How long can I go without washing my hair?

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Linsey Barbuto, founder ofPerlei Salon, says theres a fine line between over-washing and under-washing your hair.

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I am an advocate of washing hair and stimulating the scalp regularly for many reasons, says Mancuso.

Its case by case, some scalps become oily faster, some scalps become itchy and irritated.

If you have damaged hair, Mancuso says you want to be careful with it.

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Those with an oily scalpshould wash their hair regularly, but not too often.

And cutting down on washing can overtimetrain your scalpto produce less oil.

She says you want to verify shampoo is evenly lathering through out your head.

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