These 4 Factors Will Determine How Often You Need To Wash Your Hair

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Are you an every dayer? An every second dayer? Perhaps you’re a once a weeker? Whatever the answer, you must have a reason for it, right? Following a hair washing routine that best suits you is crucial. Though sometimes we’re stuck in a regimen that mightn’t be the best fit for our hair.

So, despite glancing at our hair and assessing whether it looks like it needs a refresh, what’s the best way to determine how often you need to be washing your hair? Well, it all comes down to these four little factors.

Without further ado, let’s assess how to perfect your preferred hair washing schedule.

#1 How active are you?

Do you go to a daily spin class? Well, if you’re drenching your roots to ends in sweat, washing your hair every day is going to be essential.

For those who don’t work up a major sweat can get buy with a top up of dry shampoo like the A’kin Dry Shampoo ($14.49, Chemist Warehouse).

#2 What is your hair type?

If your hair is fine, you’ll need to wash it more frequently. Why? Because when there’s not much hair to soak up or disperse the oil, the tiniest amount of grease or sweat will make a visible impact. On the flip side, those with thick, coarse or curly hair can often go up to a week (sometimes even 10 days) without their hair looking even remotely greasy. In fact, these hair types can often benefit from the natural oils that the scalp produces as it provides moisture to coarse hair.

#3 How oily is your scalp?

Our scalp is an extension of our skin. Which means, it can produce oil and also, some will be oilier than others. This can be the difference between a weekly wash or washing our hair every other day.

If you find your hair to be particularly greasy, we recommend using a clarifying shampoo that has been formulated specifically to soak up excess oil. Better yet? Throw in a weekly scalp scrub while you’re at it.

bh loves the Fudge Professional Luminizer Moisture Boost Shampoo ($19.95, Salon Warehouse).

#4 How much product do you use?

For some, the extent of their hair routine involves a quick brush and nothing else. For others, there’s a lot of styling involved. Whether it’s dry shampoo, texturising spray, pommade, mousse, hair spray, volumising powder or an oil, for some, you name it and it’s been lathered on.

And though the end result is nothing short of stunning, it can often mean our hair needs to be washed more regularly.

How frequently do you wash your hair?

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  3. Thank you for this article. This is a question I have been asking since my scalp started getting itchy quite regularly. I have started washing my hair twice a week instead of every day which has helped.

  4. 2-3 times a week for me, depending on the state of it. Nothing more than that or it is excessive. I don’t use dry shampoo or the like to sustain between washes as my scalp is sensitive.

  5. It also depends on the weather. When humidity is higher my hair needs more frequent washing. My hair tends to be dry with an oily scalp. I need to be careful also not to irritate my scalp

  6. I can usually get through around 6 days without washing my hair and find it keeps shape and looks its best around day 4-5. I do love the freshly washed feel on my scalp though and while its up in a towel do a complete beauty routine with facial and neck masks.

  7. If your hair is fine, you’ll need to wash it more frequently. Why? Because when there’s not much hair to soak up or disperse the oil, the tiniest amount of grease or sweat will make a visible impact. So now I know why my hair needs to be washed so often and my friends with lovely thick curly hair do not!!