Immediately after salonist does his or her work on your head, a bizarre questions usually triggers waves of worry in your head. How often should I wash it? And indeed, this question is really vexing.
Nevertheless, outside the shower, the scalps gradually get shinier, darker, and oilier. So why does it happen, and how often should you wash to keep the grease at bay? The first to ask yourself is why hair gets greasy.
Why does it get greasy?
The same reason explaining why your face gets oily explains why your hair gets greasy. There are those glands in the skin that actually produce an oily substance called sebum. This is what moistens hair and keeps it from drying out. These glands specialized in Sebum production (called sebaceous glands) are located next to hair roots in the layer of skin called the dermis.
Channels from the sebaceous glands lead to the hair follicle. And that’s how sebum gets out of the skin and onto your scalp
Everybody produces different amount of Sebum. This is due to the fact that genetics and hormones affects how much sebum we produce at a given time.There are hormones responsible for extra sebum production and they usually spike during puberty, which is what causes so many of us to have extra greasy hair and acne during those lovely years.
How much washing is right for you?
No one should need to wash his or her hair every day.“Washing too often, in fact, can do more harm than good.
“It’s paradoxical, but people who wash their hair a lot to get rid of oil are drying out their scalp and producing more oil,” This is according to dermatologists.
The following factors need to be kept in mind when trying to determine the right amount of washing for you.
- Skin type
According to Columbia University health column, if your skin and hair are anywhere from normal (not super oily and not super dry) to dry, you probably only need to wash it once or twice a week. On the other hand, if you have a greasy scalp, you probably need to wash your hair more often.
- Hair texture
The texture of your hair matters because it affects how quickly sebum works its way from your roots through the length of your hair. Coarse or curly hair slows down sebum’s spread, so if you have hair like this you may only need to shampoo once a week.
On the other hand, people with fine, straight hair will likely need to shampoo twice a week or more.
- Styling
Another thing to consider is the paces you put your hair through styling and treating it. If your hair is processed or damaged by styling, you should wash it less frequently.
These are some of factors among other factors that you opt to consider when shampooing your hair.