natural heads, do you rinse your hair after EVERY workout?

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hareluvah

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---If not, what do you do with it? I am actually excited about getting back into working out but am not sure how to handle hair maintenance because
I sweat A LOT and couldn't imagine just letting that salty goodness dry pn my hair.


TIA!
 
It really depends on the workout. I found that I cannot co-wash more than a few times a week for the best hair styles. HOWEVER, with some workouts, I can get away with rinsing with water then reapplying a curl enhancer and butter cream.
 
I have too rinse/cowash. I am a sweaty (sexy) beast when i workout/run and that salt in my hair dries it out and makes it look dull. I have to rinse my hair, usually I cowash because just using water sometimes leaves my hair feeling gross.
 
no although i sweat in my scalp it is never excessive so i never felt the need to. if i washed my hair every time i exercised i think i would go mad.i also do not work up much of a sweat when exercising.
 
It depends on how intense the workout is. If its really intense and I sweat a lot I will co-wash right after while I shower.. If I just take a am walk I won't do anything to my hair. If its evening and I work out I just go ahead and rinse/co wash in the shower.
 
No, I can't it would require tooo much work. I simply stick to my weekly washes. I usually wear my hair in a loose bun or pony to prevent my hair getting wet. So far it works, if my hair every became stinky I would have to readjust this method of course.
 
i usually don't but that's mostly because i hardly ever sweat (let alone sweat on my scalp). However, if i did, i would probably do a co-wash after every work out. smelly hair is not cute :lol:
 
I'm going to in a little while. I don't *every* time (in the summer, I do) but I am a heavy sweater so it is better that I do.

The only thing that I do different is maybe dilute the conditioner in water before I start to cowash.
 
When I was doing my heavy workouts (Latin Dancing) I had no choice but to rinse my hair as it was already drenched with sweat. Now that I'm pregnant, I just do walking and I don't sweat much, especially not my hair so I don't have to worry about rinsing.
 
I don't and I cant. My hair is a bit on the fine side, porous and dense and it would take me too long not to rip my hair out every time I co-wash, every time I workout. It would be possible if I cut my hair short which I'm not doing. For me its a trade off.

With that said, I do cowash or shampoo twice a week, sometimes three.
 
Nope, that too much manipulation and my hair would be super dry. I don't really sweat alot in my scalp though.
 
I really don't sweat. With an intense workout, my back my be slightly damp but that about it, so no, it's not necessary to wash after each workout.

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I've recently discovered that the extra washes helps relieve an itchy scalp (maybe triggered from the sweat). I don't wash after EVERY workout but I try to co-wash at least by mid-week since my major wash day is on Sat. If I sweat extra hard, then I wash on that day also. I just adjust it to my liking each week.
 
It depends on the style I'm currently rocking.

Right now, I'm in mini twists so I won't be washing often.

I'll probably let the water hit my scalp, but that's it.
 
nope. washing is a big ordeal for me and i don't have that kind of time to devote to my hair.
 
80% of the time I will cowash after a good workout, I don't detangle every time I just do it in twists. I really don't see it as too much manipulation because I don't comb my hair more than maybe twice a week if that. And no my hair is not matted lol.
 
I exercise everyday, but when I do a hard sweaty workout it is on one of my wash days which is 2x a week. I don't sweat in the scalp unless I am doing some type of intense workout.
 
It depends on how my hair is styled. If I'm wearing a protective style, I just use a little witch hazel on my scalp until my weekly washing. I don't think it's necessary to wash after every workout.

When my hair is loose, I try to wear it high on my head w/ a sweat band. Then I air it out once I'm done.
 
Are we supposed to?

I wash after Water Bootcamp (Damn splashy man-instructor. I think he tries to get my hair wet on purpose) and then Sunday evening. Two times a week.

I do sweat a LOT in my head, but I haven't noticed it drying out my hair. I do dampen and braid my hair up every evening though.

Is it bad not to rinse or something every time your hair gets sweaty?
 
Nope...I tried it..my hair just does not like it anymore. Even though I sweat like it's nobodies buisness, I just put it in a style.
 
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