After joining LHCF, Whats the longest you've gone without washing your?

[darkangel25]

Usually it's no more than a week, but sometimes I get lazy and it ends up being two weeks, but under no circumstances is it more than that.

 

[Newtogrow]

Other.

I can co-wash everyday in the summer or go for 2-4 weeks after I flat iron.

After I flat iron-
Week 1=I wear my hair straight for one week,
Week 2=slightly curly the second week
Week 3= twists the third week,
Week 4= bush/afro puff the fourth week

It varies to say the least.

 

[AsTheCurlzTurns]

Before joining, I've went only a week without washing my hair(relaxed). But after joining, and reading up about co-washing(at this point texturized), I've been co-washing my hair every other day(3-4x week). But now as a natural, I pretty much co-wash daily. May skip a day, but definitely no more than that a week. My hair co-washes!! Just love that clean fresh feeling.

 

[Energist]

I have gone 2 weeks without washing my hair before and I can't do it again. My scalp was so itchy, I think I made a few scabs. This was a while back when I was going to the Dominican's. I remember being very busy and waiting to get to the salon.

 

[tocktick]

two weeks. it was in braids and i was busy as heck. to wash my hair when it's in mircos means it will take at least 2hrs to dry and i didn't have the time at one point during the semester. plus the stress of deadlines meant it was way down on my list anyway.

eta: my hair wasn't damaged per se. however, when i took my braids down my hair was quite dry, especially my ends. and of course, my scalp was a little itchy. i wouldn't do it again.

 

[PinkPeony]

3 weeks ...............after flat ironing my hair.

same here.

 

[skyborn09]

A week and a half but that was because I was really busy all week and didn't have the time.

 

[Chameleonchick]

Well the longest I have been without washing my hair was two weeks, but I usually wash my hair every few days. I love to wash my hair its relaxing.

 

[tasty0619]

1 week, and thats cuz i was sick, i normally try to wash ever 2-3 days

 

[lovinmylocs]

About four days...after that it gets itchy. I don't flat iron yet but I guess when I do I'll go longer.

 

[prospurr4]

I have gone as long as 15 days, when I was ill. Otherwise, I co-wash one time per week.

 

[tasty0619]

1 week, and thats cuz i was sick, i normally try to wash ever 2-3 days

 

[GoingNatural]

Pre-lhcf I washed my hair with shampoo every 2 weeks.

post-lhcf I cowash daily or every other day and use my shikakai shampoo bar whenever i feel like it--maybe every week?

 

[Joyful1]

I voted 2 weeks. It was a phase I was going through...I'm over it now!

Now I at least rinse my scalp everyday or CW, and my hair is MUCH happier for it!

 

[Sweet_Ambrosia]

Week and a half maybe...normally I wash my hair no less than once a week.

 

[scorpian]

I've gone 3weeks to a month.... my hair was covered up a lot during the winter

 

[lilsparkle825]

a week and a half...couldnt let go of the dominican blowout even though my hair felt gross. it really wasnt...i had barely used any product since then...but you know.

 

[FAMUDva]

wetting my hair too often is not good for my head... I find I loose more hair when I shampoo/CW too often. I find the less manipulation the better for me to keep hair on my head.

The longest I've gone is 2 weeks. I shampoo normally every 7-10 days. Some times before 7 days, sometimes longer than 10 days.

 

[lana]

The longest I've gone AFTER joining LHCF is 1 month (4 weeks). I did that on purpose a few times to give my hair a rest and let my natural oils do what they do.

BUT I regularly wash my hair once every 5-7 days now. I just don't like itchy scalp and I get itchy scalp after day 5. When I didn't wash for a month I didn't put any product on my hair for the first two weeks, my scalp was fine until week 4 and I couldn't take it anymore. I had to wash. My scalp likes to be clean!

Unfortunately I'm a 4a/b and I lose a LOT of hair with manipulation each week. My sister (non-LHCF) says that's okay your hair is thick anyways . I have NOT found a solution for this besides Texlaxing which allows me to retain more length than when I was natural and trying to straighten my hair. It seemed like it never grew when I was natural, but the truth is it was always breaking. Now I see length and have healthy hair.

 

[SimpleKomplexity]

I had a sewin and dind't wash for 2 weeks. It was good for me though. I didn't shed much when I took it down and it was dirrrrrty but still felt moisturized and soft.

 

[song_of_serenity]

5 days. Laziness/didn't make it to the store since I was out of moisturizer. Usually I'd HAVE to wash every 2 days since my scalp gets really dry but with the mega-tek I didn't have that problem so I was all like "Eh, I'll do it tomorrow." lol. But it was getting sweaty and itchy so...
~*Janelle~*

 

[cecilie]

I must confess ....3 weeks with beautifuls cornrows .

 

[Arcadian]

I tried to go 2 weeks, I made it to a 1.5. My head was SORE. I won't be going beyond a week ever again.


-A

 

[fivetimestwo]

A week...I usually have to cowash at least 2x during the week,with my actual wash day on the weekend. I sometimes don't feel like being bothered and I go a week or close to it. By that time my hair is usually looks gross to me but gorgeous to anyone else (go figure )

 

[Ms_Twana]

I go three weeks: twists for two, then twistout for one. Then I wash and start all over again.

 

[vestaluv1]

A week... I was just being lazy. I usually wash my hair twice a week.

 

[FineChyna]

2 weeks simply because i was too sick to really mess with it.

 

[Qetesh]

5 weeks..........

 

[shugababe192]

I would say no more than 4 days. I just started my journey and I love washing my hair. (I will not disclose how long I used to go without washing.....) But the week before I get a touchup I don't wash my hair.

 

[Dove56]

....like a week and a half. That was out of pure laziness. Not a big different, maybe i lost a few more hairs than usual.

2 weeks about 2 week ago...lol. I know that is trifiling. I was too lazy to do my hair . I didn't notice any difference. I used Sabino Moisture Block so all I know is it stayed straight! Right now its been 4 days, so I guess I'll drag my lazy self to bathroom to wash and deep condition by this Sunday.

On a side note, I don't know how other races do it with the daily washing, blowdrying and flat-ironing. DAILY!!! I would go insane. In the summer I have a tendency to wash it daily and where it curly, but I don't have to fool with all that blowdrying (I diffuse for like 5-10 minutes) and flatironing.