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I don't know if these rules are "surprising" I just feel like all the listicle video titles always say that stuff is surprising?? Are you surprised?????
As a matter of fact, it turns out I HAVE BEEN DOING IT WRONG MY WHOLE LIFE
I’m not just surprised, *I’m shook.* And my cat is effected, too. We can’t move… just staring at each other in wonder :)
I had to chop off my hair (verrrrrrrrry similar but mine is even denser, looks almost identical long, but mine is "wider") once it grew truly long, I just could not figure out how to take care of it. I don't feel so bad now, I can admit I am just not up for the work & planning. I have a "puffball pixie" right now because the last stylist cut the angle wrong and it doesn't want to curl, it wants to make a puff. I'm queer, I'm pretty androgynous, I could easily do a lesbian fauxhawk with what I've got right now, but it's just so much icky gel...
I let my natural grays grow out and it has been an adventure to say the least. The texture is totally different from my fine, straight hair of my youth. I do only wash once a week but I’m very interested in trying your other methods for working with your texture. I feel like mine is a mix of everything but my biggest foe is frizz. I live in Louisiana and the humidity is insane. Do you leave your hair down at night while sleeping? I currently put mine in a silk scrunchy but maybe that’s not good.
I mean honestly not even kind of surprising, but it’s interesting😊
I do all of these except rule #1. Weekly shampooing just doesn’t work for me. A lot of beauty influencers talk about “training” and after years of trying I can say my hair and scalp have learned nothing 😅 I have a very oily skin type and very fine hair. Even with dry shampoo I can only get to 4 days and it’s looking pretty rough by then. I’m glad I gave up on trying to force a weekly shampoo routine because I feel at peace now and my hair is so much better.
Same! I wash every day. My hair is in great condition and my dermatologist said it's fine. It just looks, feels, and smells better when it's freshly washed.
I think going longer without washing is just easier for people with thicker hair. As someone who also has fine hair, I've tried to "train" mine too and it never worked for me either.
Same. For me with European sebum rich straight hair, washing 2x a week is a actually a big win. It is better than washing it every day like I did in high school ~ as in it doesn’t strip my hair and make it more greasy.
Same. I wash 2x a week at the absolute minimum and when I am training for road races it's way more than that.
Agreed. You can train your hair out of being greasy if it’s greasy BECAUSE you’ve overwashed it but if you’re just oily skinned you can’t train it. It just is oily.
One thing to note about frequency of washing: Your hair texture and density definitely makes a difference. Even after progressively spacing out washes to “train” the scalp to be less oily, people with thin, fine hair (like me) will still need to wash more regularly. My hair looks so much more full with freshly washed hair. Even after years of trying to space out shampooing, I can’t seem to go past day 4 without looking like Gollum lol
And for reference for how thin my hair is, it will air dry fully in about 20-30 minutes 😂
GOLLUM LOLLLL But yes this exactly!! thickness and density are absolutely key. I have a dense head of hair so it takes quite a while for my hair to air dry, but the strands themselves are VERY fine so I can't go without at least some help from dry shampoo and a boar brush by day 3.
Yes, my hair is the same way. I spent months trying to "train" it several years back and ended up with all kinds of scalp issues. I just use a very gentle shampoo and conditioner daily instead. The plus side is that I can wear my hair however I want to daily. I don't have to worry about babying the shape or denting it with pins. Everyone's gotta do what works for them!
This is me too! I have quite a bit of hair but each individual strand is on the thinner side, so while I don't need to wash every single day, four days is already pushing it for me. Every two or three days seems to work best
I feel that Gollum energy very strongly lol 😂 I have wavy / curly hair but it’s very fine and straight up top. So if I don’t wash it - the top is dark , greasy and The bottoms are a tangled mess lol 😂 I literally look like a cave dweller
My dermatologist has told me that not washing your hair often (a minimum of 2 or 3 times a week) can cause hair loss for some people, especially those who have dandruff/dermatitis.
Yup, this was my experience.
Although it doesn't cause hair loss for me when I'm having a seb derm flare up I have to decrease days between washes just to get my medicated shampoo on.
It hasn't cause me hair loss, but I was developing sores on my scalp when I tried to push washes out to a week. Rinsing in water in between washes may have helped, though. If I keep it to around 4 or 5 days, I'm usually good, though.
