Sweaty Scalp : Do you always wash your hair after a sweaty workout?

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I am just getting back into workouts after my third baby, and for cardio I need to get a big impact in a short period of time (fitting it into the schedule) so I am doing cycle/spin workouts. I love them, but I sweat so much that even my scalp gets sweaty... I am glad for the workout, but I’m not sure this is ultimately going to be good for my hair to wash so much. Looking for workout/shower/beauty schedule tips 🙃 
I had been washing my hair 2-3 times a week, and my hair is really healthy, .... BUT I feel like I have to wash it if I workout like this, and I would like to do this 5+ days a week if I can schedule it.. I am not sure dry shampoo is really going to cut it, since it is made for oils and not sweat.. 
I also tend to wash my hair at night so it can air dry overnight, but know that I will have to daytime shower to be presentable for return to work, etc.. I know this seems silly, but ai would really like to know some shower/beauty hacks from all of you dedicated fitness gals.

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I have gone to the gym 5-6 days a week for the last 10+ years. I sweat like a beast so I wash my hair every time. I use a non chemical shampoo/conditioner and have never had an issue. Hair is still crazy healthy/shiny with no scalp issues. Since covid I have had to stop the gym completely and now washing my hair a few times a week...see no difference from 6 times a week to 2-3. Maybe if I was using harsher shampoo or the normal store brand stuff if would matter...not sure...but honestly I cannot stand to have a sweaty scalp and not wash it clean. Dry shampoo helps some but any salt or anything from the sweat is still gonna be there. Not a feeling I can take personally haha

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try doing an apple cider rinse on your hair. it will cleanse your scalp, remove build up and prevent itchiness. “Hairitage” at walmart sells an ACV rinse in a little squirt bottle and i love it.

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Dry shampoo helps a lot

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I used to work out 5-6 days a week, sometimes twice a day. Dry shampoo is your best friend, so is after shower moisturizer. If it was a super intense workout and I’m soaked I suck it up and wash my hair, but if it’s only damp I just wait for it to mostly dry then spritz it with dry shampoo. I still washed my hair every other day unless there was a rest day in there bc dry shampoo only does so much.

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Dry shampoo!! I go through that stuff like crazy 😂

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I work out ~5 days a week and I also wash my hair twice a week. my hair is medium length, wavy, dry, and EXTREMELY thick. Like I have to part my hair to get it wet, to get shampoo on my scalp and then again to get the shampoo out. It takes literally an hour to get the washing done. On the other days I just get it wet since we have really hard water that's very drying. I doubt it's good for my hair but I dont like it all sweaty and I'm not willing to take the effort to wash it every day.

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I do exactly like you!
Wash 2-3 times a week- at night. So it dries overnight properly. 
I am doing tae bo and yes my hair gets sweaty oily!
I am still working from home since covid so it’s ok...I could wash my hair after every workout as it gets dirty but I refuse to.
I already have oily hair...washing it more would do damage I believe. 
So washing it every 2-3 day
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Sweaty Scalp : Do you always wash your hair after a sweaty workout?

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