Lindsay Lohan's Hair Routine Requires Just One Shampoo a Week

lindsay lohan hair routine — (Image credit: Nexxus)

“I hate blow-drying my hair so much,” Lindsay Lohan emphatically tells me via Zoom. Ironically, she says this while wearing the most perfect blowout.

Her “strawberry banana” hair color (her words, not mine) has a mirror-like gloss, the ideal bounce, and a center part without one strand out of place. Her hair is also incredibly long. I’m talking down-to-her-hips length. She’s also fresh off a trim—her first in months. “I only do them when I absolutely have to and start getting those jagged edges,” Lohan shares. And her cowlick (Stars! They’re just like us!) is missing in action.

If I sound like a LiLo hair fan girl, it’s because I most definitely am. I’m also shameless, so believe me when I say that my infatuation with her 10-out-of-10 blowout increased exponentially when she told me it would last her at least five days.

Day One, Two, Three, and Four

Lohan tells me the key to elongating a blowout is to cocktail the appropriate mix of volumizing, nourishing, and shine-enhancing products at the get-go. She’ll use the Nexxus XXL Spray and the Volume Spray to “hold it for a while and give it the shine it needs to look—and stay—beautiful.”

Day Five and Six

That combo locks in her hair for four or five days, but even her famous head of hair is not immune to a greasy scalp. Cut to: creative styling. “I’ll do a low bun and slick it back if I have to. I like using the Nexxus Slick Stick when playing with my son,” says Lohan.

She’s even debating taking a page from Annie James and Hallie Parker’s Parent Trap playbook and wearing Y2K-style headbands to squeeze an extra day out of her look. “I love headbands, and I've been trying to find a way to make one work. I literally think I might go out and buy one today,” she tells me.

Day Seven

Wash day is perhaps the most important for restoring her hair's shine. “I use hair oils when I can let my hair rest and do a nice scroll on my phone,” Lohan shares. “I feel like that keeps my hair healthy and nourished. I need to replenish it after heat, so this is the most important step.”

Want to try her routine for yourself? Shop Lohan's favorite products below.

Nexxus Strong Hold Hair Wax Slick Stick

Nexxus Ultra Lightweight Hair Oil Repair Nourish for Intense Nourishment

Nexxus Medium-Hold Hairspray Xxl Volume

Samantha Holender is the Senior Beauty Editor at Marie Claire, where she reports on the best new launches, dives into the science behind skincare, and shares the breakdown on the latest and greatest trends in the beauty space. She's studied up on every ingredient you'll find on INCI list and is constantly in search of the world's glowiest makeup products. She's constantly tracking the biggest nail and hair trends to pop up in the beauty space, going backstage during fashion weeks, tracking celebrity looks, and constantly talking to celebrity hair stylists, nail artists, and makeup artists. Prior to joining the team, she worked as Us Weekly’s Beauty and Style Editor, where she stayed on the pulse of pop culture and broke down celebrity beauty routines, hair transformations, and red carpet looks. Her words have also appeared on Popsugar, Makeup.com, Skincare.com, Delish.com, and Philadelphia Wedding. Samantha also serves as a board member for the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). She first joined the organization in 2018, when she worked as an editorial intern at Food Network Magazine and Pioneer Woman Magazine. Samantha has a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from The George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. While at GWU, she was a founding member of the school’s HerCampus chapter and served as its President for four years. When she’s not deep in the beauty closet or swatching eyeshadows, you can find her obsessing over Real Housewives and all things Bravo. Keep up with her on Instagram @samholender.