Yes! For me it became really itchy and then very tender/sore. Next, I started losing my hair in the places that were sore. Washing every other day seems to be my sweet spot. I don’t go much longer than that.
it depends on your hair type and texture. You can treat dandruff with different products. There are prescription options extending beyond shampoos. If your derm is familiar with different hair types and textures, they will be able to provide you with other options.
I'm awestruck that you don't color your hair. That color! That COLOR, though...THAT COLOR, Hannah! Wow 🧡
just the other day I was like hot dang she must never slip on her root touch up game I've never seen her real color she is a legend lol its just been hers the whole time 😂
She has my dream hair color 🥺😭 it looks so beautiful with her skin complexion and eye color, it’s literally a perfect combination ❤
I'm glad that there's more acknowledgement these days that different hair needs to be washed at different frequencies. It's also so seasonal for me: in the winter, my fine, dry hair only needs to hit water once a week. That would *not* cut it during the summer!
I prefer to experiment with my hair texture and color, but how you describe embracing your natural hair is how I feel about embracing my natural face. When I realized that I don't find makeup fun and indeed found that it was causing the problems it claimed to solve (for me), it was so liberating. And cheap! It's such a balancing act-- not changing our bodies out of a sense of obligation while also not moralizing naturalness.
this is so well said!!
I relate to most things but with curly hair, I only brush it wet. Specifically after I apply conditioner, because it makes brushing everything easy and smooth. After that I don't brush it until next wash (1.5-2x a weak, allergies). Only exception would be if something knotted it too much, then I'll detangle it gently with fingers.
this celebration of 'the hair you have' reemphasizes my desire for help regarding pale skin in summer. no more fake tans!! sunscreens that don't get all over our clothes (or at least wash out EASILY). colors that celebrate the snow white, pale pink, or alabaster olive?
I highlighted my hair for years and now finally at 52 I have decided to color no more and embrace MY hair, greys and all. Your choice to embrace and cultivate the hair you have not some fantasy hair seems to be in line with the rest of your practices. I applaud you and thank you for sharing your stories, they have helped me to confidently reevaluate my practices.
I don’t want to imply that dying hair is living a fantasy. I just wanted to convey that I want to be comfortable pulling away from my fantasy that gets in the way of my reality. Sorry Hannah that I implied that you felt one way or another about this. Not my place.
Yes! I'm 40 but I've started to have gray hairs since I was 26. Occasionally I would dye it but only because I wanted a look. I was never ashamed of the gray. Now the kids pay good money for silver, gray, and white hair. I'm actually saving money LOL
@@Lauren.Wagstaff Yes, saving money is an incentive for me as well.
For the kinds of hair issues referenced in the video and the comments, I also recommend one of those silicone pointy hair massagers when you shampoo. Has made a big difference to my scalp (not itchy anymore for one thing) and improved hair volume, thickness and bounce. Nice that it’s an object that doesn’t get used up as well.
As someone with loose wavy / curly hair I always recommend finger combing once hair is dry and to always rewet hair after brushing or combing , it gives my hair a chance to reclaim its shape . However I am also someone who cannot go without washing my hair , the texture is just tooo fine up top and the bottoms get way too tangled.
And if you want after or before wetting , depending on the product , you could follow with a curl refiner or texture cream etc , just to give waves and curls some more definition. I hope this is helpful to anyone with waves / curls who also needs a o comb or brush x
I have wavy hair as well, it’s complicated in my country (Philippines). People look down on wavy and curly hair. I’ve straightened my hair for the better part of 20 years and only in 2021 did I decide to go absolutely natural. Thanks for the curly girl method for teaching me the principles, I don’t follow CGM down to the tee now but I developed my own way of taking care of my hair. I generally do the same things as you. I I just stay away from heat styling altogether 😊
This is very similar to me. Puertorican too. Straightened it up till college. Now embraced my waves. All these rules kinda go w curly girl method too
It's funny you mention not putting your hair up to preserve your texture, I have curly hair and I pineapple my hair at night (and sometimes during the day when I want my hair out of my face) to protect my curls! I also never brush my hair (dry or wet), I only finger detangle my hair when it's wet.
