If you don't wash your hair everyday...tips please!

I'm an every other day girl. Dry shampoo is helpful for days it seems there might be a "slick" spot and for a touch of good smell. I have three dds and none of them have ever told me my hair smells on second day hair and I've been doing this for years. Good luck!

I went from twice a day (I know, I know - once before work and once after the gym) to every other day without too much trouble. My hair is medium-long.

For the first few weeks I felt like I had a "dirty little secret" on the days I didn't wash it. I quickly realized that no one knew or cared. LOL

I use a fairly heavy conditioner, but i focus on the ends. Overdoing the heavy conditioner on my scalp is the quickest way for my head to feel heavy and oily the next day.

ETA I do not get it wet on the days I don't wash it.  The whole advantage is not to have to deal with a big, wet head every day!  I use a cheap shower cap from the dollar store.

It definitely has a distinct odor. It's like a greasy, musty sort of scent. Blech! I'm surprised you've never smelled it. 

I used to work with a girl that washed her hair once every 10 days or so and she smelled - someone said she smells like used motor oil and that pretty much described it.

I work with a girl now that has that smell she rarely washes her hair and she has a nasty smell to her

If someone goes a day or two they don't smell nasty - it's when they got 7-10 plus days that they start smelling nasty

Try some Batiste dry shampoo - it really smells good and works really well

I went from washing my hair every day to every two to three days. I never thought that would be possible. My hair was so oily and looked like I hadn't washed it in a year the next morning.

My stylist convinced me it was possible to retrain my hair and stop the washing madness. Here's the steps I took:

Use a small amount of shampoo, massage it into my scalp for several minutes, rinse thoroughly.

Apply conditioner to the length, paying extra attention to the ends. (I don't put it anywhere near my scalp.) Let it sit while finishing my shower, then rinse thoroughly.

The next day I put it up and do not get it wet during my shower. I shake a little bit of baby powder into my hands, rub them together and run them through my hair, rubbing it into my scalp. I have blond colored hair so this may not work for you if you need to go out right away. Try doing this step at night if you can't do it in the morning.

I had to pin my hair up or wear it in a pony tail that day, but did not give in and wash it! I felt icky all day, but my stylist told me I'd have to stick to the routine if I wanted to stop the oily madness.

It took about 3 weeks and I started noticing that I didn't have to put it up on the non wash days, another week and I was able to stop using baby powder.

Now I can go 3 to 4 days without washing. I'll use dry shampoo every now and then if I need some lift. I get comments all the time that my hair smells great, and I chuckle because it'll have been a few days since I washed it.

I can't get my hair wet on the non wash days because it'll be a little oily if I do. Also I have naturally curly, very frizzy hair and prefer to wear it straight so getting it wet would mean I'd have to restyle it. My hair is waist length so straighten takes awhile.

I am so very happy to be out of the washing and styling every day routine. To be honest, I didn't believe my stylist about my oily hair changing, so glad I stuck it out though.

I have a chin length bob and there is no way I could go without washing or at least getting it wet every day. I wake with the worst bedhead and there is no amount of dry shampoo that fixes it. It is too short to pull back in a pony tail or clip.

I wish I would wash every other day but it ain't happening for me!

I'll turn 50 next month. I only wash my hair once a week, and I use baby shampoo, cheap conditioner, and a good leave in conditioner. The rest of the week I'll just wet it down when I shower. No one has ever mentioned a smell to me, but I also don't have a lot of grease due to my rather advanced age. (DD told me today that she admired my confidence for wearing a black shirt despite having so much grey hair. What a little darling, that one)

I shampoo every other day and condition daily. On the days I only condition my hair sometimes feels greasy by the end of the day.

^^^^ This is the same for me. 

I have to at least wet my hair every day.  I don't do any styling, so wet, wrap in a towel for a few minutes, comb and go.  Weekends are good because I can wear a ball cap. 

I wash every other day and use a shower cap on day two. I work in healthcare and wear my hair pinned up or in a pony tail so I think that helps. Good luck.

You need to switch to silk or satin pillowslips. They eliminate 'bed head'