If not, how many times/wk.?

How long do you lather? Do you do so gently or are you a hair Dom/Dominatrix? Do you rinse and repeat? Condition? If so, what's your routine there?

This thread is dedicated to Imago.

i have short hair, so every day, sometimes twice especially during the summer.

I try not to wash my hair every day, but I usually wash at least 6 times a week. I used to do every other day, but somewhere along the way my hair started getting just a bit too greasy by the afternoon of the second day to go that route.

The reason I don't like to is to preserve my color. The more I wash, the faster it fades. I'm lucky in that my hair is still quite vibrant when it's all faded out, but it's a different shade og red then when I first get it colored.

I lather up good, rinse, then put in conditioner. I do everything else I need to do in the shower, then rinse the conditioner out as the last thing before I'm done.

horatio said:

Could you tell us why you feel short hair necessitates extra washing?

maybe twice a week, max 3 times.....not more!

I can style it better that way!

I used to only wash my hair 2x a week. It kept it in amazing condition...but now I feel gross if I don't wash it every morning.

I wash once then condition the hell out of it, let it sit while I wash then rince out the conditioner last.

I never, ever blowdry my hair.

CarrieMpls said:

When you say you "lather up good", is this implying some force? And, including shampooing and conditioning, could you ballpark your total lathering time for us? Do you rinse before applying shampoo?

~faints~

Ace said:

cause I cant stand product in my hair when I go to bed, it makes my forehead break out

JustErin said:

Could you define "condition(ing) the hell out of it" for us?

Imago said:

Tell us about your lathering regimen.

Ace said:

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sounds like she makes her hair run laps or something...

Ace said:

Not a lot of force, but I massage my scalp fairly well. Of course I get my hair wet before shampooing, I thought that was a given. Total lathering time? Perhaps 2 minutes?

CarrieMpls said:

It's the shampoo that's making your hair oily. If you go longer between shampoos, it won't be so oily anymore. It takes a couple weeks to get the oiliness out, but then it evens out.

roodboi said:

Ace said:

Ok, I never brush my hair with a hairbrush - it's just too damaging. What I do is use copious amounts of conditioner and take out the tangles with my fingers. So I don't lather it in per say, I work it through my hair. This way when I rinse I have zero tangles and I can just let my hair air dry.

CarrieMpls said:

I meant Do you scrub with just water before headin' to Shampootown?

JustErin said:

So, you're naturally curly?

Ace said:

I wash my hair everyday. I don't think it's healthy to do that, but I apply hair wax/mud each day to style it a bit, so I don't want to go to bed with gunk in my hair.

My stylist has me alternating shampoos and conditioners so that I don't use the same kind for more than a few days. I have no clue why, but they claim it's not good to use the same shampoo all the time. I think it's just a way of selling more product.


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Everyday.

CarrieMpls said:

In the interest of Imago's delicate sensibilities, I will not ask you if you still smoke while your hair is drying.

Imago said:

I've read that this is a way of preventing "bad hair days".

Imago said:

Uh, total lathering time, please?

Ace said:

Fast.

If it took me more than 5 minutes for all of it, I'd be surprised.


Same with styling the hair. If it takes more than a few seconds, than you have the wrong haircut.

Ace rolled his eyes at me

~faints~

Ace said:

Naturally somewhere between curly and wavy.

Imago said:

Fast and...hard?

JustErin said:

Do we have clinical proof that brushing is harmful?

I feel gross not to wash my hair every day even though I know it's better not to. When I wash I do it gently to prevent my hair from breaking. Then I condition it.

Unfortunately I have to blow dry b/c I have shitty hair that if left alone looks terrible.

If I'm not going anywhere I might let it air dry.



They make a dry shampoo in a powder form that is supposed to work wonders. I may try that to avoid having to wash and dry so much.
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Ace said:

Perhaps there is. All I know is brushing out knots tends to cause my long hair to break. I love my hair far too much to hurt it like that.