If only my hair was suggestible! Non of these rules can be applied to me, but your hair always looks great ❤
I have literally the opposite hair. It’s that silky suuuuuuuper straight flat fine strands kind. Haha so almost none of this is relevant to me. But! Yet again, I’ll watch anything you put out with full attention ❤ Love hearing you talk about your hair
Me too! Super fine, silky, straight. I just chopped it all off again into a pixie--not unusual for me. I change the color and length at random intervals. I actually found Hannah's channel years ago by researching hair tutorials. Her hair is nothing like mine, yet, here I sit mesmerized. :)
Not sure you needed to know this, but I am literally about to wash my hair and was looking for an HLP video to listen to. And this pops up :D
I loved this video and seeing your rules! It's difference to other videos is that it's less about buying myriad products and the rigamarole of styling, but of listening to, understanding and working cooperatively with one's own unique hair situation. And I think it's incredibly thoughtful and intentional to not mush and smush your hair too early in the week! Like it makes sense not to ruin the shape too early, and save that for later in the week.
I found that experimenting with not only hair products but hair length was really important for me. I love a lot of long hair looks but I really have to wrestle with my hair if it gets longer than chin length, and the mediocre results of my long hair aren't worth the effort. My hair is better and healthier short, and I've come to really appreciate that!
I have the mirror of this - I think short hair looks super cute, but my ultra-fine hair is just healthier and easier to manage if I keep it as long as possible and wear it up in a braided bun most of the time.
@@mackenziecole4838might be the way they’re cutting it. Razors and thinning shears are the devil. My fine hair does much better when cut shorter because it stacks thicker and the ends don’t thin as much. Just a thought.
My overall vibe check is unfussy, clothing, makeup and all. Short hair is quicker to style, looks more effortless, and uses fewer products. Undercut long pixie with a long top layer to play with when I do feel like it works for me.
@@TheBaumcm I appreciate the thought, but it really is just how my hair is - anything shorter than my shoulder blades and I have so many flyaways that I start to look like I've been electrocuted. I'm sure with enough searching I could find a product that would work but I find messing with mousses and sprays and such much more frustrating than just keeping it braided back. I've actually been having a lot of fun recently experimenting with medieval hairstyles (partly inspired by @MorganDonner) so it's not like I regret keeping it long
I always rinse with cold water. I find that my hair dries faster, stays styled longer, and I can get an extra day out of my wash usually!
Maybe this is a silly question, but how do you style your hair without a brush? How do you part it? Do you wait until it dries and then it just falls that way? I'm glad you've found a routine that works for you! I've been moving away from heat styling my fine hair over the last few year, but I don't know how I would do it without combing it into place to let it dry. I'm interested in hearing more!
Preach it, Sister! I'm about to launch a haircare line and the reason behind it, right behind sustainability, is getting people to love and accept their hair and have it be the best it can be in all its natural glory. You gave a lot of great tips for being gentle with your hair that work for all hair types.
My hair is very similar to yours. It took until I was in my mid 20s to realize I had waves/curls. Because in elementary school my mom would brush my hair into a poof, then in middle/high school I straightened my hair almost every day and continued to straighten my hair until I just couldn't be bothered. Now I wash my hair once a week and timing is key because my hair without heat could take all day to dry in winter 😅
I'm so grateful to hear - and to see the results in your hair - the steps you take to have healthy and beautiful hair. Am I surprised by your "rules"? No, but I am surprised, quite pleasantly, that I did encounter these logical approaches to haircare in my seventy-third year of life. So, that's seventy-three years of struggling Against my hair. Now, in whatever time I am allowed, I will be practicing techniques that work in Favor of my natural hair. Thank you, Hannah, for excellent information and doable techniques.
