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Saves waiting for it to get dirty I suppose....

That's true.

Giving Nature a hand, like?

Isn’t there a theory that if you leave your hair unwashed long enough it actually starts to be cleaned by natural oils.

I,m not sure I am going to offer to check this out :-D

'The Great Unwashed'!

Yes, it does, nameslessone.
I did it whilst living in Shetland, with no bathroom and no hot tap!

there is washing, ie just water....and washing ,with detergent, I believe.

Yes, namelessone. Many years ago there was a TV programme with Graeme Garden, who was a doctor before he joined The Goodies, where a lot of volunteers left their hair unwashed for 6 weeks. There was a weekly progress report where the volunteers got more and more surprised and pleased each week.

At the end they were asked if they would revert to frequent washing. Most said yes, but I think there were a couple who said no.

My grandmother was one of those who said I should brush my hair 100 times each morning to make it shiny. The origin of that practice might have been because Victorians probably didn't wash their hair that often and brushing spread the natural oils. :-)

My friends mum washed her hair once a fortnight because it was so long, she hadn't had it cut for years and it took a long time to dry, she would then tie it back and pin it up until the next hair washing day.

Have to admit, when I worked, I'd wash my hair twice a week.
Now I'm not working, it gets washed whenever!

As I said, when I lived in Shetland, I rarely washed my hair.

Edit: Do you follow the advice of your link, RTR?

Even since retirement I washed and conditioned my hair two or three times a week.

Since last March's lockdown I have washed it twice a week (usually after I've danced because it is usually damp with perspiration). What I have barely used since last March is conditioner.

I use Vosene and have not used conditioner for many,many years.

I have to at least wet my hair or else it sticks out like Ken Dodds did.

I wish I had enough hair to worry about. ;-)