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I have naturally curly hair and as a general rule, I wash it every other day. However, I also swim 4-5 times a week, so I wash it after every swim, so basically, I only wash my hair at the gym. On non swimming days I don't get it wet at all and I usually wear it up in pony or a bun.

I was my hair about twice a week, I do not get it wet on non wash days, if needed I use Drybar dry shampoo in the brunette color. Regular dry shampoo looks too light/white on me. Also, in the morning I will hit it with the blow dryer and a round brush just to get some heat on the roots and refresh.

I will go 2-3 days between washes and use the Moroccan Oil Dry Shampoo (for me the light haired version) on the days I don't wash. I've tried other dry shampoos but none have worked as well as that one.

Every other day. Less than that it's greasy-gross. But if I do every day it dries out too much.

I usually go 2-3 days between washing. I use Batiste dry shampoo, but I use it at night, which has been a game-changer for me. I will sometimes spritz my hair (curly) with water in between washing if the frizz is too much for my curl spray to tame. I put my hair in a ponytail for Showers when I'm not shampooing.

I wash twice a weekish. Don't wet on off days. I can usually get two good days of hair out of one wash (I wrap my head at night), then it goes up in a bun/pony after that.

I wash 2-3 times per week. I workout almost daily but just rinse off my body and use dry shampoo on the days I’m not washing my hair. I have naturally curly hair so it doesn’t get oily very easily.

As someone else mentioned, Batiste has a dry shampoo for dark hair. I have dark hair but use the normal kind. For whatever reason it seems like it works better for me so I just make sure it’s completely rubbed in.

I have medium-length curly hair. I shampoo 2-3 times per week but I wet it on the non-shampoo days and condition it. My curls are super thirsty so I need to condition them every day.

@Rocker2014: They make dry shampoos for curly hair that aren't a powder you have to brush. More like a liquid or foam that absorbs oil.

My hair is fine and straight, I wash it every day. I barely condition it. I also don't color it yet, but the grays are starting to pop through.

As for dry shampoo, I occasionally use Batiste, but it has a strong smell and I don't love it.

I wash my fine, mostly straight, tangle prone hair every day. If I don't, it looks and feels gross. I probably could get it to the point where it only needed to me washed every other day, but I'm not motivated to do so.

I wash with shampoo, no conditioner, every other day. I rinse through with water on the days I don't shampoo. I use leave in conditioner every day but no other styling products or heat. Been doing this for years and it was the best decision! You can use dry shampoo on dark hair and some of my friends swear by it, but I still felt greasy with it. Just rinsing feels so much better.

I have perfectly straight hair and a lot of it. My hair is crazy in the morning and feels gross, so I wash it everyday.

I used to be a manager at a hair salon before becoming a SAHM and all the girls I worked with were horrified to hear that I wash my hair daily. It's best to wash your hair every 2 to 3 days. All the hair stylists would go as long as they could get away with to not wash their hair often because it's better for your hair. If your trying to preserve your hair color, you should try to wash once a week. If you can't go that long, try at least 4 days. Since you have dark hair, I would recommend you try out a spray on (aerosol) dry shampoo, not a powder dry shampoo as that can show on dark hair and works better for blondes/lighter hair. You can use the dry shampoo daily, multiple times if you want, like in the morning then after working out to help extend washings. I really liked Alterna Bamboo Cleanse Extend dry shampoo. You can get it online at Ulta or Nordstrom or if any salons around you carry that, I always got it from the salon I worked at.

I'm usually not a fan of MLMs, but one of my no-nonsense-this-is-so-legit-or-I-wouldn't-bother friends started selling Monat. Ive been using it about 2 months and I can now easily go 4-5 days without washing my hair (I do use their dry shampoo). I don't get my hair wet when I shower in between washes... usually just use dry shampoo, blow dry quickly (>1 min) upside down for some volume, and maybe tease it a little.

Before Monat I was a fan of the Tresemme and Suave dry shampoos. It didn't seem like more $ = better product, IMO. Dry shampoo is life.

@kiddosc: Try using the fabric ponytail holders (like the ribbon that is knotted)...it doesnt crease my hair as bad!

I havent read the other responses but I wash my hair 2-3 times a week. I use Nuema shampoo which my hair dresser recommended as a good really get your hair clean shampoo. I try to use no product on day 1, styling product on day two, dry shampoo before bed on day 2 (so it has time to absorb) and then its usually ponytail/bun day for day 3!

I feel like it's so personal depending on texture and how oily your hair tends to be. I wash my hair 3 ish times a week. It's fine and light and tends towards oily. I find that the more I wash it the oilier it gets, and if i have been washing it a lot and then go back to just a few times a week it will get oiler faster. All this to say, is that it might take a while to adjust to a new pattern.

My hair gets greasy (it's fine/straight), but I still only wash it twice a week bc who has time?! I just dry shampoo and eventually put it up on the worst day.

This thread makes me so jealous. My hair looks so terrible up or down if I don't wash it everyday.

2-3 times a week - thank god for dry shampoo!