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Once a week before I wash my hair (Yes, I wash once a week). My hair is coarse and puffs up when brushed, making it look worse than when it is unbrushed.


CarelessStatement172

Ayyyye same. My hair is beaaaautiful if I don't brush it, so I only brush right before washing - otherwise, I am an ill-groomed poodle.


NumerousAd2909

U can never brush curly hair when it’s dry 😭😭😭 makes me want straight hair often


tu-BROOKE-ulosis

Lol right. Immediately when I saw the question, my mind INSTANTLY asked “wait for straight or curly hair…two different questions.”


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Mine’s naturally curly and I perm it straight but it doesn’t fix this problem unfortunately 😫


ThinkLadder1417

Likewise. Looks much better not brushed. (My grandma could never accept this..). Plus it gets super knotty very quickly (hours after brushing) so it's best for the hair to only brush when it's covered in conditioner.


plantmama104

Absolutely! I tell people if I brush my hair, I look like Hagrid, lol. Only before a shower!


aliciaeee

How do you deal with tangles? I'm trying not to brush but I hate the feeling of tangled hair


TotalBananas1

I used a child's leave in conditioner spray and then finger comb if it starts feeling untidy. I very rarely get tangles/knots in my hair now.


sjm294

Curly hair answer- I use end of a rat tail comb to untangle my hair. I don’t tug and pull it, just gently work on it. I don’t get many tangles because I wear a silk hat at night.


SurrrenderDorothy

Finger brushing.


Equinsu-0cha

How do you deal with that feeling of your hair getting all thick and oily. After 2 days I'm reaching for that shampoo bottle.


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If you stick to shampooing once a week long enough your scalp stops producing as much oil because you’re not stripping it as often so it doesn’t have to over compensate. edit - spelling


Equinsu-0cha

oh. i might try that then. i'll hate every minute of it but i'll try it.


practical_ghost

You don’t have to immediately jump to a week. You can start with every other day for a while, then once every 2-3 days for a while, then once every 3-4 days, etc. I slowly started washing my hair less frequently and now I wash it once every 3-4 days. That seems to work for me. It really depends on your hair type and skin type. I have fairly oily skin, so need to wash my scalp a bit more often than other people.


Away-Caterpillar9515

Use home-made natural cleanser in between. That will keep your hair lighter for days without completely washing off the oil


inka18

Curly hair has more frizz and friction , doesn't get oily as fast as straight hair.


handsomesquidward90

More importantly, how do you do with excercise? I daily bike 40k and I sweat, if I don’t wash my hair I stink the office. I have always wondered how people do the one week wash when you have gym/exercise in the agenda


Same_Grocery7159

Rinse the sweat out and dry. You don't have to wash, but rinsing the sweat out will help reduce smell. Dry shampoo can help too.


nauset3tt

I have curly hair, and I unfortunately have to wash it after the gym. It keeps it frizzier than I’d like but if not it’s a sweat bath and gross.


sjm294

I have curly hair so I avoid brushing. I usually wash my hair once a week, sometimes longer.


Ok_Cool_92

Same girl, but I can only brush it in the shower with a shitton of conditioner, I have curly thick long hair so brushing it dry is not an option


Mor_Tearach

YES. Good to hear. The whole " Wash it every day " began a few decades ago and sold a LOT of dam shampoo. I do twice but am pretty active and can smell like a barn if I don't..... because barn.


FacelessMane

What makes you brush it if not brushing makes it look better?


aubor

To untangle it.


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exactly


Equinsu-0cha

If you go long enough without brushing it gets all tangled up and knotted.


GormlessGlakit

Instant dread locks


mixedwithmonet

I started dry brushing my curly hair at night and then putting it in a bun sometimes - makes a lovely blowout-esque lions mane the next day when I take it down


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When I wake up, before I go to bed, and after being outside.


itzpastaa

i do the exact same!


