Cardi B Jokes Her Hair Has “Roach Eggs” After Not Washing In 3 Months
Cardi B is sharing a surprising detail about her haircare routine.
The pregnant rapper—who is expecting her fourth baby and first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs—recently shared the steps she was taking before giving her hair a wash, revealing it’s been quite some time since she gave her follicles a good lather.
“I haven’t washed my s--t in two months, I’m not even gonna front,” she said during an Instagram Live stream Oct. 27. “Matter of fact, I’m lying. Probably three months. I don’t f--king know. I probably got all types of roach eggs, mosquito eggs, everything in this b---h right here.”
The 33-year-old’s lengthy break between washes may have come as a shock to some fans, but she appeared to be going about business as usual as she nonchalantly explained her hair washing process.
“I gotta oil down my scalp, ‘cause tomorrow I’m gonna do my real hair,” she explained. “I’m gonna wash it, then around Wednesday I’m gonna braid it.”
Cardi (born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) has shared her unlikely hair hacks before. In August 2022, she revealed a key ingredient to keeping her natural tresses in top form: onions.
“My last two washes I been boiling onions and using the water to wash my hair,” she explained in a post on Instagram at the time. “I used to do this six years ago when I started my healthy hair growth journey. I stopped ‘cause I got really lazy.”
And the Grammy winner—who shares kids Kulture, 7, Wave, 4, and Blossom, 13 months, with ex Offset—was quick to clarify that the concoction was odorless, adding, “I notice [sic] that it's been giving a shine to my hair.”
More recently, Cardi’s hairstyles were the subject of a slew of viral memes online while she took the stand in a lawsuit alleging she assaulted a former security guard in 2018, which the rapper denied. After a jury cleared her of any legal liability, she admitted that pulling off her fashion-forward courtroom looks was no easy feat.
“I’m telling you guys,” she said to reporters, “when I say that my forehead is raw from changing all these wigs. Raw.”
Keep reading to see some of Cardi’s best looks…
Oooh la la! Cardi B dazzled at Messika's Spring-Summer 2025 show during Paris Fashion Week.
More fashionable looks? Oui. The Grammy winner also attended Vivienne Westwood's Paris Fashion Week show.
Cardi made jaws drop with her Windowsen gown at the 2024 Met Gala.
She also stunned at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscars after-party in this sexy lace Versace dress.
The "Bodak Yellow" artist went for a black and white floral-adorned gown by Chen Peng Studio at the 2023 Met Gala.
Cardi ruled the red carpet in a crimson design by Robert Wun at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscars after-party.
The musician made a showstopping entrance at Schiaparelli's Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture show in 2023.
Cardi was shining bright at the Fendi Haute Couture fall/winter 2023/2024 show during Paris Fashion Week.
The "I Like It" artist looked like a golden goddess in an Atelier Versace chained gown during the 2022 MET Gala.
Cardi also looked chic at Balenciaga's Paris Fashion Week show in 2021, where she wore a magazine-pattern trench coat, black hat, matchings gloves and coordinating shoes.
The "Please Me" star rocked a glittery fuchsia pink catsuit during the 2022 Wireless Festival.
Cardi also sparkled in a black jumpsuit at the festival.
Cardi B rocked a biker-inspired leather outfit with spike detailing during Paris Fashion Week in 2022.
The "WAP" rapper arrived at the 2021 America Music Awards in a black dress, matching veil and gold mask.
Cardi sported a sequined ruby gown and feathers at a 2021 Thierry Mugler Couturissime event.
Celebrity hairstylist Tokyo Stylez used Joico color, styling and care products on the rapper before her 2021 Grammys performance.
Cardi B was going green in this Richard Quinn catsuit and matching ruffled headpiece at Paris Fashion Week in 2021.
Talks about a mic-drop moment. The star rocked the 2019 Grammys red carpet with this over-the-top Thierry Mugler gown from its 1995 archive.
Not surprisingly, Cardi, a.k.a., Belcalis Almanzar, dropped jaws during her 2019 Grammys performance. She took the stage in a 1995 archive Thierry Mugler bodysuit, which comes with larger-than-life feathers. Okurr!
She slayed Paris Fashion Week and she knew it. "I heard you b---hes were missing me at Fashion Week New York," she wrote on Instagram in 2019, while showing off her vibrant green floral ensemble. "I'm here to serve it to you mother-f--kers, and serve it to you cold."
Attending the Thom Browne show in Paris Fashion Week in 2019, the "Press" singer put on her finest fashion. As she noted on Instagram, she called her look, "THE TEACHER."
Cardi knows how to make a state-mint, which is exactly what she did with this Ralph & Russo gown in 2019.
The "Money" rapper went country glam with this custom Bryan Hearns outfit for 2019 Rodeo Houston.
As you can see, Cardi went all out for Rihanna's 2019 Diamond Ball gala and wore an over-the-top baby pink gown.
The 2018 Met Gala theme brought Catholic motifs and religious-inspired designs to the extravagant event, and Bardi took us to church with her ostentatious Moschino gown and headpiece.
Cardi turned up the heat at Coachella 2018 with this custom, white-hot outfit by Bryan Hearns.
She also channeled Linda Evangelista with this 2018 ensemble that was almost identical to what the supermodel wore in the '90s. She dazzled in a bodysuit by Vex Clothing, custom accessories from Laurel Dewitt and vintage boots from Chanel.
Cardi turned heads during Milan Fashion Week with her wild (literally) Dolce & Gabbana ensemble in 2018.
Never one to shy away from bold prints and patterns, the star wore this Moschino dress during a 2017 dinner.
She also made everyone green with envy in her custom emerald two-piece by Vex Clothing, Dare to Be Vintage robe and Balenciaga boots that year.
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