Practical Application: Wash Your Hair Less

How often do you wash your hair? I know different ethnicities require different hair treatments, so this is my own personal testimony as a white girl, but I have a feeling this extends to the entire human race.

You train your hair follicles to make oil based on need. When you wash your hair every day, you are telling the follicles to make more oil to coat your hair, which prevents it from breaking and splitting. You can train your hair follicles to make less oil by washing your hair less frequently. Any hairdresser will tell you that washing your hair every single day is one of the worst things you can do to your hair. If you're an everyday hair washer (or worse! AM and PM hair washer), try going to every other day and perhaps to every two or three days. Side note: this does not mean cut down on bathing - get yourself a shower cap or pour yourself a bath.

How does washing your hair less frequently qualify as sacrificial giving?

First, you will save a lot of money on shampoo & conditioner and probably your water & electricity bill, too.

Second, think of all the extra time you will have in your day without having to wash and dry every day. Do something great with that 30 minutes every other day! Squeeze in your daily walk, devote it to time spent in the Word, get a jump on the day's chores, etc.

Here's another idea, with the money you save on buying less product and using less water/electricity, do some research and find a modestly priced natural shampoo that will put fewer chemicals down the drain and keep carcinogens off your scalp that are linked to cancer and other diseases. Not to be a Chicken Little here, but your scalp is right next to your brain. Can't hurt to keep that noggin protected.