other day???what would you use the other day??
my friends a hairdresser an shes says its good to change your shampoo as your hair gets used to a paticular one

Answer 7

on the days you don't use shampoo, use conditioner only.

it keeps your hair hydrated, meaning no dry hair!

Answer 8

ur best bet is to wash ur hair once a wk w/ color ppl products b/c color ppl products have alot of all natural ingred.

Answer 9

good question..................i doub it cuz i been doin it 9 years and my hair is shiny as ever