Why you should shampoo your natural hair more often

[@curlynella1011]

Agreed. Some people claim low porosity and it’s actually product buildup 🤭

[@ifshesopleases]

I think it definitely can be hard to tell the difference

[@MoniMeka]

Yep! Haha, I keep tellin' people this! It was the case for myself. I just had lots of buildup.

[@cfoster6804]

Correct

[@Natsu-ej9zq]

I feel like that might be the case for my hair. Cause after a while the hair oils and leave in conditioners stopped working. 👀

[@Warriorbev]

😭😭😭 she's so beautiful

[@ifshesopleases]

Thank-you

[@plgp1852]

I wash and deep condition my hair once a week. My hair need to be clean, and a healthy scalp really helps your hair growth ! 😊😊

[@ifshesopleases]

Definitely!

[@lashellanderson7773]

Not true 😂 at all your can grow even if you don't wash it 😉 I haven't washed my hair in like a month and my hair has grown 1 inch. It depends on how you take care of it .

[@plgp1852]

@@lashellanderson7773 I talked for my hair not yours! 😉 Great for you, but I know how to take care of mine and what's good for me. 😊 If I'm past waist lenght it's because I know what's best for me. 😁

[@lashellanderson7773]

@@plgp1852 Sorry I read your comment wrong 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@plgp1852]

@@lashellanderson7773 No problem! 😉

[@lison973]

We see that dandruff halfway across the room. 😂Wash your hair!!!! I hate the narrative that we should only wash our hair once a month or longer. It’s disgusting and unsanitary. 🤢🤮

[@cfoster6804]

Agree

[@Glad2BGolden]

And people wonder why Black women have a reputation for body odors. It’s the funky hair.

[@jlovesj3335]

"Would you co-wash your a$$?" - Cyn Doll lol

[@perfumetester10]

I love CynDoll and she does come with the science of hair BUT she does not come with hair growth results and receipts... I tend to take the advice of influencers who Actually have a lot of hair and hang time or long hair because they ARE doing something right despite Cyn Doll science. Cyn doll does come with science but her hair does not show hang time. Would I shampoo weekly (me/no) but I find value in what this lady says about shampoos.

[@simplyandoime7344]

@@perfumetester10 I co-sign this comment.

[@SafeRn]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Omg

[@EpicRealistTV]

@@perfumetester10 I totally agree! She is funny as hell, but her hair is suffering.

[@monie948]

😂🤣😂 I love her👍♥️

[@Saffron777]

This was great advice! Once I switched from co washing weekly to shampooing and conditioning my hair weekly it has grown to it's longest length since I started my natural hair journey 😇

[@ifshesopleases]

Thank-you Saffron! So glad that it works for you!

[@JG_SmileSOBright]

I've always shampooed 1-3x per week. My hair just looks, feels, and behaves better when its squeaky clean. I keep it short and tapered, but even when it was your length I was a frequent shampooer.

[@ifshesopleases]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@Glad2BGolden]

And it smells great I bet.

[@cfoster6804]

Same. I shampoo 3xs a week. Afro textured hair.

[@1GoldenBreeze]

Yes, the frequency of shampoo depends on products used, style worn, as well as scalp health. Once a week used to be my shampoo schedule. I currently shampoo every 4 - 5days and my scalp and hair thank me.

[@oe5801]

Ever since I started shampooing every week my hair has flourished. I also do oils with powders and workout often so taking my washes from every couple of weeks to weekly has greatly benefited me.

[@ifshesopleases]

Thanks for sharing!! My hair is the same!

[@Mo_Daze]

Yes! Everytime I feel my scalp like really itching and it’s a lot of sebum buildup I immediately wash it! For me it’s like every 5-7 days I’ll wash it, cause my hair grows better when sebum isn’t present.

[@cfoster6804]

Same

[@ifshesopleases]

Same!

[@Glad2BGolden]

I completely agree, shampoo in twists with a mild moisturizing shampoo 1-2x a week.

[@sihamal8061]

Everyone’s hair is different if your hair is okay with it won’t be the same for everyone. No matter what kind of shampoo I use my hair just doesn’t like to be shampooed every week even when I do oil treatments as pre poo or heavy masks it’s just the same, in the past when I stopped shampooing my hair weekly it started to grow so fast and when I came back now to washing it with shampoo every week it became weak, brittle and grows much much slower (using thick or lighter products as leave in it’s just the same), I’ll just go back to shampooing twice a month and co washing in between my hair grew faster without me even trying to do anything to it as it return the scalp is less dry from shampooing…

[@Neesha242]

Im about to start doing this. My hair is always dry after shampooing it, but when I cowash in between it’s so soft and my curls pop. A curl cream helped and I didn’t even have to use a gel. I’m also going to start doing clay treatments

[@nissimusic2]

Please tell the people this... i literally dont wash my hair... but then againI dont douse it with oil s and moisturizer on a daily... so it is left to do whatever it wants

[@GladToBeNatural]

Thats me! I'm trying wash and gos and washed with shampoo at the 10th day mark after 1 cowash....gonna wash once a week, 🔥👑💝

[@ifshesopleases]

Glad this helped!

