The effect of not washing your hair on MPB

[jpm]

You will notice that if you don't wash your hair every day, that when you run your hands through it you will see a lot of hair falling out and get very paranoid about this!!

It's only because every one sheds 50-100 hairs a day and washing your hair every day usually gets rid of them. If you only wash once every 3 days for example then these hairs will just sit their waiting to be washed out. Granted, some naturally will fall out on your pillow or during the day etc but not washing your hair every day will make you think you are losing more hair than you really are

[Ramazan]

I, myself, wash my hair every day, but i only shampoo it once a week. I noticed that my hair looks thickker after washing it, maybe due to the fact that my hair gets damn greasy/oily if don't.

[Tracy C]

Originally Posted by jpm

It's only because every one sheds 50-100 hairs a day...

The typical number is actually higher than that. More like 100 to 150 per day. If a person is shedding less than 100 hairs per day, there likely isn't a problem.

[beaglemaster]

Originally Posted by Ramazan

I, myself, wash my hair every day, but i only shampoo it once a week. I noticed that my hair looks thickker after washing it, maybe due to the fact that my hair gets damn greasy/oily if don't.

Shampooing every other day always makes my hair look fuller. Cleaning it, separates the fine strands, giving the appearance of more body. As soon as my hair gets oily again, it begins to "pack together' and looks thinner. Shampooing always temporarily reverses this. One major shampoo manufacturer states this exact same thing on its site. Regardless, it's what I've found to be true for my own hair.

I've also found that coal tar shampoos are the best for temporarily giving my hair a fuller appearance. However, I only use them once a week. Denorex is my favorite.

[konfusion]

this is strange becaus when I wash my hair it looks more thick and dense, but my scalp is greasy and I have scalp acne so if I don't wash regularly it gets worse.