The LongLocks Salon - Message Boards for Long Hair Care, Hairstyles and Beauty

BraiderSC

Ruby

Offline

AS...YOU...WISH ...! Westley
never dies

Posts: 67
Southeast USA
Gender: female

Wash hair every time it gets sweaty?
Oct 19^th, 2004 at 9:39pm

I was wondering, does anybody wash their hair every time it gets sweaty? I (try to Roll Eyes

) exercise daily, and I sweat a lot naturally, so my hair (near the scalp mainly) gets fairly sweaty almost every day. I only wash my hair about twice a week though-I couldn't stand washing it every day. I guess what I want to know is, is it bad to let sweat dry on your hair? I do it all the time, but then I started thinking that maybe the salt content is bad for my hair or something. Anyways, any thoughts you have would be appreciated!

Back to top

IP Logged

eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #1 - Oct 19^th, 2004 at 10:57pm Forget the shampoo, just use conditioner. It's gentle enough to use as often as you want, and cleans as well as shampoo. Good ones are VO5 Free Me Freesia or Hydrators, Suave Daily Clarifying conditioner, or White Rain Extra Body. Buy these exact product names, there are others that are not so good.
Back to top	IP Logged

bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #2 - Oct 20^th, 2004 at 12:12am Yep, a CO wash works pretty well. I've even been known to just rinse with water to remove the salts.
Back to top	bikerbraid Global Salon Moderator LongLocks HairSticks Boutique http://www.longlocks.com Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.&&Life may not IP Logged

gabi Ex Member	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #3 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 7:07am Tritto - I run, I sweat - just water rinse works fine CO works fine too. Sweat is alkaline and holds DHT so I'd think it might be bad to leave on there - for the scalp if not the hair, g
Back to top	IP Logged

BraiderSC Ruby Offline AS...YOU...WISH ...! Westley never dies Posts: 67 Southeast USA Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #4 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 10:40am Quote: Forget the shampoo, just use conditioner. It's gentle enough to use as often as you want, and cleans as well as shampoo. Not to be contradictory, eKatherine, but if that's the case, then why do we use shampoo at all? thanks!
Back to top	IP Logged

Babyfine Emerald Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 492 Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #5 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 2:13pm Sweat is alkaline and holds DHT so I'd think it might be bad to leave on there - for the scalp if not the hair, g [/quote] Ooh, I didn't know that. So theorectically, could that cause you to loose hair??
Back to top	IP Logged

Gollan

Amethyst

Offline

Posts: 30
Ottawa, Canada
Gender: male

Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty?
Reply #6 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 11:49pm

I work out almost every day. I minimize the saturation of sweat in my hair by putting it in a loose bun on top of my head. This allows the sweat to evaporate during cardio. If I'm doing weights I cover my hair with a bandana, partially to wick away sweat and partially to keep my hair from making contact with the equipment (for both sanitary and safety reasons). I only wash my hair every three or four days (FWIW I *do* shower but I wear a shower cap). I've never had a problem that I can attribute to dried sweat. I am interested in learning more about potential risks from leaving sweat on the head. I suppose I could rinse just my scalp with cool water if it was an issue.

Back to top

IP Logged

eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #7 - Oct 21^st, 2004 at 11:57pm Quote: Not to be contradictory, eKatherine, but if that's the case, then why do we use shampoo at all? thanks! I can only speak for myself. I haven't used shampoo since April, and my hair is ever-improving.
Back to top	IP Logged

leia Diamond Offline Posts: 745 Dhaka, Bangladesh Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #8 - Oct 22^nd, 2004 at 1:22am I do a scalp wash
Back to top	~Lioness~ IP Logged

gabi

Ex Member

Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty?
Reply #9 - Oct 22^nd, 2004 at 7:03am

Quote:

Sweat is alkaline and holds DHT so I'd think it might be bad to leave on there - for the scalp if not the hair, gOoh, I didn't know that. So theorectically, could that cause you to loose hair??

If you are sensitive to it - yup. It also makes me twitch Shocked

, so I like to get rid of it. But just a squirt bottle with water to rinse the scalp would probably be just fine ...g

Back to top

IP Logged

Babyfine Emerald Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 492 Gender:	Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty? Reply #10 - Oct 22^nd, 2004 at 3:28pm Oh, that's good. I don't shampoo my hair these days more than once or twice a week.
Back to top	IP Logged

BraiderSC

Ruby

Offline

AS...YOU...WISH ...! Westley
never dies

Posts: 67
Southeast USA
Gender: female

Re: Wash hair every time it gets sweaty?
Reply #11 - Oct 24^th, 2004 at 1:21am

Quote:

I work out almost every day. I minimize the saturation of sweat in my hair by putting it in a loose bun on top of my head. This allows the sweat to evaporate during cardio.

That's an interesting idea, Gollan! Unfortunately I have way too much hair to ever get it all to stay on the top of my head! Sounds like it would work great for someone with shorter, finer hair than me! (My hair is waist length, thick, and makes a huge bun)

Back to top

IP Logged

	Welcome, Guest. Please Login