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Hm. Only from my personal experience, I would start off every other day right now.

What's your hair like today? Does it feel/look super oily and gross or does it just kinda look messy and rolled out of bed?

If it's just messy, I would see how it goes throughout the day without any dry shampoo. At the end of the day if it's super oily it may be a sign that you need dry shampoo on the second day.

I used to wash every day, and then went every other day and now I can go 3 days without washing. Day 2 I just re-style and Day 3 I use dry shampoo and put it in a pony tail.

Is your hair curly? Have you looked at the 'curly girl' routine? My sister has really curly hair and she she almost never shampoos it-- like a few times a year! But I can't say it is low maintenance-- she wets and conditions it about every other day and then has a scrunch/gel routine that has to be done from dripping wet.

My hair is really fine and pretty straight, so I just wash it every day or every other day. Beyond that it looks bad, but people with thicker hair can get away with it.

@rahlyrah: Yep, if you can style it right now without using dry shampoo and have it look cute, then you shouldn't need the dry shampoo.

I have fine, straight hair and I started off with every other day. Now I can go 3 days as long as I don't so anything too nasty, dirty, or sweaty lol.

I wash every other day in the winter but daily in the summer. I don't have oily hair though and have never used dry shampoo.

@rahlyrah: If you feel like you're lacking a little volume you could either try back combing a little if you don't want to use the dry shampoo, OR just using a bit of dry shampoo on the crown of your head because it does help with volume.

@looch: Some people definitely produce more oil than others and no amount of "conditioning" your hair by not washing it will help you go longer periods of time. The reason to try and not wash your hair so often is because the shampoo strips your hair of the natural oils and then your body says "omg! needs moar oilzzz" and so your body starts to over produce. So when you miss a day or two it doesn't register and you're still over producing that natural oil. That's why it may take a few tries for your body to register and readjust the imbalance.

I would also ease into it! Try every other day or wash two days, then skip a day, then wash two days then skip a day, until you can start doing every other day. And maybe hold off on the dry shampoo until you see your hair getting greasy! I can now go about once every 3 days!

@rahlyrah: No - prevention is your friend with dry shampoo! I get the best results with dry shampoo when I apply it before bed (the night before the day I don't plan to wash my hair). It works fine if I do it in the morning, but applying it the night before makes a big difference (the oil doesn't have time to accumulate and sit overnight).

I color process my hair as well. I try to only wash my hair twice a week. Since I started doing that, my hair is soooooooo much healthier. It works better with sulfate free shampoos. The dry shampoos I only use in an emergency.

Otherwise, I can wear my hair down for a couple of days, and the third or forth day I wear my hair in a poufy pony or a twist if I am at work, messy bun at home.

@.twist.: yeah, i understand that completely, but I just don't have the "time" to let it get gross to readjust itself! I work full time out of the home and on some of those days, I need to look presentable....maybe if I knew how to style my hair a little better, I could deal?

I have a thing of dry shampoo at home, maybe I should try using it.

@rahlyrah: I air dry my hair and I don't regularly flat iron. My hair is also not colored, so I don't have a lot of damage. I am getting an American curl in July to see if I can give it some more body.

@MapleMoose: I only wash my hair every other day and for that reason I can't use any kind of anti-frizz or styling cream.