[@starsighting7167]

I use sulfate shampoo too😂😂it cleanses my scalp better

[@dwing8187]

Would you do a tutorial on how you achieve that side part look with your hair? I just love it! 😍

[@ifshesopleases]

I can do! I'll try to film one, soon :)

[@kekelah7857]

In the summer if my hair is out i shampoo twice a week

[@acmcgowan751]

Your hair is absolutely 💯 beautiful.

[@shannonarmstrong6364]

Exactly 💯💃🏿🙏🏿🥰 Thank you so very much

[@ifshesopleases]

You are so welcome

[@shamikabrooks7115]

Beautiful hair!

[@ifshesopleases]

Thank-you!

[@victoriairuoma4746]

How do you get beautiful curls on your hair? I'd really like to try it.

[@ifshesopleases]

Hi Victoria, Thanks for your comment :) This is a braid-out

[@munchykit6436]

WAIT, I just watched your wash day videos. You said you wash every 2 weeks but in this short every week... ???

[@ifshesopleases]

I wash every 1-2weeks ❤️ My hair loves every week but I get lazy 😅

[@munchykit6436]

@@ifshesopleases OH, I see :) makes sense

[@FoxQueen13853]

Shampooing every week with a sulfate free shampoo made my scalp itchy so I started washing biweekly now I no longer have itchy scalp.

[@eleciastewart]

Which hair style technique is this? It is beautiful. I would like to recreate it for myself.

[@ifshesopleases]

Its a braid out ❤️

[@eleciastewart]

@@ifshesopleases thank you and blessings to you.

[@perfumetester10]

@if she so pleases. I would think washing hair less, but when you do just use a clarifying shampoo. Washing weekly could be counter productive. Tangling, detangling, combing, styling, blow drying. The -ings.

[@AA-yc9dq]

The more I wash my hair (no more than ever 5-7 days) the less I have to detangle. It doesn’t get as dry and there’s not loads of shed hair which is usually the main culprit for me

[@AA-yc9dq]

Also she doesn’t blow dry her hair

[@ifshesopleases]

Thank-you for your comment

[@denyshadials5702]

Detangling week old hair is different and quicker process than detangling month old hair. Tangles come from time and dehydrated strands. Hair also sheds more when dehydrated and adds to the detangling time as well.

[@Sharlp15P]

I thought dirty hair does grow fast i guess i was wrong

[@ifshesopleases]

Hey love

[@3max990]

I thought black hair were only supposed to condition

[@ifshesopleases]

Conditioner doesn't clean the scalp so I wouldn't recommend using that exclusively

[@amberrichardson6517]

I just love your hair so much! You are gorgeous 😍 how long have you been growing your natural hair?

[@ifshesopleases]

Thanks for your comment, Amber! I started in 2009, but did a big chop. This hair journey started in 2016

[@mrsupchurch2987]

What’s best to help remove product buildup????

[@krystalccameron7689]

Clarifying shampoo.

[@ifshesopleases]

I agree with both comments!

[@felin_de_la_nuit]

I do an ACV (apple cider vinegar) rinse every week, it really detoxes the scalp and removes product buildup. It works as a cleanser like shampoo but better in my opinion! I put half ACV and half water in a spray bottle, shake it well and spray it all over my head focusing on the roots, massage it into my scalp, let it sit for about five minutes then rinse. It leaves my hair feeling so light and thoroughly cleansed. The smell is something to get used to lol but I promise once you rinse it out your hair won't smell 😅

[@personmcdudeguy]

@@felin_de_la_nuit Are you sure that's not too acidic? The pH would be 3 which is very low for what hair needs and on the edge of damaging it. Maybe a mix of 1:10 or 1:15 would be less damaging? It only takes a few drops of ACV per gallon to bring the pH of water down from 7 to 5.

[@denyshadials5702]

@@personmcdudeguy It’s not too acidic, but it has less cleansing ability than a cowash. So it’s not a clarifier by any means ,and would easier to use as such if you styled your hair with little to nothing. If anything, it’s more of a balancer that discourages fungal growth, not a ‘cleanser’.

[@alonzaharrison6440]

❤ thanks

[@Sam-ny9tz]

You are beautiful ❤

[@ifshesopleases]

Thank-you so much

[@Younaildit777]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@sensimania]

I'll stick to monthly. Dealing with my waste length hair is time consuming, and I'd rather not spend the majority of every weekend dealing with it. If anything, my hair has thrived more since I changed from bi-weekly washing to monthly washing.