How often do you wash your child's hair?

[ShootingStar]

Usually once a week.. unless its dirty or summer and theyre sweaty.

[Sterla]

DS only sometimes gets food in his hair, and if he gets it wet it comes out without any trouble anyway. Maybe he's just not a very grubby kid (yet!) I really couldn't tell you how long it's been since DS has had his hair washes, cause DH is the one who was giving him baths. I wouldn't be surprised if it's been a month though . Mmm, maybe I should wash his hair tonight .

[~clover~]

Actually, now DS's head is shaved, I don't bother. My girls go to school & have long hair. DD2 is bad for food in her hair!
The last time I washed DS's it was long & it was only cond for the knots...

[Aligater]

with just water every bath/shower with shampoo once a week for DD1 every 2 weeks DD2 but she has no hair to speak of and it dosnt get dirty

[toomanyshoes]

DS (8) washes his hair everyday, DD (4) probably every second day as she has REALLLLLLLLY long thick hair and it ends up in a mess if I don't.

[Trillian]

I'd be lucky to wash their hair twice a week. Most of the time it's just once a week - on a Sunday LOL. I used to wash it every second night but once DS started school and started bringing nits home with him, I decided to only wash 1 maybe 2 times a week and they have not had nits since.

[Nai]

Once a week - after swimming

[Winter]

I don't!! I make my husband do it!! DD squeals and carries on if I try it but apparently it isn't an issue when Daddy does it....so he does it about once a week.

[~Trish~]

Every second day here, my kids have fine hair like me and it gets greasy quickly if it isn't washed often!

I used to wash it every second night but once DS started school and started bringing nits home with him, I decided to only wash 1 maybe 2 times a week and they have not had nits since.

Sorry to sound ignorant LOL, but how does this keep nits away Trillian? I'll have to keep that in mind if the kids get nits!

[~me~]

Every second day here, my kids have fine hair like me and it gets greasy quickly if it isn't washed often!



Sorry to sound ignorant LOL, but how does this keep nits away Trillian? I'll have to keep that in mind if the kids get nits!

Nits do not like clean hair. I think they can't get hold of the hair if it's a bit greasy?

I wash my boys once a week and DD when I remember. She can go a good couple of weeks without me washing it. I wet it most nights in the bath. I washed DD's for the first time last night since?????

[Ozziehoffy]

Every Saturday after swimming and any time there is food in Elijah's hair... he also gets his washed probably 1 or 2 times more during the week as he's a real sweaty bubba and gets a stinky head lol.... so not a nice baby smell to him anymore!!!

Trillian, they say that nits are a sign of nice clean hair, so makes sense

Also re: washing hair... the more you do it the worse it can actually be for your hair... it's actually really good to not wash your hair too often... and before you say oh but I have oily hair... that quite often can be because you are washing it with shampoo and stripping the oils so your hair goes into overdrive and creates more and more oil to try to fix it. If you leave it and go through that oily stage it should start to balance itself back out again and you won't have to wash it all the time because it won't get oily!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Every 2nd night.. DD1 has long curly hair for her age and it gets knotted on itself, i also use a tea tree spray on it every day when i brush it.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I thought you washed their hair at every bath time...

DD doesnt have very much hair at the moment but i always shampoo it every bath time which is generally every second day. But when shes up and about the will change to every night as part of our night routine.

Are we not supposed to wash their hair every bath time or is that because they grow to not like it??