My hair is an enigma to me 😆. I have very fine hair, but a ton of it. It has some natural wave to it and I’ve always been fortunate that it can handle just about any cut because it will just fall nicely. However …. it mystifies me. It will NOT hold a curl when I use heat of any kind. I have tried the lowest settings. No go. The best curls I can get with heat tools is with a flat iron set to the highest setting, which on mine is just under 500. Yes. 500. I know. But even then, the curls won’t last the day. The only thing that works is heatless curling methods (I tend to do a version of the robe tie wrapping method) or putting it up in a few buns overnight. Even on dry hair these methods work for me. Curls and volume for days. Baffling. It also takes ages to dry with a blow dryer, but if I just play with my hair and keep spreading it out with my fingers, it will air dry pretty quickly. I mean, what? Is my hair allergic to heat?!? I can’t go an entire week without shampoo, BUT what I did figure out is that it’s just the front section of my hair that gets super gross, probably because of oils from my face and the fact that I cannot stop fiddling with my bangs. So, I only wash that section when it gets untenable and the rest of my hair is fine. I can’t use dry shampoo. Tried so many. They make the situation 10x worse. They’re like an oil attractor instead of an oil sucker upper on me. Because my hair is so fine, I have to brush it every day or it’s a rats nest of tangles. But I only do it at night. The whole 100 strokes thing. And then I put it up in a bun or do the wrapping thing and overnight it seems my hair absorbs the excess oils and by morning it’s fine. In the morning I only need to lightly de tangle with my fingers and it’s good to go. I don’t use much product in my hair either because none of them work, really. (Again, baffling). Except a texture spray I found that magically does miraculous things for my hair style. It took a long time to get to the point of being able to only wash all of my hair once or nearly once a week. But it’s been worth it. I have way less fall out, my scalp is less irritated, and I can afford to buy really good shampoo because a bottle lasts me so long now. What funny animals we humans are lol. So much fussing with the hair. But getting it right is EVERYTHING!! ❤
Found this so relatable! Would love to know the name of the magical texturising spray……
@@katebainbridge It’s the Kristen Ess working texture spray. It’s light enough that it doesn’t build up like hair spray, and it does that great thing dry shampoo can do which is give your hair that kind of tussled lived in look but without that gunky feeling dry shampoo gives my hair, and it, somehow, also holds a style. All I have to do to revive it is scrunch my hair up of fluff it at the roots a tiny bit and it’s back to being like it was when I styled it. A little goes a long way for me.
Girl, that necklace with the raw pearl is STUNNING!! So classy, yet so raw and natural. Chef's kiss!!
When I was watching this, I realised that you have a system for "going with the flow" for everything. And I love it. I'm a person of systems and struggle going with the flow. Because "flow" type of people in my life are a bit sloppy (a harsh word but couldn't find a better fit) and I refuse to be sloppy even I want the ease of "flow" in my life. But your videos show me that, "flow" can be succeed with grace. Thank you for being you and sharing it with the world.
Congrats on 100K! OMG!
I love these more philosophical videos you do. They’re my favorite :)
Totally appreciate that this is what works for you and you’re just sharing. However, studies have shown air drying may cause more damage than blow drying with low heat bc length of time of damp hair is correlated to damage. Also, for many people, washing only once a week causes scalp issues and definitely contradicts advice from dermatologists. For many, cleaning their scalp regularly- not just with water is the key to healthy scalp and hair. Also piling on dry shampoo is terrible for the scalp on a daily basis.
Had to scroll way too far to see this comment. Both such important points - thank you!
I love your hair color! So beautiful! Thanks for the fun video!
I am also a person who didn't realize that they had wavy/curly hair until much later. It was really the style to have pin straight hair in the early 2000s so that's just what me and my peers all did. It wasn't until college that I let my hair live it's best life. I also only shampoo once a week now otherwise my hair feels too stripped. I can go like, a week and a half between washes until it gets oily.
I think you might have changed my life with the “no sleeping on wet hair” rule. To be determined though!
I have been loving your grown-out bangs in these videos. Also your makeup looks! I agree with rule #2, I learned the hard way the same rule about allowing the piecey-ness to happen naturally rather than creating it out of a product + over-washing cycle.
I have thin/fine hair, though it looks much thicker now that I’ve adopted most of these techniques. I keep it in a bun for days 5/6/7, but I love the time I’ve saved by not washing it more than once weekly. 💕
Wow, your natural hair color is GORGEOUS! You've inspired me :)
Hannah, thank you so much for mentioning Jayne Matthews' class - I've just signed up and I'm so excited to learn how to cut my own hair!
Ugh, that transition period for shampooing hair. I did this several years back, and I remember crying over how greasy the back of my head was some days. It took a few months for my scalp to get the message, but I will never go back to washing more often than once every seven days. Dry shampoo (powdered, not aerosolized) really helped, as well as clarifying shampoos.
