Think and Discuss: Hair Washing Methods

If you look at natural hair care on websites, forums, youtube channels, etc, you will find that there are MANY different ways to wash your hair! You can find an in numerous amount of techniques and methods. We all have our preferred methods.



How do I wash mine?

Let me start by saying I don’t like hair running down my back, on my legs and arms in the shower. AND I really don’t enjoy washing my hair in general because it makes my body itch (no matter what shampoo or conditioner I use). So I saturate my hair with water from a spray bottle, and apply shampoo in front of my bathroom mirror before getting in the shower. In the shower I rinse, apply my conditioner, detangle, clamp it back up and get out. However, sometimes, I apply conditioner, rinse and detangle out of the shower because I get so itchy!

That’s what works for me,

So I want to know, what works for you? What is your favorite hair washing method? Do you use more than one method?

Let’s think and discuss below!

Hair Tip #27: Make Your Shampoo Last Longer

Here is a great way to make your shampoo last longer!

Dilute your shampoo with a little bit of water and apply it to your hair from an applicator bottle. I have recently started doing this to save money to make my shampoo last longer.

Pick up an applicator bottle from your local beauty supply. I purchased mine for $1.98. They have many different sizes that don't normally exceed $3.00.

Fill up your bottle 3/4 of the way with your shampoo then fill the remaining 1/4 with purified water. SHAKE!

What is good about this method?

• Its easier to apply shampoo directly to your scalp
• It saves money
• It saves time when you are washing
• It saves shampoo- no more dropping it in the bottom of the tub!

Will this make my shampoo watery?

My shampoo is not super thick so when I first tried this method I was worried that my shampoo would be watered down. However, it wasn't! And it lathered up very nicely like normal.



Poll Results: How Often Do You Wash Your Hair?

Thank you to all who participated in this poll! I do appreciate feed back. Polls are a quick way to do this. This time around, there were 41 in total who voted. Here were the results to the question, How Often Do You Wash Your Hair?

• 31% (13 voters) answered, twice or more a week
• 48% (20 voters) answered, once a week
• 14% (6 voters) answered, once every two weeks
• 4% (2 voters) answered, once every month
• 7% (3 voters) answered, other

Okay so how do we answer the question, how often do I wash my hair?


There is no universal answer to this question. The answer will depend on your hair type in addition to how oily, normal or dry your scalp tends to be.

Lets briefly discuss the different *hair types,

Type 2 Hair

If you have type 2 hair, it is recommended that you wash your hair every day to every other day. Your hair will have a tendency to become oilier than the other types because the curls are relaxed.

Type 3 Hair

If you have type 3 hair, it is recommended that you wash your hair twice a week. Your hair can handle being washed more often and it will keep your curls in the best shape. This hair type looks best with less oil, so more frequent washing is suggested.

Type 4 Hair

If you have type 4 hair, it is recommended that you wash your hair no more than once a week. Less is more because if you wash too often, your hair will become extremely dry!

Some of your questions answered:

What hair type do you have, Kendra?
I am a type 4 without a doubt. My hair is very kinky and my curls are in a z-pattern. In fact once dry, my hair shrinks 6-7 inches back up! I have the "most difficult to handle, ultra impossible" hair type- whatever, that's bologna! lol. My hair is beautiful :)

My hair feels very dirty, what can I do in between washes?

You can try water washing which is washing your hair with water only. Massage your scalp and gently rub through your strands with water. Another option is using a dry shampoo.

My hair feels dry, what can I do in between washes?

You can co-wash. This is washing your hair with conditioner. It will help you to restore moisture before you next wash.



How often do YOU wash YOUR hair and why?

*please note: I not using the hair tying system to "rate" your hair texture- simply to break it down so that you can clearly see that there are many differences that will alter how we care for our hair :)