APL & Beyond: How often do you wash your hair?

[Superfly Sister]

I am a novice in all this but I was curious to know what does co-wash mean? How does this process work?

Co-wash means to wash your hair with just conditioner

I wash my hair once a week.... sometimes every two weeks.

 

[FoxxyLocs]

I wash once a week. Sometimes two weeks if I'm busy, but I definitely can't go longer that two weeks.

 

[Mandy4610]

I have been a bit lazy lately so 8-14 days, but my usual is once a week.

 

[ladylina]

I am MBL and I wash about 4-7 days it all depends on the season, cause I love WNGs in the summer. Winter they are not a good idea here in Minnesnowda.

 

[Prudent1]

Every 6 weeks. I do not use any products that leaves residue to cause build-up, so my daily co-washing keeps my hair clean.

^^^. Now that spring is here and it's warmer, I plan on shampooing a minimum of once a week but no less than every other week (unless I find it to be too drying). I CW mostly but have decided to try shampoo again.

 

[mg1979]

Interesting voting results so far! Is it what you all expected?


Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

 

[JJamiah]

I cleanse my hair every week, but I voted 8-10 days since sometimes I go either 7-8 days. Too tired.
I use Hair One Olive Oil and Wen SAM. I am a little past WL.

 

[Curlykale]

once a week. I also rinse and condition the length on the 3rd or 4th day in the summer and when the weather is dry, or when I am not feeling lazy, as th extra water seems to benefit.
I use moisturizing natural shampoos and I deep condition on wash days.

 

[Lita]

Once a week Fall/Winter...

Twice a week Spring/Summer...


Happy Hair Growing!

 

[anon123]

Interesting voting results so far! Is it what you all expected?


Sent from my iPhone using LHCF

Yes, it is what I expected. I would have guessed the average to be about once a week. I am grazing WL and I wash once a week. I have always washed once a week, though, as long as I've been doing my own hair, no matter what length.

 

[topnotch1010]

I shampoo my hair twice per week.


Sent from TopNotch1010's iPhone using LHCF

 

[TLC1020]

I only shampoo once a week .. Especially when my hair is longer..

 

[beans4reezy]

I don't have a set schedule really. I use shampoo when I feel like I have build up, or if I am going to give myself an Aphogee 2 step treatment. Last year - I don't think I used shampoo more than 5 or 6 times.

 

[Eluv]

I was shampooing once a week, but now that I'm transitioning in two strand twists I'm attempting every two weeks.

Not sure if this will last, because my scalp feels a little itchy.



sent from my HTC Evo using Long Hair Care Forum app

 

[vkb247]

I've started cleaning my hair about every two weeks - I cowash or use soap (never shampoo because my hair hates it). I used to do it every week but as my hair gets longer (about BSL) I feel like this is too much manipulation for my texlaxed hair. Plus I'm not as patient and gentle as I could be.

This was okay during the winter but now that's its getting warmer I would like to go back to once a week. Styling at this length is not as easy at it used to be. I get tired of doing my hair more often now.

 

[Bnster]

Lately every wash day - weekly.

 

[ScorpioBeauty09]

Every 2 weeks, though I'd love to wash every week if my life wasn't so crazy-busy. May be after exams are over lol.