I will try some of these tips for sure! I have very thin hair, but lots of them so we'll see how it will go.
love being early to your videos but also love coming back to read the comments! so excited to watch while I get ready for the day ❤️🔥
Very helpful, yes! I actually have similar hair in a lot of ways and I've landed on pretty much the same routine, but you articulated the why of it so well and now I'm looking forward to doing it with more purpose 😌🔥
Great tips! I also have thick (dense) and coarse hair. I'd not heard of the wolf cut before and I am tempted! My challenge is that I get very hot, I live in southern Spain and I am very fair, so I like to wear a hat a lot to keep the sun off my face. This means my hair gets flattened, and I put it up in a pony tail or a bun A LOT to get it off my neck so I feel the breeze! I do use a very similar hair tie to the nylon one you have. I used to use the curly plastic one, but they would stretch out so fast and become useless, that I gave up on them.
I basically do all of these as well! Also, have a shag right now. You were definitely my hair inspiration! As a fellow wavy girl, I purposefully pull all of my hair into a high (very loose) ponytail while I sleep. I must be a crazy sleeper, but I always end up flattening my hair when I sleep. In the morning I just give it a good shake when I take it out and I have a ton of volume. :)
Definitely going to try not brushing after washing. Never thought of that. Thanks for sharing Hannah!
I really liked these tips. I do most of them, but your explanations helped and number 5 was a real eye-opener of what I've been doing wrong. Thank you!
I have the opposite hair to you - very fine, super straight and not that much of it! I usually wash my hair every other day and have tried training my hair with little success. Although I didn't try using just water so I might try again at some point. My hair also gets knotty very easily so I do brush it before and after I wash it. And for me I think my hair looks best if I sleep on it wet/damp as it gives it a little bit more volume! (Plus as I don't have that much hair I find it tries pretty quickly).
Same! I have very fine, easily tangled hair and combing it after washing is a must (otherwise it’s like a bird’s nest). I will try brushing it a extensively before washing to see if that helps
This video is gold Hannah! I don't know why it didn't cross my mind before to try and extend the wash and style by not using harsh hair elastics for the first few days (e.g. at the gym). Sometimes tips that might seem obvious to one person might not be to another so I appreciate that you shared them.
My hair is so fine and gets oily immediately. I have always had to wash it every other day. Then I heard you’re supposed to wash your hair twice when you wash it. I swear I always thought lather rinse repeat was a myth. But it worked! Game changer and now I can go 3-4 days.
That was helpful, thank you, our hair textures and hair philosophies are remarkably similar. The most helpful thing was your emphasis on gentleness. Tying it back and covering it with a scarf is my go-to, so maybe I will lean towards that more heavily at the end of the week and let it be more at the beginning.
Love these tips! Personally I’ve switched to using a wide tooth comb over a hair brush and it really helps preserve my waves but still detangles when needed
Dear Algorithm, Hannah’s channel is awesome. Please push it out widely, so that Hannah can make more money, so that she can have even greater financial stability when she is an old lady. Thank you, though you are but a mysterious and mighty bit of code!
I didn’t think your tips would be useful for me, I just watched to give support, but they were quite similar to black hair care tips I’ve been given. Very cool 💜
awesome! thank you so much for watching, Danielle ❤️
This has been so helpful! I've always felt a little silly for how careful I am not to handle my hair, lest I disturb my natural texture and wave pattern - the waves seem to fall out as soon as I touch it. Its so reassuring to hear you describe how gentle you are with yours. I especially loved hearing "the ideal version of the hair that I have". That was inspiring :) I would love to know how you wear your hair when you sleep? Or if you might have a video touching on this already? My hair sounds very similar to yours, and the only way I've managed to maintain the shape while I sleep is to put it in a loose bun on the very top of my head, secured with a big, fluffy scrunchie. But no matter how gently I try to secure the bun, the weight of having my hair up always leaves my scalp feeling sore by morning. Thanks so much, your videos are all so fun and relaxing.
I have been using NewWash since the pandemic, but honestly I started to feel the same way. I feel like there are SO many gentler cleansing options now, that didn't exist even a few years ago. I just realized I was dreading washing my hair and decided to switch it up and its made such a huge difference.
Omg I left a comment about a hair routine on your last video and now we have it 😭🤍
I have über thick, hip length hair and I haven't used shampoo in years. I wash it with conditioner twice a month and it's beautiful and healthy and worry-free. People assume my hair must be very high maintenance, but it's easy breezy.
