How Often Should You Wash Your Hair

Growing up as a kid my parents always told me to wash my hair every day. But maybe as a kid this is okay, not as we get older though. Well how often should you wash your hair then? This question people have different answers to, as they do about everything else in the world. How often you should wash your hair depends on quite a few things. Such as the texture of your hair, how oily or dry it is, the length and if it has been color treated.

Different Hair Types And How Often They Should Be Washed

1. If you have dreadlocks you only want to wash your hair once a week.
2. If you are African American then chances are you have very oily and kinky hair it is suggested that you wash hair every 3 to 4 days. Yes the hair is oily, but in this case the hair needs all that extra oil because of the texture of the hair. And it tends to get very kinky and dry fast.
3. If you have thick and dry hair try going only once a week. You want to try and get as much natural oils produced on your hair as possible to try and get rid of that dry feeling.
4. If your hair is thin, but very oily you may want to wash your hair every day or every other day.
5. If you have thin and dry hair try every 3 days because your hair is not only dry but thin if you wash it every day there is a chance you will damage it and cause it to break apart.
6. If you have color treated hair but it is dry try and go with washing it once or twice a week. But do not wash it back to back, wait a day or 2 in between doing so. I know this sounds horrible, but if you wash it every day, not only will the hair break but the color will fade faster.
7. If you have color treated hair and it is oily, well this is a good thing. You can wash your hair 3 times a week as the oils from your hair will keep the color much bolder and stronger.
8. If you have dandruff make sure to get dandruff shampoo and wash 2-3 times a week

I have tried to cover most different hair types and added a few other things that you may have with your hair. So to keep from damaging the hair more just take a look at the list that I have provided and see how the suggestions work for you. Good Luck