Hellobee Boards Topic: If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:43:52 +0000 lawbee11 on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534958 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:48:56 +0000 lawbee11 534958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I sleep on my side, and I usually just make sure it's all on one side (the opposite side) before I lay my head down on the pillow. If I rollover and I pull it all to the other side. Seems to work! Adira on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534954 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:45:45 +0000 Adira 534954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @LindsayInNYC: I hear you! I've always wished my hair was thinner and straighter so it would be easier to manage (if I don't do SOMETHING with it, I have a major fro), whereas my best friend who has thin/straight hair can just blow dry hers in 2 seconds and it looks perfect. It takes me forever to blow dry my hair, and three times as long to style it because there's so much of it! So I guess there are positives and negatives to every hair type! LindsayInNY on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534910 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:28:44 +0000 LindsayInNY 534910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Adira - I'm jealous! I wish my hair were thicker or curlier or something. Isn't that how it always works though?! keiki_mama on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534904 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:27:56 +0000 keiki_mama 534904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I really like Salon Graffix Dry Shampoo. It's kind of pricey for a drugstore product (I think $8) but it's fragrance free and doesn't leave a powdery residue. Adira on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534854 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:15:54 +0000 Adira 534854@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't really have advice. I have thick wavey hair, so on the days I don't shower, I straighten my hair (since it's been flattened from sleeping on it anyway). But my hair is thick and this works perfectly for me. It sounds like it wouldn't work for you. :( JennyLayneAZ on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534782 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:58:16 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 534782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I shower every day regardless of whether I wash my hair or not. So, if I'm not washing, I still get it wet. I'm an all over the place sleeper. My hair is not presentable first thing in the morning no matter what LOL rachiecakes on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534739 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:48:22 +0000 rachiecakes 534739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I use dry shampoo and a satin ponytail holder to keep it smooth and off my face when I sleep. (If I use an elastic it makes a funky crease that I'd have to flatiron). MsLipGloss on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534724 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:46:22 +0000 MsLipGloss 534724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @LindsayInNYC: IMO, the damage is already done in the morning. So, if you wait until then, the results you get are just what you can fix versus what you can prevent. At night, before your hair gets matted down or has a chance to get oilier, the shampoo helps it wear better overnight (thus less damage in the a.m.) and you get a better result overall. I hope that makes sense (it sort of does in my head, i.e., preventative vs. reactive). ETA: It works them same in the p.m. versus a.m. . . . but you are not so behind the eight ball (so to speak) in the a.m. Also, I use Oscar Blondi, but I have not tried any other brands. avivoca on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534710 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:44:44 +0000 avivoca 534710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The curling iron is my friend on second-day hair. That, and a good boar-bristle brush. prettylizy on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534699 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:42:53 +0000 prettylizy 534699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm like you, I need to wash my hair to style it because it's thin. Since I have short hair now, the only fix for bedhead is a hat! LindsayInNY on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534692 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:41:52 +0000 LindsayInNY 534692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @blackbird @MsLipGloss - I've heard about using dry shampoo before bed. Does it work differently that way? (versus using it in the morning) .twist. on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534689 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:40:50 +0000 .twist. 534689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ dry shampoo!!! Love it. :) MsLipGloss on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534682 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:39:17 +0000 MsLipGloss 534682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Silk pillow cases reduce the friction on your hair (which helps it not look so beat up and tired in the a.m.), and, if I do not plan to wash my hair in the morning, I put dry shampoo in *at night* to absorb oil overnight (as opposed to trying to do it all in the morning). I get a much better result that way! blackbird on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534679 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:38:54 +0000 blackbird 534679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ i use ponytails pretty often, or hair clips to pin it up kind of nice. Dry shampoo is a good option for fluffing--i spray it in the night before. Sometimes a cute headband. LindsayInNY on "If you don't wash your hair daily, how do you prevent bed head?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-dont-wash-your-hair-daily-how-do-you-prevent-bed-head#post-534666 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:36:25 +0000 LindsayInNY 534666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I have thin hair and if I don't wash it, then it has to be in a ponytail to look presentable. Sometimes I can't even manage that though. I wake up with bedhead where certain parts of my hair are just all smooshed funny and won't lay flat. Does this happen to anyone else? How can you prevent or fix it?! ETA: Since there are lots of dry shampoo recommendations, what kinds/brands do you recommend? My salon has an awesome (but pricey) one so I'd like to find a more reasonably priced alternative.