I’ve recently been studying how to take better care of my hair (I’m watching this video while I oil my scalp before I shampoo later) and ALL of this information is helpful! Every bit! I’ve been trying to figure out a better hairdo schedule to work with my weekly wash and this is exactly what I needed. Our hair is very similar, but I’m in perimenopause so it is doing all new fun stuff like it’s curly on the right and straight on the left. I’m trying to leave it alone and see what it wants to be now. These are very good tips!
I do all these…. Except brushing pre wash vs with conditioner. Will try…. And hadn’t thought of a water rinse in between washes when I don’t have time/want to stretch out. Thanks!!!🎉
Even as someone with pretty straight, low effort hair, this is super informative! I currently wash every other day and I've tried to go three or four days (I tried for like 4 months with no change), but I've never paid attention to the timing of how I style my hair! I'm going to try being more thoughtful about that and see how it goes!
This video WAS useful, because my hair is much like yours. Thank you!
I have your exact hair type, very thick, wavy and it’s even the same color. I like your approach to it, it is different and inspiring. Different than most influencers with wavy hair who are going through lots of trouble to get it more wavy/curly.
Your hair is lovely. I as well lived with puffy hair my h of my youth until my late teens when I realized it was wavy. Now I embrace a low key once a week wash day and let it be wild and wavy to my hips 🙂
I also didn’t know my hair was properly curly until I was in my 20s! I was a teen in the oughts and I was often told off for having messy, frizzy hair so I straightened it religiously and when I hit my 20s I chopped it all off. I didn’t stop cutting it and straightening it until I was about 28, and it turns out I have frikking 3a curls that shrink to half their length 🙃 glad I’m not alone haha
So healthy to not washing hair so often. My hair got so much better when I stopped washing it every other day. I have dry, fine hair that breaks easily
this is so similar to my hair philosophy! i’ve been using new wash for a while and i love it but it’s also a kind of relief to hear you say you’ve been enjoying something else! and i have found that a spray bottle of water is my most used and favorite hair product, when i wake up my hair is flat and dented no matter what. but i spray it with a little water and press it back into a wave and voila! i am 23 and thought i had straight hair until 6 months ago.
yes to water! especially in a flairosol bottle. I like the crown volume i get from sleeping in a top knot/bun. mist with water to reshape slightly in the morning.
I agree weekly washing works so well.....in summer when working out i sometimes have to 2 times a week (live in Australia and it gets hot!)
I also have a shag with wavy hair, I have stumbled on a lot of these rules myself to some degree or another. I had to add my tip for protecting your shape I didn't realize I was doing until watching this, I wear earbuds only for the first few days and then when my shape has been compromised it is all over-ear headphones all day, baby.
Oh how interesting, I only ever brush my hair when it's wet, with a conditioner or leave in product on. But letting it sit in it's natural clumps I absolutely agree with. And huge yes to weekly washing!
Same. I use a wide toothed comb in the shower and that is it..unless for some reason I have bad tangles.
I just finished watching your hair videos from the no buy year. I was thinking it would be amazing if you did a skincare video reacting to your first skincare videos. I feel like your mindset has changed so much. I’m intrigued! 🤔
Thank you Hannah!! I love this advice. I was just wondering, what do you do for sleep? Do you pull it up in a general messy bun? Do you pull it up at all during sleep?
I am fairly new to your channel and loving your content. 💕
thank you so much, Emma! Glad you are here!!!
As someone with very long, healthy hair, I want to say how important it is to stay away from heat and bleach, if you can. My hair is past my knees, and has been for several years now. It is thick and wavy, which makes it easier to wash and go. I also only wash once or twice a week. No more than that. May try going down to once a week only, and doing the water rinse for the second wash. Excellent idea. I don’t use an expensive shampoo or anything, I use dove with some bio silk afterwards. That’s it. ❤
Great video and great hair. But the real star of the show are those AMAZING nails!!
Washed my hair today and trying the no brushing method and my hair has so much more volume!
