is it okay to use shampoo everyday??

I was losing hair because of my birth control, then when that finally grew out I did a HUGE booboo with my chemical straightener product. Ugg, had to start all over. But, I did learn one very important lesson, my friend saw how really course my hair was and advised me to use shampoo on it less. I only shampoo about once a week now. I condition every day though because I have to at least get my hair wet and even that will strip it of it's natural oils sometimes. I do have to shower daily now, because I don't shampoo very often it is easier for my hair to collect 'smells' that sort of follow me around a bit. Ugg! Haha.

I have washed my hair everyday before and find that it hasn't done anything to harm my hair. I would stop using the products you mentioned, except for conditioner because conditioner is like a moisturizing cream for the hair, as far as I understand it to be. I've never used anything too harsh in my hair, or rather, too often. I have used hair spray, mousee, have blown dried my hair, and have dyed my hair but now it's just shampoo, conditioner, and that's it!

I would think it depends on the shampoo you use. Some shampoo may be too harsh to the hair, some mild while some gentle. As long as the shampoo does not contain sodium lauryl sulfate, I do think it is fine.

Even I have the hair fall problem and I do wash my hair every alternate day. My friend has suggested me to apply olive oil and massage the hair for 1 hour and then wash it off. It worked on me, try if you like it.:)

Have a nice day

hi jlovetin!^^

i heard from some people too that we should not use shampoo everyday. but i think it depends on the person's scalp and hair. i mean for me, i have to shampoo everyday because i tend to get itchy scalp if i don't shampoo even for just a day. i have to clean my scalp everyday and i need shampoo to do it. but with using a conditioner, i do it every other day.

but i'm not saying that my hair and scalp are okay. i have a hair fall problem and i don't know what to do with it. i don't think its from using shampoo everyday because before, i have tried using shampoo every other day. i use a shampoo and conditioner alternately. but during those times, i still have a hair problem. and its just frustrating.

Its ok to use shampoo everyday. The important thing you should consider is not to use a lot of it cause you might end up with dry hair or dandruff. Daily use of shampoo does not contribute to hair loss but smoking and stress can cause hair loss.

Your hair loss is not due to your shampooing every day, but if using it less solves your problem, then go do that. If you still lose your hair, you should see a dermatologist or your general doctor, because it could be alopecia, or it could be a thyroid condition. My mom had hair loss and never went to a doctor about it, but she went for an annual checkup and her doctor found she had a slow thyroid. She went on medication and she was happy to lose weight, but she was even happier when all her hair grew back!!

In the early days people use aloevera for their hair.
I think it's good because it's a herbal product. The good
thing about it, is that it contains no chemicals that may
harm our scalp. I think frequent shampoo and conditioner can
damaged ones hair. That also includes gel.

hereditary traits can appear in the third generation and we are not even sure we know all the relatives we really have . heredity plays a lot in what happens to us. i shampoo twice a day but my hair is all intact. i know may people do this too and one beauty book even said that if you feel your hair is dirty, shampoo. dirty is never healthy and with the pollution in the air, even if we don't use styling products that is dirt already and i'm not sure that can be washed off by water since most shampoos have oil in them which attracts dirt.

but doctors know things not meant to be comprehended by common people. so i say, the doctor would still be "your" authority.

Its okay to use shampoo everyday but you need to put natural shampoo made of herbs without any chemical.If you are using a shampoo with chemicals then you need to put it twice a week.Gel makes the hair stiff so that it stays in one place.Nowadays i have seen advertisements that conditioners will make the hairfall less.But we cannot believe it in ads.