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Is washing your hair once a month enough?

My friends think I'm weird because I only wash my hair every four weeks or so. I don't see why it's a problem though, my hair doesn't get greasy easily. I swim a lot as well so surely that washes it a bit? I'm seventeen by the way. Any advice? I'm a bit confused.

Reply 1

Hurricane_Herd

1

JUST WASH YOUR HAIR !!! why would you make a thread about that !!!

Reply 2

The Mudman

10

While it's true that hair starts to clean itself after a while, this will not make you popular. Swimming also makes it more greasy apparently. Also, it's just not nice! Walking around smelling like bacon... :p:

Reply 3

JackieS

11

Anonymous

My friends think I'm weird because I only wash my hair every four weeks or so. I don't see why it's a problem though, my hair doesn't get greasy easily. I swim a lot as well so surely that washes it a bit? I'm seventeen by the way. Any advice? I'm a bit confused.

if you swim alot I would wash your hair more regularly - chlorine is generally not very nice to hair

Reply 4

minimo

15

NO!!
Wash at least once a week. I shampoo every day because it gets oily.

Reply 5

Dilute

15

If you swim and not wash your hair, surely you'll go around smelling of chlorine all day? How is it possible to shower after swimming without the compulsion to wash your hair as well?

Reply 6

lil_sweetie

1

Well it all depends on your hair type - if it doesn't need washing that often then that's fine I suppose....but swimming regularly, surely it smells of chlorine a lot of the time? And the chlorine must damage your hair if you don't wash it out enough? Ask your hairdresser what they think.

Reply 7

Anonymous #1

OP

Dilute

If you swim and not wash your hair, surely you'll go around smelling of chlorine all day? How is it possible to shower after swimming without the compulsion to wash your hair as well?

I don't shower after swimming. I only shower when I wash my hair.

Reply 8

bonnie

no sweety it's not

Reply 9

planes12

Anonymous

My friends think I'm weird because I only wash my hair every four weeks or so. I don't see why it's a problem though, my hair doesn't get greasy easily. I swim a lot as well so surely that washes it a bit? I'm seventeen by the way. Any advice? I'm a bit confused.

Swimming will clean it so it's not really dirty at all but it depends if you want the chlorine in your hair but i guess the chlorine comes out if you just use the shower afterwards.

Reply 10

dsch

13

that's really weird. I wash mine everyday, it goes wild otherwise. Wash your hair.

Reply 11

justbrowsing

4

I'm not intentionally trying to sounmd offensive, but this girl clearly isn't very clean. Regardless of whether you 'need' to wash it, and I'm sure I speak for the majority of people, but most people wash their hair as part of a typical cleanliness routine. I tend to be a bit lazy and won't wash my hair if i'm not going out so pin it up in the shower. But the drawback is that I feel ugly all day.

I could go on forever about how minging you sound.

Greasy hair stinks and chlorine hair's even worse. You are fresh.

Reply 12

bedbug

14

If you leave the chlorine in your hair after swimming it'll wreck it. Get washing!

Reply 13

dsch

13

swimming is for recreation, not for hygeine. Don't confuse different types of baths.

Reply 14

royal888

1

go have a wash ffs.

Reply 15

The Mudman

10

coughsyrup

swimming is for recreation, not for hygeine. Don't confuse different types of baths.

Reply 16

Anonymous #1

OP

Thanks for the replies, although I now seriously doubt my cleanliness :frown:

My friends told me that I smell a bit but I thought they were just joking. Coz I didn't tell them that I only shower once a month and I don't use deodorant because it makes my armpits feel sweaty and weird.

Reply 17

Pandy

10

I think washing hair once a month is really dirty - mine feels and probably smells really bad if I don't wash it for about 3 days so I wash every day. I'll bet sitting around you is not a pleasant experience.

Wash it more often!

Reply 18

mbm1087

1

Agreed- you probably want to wash your hair more than that because chlorine can be really damaging to your hair. When you swim, it's a good idea to use a clarifying shampoo once a week; chlorine will build up in your hair, causing it to look oily, so a clarifying shampoo is good for removing that. (At least, a clarifying shampoo was really helpful for me when I swam year round.) Washing your hair really only adds a few extra minutes, so I would do it more than once every four weeks- your hair will look alot healthier.

Also, if deoderent makes your armpits feel sweaty, you might want to try a prescription deoderent. It's a topical formula, meaning that wherever you apply it, you are not going to sweat at all. Alot of people wear prescription deoderent; I would talk to your doctor about it.

Reply 19

xXMessedUpXx

15

Anonymous

I don't shower after swimming. I only shower when I wash my hair.

ewwww

do you shower once a month too?? :eek:

that is bad hygine, and not good for you. not to mention you may smell too... sorry to be blunt..

Is washing your hair once a month enough?

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