Wash Day Planner

How it works

A good hair wash day schedule is mostly about spacing. Cleansing, deep conditioning, protein and clarifying all help, but each one works best at its own rhythm — and when they all land on the same Saturday, wash day turns into an all-day project. The planner lays those rhythms over your calendar so you can see the whole month at once.

1. Your wash days

Choose a fixed interval (every 7 days, every 10 days) or the same weekdays each week. The interval option is better if your schedule moves around; weekdays are easier to remember if you always wash on Sunday night.

2. How treatments are placed

Protein, clarifying and trims each repeat on a cycle of a set number of weeks. In every cycle, the treatment goes on the first wash day that falls inside it, so it can never appear twice in one cycle or skip a cycle entirely. Protein and clarifying both start on your first wash day, so set the start date to the day after your last treatment if you just had one. Trims are scheduled after the first full interval, never on day one.

3. What happens on each wash day

• Cleansing: “Alternate” switches between shampoo and co-wash so the scalp gets a real clean without stripping the ends every time. A clarifying day replaces the regular cleanse.
• Pre-poo: added before shampoo and clarifying washes — not before a co-wash, where it does little.
• Deep conditioning: every wash, every other wash, or only after protein. A protein day always gets a moisturizing deep conditioner afterward so hair doesn’t feel stiff.
• Mid-week care: when wash days are three or more days apart, a short scalp massage or moisture refresh goes halfway between them.

4. Protective styles

With braids, twists or faux locs in, a full wash day isn’t possible. The plan switches to scalp cleanses with diluted shampoo, a light leave-in and fully drying the roots, and holds protein, clarifying and trims for takedown day.

Limits

The schedule is a starting point built from common routines, not a rule. If your hair feels dry, gummy, stiff or weighed down, change the settings — the plan updates instantly — and use the protein–moisture quiz when you aren’t sure which way to adjust.