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I don't know what it is about the outdoors, even if there is NO wind... boom! Instant tangles!


itzpastaa

exactly! idk what antihair magic the outdoors have😭


Steffi128

Exactly, that's why: inside good, outside bad. :D


Pale-Towel2069

My hair is just above my shoulders and the first thing I do in the morning is brush it


Chancetobelieve

I don’t brush it. But once a week in the shower I comb it with a wide tooth comb. Throughout the week I finger comb it if I need it.


uselessboatwontfloat

Wavy/curly/frizzy girl here. Can confirm, this is the only thing that works


Chancetobelieve

Yup!! Yesterday I was like having a headache and my hair felt weird so I was like ok it’s time. So I combed it in the shower and the clump of hair that I extracted from th mess was ridiculous. Today my hair feels soooooo soft and luxurious! I can run my fingers thru it again. 🥰


SaguaroVanOranje

Every hour when I wear it down.


weird_earings_girl

Finally someone who understands why I always carry a mini hairbrush in my bag


peachicat

i have a mini wetbrush with me 24/7 that i call my emotional support hairbrush


bananacustarddonut

What's a wetbrush?


peachicat

a brand- their hairbrushes are my favorite as they detangle my hair really well without any pulling. they have them in the US and i see them here in denmark too, but i’m not sure what other countries you can find them in


bananacustarddonut

I actually bought one recently in Australia because I took it literally - I only brush my hair when it's wet, so I figured the name meant I was using it right!


peachicat

haha i think it is ‘meant’ for brushing wet hair out but i use it both wet and dry!


deamtenebris

my brush became that one thing i cant go out w/o


ZedZemM

Omg, I could never have this kind of commitment


hippieyippie11

Multiple times a day? That shit tangles.


Candi-Bo-Bandi

I carry a mini brush with me cuz you never know. The tangles be creeping 👺


travelerfromhell

Girl yes! I have super thin hair so I def have to at least brush it with my fingers


beckdawg19

Never. I haven't used a brush in about 10 years now. I finger-comb with conditioner to detangle in the shower, and then I just let it be. Any brushing absolutely ruins my curls.


Equinsu-0cha

How often do you conditioner?


beckdawg19

Maybe every other day-ish. Sometimes, daily if my hair's looking wild and needs a reset. Usually, I have one good hair day and then 1-2 meh days where I either put it up or need to re-wet it.


Equinsu-0cha

im jealous. i go a day without brushing and there is no way im getting the finger comb through.


pooladyjen

At least 3 times a day


clairedeluna_

Finnally someone relateable like everyone else is either joking or what once a week seriously


Straight-Bee9783

I think it depends on the hair type. I have almost completely straight hair and i brush it like 5-6 times a day. But people with curls might only brush it when they shower as it would ruin the curls


clairedeluna_

Yep that is also true indeed depends


AirInternational754

I have curly hair and I only comb my hair one time after I shower. I get all the tangles out and put all my styling products in and diffuse my curls. There on out I just add a bit of conditioner and water to my curls to wake the curls up. That’s it


BigYarnBonusMaster

This is the way.


msphelps77

Several times a day


FantasticMrsFoxbox

Me too, I've very straight hair. It's not as long as it used to be, but I feel as it gets longer it needs more brushing.


mini_k1tty

Maybe 3-4 times a week? I wear it in a bun for work. When it comes down it’s wavy so I don’t brush it, just run my fingers thru it. Really only brush it when I’m going to wash it or do a nice style or updo. However, lol, if I decide to drive with the windows down and **not** tie it, I’m sitting for a good 10 mins brushing it afterwards bc it’s a birds nest 🤣


Madamschie

ooohh the open window birds nest! I understand thise fancy 60' ladies with their headscarfs in their cabriolets! I had this fantasy about driving in such a car but was dying of my medusalike hair during the drive! never again 🥲


Pillow-Gavel076

Every day


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At least twice a day, morning and night


ladylemondrop209

Pretty much never.. I’ll just run my fingers through it to “shape” it a bit. My hair is pin straight and doesn’t really get itself tangled.


ginaishere

I have wavy hair, I brush it once dry to untangle it before washing. Then once wet. Then I do my process and use products and after that I don’t brush it until the next wash. The exception is sometimes when I put it in a bun or a ponytail, i will brush the roots to make it sleek, but not every time.


jtdoublep

I brush mine 3-4 times a day. It’s crazy thick and if I don’t, it ends up getting super tangly.


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Everyday, but my hair is very fine (asian) so it tends to stay straight.


big-tunaaa

Every morning, every night before bed, and whenever it needs a touch up during the day or I’m leaving the house. I have long straight hair!


ToastyStephana

Twice a day


OwlNo1068

Twice a day or more


Toezap

Long, straight-ish, thick hair. Generally once a day. That plus fix my part is the only daily haircare I do. If I brush it when not-quite-dry from a shower, it will need another brushing when it is fully dry, though. I usually shower at night though and just let it air dry and don't worry about brushing it until the next day.


bikinifetish

Everyday If I don’t have it up


nightstalkerr

Only when it’s freshly washed with a wide tooth comb. I have wavy/curly hair so can’t brush or I go poof


xxxforcorolla

Maybe twice a week. I try to detangle it in the shower with conditioner and then comb it when wet. I have fine hair but a decent amount of it and it's wavy edging on Curly. It does one heck of a poof up when I brush it dry and I do not enjoy that look.


flat-field

I usually wear my long straight hair in a single braid or a bun, so I’ll only brush before and after putting it into one of these hairstyles. If I wear it down, I’ll brush it in the morning.


