So sometime in highschool I heard that if you don't wash your hair and can make it through the icky period, eventually all your natural oils rebalance and things come good again (I think it was something like 6 weeks but none of us were ever game to go that long). I'm a bit ashamed to admit that my hair has gone unwashed for a couple of weeks (definite morning sickness means I've just been having a quick shower of a morning and haven't been showering at night because my daughter sleeps early and don't wish to risk waking her up) so was curious about this, is it actually worth sticking it out? Anyone ever tried this or know a friend's hairdresser's daughter's boyfriend who did? I went to wash my hair this morning and then thought hmm, maybe I don't need to... so anyone? Or do I need to stop being such a terrible morning person and just take the 30 seconds to do it haha.
I read an article about this a while ago, about a woman who doesn't wash her hair on advice from her hairdresser. She said it took about 10 weeks to get 'naturally nice' but now it really doesn't need it. My brother hasn't washed his for years, and doesn't use any products in it. I'm surprised by how nice it feels! I'm not game to try it myself though, my hair goes pretty feral after a few days lol
i remember someone on tv did this, for a documentary or something, and they said it worked and that after a certain period their hair had never been better!
The hairdresser who last cut my hair was telling me that she only ever washes her hair once a month, (or 4-6 weeks, so she said) the other girls were giving her heaps about it but her hair actually looked and felt fantastic!
She did say that it takes a while to "train" your hair to be ok with it.
I don't use any product and haven't since dance concerts many moons ago. Have naturally straight, darkish brown hair and usually only wash it once a week as is. I did colour it (blonde, of course haha) for almost my entire senior schooling but has been its natural colour for ages now. It actually isn't looking bad at the moment, it does feel a little oily though. Hmm maybe I should stick it out, no big events on the calendar as such, do a little experiment... for science...
mine doesnt get washed very often and it takes a while for it to become really unbareable i dont like washing it coz im prone to nits as in i come into contact with school aged kids and then i have them i have freaky hair im not sure not washing helps much though if i could remember i would spray with teatree oil but oh well lol
I have wondered about this as well. I can believe that it rebalances after a while but wondered about people who do a lot of exercise. My hair is feral after exercise and I can't imagine not washing it.
from a daily hairwasher who would probably benefit highly from this (mine is running oil by the night of the day I washed it) I can't imagine the horror both in looks and feeling I'd have to go through to do it.
I was discussing this with my hairdresser recently. Basically she said it's a load of b u l l and pretty unhealthy to leave your hair unwashed for any length of time as you get abuild up of oils and dirt build up on the scalp and can end up with scalp problems because of it. You need to use soap (or a form of cleanser) on your body to keep it clean so why not your hair?
That said I don't use products at all in my hair - just blow dry and if I can be bothered, straighten.
I can't go more than 2 max 3 days without washing. And it's not only my hair that feels yuck, but I get more pimples on my neck and cheeks if my hair goes unwashed from my hair touching it.
Some guys on tv did this once as an experiment. They did close up pics of their scalp before the experiment and then after 6 weeks of not washing it. May I just say the close up pics at the end looked . There was SOOOOO much build up of dirt and dead skin cells it was really shocking! So not washing your hair for that long might be awesome for your hair, but not for your scalp! HTH
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. There was SOOOOO much build up of dirt and dead skin cells it was really shocking! So not washing your hair for that long might be awesome for your hair, but not for your scalp! 
HTH
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