This is a weird one but I clip my hair 1/2 up while it dries (I’ve got fine hair but a lot of it and it takes forever otherwise.) Gets those under layers dry faster and less scalp stress. I could do 8-10 days when I lived in the desert, but now in a more humid place (plus I have a sweaty job), I’m at like 4-6 I think. I wish I could avoid hair up for the first half of the week, but for others that can’t- a loose french braid is where it’s at :). Stands up to hiit and handstands and so forth but doesn’t leave you with that single-crease look lol. Weirdly new wash never worked for me, even in the desert! I was much happier when I realized what my hair wanted was actual soap, but less often.
I'm a 7- 8 day washer, and because my hair is coloured it stops it fading so fast. When I wash it I always heat style it but just use a hair moisturiser on it, with some heat protection oil & it looks fine. My only problem is I've lost about half of it thanks to hormones. Thanks menopause - NOT 😂
I do kinda opposite things with rare washing, not brushing and gentle binding) For example, I deliberately put my hair up when air drying and before going to sleep to add desired volume. I'm with you on not sleeping with a wet hair and rare heat styling - I don't remember when was the last time I used a hair dryer.
Re: gentle styling, I love a hair fork for pulling hair out of the way without creating too many dents. I suspect that a hair fork works beautifully for those of y'all with ticker, textured hair.
this is so crazy for me to watch because with my hair it‘s EXACTLY the same!😃 all of it! seriously, I just found your channel 1h ago and now watching this I‘m like: wow, my hair is exactly like yours, except I‘m dark/ashy blonde and I do sleep on wet hair, it works great for me cause otherwise it never dries🙈 but same with not brushing, washing every +/- 10 days, not using binding tools, ALL of it🤩 I‘m so happy right now, no one I know could ever relate! all the best wishes from Germany! xoxo 💕🫶
Ok I'm very intrigued by this no brushing/combing after wash thing. I've been using one of those thick wide-toothed "shower combs" after washing and while I don't think it's done any damage, I'm curious to see if my texture (which I always thought of as "straight with body") is actually a bit more wavy/piecey than combing lets it be . . . definitely going to experiment with this one!
Hi Hanna, love your chanel!! Quick question, where did you buy your necklace? I love it! It is so versatile!
I have very fine/thin hair that goes down past my belly button and how I maintain weekly hair washes while also running every day is using a bore bristle brush every night to help spread the oils down. My hair is naturally pin straight so I don't need to worry about a texture being ruined by it but I definitely am on the only weekly hair wash train as well even with my hair texture.
there are so many factors to one's hair - e.g., hair usually needs to be cared in a different way after dying but it depends on the amount of hair impacted, whether there was any bleaching, were there chemical or physical pigments. then there's a percentage of gray hair, the base tone of natural colour, texture, volume, thin/thickness, seasons, climate, water quality, lifestyle, habits, tools used etc.
Hannah!!! What is this beautiful lip product you're wearing here? 😍
Been following your hair method for years, though I've never been disciplined enough to manage to get my hair completely dry before bed. I've found that using an air dry mousse right after I wash my hair, helps my texture come up and it forms a slight cast on the hair to keep it lifted and piecey a bit longer. I could never do Nuwash because I color my hair, but I just use a color-safe shampoo that my stylist recommends.
My hair is similar to yours, I think, maybe a bit dryer. I only wash my hair once a week sometimes more😅. I don't usually have to rise it either. I am going to pay attention to not sleep with it dampened. Took me more then 30 years to finally embrace my wavy hair.
I only comb through with a wide toothed comb right after the shower to get my hair into the position i want. Brushes are too harsh on my hair, but i also have very very short curly hair and need to brush it in the mornings to separate the pieces enough to look normal, then spray it with water and maybe use a bit of hair oil to sort of get my curls on the right path again. Very quick though with short hair, about 4 brush strokes for my whole head and little product. Just a little bit of hair oil is when it looks the most healthy. Going several days between shampoo washes really does help with oil though
Hannah, when you water-wash without a shampoo, do you also skip conditioner?
I am a proud member of the crunchy early days of HLP, and this video came at just the right time! I want to discover my hair's actual texture.
Thanks for the video! Can I ask what you do with your hair at night 😅 I sleep with it in a bun but maybe there is a better option?
I did not think about what pulling my hair in a ponytail and daily brushing will do to my waves.😮 With the washing though, I really have to wash every other day. My scalp itches so badly by the day 3. And I have tried many times over the years to switch to less frequent washing. There is a naturally occurring yeasts that lives on our scalp and have a tendency to overpopulate fast for some people. So, I have to reduce the number by washing or the scalp will be irritated.
