IT’S the age old question that everybody answers differently – how often should you wash your hair? In 2015, two thirds of women favoured daily shampoos, while a third attempted it two-to-three times a week. But times – and trends – have changed, and now 60 per cent of women claim they are too busy to […]
IT’S the age old question that everybody answers differently – how often should you wash your hair?
In 2015, two thirds of women favoured daily shampoos, while a third attempted it two-to-three times a week.
But times – and trends – have changed, and now 60 per cent of women claim they are too busy to wash their tresses at all.
With past lockdowns making it easier to skip wash day, teaching your locks to wash themselves has boomed with #hairtraining videos gaining over 100 million views.
The process requires teaching your hair to wash itself, by gradually shampooing less to reach a once-a-month schedule.
Extending the period between washes makes your hair less reliant on products, a method which has allowed Enya Brennan has gone two years without a lather.
The 24-year-old administrator from Enfield, North London, says: “I don’t wash my hair with products at all now – it’s been two years.
“I tend to just rinse it with water roughly twice a week, occasionally more if I’ve been exercising and it’s sweaty.I started because I’m lazy and I couldn’t be bothered to wash my hair a few times a week.
“Normally, people just stop washing their hair completely and then have to go through this really greasy period.But I didn’t want greasy hair at all so I did it gradually by not washing my hair for a few days longer each time.
“As I reached two weeks, I would have greasy hair for a day or two but I would just use dry shampoo. So then I was washing every two weeks for a while.“
“Three months was the turning point for me, after then it stopped getting greasy completely.
“There was a point beforehand where I got dandruff for a week, but I just left it and rinsed it with water. Now I don’t get any scalp irritation – but when I was washing it frequently, I often experienced flakiness.
”Typically, experts say hair should be washed regularly to eliminate grease, grime and product buildup. Yet Enya says hairdressers now always comment on how healthy her mane is.”
She says: “I always go to different salons and the stylist always says they can’t believe how shiny and healthy my hair is. They never cut much off either as I don’t really get split ends.
“It saves me money too, as I pay for a dry cut to avoid washing – on average this costs around £20 and I go once every six months. My hair is short which makes it easier to manage – but it’s definitely healthier than when I had long hair.
“Everyone always asks to smell it as they are curious and believe it must smell sweaty or musky, but it just smells of nothing – like your skin smells of nothing. They are often shocked that I look nice and aren’t covered in grease.
“People are sceptical that it wont work on their hair – and I know depending on your hair type it may be different, but for me it’s really worked.
“Everyone uses dry shampoo on their hair, it’s just making an effort to do it more often.”
