To Wash or Not To Wash? … That is the Question!

I’m sure you have all heard that washing your hair every day is not the way to go. And, many of you probably don’t, but I bet there are some of you (just like the old me) who wash every day.  I was always that girl. I’d say ohhh my hair is so oily I have to wash it every day or it looks greasy and flat and I can’t style it. I just have to wash, blow-dry, and straighten or curl every day to make it look good.

About 2.5 years ago I started working from home more and going into work less, I thought OK I’ll at least try out the not washing my hair every day since I won’t really care what it looks like if I’m just home. I started only washing my hair about 4(ish) times a week. I did notice my hair becoming healthier and my hair color would last longer. Fast forward another year and I began working from home every single day. At that point, I really took the opportunity to explore the not washing thing. I started only washing my hair 2-3 times a week (to those of you that wash everyday … I know this sounds so crazy).  And this is when I noticed the biggest difference. My hair was growing faster, was more shiny and lustrous, wasn’t so dry, and just looked SO much healthier.

Because I took these steps gradually, I can seriously attest to the fact that not washing your hair very often makes a world of a difference. Washing your hair so often can strip it of the natural oils and force your body to over compensate by producing more oil, and then your hair just looks oilier. I’ve definitely seen a decrease in how oily my hair gets by not washing it so much.

Now that I solved the problem of getting healthier looking hair, I was still having a hard time styling it if I went out – when I wore it straight or curly the top just seemed so flat and had no life so for a while I stuck to just putting it up into a messy bun when it had been a few days since my last wash. However, I then discovered my holy grail hair products that totally transformed my look. I use the TIGI Bed Head Rockaholic Dirty Secret Dry Shampoo (http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod4750053) and the Kenra Platinum Dry Thickening Spray (http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?productId=xlsImpprod11151041&skuId=2279464&_requestid=172093).  I use the dry shampoo on my roots and it absorbs the oil while giving me some volume and I use the dry thickening spray throughout my hair to give it some added volume and thickness. These two products used together can absolutely make 3 day old hair look fresh and beautifully styled whether it’s down, straight, curly, or pulled up.

 

How often do you wash your hair?! What products to you use to style 2 or 3 day old hair?

 

Talk soon :)

 xoxo Coley