Nothing beats the look and feel of hair that is fresh and clean or a scalp that is free of buildup. Styles hold better, the hair takes on a lustrous, well nourished appearance and the scalp itself is free to breathe. Like their chemically straightened counterparts, many natural hair wearers subscribe to the belief that clean hair is the foundation for healthy hair and make hair washing the cornerstone of their daily maintenance routine.

According to an NPR article by Allison Aubrey, Proctor and Gamble statistics show that Americans who style their hair at home shampoo an average of four times within a week, whether their hair is natural of chemically processed. This is a relatively new adage, Aubrey states, evolving from the early 1900’s when the average wash increased from once monthly at the advice of a New York Times article believed to have been created to improve bath products sales. While we all agree washing is necessary, can “serial poo’ing” (washing more than once or twice a week) be causing undue stress to the hair?

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