Don't shampoo your hair, WEN it... Chaz Dean makes this great cleanser for your hair that doesn't strip it. My hair USE to feel heavy from all the CRAP I had to put on it to tame it down, not after using his WEN products. (You do need to make sure you do it correctly, but it's EASY, hard part is getting use to no lather)

These is really informative, but it really irks me that most, if not all,of these articles assume everyone has the same type of hair. It'd be nice to see a little variety.

washing it every day strips the natural oils. A lot of people like their hair the day after it's been washed. Drying it until it's just dry doesn't work for curly hair. My hair needs to be totally dry to hold a style and look good or it will air dry frizzy and curly.

Could this guy have his own line of [theraputic] shampoos and conditioners? Everyone else says not to shampoo every day.

@mespell, You're willing to give up a product you've used for 30 yrs just because you don't like the SPOKESPERSON? GIVE ME A BREAK! Don't HATE, try to IMITATE! LOL

I am so tired of being invisible; black is of many textures, comments are needed as to the use of these products on kinky, curly and straight black hair. All of the above requires an oil based product and shampoo's that add moisture, conditioner's that detangle....

While WEN is a very good product, it is expensive and if you get it from them (as opposed to Amazon for example) you have to have it autoshipped and charged to your credit card every month. A less expensive but equally good product is Hair One from Sally. You can get it at their supply stores for $10.99 or it's even available on their website.

Shampoo twice a day? Are you out of your mind? Talk about damaging your hair. Mine does best every 2-3 days in summer, and no, it is not gross. It is extremely dry where I live and don't need opportunities to make my hair even drier.

This guy doesn't know what he is talking about.
I've talked to many different top notch stylists and my main stylist has even told me to finger dry my hair first.
Blow drying while the hair is completely soaking wet is more damaging & this article didn't even mention how you should finish on the cool setting!

Washing your hair every day? Sure it LOOKS better as this article states, but it does more damage.

We're talking about real world girls here. We have to take care of our locks the best we can, because goodness knows we can't just go off and have a celebrity "fix" or style.

Geez, poor women brainwashed into believing the ideal beautiful hair is straight and shiny, thus destroying it in the process... *long deep sigh*... Really gets old how women have to change what is natural into the so-called ideal, ideal for whom?? Because it
happens to be men's favorite hair... long shiny soft?? F**k that... women you need to revolt!!
Anyway, this person's theory is probably true that blowdrying hair to dryness is horribly damaging, but it IS the ONLY way to keep the hair straight and shiny. You leave a smidgen of moisture in the hair and it's gonna frizz back up no matter how many products you coat it with.

Do not pull your hair back (i.e. in a ponytail) when it's wet because it breaks your hair. Also avoid pulling your back tightly.

If you have black hair, there is no need to shampoo constantly. You can get away with sometimes only conditioning your hair, though you need some sort of shampoo routine.

i learned that washing your hair everyday robs your scalp of it's natural oils....

It's a good thing I do NOT blow dry my hair. I don't dye it, curl it. I just wash with good shampoo & conditioner. It's actually virgin hair since nothing has been done to it. The best part is.....everyone wants my shiney, long, soft hair.