Fashion + Beauty
Thursday, November 26, 2009
How Dirty is Your Hair?
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Even hairstylists disagree
about how long to go between shampoos. Frédéric Fekkai thinks most
people look best if they wash their hair everyday; others like
Chris McMillan insist that to keep hair healthy you should cleanse
a few times a week at most.
Jennifer Aniston's hairstylist Chris McMillan's tips for
shiny, healthy hair.
So when I met the perfect-haired Kim Kardashian recently, I asked
for her take. "Hair doesn't need to be shampooed every
day," Kardashian said. "I do it every two to three days.
But if I go longer than that, my hair can become unmanageable.
After [sister Khloé's] wedding, I went five days without
shampooing—which is a very rare thing for me—and it was pretty
gross." What about you—how long do you think is too long to go
without shampooing?
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Posted by M.J - Fierce Beauty and Fashion Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:23am PDT
Well because I have african american hair, I can only wash it once a week. This type of hair is already naturally dry so washing everyday or even a few times a week strips away the little bit of moisture there is!
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Posted by Camie C Thu Oct 8, 2009 10:32am PDT
she went 5 days! that is toooo long.....well I think her hair was pretty greasy going that long. Or can she go that long because she has exentsions???
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Posted by Fatema Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:15am PDT
It really depends on the thickness of your hair of how long you can go. Growing up, my hair was SUPER thick and SUPER long so I could go almost 4-5 days without washing it. If i washed it too much, it would become frizzy and dried out. Now that i'm older, it has thinned out some but still is pretty thick. I can go about 3 days without washing it.
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Posted by ZZ Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:18am PDT
When I had extensions they recommended that you only wash it once a week. Now I wash it every other day, but I could probably go longer than that depending on how many trips I make to the gym. I've tried those dry shampoo but I just still feel gross after going to the gym.
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Posted by Linda W Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:28am PDT
I wash my hair every morning. I used to wash it every three days, but it seemed a little bit gross to me. I don't use styling products everyday, but I like to spray it with a little light hold...
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Posted by Sheelah N Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:31am PDT
I have african american hair too, but very fine hair and instead of being dry, it gets very oily and heavy. I MUST was at twice a week or it is very nasty to deal with.
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Posted by Arizona Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:38am PDT
Well, I think it also depends on the amount of oil produced by your scalp as to how long is tolerable before a shampoo is necessary,
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Posted by Melissa Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:39am PDT
Every other day. It will start to drive me crazy the last few hrs before I wash it... :P
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Posted by Taura Thu Oct 8, 2009 11:47am PDT
I have extremely thick, curly hair which is drier already, and I shampoo every 3-4 days. It doesn't necessarily get "greasy" but it definitely gets frizzy if I go longer than that between shampoos. When I was in cosmetology school everyone would want to practice on me because I had such thick hair. It takes forever to blwo dry as well, so I do not want to be doing that every day! ha ha. :)
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