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I've been growing out my hair for about fourteen months. Up until recently I have washed my hair with shampoo and conditioner every day, but based on things I've read here and at other sites I've become concerned that I might be doing more harm than good. I decided not to wash my hair this morning and by noon it appeared considerably more oily than it normally does. I'm not entirely comfortable with the way it looks, but I don't know if that's because it really is too greasy or if I'm just not used to seeing what a normal amount of scalp oil on my hair actually looks like. Are there folks out there who have long hair but still need to wash with shampoo every day due to excessive scalp oil, or am I overreacting?
Thanks in advance for anything you can tell me.
The thing to keep in mind is that we're all different. What works for me may not be what works for you.
I usually wash my hair once a week. Every Sunday. On occasion, I may wash twice in a week. It works for me.
You have to go with what you like. If you need to wash your hair every day, then so be it. It's really that simple. The simple act of washing hair won't damage or ruin it.
Having relatively oily hair myself, I can say that as soon as your hair loses volume and begins to lay against your head, it's probably time for a shampoo. That usually means every other day for me, but I could believe washing every day. Just make sure you don't use a really harsh shampoo and that you let the conditioner really get to your hair. That, in addition to the rest of the care you should be giving it, should make it turn out looking nice and good.
I wash everyday - with conditioner only, no shampoo.
I use three handfuls of cheap Suave conditioner made for fine hair (or their volumizing product, doesn't matter for me) and massage it in well, then rinse really well (using luke warm - cool water temperature).
I don't think that using shampoo everyday will damage your hair. Just give your hair what you think it needs, experiment until you find out what works well for you. (Rokker summarized this very well).
