Shampoo Once A Week?

Sep 21, 2014

Jasmine R.

I hots purple hair, and my hair stylist told me to only wash my hair ONCE a week! that's crazy
I'm used to washing it every other day. my hair gets crazy greasy
help?!
I was thinking washing it with my purpledye/shampoo every Friday, then rinse it on Tuesday's with the tiniest bit of shampoo in the roots and just use dry shampoo every other day.. I'll probably just live in toques. any advice? Or routines?

Sep 21, 2014

Julia K.

I had fire engine red hair once and I used to only shampoo the roots a little abd rinse with cold water

Sep 21, 2014

Aseel S.

Thats weird hahahhahaah I can't wash mine onec!! A week just wash it please 🙈

Sep 21, 2014

Kimberley T.

I only ever wash mine if it gets dirty or if I use product in it, which is maybe once every two-three weeks. It takes awhile for your hair to get use to not producing as much oils but it's sooooo worth it.

Sep 21, 2014

Grace K.

I wash shampoo my hair once a week, twice that weeki if I've used a lotttt of styling product lol. I rely on dry shampoo like crazy and kinda coordinate my hair styles with my hair haha? My second day hair is easy to style so I'd probably curl it that day, but my fifth day hair is greasy and gross so that shitttt would probably get put in a bun, lol.
I agree with Kimberly, it definitely takes some time to adjust to it!!

Sep 21, 2014

Aru T.

I wash it once week! unless am traveling like crazy and my hair is way beyond greasy!

Sep 21, 2014

Gypsy S.

I only shampoo mine once a week also, its totally out of pure laziness 😜

Sep 21, 2014

Caitlin M.

You could use a dry shampoo. But personally I'm about to give up on that whole thing. I don't use it every often because it never seems to do anything but make my hair greasier. I'm going to give Batiste a try (whenever I end up at Ulta again or when I find it in me to place an order online lol. I haaaate paying for shipping and for something so small. so I usually wait until I have a bigger order) and then if that doesn't work I'm giving up on them. That isn't encouraging, I realize lmao. But my case seems to be uncommon. I see people everywhere that have great results from dry shampoos. So you could give that a try between washes.

You can also mix some hair dye into your conditioner so each time you wash and condition you're getting some color deposited.

You could also try co-washing. It's where you "wash" your hair with just conditioner. Brands make products called cleansing conditioners now. They're basically just very low detergent, low/no lather shampoo/conditioner hybrids. They aren't as harsh as a full on shampoo is but still leave your hair feeling clean and moisturized. Herbal Essences naked cleansing conditioner is my favorite. That's personally the route I'd take because I can't stand how my hair feels after the first day. It just feels so gross so I need to wash it every day lol.

Sep 21, 2014

Christine M.

I don't use product in my hair and wear a hat at work (I work in metal fabrication) so I shampoo maybe twice a week

Sep 21, 2014

Kat A.

Just use a color safe shampoo. & if there's a manic panic color that's the same as your hair, use it to refresh your purple hair.

Sep 21, 2014

Shauna S.

Wow I guess I need to wash my hair less often. I can't even go to sleep if I don't wash my hair every night... lol.

Sep 21, 2014

Grace K.

Shauna I was that way for years lol, I felt nastyyyy going one day with unwashed hair. Once I dyed my hair a bright color I saw the light hahaha, second day hair is the best to style!

Sep 22, 2014

Diana T.

I used to wash my hair every day until I got into college and didn't have time to wash it every day and gradually went to every other day to 3 times a week and now I only wash twice a week and my hair only gets greasy when it's "wash day" so to speak but in between washes if it gets bad I usually use the tressemme dry shampoo it's pretty awesome - but the main culprit (other than shampoo) that fades color is hot water - so if you do decide to wash your hair maybe 2 or 3 times a week then use cold water on your hair that should help.

Sep 22, 2014

Kendra H.

I had red hair and had the same problem. I have very thin hair that gets greasy and I used to wash it every other day. I don't have red hair anymore but I still only wash my hair once a week. For you, wash your hair once a week in cold water and you can do that Thursday rinse though that might fade your color faster. Invest in a good dry shampoo; that's what got through the weeks and what still does.

Sep 22, 2014

Meg K.

Personally I can't do the no shampoo thing. I also have a bright hair colour and I wash my hair every two days. I rarely need to colour my hair as I use sulphate free shampoo and conditioner. Means the colour doesn't wash out as fast and I still have that clean feeling.