Commuting & hair

[azfiddle]

I am a teacher, and don't have a shower, but I do have a lab sink. I only commute about once a week, partly because I have to leave so much earlier to get there and clean up.

I wash my hair in the sink, shampoo and condition and use the blow dryer, and use a wash cloth and soap since there is no shower.

I have pretty short hair so it dries quickly.

[Eden]

Hmmmm I'd say the exact opposite of Crankin.... Leave it long. Middle length/shorter hair is the worst - it gets and looks messy almost immediately under a helmet and is hardest to get looking good again. Unless you are willing to go very, very short, so that it can go spiky, leaving enough to put in a pony tail if necessary is best.

I'm lucky enough to have a shower at work, so I generally just shower there. I have on occasion, when working at a different campus, showered just before my ride so that my hair was good and wet before I left. Since it was a short commute it would not dry all of the way by the time I arrived. I don't ever blow dry anyway, so when it finished drying it looked the same as always. A few other times, when I only had to go in for about an hour and didn't feel like going early enough to shower, I put my hair up in a pony tail and tied it with a scarf to make it a bit more dressy. My hair is curly.

[BikingNurse]

We don't have a shower at the clinic so do that at home and wipe down at work. I keep deodorant and makeup at my desk. But I put my moisturizer with sunblock on at home
I leave home with my hair wet in a pony and do a quick brushout at work. This works well for me. I keep scrubs and extra panties and bra at work. Th only ppl that know the days I ride are my doc and receptionist... and anyone who has drays taken cause that room is the only place I can put my bike. Basically. For me it is easier to have hair I can throw in a pony.

[Trek-chick]

I wash my hair in the sink, shampoo and condition and use the blow dryer, and use a wash cloth and soap since there is no shower.

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I do the same (except for the blow dryer), and leave my stuff in my desk drawer. I wash then, put in a ponytail and am ready to go.

I also use antibacterial wipes for the body and have spare travel size deoderant I use also.

[shootingstar]

I've never showered at work...even though for some workplaces there was a shower. Just too much time and hassle for me.

But I always changed out of my cycling clothing, washed my face, wipe parts of me and dealt with my short hair (brushing it).
For certain, I ook worse with longer hair under helmet. I know I do, so I keep a short haircut: over half of my ear or whole ear shows, with the style I keep. I never worry...my hair grows fast.