Confused about washing

Ok, so the more I read about washing the more confused I get! When I first joined this site I had backcombed dreads and waxed them unfortunately! After a yr I cut them off because after trying to remove that nasty wax the worse they got. So, once I joined here I read that you should only wash your hair/dreads once a week and also once every other week! Now I read 2-3 times a week! So, how often should you wash?

updated by @doogie: 02/14/15 10:33:23AM

whered u read only anything? you should wash as often as u want but not every single day or they wont dry enough'

its fine to wash every other day if they dry between

or every 3 days

it depends on you but i find 2 times a week keeps the itchy dirty feeling away and works out best

i was washing every 2 days for awhile too and loved it but im lazy so 2-3 times a week works well

theres never any ..only about it cause washing helps them dread id recommend washing more not less

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Here is how I have always handled washing my hair. When it feels like I need to wash my hair, I wait a day and wash it the next day. So that time between washing my hair varies anywhere from 5-15 days.

I couldn't possibly go 15 days without washing. I mean I have when I had because I had no running water I went way longer than that but I was miserable and ended up washing my hair outside in cold water in a bucket when it was 14F I'm lucky I didn't die from frostbite. I had to wash my hair was that desperate. Four or five days is when I feel like washing no longer. Don't get me wrong I'm no neat freak often in the wilderness I covered in mud from head to toe but I always wanting to wash my hair as soon as I get a chance.

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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1

I wash my hair every 2-3 days ']

i would say i wash mine on average every 7-10 days. i simply dont need to any more than that. i know its time when i either a) am seeing some dandruff, or b) get the itchies. i dont wash any more or less than when i didnt have dreads. my hair has always gotten too dry if i wash too often.

ditto:)

ExaltHimx7 said:

I wash my hair every 2-3 days ']

So far, I have been doing between every 5-6 days good - at about the end of that point, my hair feels right for a good wash.

I wash my hair 2-3 times a week. Sometimes I'll wash my undreaded bangs an extra time since they tend to get greasy faster than the dreaded hair does.

I think the reason my hair can go so long between washing is becauseI have always gone a long time between washing, before I stopped combing. My scalp just does not produce as much oil as everyone else I know. My hair even seems to get frizzier the longer I go. I know it sounds totally gross going more than two weeks without washing my hair! But it doesn't smell, is not greasy, and I don't sweat alot. I think everyone's routines will be different.