I decided not to wash my hair for 7 days to regain its natural shine and dressed up more during the process.

My name is Polina and like most women I wash my hair once a day. I envy people who wash once a week, or even less, because that way they seem to save a lot of time. Nowadays even hairdressers claim that washing your hair daily is harmful. The rationale is that when we wash too much, the sebaceous glands start working even more actively to compensate for the lack of natural sebum and the strands get dirty faster.

To break this cycle, I decided to try not to wash my hair for a week and show the results of this experiment to the readers of awesome.club🇧🇷 But I put myself on a special condition: I would have to do hairstyles myself and I couldn’t spend more than 15 minutes a day on my hair; that is, almost the time I spend to wash it daily.

This morning I washed my hair and didn’t do any hairstyle. Clean hair is naturally beautiful. My plans for today: work and go out with a friend. I dried the strands with a hairdryer and secured them with a clip. In my opinion, it was good.

To preserve the appearance of the hair, hairdressers recommend relocating the dividing line. When making some curls, I moved this line a little. The secret is simple: the hair gets used to it, loses volume at the root and gets dirty, especially where the original line was. After changing it, I got more volume, a clean look and a light image that made people look at me more. Even my husband praised the idea.

I still had some curls from the day before, so I decided to use them. I managed to hide the parts of my hair that were already showing signs of fat and I made a low ponytail. I fixed it with spray and covered the roots by placing sunglasses resting on my head. All of this helped to hide the fact that my hair wasn’t perfectly clean. I looked professional, I worked very well, and in the evening I had a family dinner. I felt great.

I have to admit that I feel like my head is dirty, so I used dry shampoo to cover it up. This is an alternative for those who do not want or cannot wash their hair. Dry shampoo creates a layer around the greasy strands; as a result, the head looks clean for longer. However, I still didn’t have the courage to let my hair down and I braided it. A handy trick: the thicker and apparently unkempt the braid, the better for disguising dirt. I went to the gym and I felt great with this hairstyle.

My hair was wavy from the previous day’s braid; so I decided that the easiest option would be to tap the roots for some extra volume and create a bun. If your hair is very dirty, like mine on this fifth day, and you don’t have time to wash it, highlight your lips with a nice lipstick. It takes people’s eyes off their hair.

Today is my husband’s birthday and I need to look stylish. I never thought it would be so easy to do an evening hairstyle. I ruffled the roots, which were already showing signs of grease, and pulled all my hair into a bun. As it is now fashionable to mix styles, this hairstyle works both for a party and for wearing with a sports outfit.

Today the day dawned sunny and I wanted to go for a walk. It needed, therefore, heavy artillery to hide the fat of the roots, which were already heading towards the tips. How did I do it? With a scarf. I chose a very colorful one, to attract the eyes. Scarf hairstyles look beautiful both with hair down and up. I decided to make a bun and secured it with bobby pins.

Despite feeling like I was making a moral mistake, this experiment ended up showing me some positive things:

I gave my hair a break by not washing it every day. The work of the sebaceous glands was adjusted and my scalp started to produce less fat, as I could see. Now my hair stays clean for 3 or 4 days. By not washing and not using the dryer every day, my strands were healthier.

I noticed that my hair got shinier. By not washing the natural oil all the time, it began to spread through the wires, also moisturizing the ends.

I started doing hairstyles and using accessories. I was highly praised.

What did you think of the experiment? Would you dare to do the same? How often do you wash your hair?