Whether or not you can do the washing once a week thing depends on your hair type. This will generally work for thicker and coarser hair, but this will not work if you have fine hair. I know some curly people who go a week without washes, no problem, but this generally is not going to work for the thin, pin straight hair types
I’ve been using Apple cider vinegar rinse on most days and can use shampoo once a week. Will try letting my hair dry on its own to find out my true hair curl and texture.
I have fine (texture), full (# of follicles), straight hair. I always wanted curly, bold hair. I used to perm it but as I learned the hard way you can only perm over top of a perm so many times before your hair becomes translucent - lol. That was when I embraced my straight hair and tried different lengths, cuts, colours, etc. I wash my hair as little as possible but I'm pretty sure it's more often than you do simply because i have a different texture. I rarely brush my hair. Usually just before I wash it or if I'm putting it back. I agree that to much 'vigor' can bend and shape (in a bad way) your hair and thus don't use heavy handed restraints unless I expect to wash or wet my hair afterwards. Because my hair is not prone to split ends or being overly dry, I use conditioners only sporadically. If I condition too much my hair tends to be limp and lifeless. I currently have mouse brown hair that is greying that I have dyed dark purple and black. It's cut into a shoulder length shag that I'm growing the bangs out as well. In order to get the volume I like on top I do use heat regularly (blow dryer, flat iron) but this really isn't an issue as my hair is pretty resilient. Great video and thanks for having he courage to face all those who seem to be freaked out about some of your hair rules. I think they're awesome!!
I've been using New Wash (thanks to your recommendation!) And I've gone from washing almost every day to washing twice a week and I feel like that's a good schedule for me. I have very fine hair and it just doesn't have enough natural volume to last any longer than that. But my hair and scalp overall have never felt better. No itchy scalp and my hair (eah strand) actually feels denser! I can't say I abide by the rule about heat styling... I do not like how my hair air dries. It looks stringy and limp and not at all what I'm going for 😂
Hannah, PLEASE review MOB Beauty! I stumbled across them and it seems like the answer to my makeup prayers. I live in Aus and they don't ship here so I need to live vicariously through one of your insanely thorough reviews 🙏❤️
I cannot implement much of this personally, but it's interesting to see how different "best practice" haircare routines can look! I took 15 years to figure out how to style my Shirley Temple-esque curls, but they're entirely gone now (thanks hormones!). Starting from scratch AGAIN in my late 20s, but at least my skin is clearer than during puberty lol
I got a spiral perm twice in my late 20’s. The first fell out in less then two months. I asked my hairstylist why that was. She said, if you have a perm, never brush your hair. I was a bit unsure, but she was the professional, so when I got the second perm, I didn’t brush it. A year and a half later I still had relaxed curl at the end of my hair. It was pretty, but it was killer on my scalp, so I never did it again. I went for over twenty years without even owning a brush. I gave away my diffuser and blow dryer too. Now my hair is changing. So is my scalp. The cow licks are prominent. It’s flyaway. It’s dry and breaks easily. And the scalp eczema is very uncomfortable. I’m finding it very difficult to find a hair product that doesn’t strip my hair, weight it, or aggravate the eczema. I’ve been to the dermatologist about this. Their prescription was so harsh!! For years, I’ve only washed it twice a week, maybe three times if I did a dirty sweaty job. I have the same basic rules you do. Even the stretching a wash with vinegar. I’ve started putting coconut oil on my face on day two between showers. I put the excess on my hair. It seems to be slowly helping it calm everything down. So I highly recommend it! Thanks for the great content!
I would love to be able to wash my hair only once a week. We have the same textural pattern and density but my individual strands are incredibly, almost invisibly baby-fine and so anything less than every other day washing leaves me looking like that girl from The Ring.
I think not coloring your hair and getting regular trims are the best thing you can do for your haircut. Washing is very personal. I have fine, medium density, very curly hair. Oil doesn’t run down my hair easily, even when I distribute it. I let my hair tell me when it’s ready for shampoo by checking to see if it is flat at the root or gunky or snarly. Depends on the season, whether I am indoors or out a lot, sweat level and headgear worn. Could be 3 days or maybe 10.