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First or Second Day Hair?

RitaHayworth

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Does anyone prefer their set better on a certain day?

If I wash mine, pin curl it and leave it overnight, I find the next day is quite poofy, whereas it settles down a bit the day after...

I have a "thing" to go to on Friday and Im wondering if I go with fresh washed hair Thursday night, or wash on Wednesday, and let it settle down?
 

Antje

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I also some thimes have problems with this, I love fresh washed hair but most of the time my second day hair is better.

I think you should go for a second day,
 

DaisieWilde

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I've been reading on here a bit how long everyone goes between washings. I wash every day otherwise I get so overwhelmingly oily and gross. I wish I could go longer between washings!

I wash and set at night (though I let my hair dry first)...I do have poofiness in the AM. I found this morning that my curls were hard to brush through and a bit wild (well, not just a bit wild...)

Perhaps I should bite it and try going a day without the shampoo/conditioner and setting on day 2.

RitaHayworth and Antje...what type of hair do you have?
 

Inky

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I have frizzy/wavy/coarse colored hair (dark brown with nuclear red chunks right now) and I wash at the most twice a week, usually just once a week unless I do something that requires another hair shampooing.

I usually wash on Wednesday so I can set it Friday night or hot-roller set it on Saturday. I find that 2nd or 3rd day hair is better for me to manage. It seems to have settled down somewhat by then and takes the set in a more manageable way.

Occasionally I'll wet set it right after shampooing, but that is when I can afford the time to leave it in rollers or pin curls for at least 36 hours (it takes forever to dry when set!)
 

DaisieWilde

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For those of you that wash and set a few days later, what do you do in the interim before you set?

And does anyone out there with oily skin/scalp get away with washing less often? Sorry for all the questions...I'm learning so much here!

I know it is better for your hair not to wash so often...I used to use WEN cleansing conditioner and after a few months of use, I could go a day without washing. However, as my budget won't allow me to spend so much on products, I gave up WEN and went back to the regular ol' shampoo and conditioner.
 

Inky

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Hi DaisieWilde - honestly, I either put it up in a bandana (rosie the riveter style) if I have to go somewhere, or a ponytail or use a hair stick. I am fortunate that I telecommute and no one but my cats and husband have to see me every day ;)
 

vampygirl13

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Count me as a girl who needs to wash every day too. My hair is not that thick and gets oily at the roots quickly! Wish I could go more than a day but I look so icky!
 

LolitaHaze

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You'll probably be happier with the 2nd day hair. I find that if I "over brush" my hair on the first day I end up with less curl and poof than I intended.
 

RitaHayworth

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Antje said:
I have thick hair but not so much, and my hair is naturally curly, so it has a mind of its own and somethimes it's really frizzy

Me too. Its fine in texture, but there is a tonne of it!
 

maybelaughter

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i have yet to get my hair to hold a curl through the end of day one, let alone last through day two... :( (setting lotion and all, my hair just refuses to stay curled)

i like my hair best on day 2 anyway - day 1 is too clean to do anything with, and day 3 is a bit greasy, so it's usually hat day or i plan for day 3 to be one of my stay at home days.... even if i set my hair and it falls flat, it's still easier to do something with on day 2!
 

Miss_Bella_Hell

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My hair can go days without a washing, which would be great if I didn't work out every other day or so. I can't imagine not washing my hair after a workout.

For you girls who go several days to a week, do you still wet your hair in the shower?
 

Antje

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DaisieWilde said:
For those of you that wash and set a few days later, what do you do in the interim before you set?

And does anyone out there with oily skin/scalp get away with washing less often? Sorry for all the questions...I'm learning so much here!

I know it is better for your hair not to wash so often...I used to use WEN cleansing conditioner and after a few months of use, I could go a day without washing. However, as my budget won't allow me to spend so much on products, I gave up WEN and went back to the regular ol' shampoo and conditioner.

maybe you could try only to conditioner wash your hair, I do this too with suave naturals coconut conditioner it really works, once your scalp gets used to it, it won't be as greasy as it used to be.

I used to have greasy roots and dry ends and now i have normal skin and perfect lenghts.
 

DaisieWilde

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Antje said:
maybe you could try only to conditioner wash your hair, I do this too with suave naturals coconut conditioner it really works, once your scalp gets used to it, it won't be as greasy as it used to be.

I used to have greasy roots and dry ends and now i have normal skin and perfect lenghts.


I used to use WEN, it was really fantastic...but lordy is that expensive! I am very much willing to find a cheaper alternative. I will be picking this conditioner up the next time I head to the store!!!
 

Antje

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DaisieWilde said:
I used to use WEN, it was really fantastic...but lordy is that expensive! I am very much willing to find a cheaper alternative. I will be picking this conditioner up the next time I head to the store!!!

I never heard of WEN, but I love my suave
 

DaisieWilde

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WEN is a cleansing conditioner, sold on QVC and in the salon started by the creator, Chaz Dean. While it is in no way a new concept...I think he was the first to market a cleansing conditioner.

I saw an infomercial and decided to buy. It really is fantastic, especially the other styling products. But I cannot justify almost $100 every three months for it!

It took awhile for my oily hair to get used to it, but man, when it did, it was fabulous.
 

msrsimpkin

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Unfortunately, my hair barely holds a curl until the evening, nevermind the next day. By the second day, my hair is pretty much straight again, so I tend to use my hotsticks on day two (which don't really give me the style I desire, but at least they give my hair some sort of style, instead of the flat, limp mess I wake up with :p)
 

Elaina

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They have dry shampoo as well that cuts the "greasy" and saves your hair from having to be washed constantly.

Miss Bella Hell, no I don't get my hair wet unless I wash it. Even if I reset it through the week, I spritz it to get it wet, and even then it's not wet, just barely damp. I also wear cotton bandanas when I go outside/workout and I don't subject my hair to anything strenuous. Cotton absorbs sweat, keeps the 'do in place, and if I do get a little greasy feeling dry shampoos work fine.

I have a ton of hair, and it borders on dry, so I don't actually have a greasy problem. I also use natural brushes, and I've discovered this helps in keeping it healthier then plastic ones, and I use an actual comb a lot as well.
 

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