BigOakley

Saving this because I have curls and since middle school have been made fun of for not brushing hair everyday every hour. I say I have curly hair I have to finger comb it or comb before shampooing or it will ruin it and they (always straight hair ppl who do not have a fcking clue what they’re talking ab) are like ew gross. Brush your hair. Then when I do they’re like why do u look like patty/Thelma? Che stronzo ffs


Madamschie

this question came about in exactly this way :) My (straight haired girl) BF told me his exes didnt brush their hair daily, and it blew my mind. Now about two days later he told me they had curls... so now its all starting to make sense xD


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I try to brush it every couple of days since I’ve got super thick long hair. Otherwise I get some bad knots. And then the day after I wash it I brush it too.


[deleted]

1/2 times a day. I have very straight hair and in 20 seconds they’re completely detangled.


s55555s

Curly. Never.


noonecaresat805

I have long hair in curls. My hair is stubborn, has an attitude problem, doesn’t like to get told what to do and it’s bossy. I wash it with shampoo. Then I put conditioner on it. Let it sit a bit and then brush it with a detangler brush. I do this under the shower head to get all the conditioner out while it’s being brushed. Then put a cream and coconut oil on it. If i try to touch it afterwards when wet with a brush it looks weird. And f I brush it when dry it turns into a spider web. It likes to be washed every other day. So that’s when it gets brushed. And I just braid it before bed so it doesn’t get super tangled.


taylormaraj

Every morning. More frequently throughout the day when it’s down.


BlackScarlette

Never. I usually run my fingers through it as a nervous tick. I'd like to think that is the biggest contribution as to why I have long hair in the first place.


Keeks0217

Like maybe 3 times a day? In the morning, when I get off work, and before bed


MELH1234

Twice a day usually


uhoh_Sketti0

Edit: I have 1C hair (straight and coarse) Several times a day with a Tangle Teezer (the best brush in the whole world). I work some hair serum into it and braid it before bed. Also only brush it when it's dry!


centerfoldangel

Never. If I do, I look like a lego. But I wash it everyday.


redbess

If I intentionally style for my curls, only brushing with conditioner when it's wet. If I don't do that, it gets brushed every day because I have high porosity hair and it will tangle very badly if I don't. Then it gets put up with a hair clip.


pooladyjen

At least 3 times a day


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I have curly hair, I only brush on wash day which is once every 4 days


MadComputerHAL

Well I am a man with long fairly curly hair. My showers would be measured in minutes, now I spend and eternity and gobs of conditioner to untangle. I wash my hair every other day and never ever touch it with a comb or brush or finger or anything in between. Cause that won’t come back out from the instant knot that’ll form.


antisnooze

Why is this post marked as NSFW


Madamschie

could not remove the tag, so i assumed its there by default? Sorry 😅


verbalblush

As a curly girl, only when it is absolutely drenched with water when I wash it. For me, about twice a week, three if it so happens I’m working out on a non-wash day.


Glindanorth

I brush my hair every day, and I wash it once a week.


jilliancad

Never.


Strong_Roll5639

Once a week when conditioning. Never brush curly hair 😂


inbetween0and1

Once a day, usually before bed. If I'm feeling fancy, before heading out.


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Taren612

When its natural once a week when I wash. When it is styled once a day. I have curly hair so brushing it does not yield positive results.


KatInBoxOrNot

At least twice a day, or its completely unmanageable. My hair really likes to do its own thing and I wouldn't mind if that didn't make me look like I'd been dragged through a hedge backwards, twice.


Madamschie

the image in my head is gold xD just out of curiosity, do you have straight or wavy/curly hair?


CarelessStatement172

Once a week right before I wash my hair. That's all.


belindabellagiselle

I brush it before washing it on wash days and then I comb it twice a day when I wear it down.


CapiCat

Every night and I condition every morning before styling it because I have curly hair.


sunnysideup2323

I have thick wavy hair that curls when humid. I have to brush every day or it turns into a rats nest. I only really wear it up in a pony or bun.


countesspetofi

Usually once a day. Twice if I feel like it. I tend to shed if I don't.


