Has Your Washing Hair Frequency Increased With Having Natural Hair?

[levette]

When you became natural did you find that your hair washing increased versus if or when you had relaxed hair.

 

[RossBoss]

Yes, I'm a daily washer now that I'm natural and it has not hindered my retention at all. When I was relaxed I washed twice per week but now that I'm natural I wash with a gentle shampoo bar every morning before work. I just soak my hair and do a few swipes of the shampoo bar, scrub a little and rinse out, then detangle with a conditioner. Very low manipulation and have suffered no problems whatsoever.

 

[Honey Bee]

No. I washed (and dc'd) twice a week relaxed too. People used to tell me I was doing too much and my hair was gon fall out. (It did not. My doobie was flowing in the breeze, looking lovely. )

 

[Dee-Licious]

Mine has went way down since I’ve been natural. I ordered more curlformers and been working on my tension/hourglass roller pin placement to try to get to at least once a week washing.

 

[OhTall1]

Yes, mine has increased. Relaxed I washed once a week. As a natural, I do it three times a week.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

When I was relaxed I washed once a week. As a natural I wash my hair way way less....weeks less.

In 2018 I'm washing about every 3-4 weeks.

 

[FoxxyLocs]

When I first went natural I washed more frequently. Now I wash every 2-3 weeks. I washed every 1-2 weeks when I was relaxed.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

As a Natural I'm a "Once A Weeker" (Saturday's)

When I was relaxed I was Twice A Week (Wed & Sat).

 

[GGsKin]

When I was relaxed, I standardly washed my hair once per week. Initially, after cutting my relaxed ends, I was washing at least 3 times per week. Currently, I wash once every 1-2 weeks. I think frequent washing/ watering is beneficial.

 

[ms.blue]

I wash slightly more as a natural than when relaxed. Relaxed-washed every 10-15 days. Natural-7-14 days.

 

[Dee Raven]

I have washed weekly both relaxed and natural and that's dictated by my scalp. It just can't go longer than 7 days.

 

[Evolving78]

I’m a frequent washer, relaxed and natural. Always have been. I wash once a week right now and I cowash once or twice a week, since my hair is blonde.

 

[LiLi]

It has reduced drastically for me. When I was relaxed, I washed daily. This was the reason for me getting past bra strap quickly.

I tried that since I’ve been natural and my hair tangles too badly and is so much more fragile - even though I braid it before washing. Plus I have to wear my scarf for about two hours just to make it not look so frizzy.

So now I wash every other week.

 

[guyaneseyankee]

When I first went natural, I was a daily washer. (or wetter anyway)
As my hair is growing, and I'm becoming lazier, I now only wash on Sundays.
I've always attributed my hair growth to wetting everyday (like a plant was my philosophy) I'm curious if my growth slowed down with less frequent washing. I'll have to watch for my theory in the immediate future.

 

[Dayjoy]

When I first went natural I washed more frequently. Now I wash every 2-3 weeks. I washed every 1-2 weeks when I was relaxed.

Exactly this. Even though I PROMISE myself that I’m going to wash weekly I just don’t want to detangle, manipulate, and spend so much time on my hair every week. I still haven’t admitted to myself that I’m an every other-week washer.

 

[B_Phlyy]

Yes. When I was relaxed, I washed twice a week. No that I'm natural, I wash everyday.

I stretch it out to once a week when my hair has been straightened.

 

[blackeyes31626]

Nope!

Yes, I'm a daily washer now that I'm natural and it has not hindered my retention at all. When I was relaxed I washed twice per week but now that I'm natural I wash with a gentle shampoo bar every morning before work. I just soak my hair and do a few swipes of the shampoo bar, scrub a little and rinse out, then detangle with a conditioner. Very low manipulation and have suffered no problems whatsoever.

How long is your hair and what's your hair type?
Also what shampoo bar are you using?

 

[prettyinpurple]

Exactly this. Even though I PROMISE myself that I’m going to wash weekly I just don’t want to detangle, manipulate, and spend so much time on my hair every week. I still haven’t admitted to myself that I’m an every other-week washer.

Yep every two weeks here too. Well ideally anyways lol. It takes too much time to do it more often.

 

[Britt]

Yes, I'm a daily washer now that I'm natural and it has not hindered my retention at all. When I was relaxed I washed twice per week but now that I'm natural I wash with a gentle shampoo bar every morning before work. I just soak my hair and do a few swipes of the shampoo bar, scrub a little and rinse out, then detangle with a conditioner. Very low manipulation and have suffered no problems whatsoever.

This right here sounds like a dream to me. Do you have a short cut ???

 

[RossBoss]

Nope!

How long is your hair and what's your hair type?
Also what shampoo bar are you using?

4a hair and it is now ear length because I BC last summer. The name of it is Blue Cucumber. It is extremely gentle enough for everyday use. It is made by the Zuresh company. Black owned.

http://www.zuresh.com/zuresh2012/

 

[RossBoss]

This right here sounds like a dream to me. Do you have a short cut ???

Yes, ear length but it is growing along nicely. I expect to be close to SL by the end of the year. I have 4a hair, my curls are like corkscrews.

 

[Britt]

Yes, ear length but it is growing along nicely. I expect to be close to SL by the end of the year. I have 4a hair, my curls are like corkscrews.

too cute !!! I'd love for my hair to be smelling fresh and clean like that daily.

 

[GeorginaSparks]

i washed often when i was natural AND short. Now that my hair's longer, i try to stretch as long as possible because its too much work.

 

[Neomorph]

Yes! When my hair was in a TWA I would wash twice a week and wet it everyday. Now I wash it once a week. This is way better for my hair since I have eczema on my scalp.

When I was relaxed, my hair would get washed at the hair salon every 2-3 weeks.

 

[Aggie]

My washing has gone down. When I was relaxed, I washed and treated my hair twice a week and now that I'm not, it happens once a week. I don't care to touch it that often anymore since detangling is harder to do now.

 

[sunflora]

I feel like such a dirty bird, when I was relaxed I washed my hair every two weeks. I just did what momma told me to do Now I cowash daily, I shampoo once a week, sometimes twice if I just feel gross after a gym day and cowashing doesn't cut it.

It's not that I need to wash more, it's that I'm not afraid to. I had the misconception that you can't wash relaxed hair. :\

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

I washed once a week relaxed. I workout a whole lot more natural (have been since I have gone natural for 7 years) and I cleanse quite frequently to get rid of the sweat in my head (sometimes three, four times a week). My hair has actually been doing better washing more frequently than when I only cleansed weekly.

Kudos to people that can go longer. After a week, my scalp starts talking to me.