It’s no secret that with a great fringe comes great responsibilities – and those responsibilities include a hell of a lot of high maintenance styling.

Some days you just don’t have the time to spend an hour washing, drying and styling your hair just to appease your bangs – somethingMamamia‘s entertainment writer Katy knows all too well.

“I’d been living outside of fringe territory for around six years before I recently decided to make the move back. And like all hair changes, the transition has been rocky at times, especially given that my fringe seems to get oily much easier than the rest of my hair,” she says.(Post continues after gallery.)

Sienna Miller

Emma Stone

Diane Kruger

Dakota Johnson

Karlie Kloss

Alexa Chung.

Beyonce

Jennifer Garner

Hailee Steinfeld

Reese Witherspoon

Zooey Deschanel (in New Girl).

“While I can usually go around five days between hair washes, my newly acquired baby up front needs a little more TLC. And complaining about my predicament one day, aMamamiaco-worker imparted some of the all-time best fringe benefit advice to me.”

Like all life-changing advice, it’s simple, obvious, and deceptively achievable – just wash your fringe by itself!

While simple, it will make a huge difference if you’re time-poor or just plain lazy like us.

4 steps to a Good Fringe Day.

So grab a brush and a mirror, watch Katy’s demonstration in the video above and prepare to have your life changed.

Image: Supplied.

What’s your styling hack for dealing with a fringe?