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leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #15 - Aug 14^th, 2004 at 11:49pm Glad the smell is gone!
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strawberryfine Emerald Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 415 US Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #16 - Jan 18^th, 2005 at 8:38pm The "dry shampoo" product I was familiar with in the (cringe) 70's was an aerosol spray called "Pssssst". It felt like baby powder and alcohol but it worked. But everyone I knew at that time quickly found out baby powder put in then brushed out worked as well. And you had a nice baby scent to your hair. SF
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Valerie Diamond Offline Posts: 615 Colorado Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #17 - Jan 23^rd, 2005 at 10:05pm I tried the cornstarch thing today and it worked great. I put it in just to go to the gym, but ended up running a few more errands and my hair still looks fine. Very convenient for rushed days.
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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #18 - Jan 23^rd, 2005 at 10:41pm

i tried some kind of a body powder today and i found i had to put too much of it for it to work a bit (and it has dimethicone in it!!) luckily i only bought the mini version of it. i think i'll try corn starch too, just that i never saw that in the supermaket unless it's what we call maizena to thicken sauces. (but it's not a very fine powder!)

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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #19 - Jan 23^rd, 2005 at 11:40pm Cornstarch is an extremely fine powder that has been refined from the seed of the maize plant. It is silky smooth, and it "squeaks" when you rub it between your fingers. I've read that in England they call it "corn flour", which is an entirely different product here.
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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #20 - Jan 24^th, 2005 at 4:05am

I've been trying to prolong intervals between washing. I started from washing my hair every other day (by then it was dirty and greasy and yucky) and after a few months, I'm washing every four days. My goal is to be able to wash it just once a week.

My hair just doesn't get dirty so fast anymore. On 2nd day after wash it looks like it's been just washed (with that maddening slipperiness of recently washed hair and all Grin

) instead of a bit dirty. I've noticed that as I try to extend the interval by one day at a time, the last day feels uncomfortable at first, but my scalp adjusts to new order pretty quickly.

I used to notice the smell on last day before wash, when I was pushing my limits, but misting my hair and scalp regularly with rose water has solved that problem.

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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #21 - Jan 24^th, 2005 at 10:08am

i still wash every three days like with shampoo but i don't have at all that sebum smell anymore although it looks equally greasy. maybe i should try to prolong it as well but i don't mind (co)washing every three days.

and the body powder seemed to have worked better than i thought (i rinsed my scalp afterwards though, i don't trust the chemicals it has besides the corn & rice starch)

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Autumn Emerald Offline I love Long Hair! Posts: 380 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #22 - Jan 24^th, 2005 at 9:16pm I wash my hair every other day, now and then I let an extra day go by. I know that is probably too often but I can't stand to let it go any longer than that.
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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #23 - Mar 5^th, 2005 at 4:19am

Right at the moment I wash on Sundays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays. Sunday is my Deep Treatment day which I usually leave on overnight on Saturday and wash out on Sunday. Then I Condition Only wash 1-2 of the other days. If I have time I will replace the CO wash with an Indian Herb wash. This schedule has been working out very well for me. Many times I deviate from the schedule and wash the night before if I have to get up early the next day. I have no patience in the early morning and also dont want to go into the freezing cold with wet hair. I have tried many times to go longer and wash 2x a week. My hair doesnt suffer at all from this but my scalp does. I have sebbhoreic dermatitis (spell? sorry thats a hard one!) and you dont want to know what my scalp looks and feels like if I wait that long. The Indian Herbs and the scalp massages with EO and jojoba help also. Sorry for rambling off subject here! Grin

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MahCurlyLocks Amethyst Offline Patience is a virtue... Posts: 12 Tallahassee, FL Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #24 - Apr 24^th, 2005 at 5:33am Hmm, now I seem a bit unusual... I wash my hair every day. Not to be mean to it or anything, but I really can't stand to not wash it for a day (or longer -- perish the thought!). Am I being unnaturally cruel to my hair?
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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #25 - Apr 24^th, 2005 at 5:42pm

MahCurlyLocks:
The natural oils collect on the hair closest to the scalp.
A person with long hair, can brush/comb those oils down the length making them less noticable. Shorter hair has nowhere for the oils to go, so the hair looks oily.

The other factor is the scalp trying to compensate for the frequent washing. When you strip the natural oils from the hair and scalp, the body works to replenish. The more frequently you wash, the more oil that is produced. Those of us who shampoo much less frequently took time for the scalp to adjust to the time between shampooing.

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MahCurlyLocks Amethyst Offline Patience is a virtue... Posts: 12 Tallahassee, FL Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #26 - Apr 24^th, 2005 at 7:06pm Okay, that makes sense. My hair really isn't oily (in fact, it's very dry...), it's just very unkempt if I don't wash it (and I can't brush because it's curly and will go POOF!). And I'm not quite sure if I can wait a day or two between washings... do you have any suggestions?
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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #27 - Apr 24^th, 2005 at 7:27pm

You may find you don't have to wash as often as your hair gets longer. You may want to try condition-only (CO) washing. This means no shampoo, just using the conditioner to wash and then rinse well. This may actually help with dry hair, which may be part of the reason you get "poof". You may also want to try oiling your hair between washings. It may also help to tame the "poof" and help with the dry-ness.
HOH. I don't have curly hair either, but this is what I've gleaned so far from the boards. Maybe true curlys will have better suggestions.

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Re: How often do you wash?
Reply #28 - Apr 24^th, 2005 at 10:10pm

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Okay, that makes sense. Grin

My hair really isn't oily (in fact, it's very dry...), it's just very unkempt if I don't wash it (and I can't brush because it's curly and will go POOF!). And I'm not quite sure if I can wait a day or two between washings... do you have any suggestions?

jeeze, what an abuse then!! Grin

i also suggest coing, the hair will dry more evenly as well causing less poofiness. also, to give curls the beauty they deserve and control: JOJOBA OIL! especially if your hair is dry! really, you should be greasing your hair rather then stripping it. and if you want even more control, try shea butter, it seems to glue the hairs a bit together without that dreadful cruncy gel effect, really great stuff!

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MahCurlyLocks Amethyst Offline Patience is a virtue... Posts: 12 Tallahassee, FL Gender:	Re: How often do you wash? Reply #29 - Apr 24^th, 2005 at 10:15pm That's awesome! I wonder, though, does that make hair very oily? Putting oil or shea butter in it, I mean? And I use mousse to keep these poor things under control; can those replace it? (Sorry for all the questions. I never really was a hair person. )
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