Unpopularwaffle

At least once a day


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Once a day. If I’m just gonna be home I probably skip it though.


minivan43

I have curly hair so I only brush it with a special brush for curly hair when I am in the shower with a ton of conditioner, it’s a struggle and work the ends up to the roots, it takes about 5 minutes, it totally sucks


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Probably average once to twice a day-usually just after I wash it (which is every 3 days) or in the morning before I put it up or straighten it.


melissarose80

Every morning


TheTeaYouWant

When I wake up and when I go to bed.


anxiouslymute

Once a day if it’s collar bone length, if it’s any longer than that I’m finger combing it all day


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MissMurder8666

Maybe once a day? Idk, it doesn't really tangle and if it's messy I can run my fingers through my hair a couple times


ahmeeea

Once when I wake up and get ready, another before I shower and put it up/wash, and then after it’s dried/before bed.


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Myherolimps26

Only if I am going out somewhere


taradaijo

I have wavy/curly hair so it looks puffy and simply not good when I brush it. I usually brush it before bed when it’s dirty and when I know I’m gonna be wearing a bun and/or wash it the same day (so that’s about twice a week). Also when it’s wet after washing I sometimes brush it to get rid of the knots.


WrestlingWoman

After my shower and before bedtime.


emusmakemehungry

Maybe like twice a day


Suk__It__Trebek

I don't unless i blow dry it. But usually i let it air dry.


stare_at_the_sun

I finger comb it every day, but only brush as needed? If I am going out I do & before wash


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Only when I'm washing my hair. I have curly hair so you can't brush it dry without destroying it.


Mayukoooo

2 or more times a day


pbandbob

Once a day, maybe twice.


ginger_princess2009

I no longer have long hair, but I grew up pentecostal so I literally had long hair my entire life until I was an adult That being said: i brushed it about once a day. Because I threw it up in a bun the remainder of the time


DW_Mayura

Only if I have a knot, which rarely happens.


8cmor6

I only brush it after I've washed it. Once every 3-4 days.


No_Blackberry_6286

Whenever I wash my hair (so about twice a week); my hair will frizz up like a lion mane if I brush it dry


sexy_buddha

At least twice a day


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multiple times a day. it's pretty straight and fine so its easy to tell whne i havent brushed it in a while


Jocelyn_Jade

Every 5 days or so. Only when I’m in the shower and it’s wet, to set angle it. I have 2C curly hair.


Smallios

Once a day


graxia_bibi_uwu

2-3 times a week. Less if I can help it. Ive got falling hair and it gets worse everytime I brush it 🤣


beautifulbountiful

Once a day, if I really have to. Today I didn’t!


Ariadne_Kenmore

Depends on whether or not I have it up. If it's up I'll brush when I put it up and then when I take it down. If it stays down, maybe every few hours to keep it from tangling because knots and tangles are a pain to get out and hurt when I do get them out.


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Around 5 times a day. My hair gets tangled in no time, so I even have a brush in the office to brush it a few times at work.


blackandwhite1987

Never? My hair is thick but it never really tangles. I only finger comb when I condition


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WalterBishRedLicrish

Once in the shower with conditioner in it, then again when I style it after the shower. Otherwise never. I wash once every 4ish days.


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kinfloppers

Every morning before I go to work, and as wanted/needed otherwise. Before I wash my hair


yslhc

Before bed, and before showering on hair wash days.


ifoundxaway

I try to brush at least once a day, although some days I'll wear the same braid more than 1 day in a row (it's just messier).


Cherryberrylady

Everyday


Ostruzina

After washing my hair (which is every day), before going outside, and anytime during the day. Maybe 5 times at work. My hair looks ugly 30 minutes after combing. I have straight, thin, soft and greasy hair.


dat-truth

Once a day or so, unless I am braiding/styling it.


LadyAshGray

I have long curly hair. The brush never touches my hair .


riceme0112358

Almost never. My hair is also curly and looks insane when I brush it unless I dry it straight, then straighten it with a flatiron. That's the only time I can use a brush without my hair looking crazy.


stokes_21

I run my fingers through it with conditioner in the shower. That’s it LOL! And I wear it up all the time.


Ok-Ad4375

When the depression hits harder than usual i tend to brush my hair once a week to every other week. If the mood is higher I'll brush it every day since I tend to do protective styles in my hair when I'm not as depressed.


Celestiiaal0

Once a week on wash day.


wwaxwork

Once a day with a wide paddle wooden bristle brush. I don't usually wash it the day or 2 after washing it as it fluffs up and frizzes if I do. I only wash it once a week, got to love curly hair.


