No I Don't Shower Daily and No That's Not Gross.

This is one of the biggest debates Ryan and I consistently have in our relationship and I love how many girls from his past have lied to him about their habits because come on...how many women shower every single day?!? Also when it’s brought up to other guys, because Ryan likes to brag about how gross I apparently am, they are all shocked to discover it’s a common truth.

First let me say this: I workout 5-6 days a week so I definitely wash the sweat off and am not that gross but I definitely don’t wash my hair daily. That’s what dry shampoo is for and also- ain’t nobody got time for that!

Let’s review the facts

• -Washing your skin dries it out

• -We use moisturizer/lotion on our face and bodies to return the moisture that was removed when we washed it.

• -When moisturizer/lotion is not applied, your skin produces more oil (also called sebum) to compensate for the dryness. Or it gets gross and flaky-one of the two.

What all of this means is the more you wash, the more oil you produce. So the more you wash your hair and scalp, the oiler it gets. This is common knowledge amongst women because we’ve all been there where we wash our hair daily and then start noticing that it’s greasy by day two. But we have an event or date that night so we have to wash it the next day as well...and then the next day and the one after that. After a couple weeks of this, we notice that it starts getting greasy by the end of day one! It’s a vicious cycle and can only be stopped with copious amounts of dry shampoo and second day hairstyles.

I would also like to remind everyone that for a long time, there was a popular phrase “I’m washing my hair tonight.” It was a truth for many women as far back as Adam to either politely decline a date or to just share their evening plans with friends. This was said because women would only wash their hair once or twice a week since it took so long to style.

My mom recounts how they used to iron their hair to get it straight and it would last them for days...DAYS. Despite our ancestors not showering daily (yes i’m calling my mother old), there aren’t a lot of pictures of women with greasy hair…interesting...

All i’m trying to say is it’s normal to not shower every single day and honestly, it’s better for your skin and hair. Please, clean your body off if you work out but other then that, don’t let your significant other shame you into washing your hair daily like mine has tried!

All of that being said, I am in need of good dry shampoo suggestions! Please comment and share below!

Now go forth and wear a ponytail!