In high school, I colored my hair often. It went from dark brown to reddish brown to blonde and then back through the cycle again. I also washed, dried, and straightened my hair before school every morning. My hair was fried and was thinning rapidly. Senior year I had to cut my once long healthy locks to shoulder-length and forbid myself from visiting the salon chair for a new color. This started the process of trying everything under the sun to get my long hair back.

This hair journey started with vitamins. I took biotin religiously, and I still do. I honestly feel these make a huge difference. I also tried to cut out heat but had little success. When my hair dries naturally it is a curly/wavy frizzy mess and I hate it. I researched ways to enhance curls and tame frizz but to no avail. I searched for heat-free styling tips and I even tried wrapping my damp hair around long socks before going to bed. This created nice curls but was very uncomfortable to sleep in. I would always resort back to my trusty flat iron.

During this quest for healthy hair, I found that washing your hair every day is unhealthy and that dry shampoo is a Godsend. I started researching the whole not washing your hair idea and I found that there are people who go more than a week without washing their hair. I was so used to having clean hair every day that this idea seemed absolutely crazy. I also had oily hair and by the end of the day I felt like a washing was due, but I thought I could at least try.

I went out and bought my first bottle of dry shampoo and was determined to go a day or two without washing.

I hated it.

The dry shampoo was awful and my hair just felt weighted down and looked gross. So I continued washing. Every day.

After I had given up I started hearing about a dry shampoo everyone loved and I decided to give the idea one more try. I am so glad I did. Since this discovery, I have been training my hair to go longer in between washes. My hair used to be so oily I thought I was one of those people who is just cursed with bad hair, but the less I wash it, the less oily it gets. Don't get me wrong this took some time and was a little gross at first but it has been well worth it.

I now wash my hair on Sundays and style it for the week. Yep, I only wash my hair on Sundays unless it just gets gross for some reason during the week. Not only does my hair thank me but my love for sleep does too. It takes me wayyy less time in the mornings to get ready and my hair is now halfway down my back and much healthier.

I recommend following @jasmineraehairco on Instagram. She is my inspiration and I learn so much from her hair care tips!