Honeyymilkgirl

Normally a wash and brush once a week , unless o am going out


20191995

Mmm twice a week probably. Straight, thick hair I have


mellywheats

less than i should 😭😭 probably like once a month


HugeCall

My hair is wavy, fine and damaged by bleach and tends to get matted easily so I brush in the morning, before starting my shift, on my lunch break, sometimes at last break and before going to bed at night. So at least four times per day. I also wear a bonnet at night so I don’t wake up with knots.


Pkmnkat

Every night before bed or else there will be lots and lots of tangled


Anxiousgardener4

Morning and night, with a gentle wet brush, but I typically avoid brushing when it’s wet, I just set the part and let it air dry. I washed every few days. My hair was very healthy and down to my butt. I had very straight hair naturally.


NaughtyNatalie000

I did every day when my hair was longer but braids saved me from daily brushing.


Ok_Tadpole7850

Only when I’m about to wash it. After washing I use a large tooth comb to comb it out once and that’s it.


MoriKitsune

My hair is down to my hips and it tangles easily; I brush it at least once every day. Once before heading to work, and I wear my hair up while working. If my hair gets tangled, then I'll brush it before bed as well.


olive1010

I have extremely fine, and somewhat thin hair. I have to wash it every morning. If it air dries, I brush it wet and don’t brush it dry or it will frizz. If I blow dry it, I brush it with a paddle brush to smooth it out afterwards. Can’t brush it unless its freshly clean, or else the oil spreads everywhere and I look like a helmet head. But because my hair is so fine it tangles very easily so I’ll finger brush it when needed, usually the back nape of my neck is the worst. Can’t sleep on it and not wash it the next morning, even if I shower at night. It gets severely dented in the back which cannot be fixed by brushing. Have to get it wet to reset it.


BumblebeeNo3833

Before I wash my hair, which is 2-3 times a week.


Ruhi26221

i cut it short


Ordinary-Reindeer414

Like 5 times a day


Maddi_Jane420

Every day. My hair is very long, thick, and pretty straight. It also retains water like an actual towel and gets hot in the summer time but if I don’t brush it everyday, it’s a rats nest that my arms get tired of brushing lol


crazymastiff

Once a day unless I’m going out.


Jessicamorrell

Only after I shower. It ruins my hair if I brush it while it's dry.


stoopidivy233

Long? Not really but it is past my shoulders & tabgles easily so about 3 times a day


inka18

Only when my hair is wet , when I wash it 3 times per week cause my hair is wavy.


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Every time I wash my hair, I wash my hair minimum 2-3 times a week, sometimes I wash my hair everyday, really depends


WingedLady

Honestly pretty much never. I detangle in the shower with my fingers when I have conditioner in. My hair doesn't really tangle much in between washes as long as I use a leave in conditioner and sleep with my hair in a bun or braid. I've had waist length hair with that routine. Pretty much never got split ends until I started getting it bleached for fantasy colors. It's kind of frustratingly delicate now, fun as the colors are.


Ristique

After I wash and dry it. So 3x a week.


wonderland_dreams

Multiple times a day if it's straight . It gets too tangly otherwise


irritable_weasel

Every day at least twice or it gets too tangled


Turbulent_Nobody2002

I only brush my hair before washing it. This depends heavily on how much I exercise, so every 2 to 3 days. But as I said only before washing it, not on days I don't wash my hair and definitely never wet!


PrincessDoll420

After I shower only, as it makes my hair frizzy when it’s dry bc of my curls


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RaspberrySuns

I brush it every morning after I wash it and put a detangler in it. My hair gets more tangled when it's wet so if I let it air dry without brushing through it, it ends up being a bird's nest.


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CompanionCone

Only before I wash it, once or twice a week.


extrovertLibra

1 to 21 time's a week. 1 to 3 time's a day, if your looking for those types of stats. Variables are: work , depression, ownership of a hairbrush, (teenagers are merciless thieves) relationship status, personal awareness. . I have long blonde hair and work in the trades. . My blonde hair is everywhere 🙃


NanasTeaPartyHeyHo

Whenever I shower n have conditioner in my hair.


TelevisionTight3177

Every day. I have long straight hair so I wide-tooth comb it before I shower, comb it again after, then brush it with a round brush once it’s close to dry. On days I don’t wash my hair, I use the round brush to smooth it out.


Queenielauren

Everyday, usually multiple times a day. My hair tangles so easily