Hello all,

At Christmas, I went from washing my hair (shampoo + conditioner) every day to washing every 2 or 3 days (conditioner only). The improvement is noticeable!  :D

My hair is still fairly short, so I can't braid it when I go to bed. When I wake up, my hair is one big frizz, so I always rinse it when I shower. Is rinsing every day bad for your hair? I don't blow-dry it, but I still wonder if all this wet-dry every day (sometimes twice a day if I bathe in the evening) is damaging my hair.

/Kate

When I am on my biking trips and shampooing is a MAJOR event, I usually just rinse my hair to get the road dust, etc out.  I feel better and I figure it provides some much needed moisture to my hair.  Unless your water has a lot of chemical (chlorine) or is hard, a rinse should not do any harm.  As you hair gets longer, you could add a bit of conditioner to the hair from the ears down.  This will make detangling easier and surprisingly, conditioners usually contain some of the same cleaning ingredients as shampoo - just in lesser quantity, so the conditioner will clean the hair as well.

Sounds like you are getting the routine down and seeing results - Congratulations! I wish I had known the best methods for caring for my hair when it was shorter.  I didn't learn until it was mid back!  So now I have damaged ends to contend with.

You might also try a satin pillowcase to minimize the bedhead look and damage that can occur just from the friction with the fabric while you sleep.

I don't think it's bad for the hair at all - some hair loves the extra water! Even better if your water is soft... plus you could put a dab of conditioner on your length too.

If you can put your hair in a high bun and sleep comfortably, that might also save it from the frizz. I know some people who put ponytail holders down the length, or make one ponytail pulled to the front.

Great! I'll keep rinsing! :-)
My hair is still too short to braid at night (it's very uneven) so I'll just keep to my daily routine for a few more months. Nowadays I can sit out in the sun and dry my hair so it's definitely not a problem!

/Kate

wrote on Apr 13^th, 2004 at 9:27pm:

Great! I'll keep rinsing! :-) My hair is still too short to braid at night (it's very uneven) so I'll just keep to my daily routine for a few more months. Nowadays I can sit out in the sun and dry my hair so it's definitely not a problem! /Kate

Sit out in the sun and dry your hair....... I'm envious.   :P Still too chilly around here to do that!

Where do you live, Bikerbraid?
We've been having great sunny (but a bit chilly) weather over Easter weekend. It'll probably snow next week though, it often does in April. ::)

/Kate

Minnesnowta.  We had snow in the air this past weekend, but hopefully will get to 65 maybe even 70 this week.

70! I'm envious :-) When I'm drying my hair in the sun it's only 55 or so! The things one goes through in the name of beauty..

/Kate