Health Tip: Want Healthier Hair?

(HealthDay News) — If it’s healthier hair you seek, the American Academy of Dermatology offers these suggestions:

If your hair is oily or has dandruff flakes, wash it daily.
Treated hair should be washed less frequently. So should the hair of an elderly person, whose scalp produces less oil.
Use a shampoo and conditioner formulated for your type of hair.
Shampoo primarily the scalp instead of the length of the hair. The latter can make hair dull and coarse.
Condition hair after each shampoo, concentrating conditioner at the ends of the hair.
If you swim frequently, protect hair with a snug-fitting swim cap, and use shampoo for swimmers.