How Often You Should Wash Your Bras, Sheets & Body

My guess: Eh, I don’t know, I wash it every day, because otherwise my waves just go limp, but I know you don’t have to do it that often.

Real answer: It varies, but definitely not every single day.

I turned to the ultimate source in overthinking everyday things, WebMD, to tackle this issue. Nick Arrojo (my favorite hairdresser whom I’ve never actually been to) asserts that “shampooing three or four times a week is plenty.” Dermatologists agree that you really don’t need to shampoo every day. They say that the longer, thicker, curlier, and/or processed your hair is, the longer you can go between washes. Even people with straight, unprocessed, and thin hair can go a day between shampoos. So basically, it’s up to your discretion, but you really only need to wash your hair every day if it’s super oily (and it might be super oily because you’re washing it too much).

Question #5: How often should you wash your bras?

My guess: Every two to three uses (not that I actually abide by this guess at all).

Real answer: Every three to four wears

I’ll be honest (again): I definitely do not wash my bras half as often as I should. That’s probably pretty grimy, but I wear bras every day, so I can never wash them all at once. Plus, you have to put them through the delicate cycle inside one of those little mesh bags, and who has the time for that? But that doesn’t change the fact that, ideally, you should wash your bra every three or four wears. More things you might not know about caring for your bras: Never wear the same one two days in a row (to give the elastic time to stretch back) and give at least 24 hours of breathing room before you wear it again. Well now I just feel like a monster.