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Mia Marie Overgaard It’s time to stop judging the health of your hair by only its length or shine. The state of your scalp reflects your hair’s health. That’s why it’s so essential to maintain your scalp clean and in tip-top shape.  Remember, it’s the skin that your hair follicles actually sprout from. “Prolonging the frequency of washing, allowing styling products to accumulate and misusing relaxers or chemical treatments can all affect scalp health, especially for African-American women,” says Rolanda Johnson Wilkerson, Ph.D., principal scientist at Procter & Gamble.  Despite what we’ve heard, Wilkerson recommends cleansing the scalp each one to a few days, depending on the extent of oil production. Nonetheless, some women may only need to scrub it once per week....