Heads up on over-washing colored hair. I cut back and now color lasts way longer.

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I was convinced I had to wash my hair every day to keep it fresh. But seeing my color fade so fast from all that washing made me try cutting back. Now I only wash a couple times a week and my color really does stay vibrant way longer.

blair_nguyen3mo ago

Yesss @jakeb81 that's such a good point and it applies to so much stuff. We get told to use products or do routines constantly, and it ends up wrecking the thing we're trying to fix. I see it with people overwashing their cars and stripping the wax right off. Sometimes doing less is actually the smarter move, like you found with your hair.

beth2763mo ago

Did you ever overdo it with face wash? I used to scrub twice a day and it just made my skin drier. @blair_nguyen's point about doing less really hit home, so I cut back to just rinsing with water in the morning.

jamie_adams2mo ago

So what made you finally decide to try washing it less?