There are some clear telltale signs when you under-wash your hair—greasy roots being the main one—but how do you know if you're over-washing your hair? As a nation, and even amongst our friendship ...

A study found that the hyperextension that occurs when tilting the head back into a salon shampoo bowl can lead to beauty parlor stroke syndrome The posture can compress or tear the vertebral arteries ...

For most people, the act of shampooing their hair is as much a part of their lives as doing laundry. But for others, shampoo doesn’t have a place in their routine at all. That’s known as “no-poo,” or ...

Hair washing never used to be so controversial. Usually we just wash our strands with shampoo, rinse, follow that with conditioner, then likely rinse again. But with TikTok and Instagram turning ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Nothing divides the beauty community quite like the question of how often we ...

Hair care routines can be a contentious subject, and experts are often divided on how frequently people should wash their hair. Some argue that excessive washing strips natural oils, while others ...

"You have fine hair, but lots of it," is something I’ve been told time and time again. What this means is that my individual strands are thin, but that I have plenty of hair follicles per square cm of ...

Unlike lots of other TikTok beauty trends which aren’t entirely legit and can even be downright dangerous (ahem, sunscreen contouring), there are real benefits to split hair washing. Washing your hair ...

At some point, washing your hair becomes a mindless task. Shampoo, condition, rinse, and repeat. It's as repetitive as brushing your teeth or washing your hands. While, in theory, washing hair is ...

While a sudsy shampoo followed by a conditioner may be the wash day default, certain hair types — specifically curly or textured hair — may benefit more from a co-wash (shorthand for “conditioning ...

Hair care routines can be a contentious subject, and experts are often divided on how frequently people should wash their hair. Some argue that excessive washing strips natural oils, while others ...