Read part 1 (on which the comments section led me to write this follow-up post!) here.
Since I already addressed the initial question of hair washing in the last post, I thought it may be more effective and informative to frame this post in a Question and Answer layout.
Does washing my hair more often strip my color" I’ll answer this a few different ways because it depends on what kind of color you have done to your hair. If you are coloring your hair with full, permanent color that lifts and deposits (often requires peroxide), then shampooing more than necessary could cause dullness or fading of the color. Color-safe shampoo and conditioner will help mitigate this from happening. If you have your hair lightened with bleach, then shampoo likely will only continue to maintain brightness or possibly even create an illusion of getting lighter over time. This will happen from any gloss/toner/demi-permanent color that was applied during the coloring process to be slowly faded out from shampooing. So, the short answer is “yes, it can affect your hair color” but I wouldn’t be worried about it being stripped. If you only use a demi-permanent or temporary color on your hair, then shampoo will affect it more dramatically than it would permanent color.
On days that I don’t wash my hair, what can I put in my ends to keep them from looking/feeling so dry" I like a serum or oil! It’s usually really lightweight and gets the job done quickly w...