How Often Should You Wash Your Hair?

You may be washing your hair more often
than you need to! Even though it depends a
lot on your hair type, washing your hair on a
daily basis is a big mistake. Washing your
hair may seem like a simple task, but there
are many of us doing it wrong, and this
could lead to elimination of natural oils from
scalp, causing scalp irritation , dandruff and
other scalp issues.
Let’s begin with what makes your hair oily.
The sebaceous glands are microscopic
glands in the skin and scalp that secrete an
oily/waxy matter, called sebum, to lubricate
our skin and hair. When these glands work
correctly, they prevent our skin from dryness.
On the other hand, if these glands can’t
secret sebum properly, it may cause acne
and other skin conditions.
A basic rule of thumb for those with thick
hair or tight curls and kinks is to shampoo
twice a week with moisturizing shampoo and
conditioner. Sometimes you might want to
even shampoo less because your hair
doesn’t feel dirty easily, so you don’t need to
cleanse it until it feels dirty.
For Medium curls, kinks and waves hair
type , you can afford to shampoo every few
days.
If you have a fine hair texture, fine curls and
waves , your curly locks will look their best if
you shampoo every two days. It’s not your
style to have oily texture, so it’s best to keep
it clean, and make sure to moisturize with a
good conditioner.
Anyone with normal hair is recommended to
wash between three to four times per week,
but you might find your need to wash hair
more often in the summer when you’re more
active. Meanwhile as for those of us with oily
hair you can wash your hair almost daily,
but remember to give you hair a break at
least once or twice per week.
According to most professional stylists,
washing your hair less is something you
need to work up to. Start by leaving off one
wash at a time, just a refreshing cold shower
those days, or sponge bathe.