You should be washing your hair 2-3 times a week at the most.
What determines how often you should be washing our hair?
We wash our hair to clean it (removing dirt and grease). The number of times you need to wash your hair will depend on many different factors, for example:
How active you are
What shampoo you are using, and does it contain sulfates?
Where you live (how humid and how much dust is around)
How long your hair is
Your hair type
How hard your water is (the amount of magnesium or calcium within your water)
What shampooing does to your hair?
Shampooing not only removes dirt from your hair but also any essential oils present. Essential oils are needed for your hair to be healthy.
It can be beneficial to use a little less shampoo during washing which can help make shampooing friendlier to your hair. This is undoubtedly true if you are using a sulfate-containing shampoo.
Shampooing your hair too much can result in your hair becoming dry, especially if you are using sulfate-containing shampoos. So, make sure you are using a good sulfate-free conditioner that ideally contains added oils suitable for hair, for example, coconut and argan oil.
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These are sulfate and silicone-free shampoo and conditioners we have used ourselves and recommend to everyone looking to experiment with sulfate and silicone-free shampoos. All Faith-in-nature shampoos and conditioners are sulfate and silicone-free, with many products under their brand containing essential hair oils such as coconut oil, making them a very healthy and welcome addition to your hair regime. The Faith-in-nature products we have tested have possessed, in our opinion, a very soft fragrance. Both are certainly worth trying if you are looking to move away from traditional shampoo and conditioning products towards more natural-mild ingredients. Let us know how you get on!
Get Expert Hair Analysis and Help
If you want to discover your hair type or have concerns about your hair and want expert help, then get your hair expertly assessed; check out one of our HairKnowHow hair analyses below.
Contact the HairKnowHow Team if you have any questions.
Knowing your hair porosity is one of the keys to unlocking your hair's beauty and health - so your hair can look its best.
Healthy, beautiful hair requires using the right products and haircare practices for your hair porosity. Using the right products will save money and significantly improve your hair's texture, bounce, and colour, reducing frizz and split ends.
HairKnowHow's Porosity Test brings porosity measurement directly to your home and is simple to use.
Discover your hair porosity and receive expert advice to help you get the beautiful hair you deserve.
Healthy hair is beautiful hair.
With our Hair Porosity Plus we also include amazing electron microscopy microscopy images of your hair! See your hair in a new way!
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Knowing your hair type is the key to unlocking your hair's beauty and health.
Getting healthy, beautiful hair requires using the right products and haircare practices. Using the right products will save money and significantly improve your hair's texture, bounce, and colour, reducing frizz and split ends.
Also, if you are looking for specially formulated haircare products, including shampoos and conditioners, then knowing your hair type and fibre diameter is vitally important.
Measuring your hair type is very tricky are requires a lot of guesswork.
HairKnowHow directly measures the texture and thickness of your fibres so you can be sure that your hair type is accurate.
Healthy hair is beautiful hair.
With our Hair Type Plus we also include amazing electron microscopy microscopy images of your hair! See your hair in a new way!
We ship worldwide, including the US and UK. You should receive your kit within 3-5 working days, depending on your location.
Getting The Complete Hair Analysis is the simple way to discover how healthy your hair really is and, importantly, to get the right products and advice for your hair. Only then can you unleash your hair’s full beauty and health potential.
Our tests uncover and quantify hidden heat damage, increasing porosity, cuticle damage, hair abnormalities, and much more. This hidden damage can lead to hair shortening, frizz, and breakage, including dull, hard-to-manage hair.
So before rushing out to buy those products you think you need for your hair, get The Complete Hair Analysis first!
Reveal your hair’s secrets and unleash its full potential. Get the hair you always wanted with the right products and haircare advice from Dr Palmer.
Healthy hair is beautiful hair.
We ship worldwide, including the US and UK. You should receive your kit within 3-5 working days, depending on your location.