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But taking care of your hair is more than your diet, masks, and deep conditioners.

Your Hair “Stops Growing.”

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Stress is very often one reasonamong age, diet, and lifestylethat your hair begins to thin.

Kusero adds that how often you wash and condition can impact the hair, too.

“The best advice for those with long hair is to wash the hair less,” Kusero says.

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Investing in a silk pillowcase may help with external damage even more by limiting friction as you sleep.

So How Often Should You Cut Your Hair?

Thom E.Stress and the hair growth cycle: cortisol-induced hair growth disruption.J Drugs Dermatol.

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