Topics: James Corden, Hair, Beauty, Celebrity
James Corden has revealed his strange hair washing routine, and experts have warned against doing the same.
Everyone's hair washing routine varies depending on what kind of locks you happen to be blessed with.
Some opt to get the shampoo out everyday, while others leave it a week at a time between washes.
This seems to be as far as it goes for your average person, but James Corden has admitted that he leaves his an astonishing amount of time.
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Speaking on his show in 2022, The Late Late Show, he revealed that the time he spends in the shower is a lot less than the average.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average shower time is eight minutes.
James said: "I’m in and out [of the shower] in a solid three or four."
The conversation was brought up due to LA locals being told at the time to cut down their shower durations to preserve water.
The chat then moved on to hair washing, and James left his colleagues stunned when he revealed how long he goes without shampooing.
He said: "I use soap, but I don’t wash my hair.
"I wash it every two months.
"That is a true story.”
His colleagues joked that he was 'dirty' and 'nasty', which prompted people on X to post in agreement.
“Yuck! That is nasty,” commented one person, while others simply replied: “Ew.”
Experts have suggested the exact amount of time you should leave your hair before washing it, but at the end of the day, we're always going to throw it in a messy bun if we just can't be bothered.
Trichologist (total hair expert and scalp expert) Anabel Kingsley, of haircare brand Philip Kingsley, gave her expert advice to Glamour about the truth of washing and conditioning your hair.
“I would not go for more than three days between washes,” Kingsley said, explaining that going any longer can be damaging for our scalps.
“Your scalp is skin and needs similar care to the skin on your face - and for scalp health, daily cleansing is best,” she clarified.
“You take your hair and scalp to the same places you take your face and they get just as dirty.
"You wouldn’t go for days on end without washing your face (especially if you live in a city) – so why would you do that to your scalp?”
