2019-09-01 Reader\'s Digest

WASHING YOUR HAIR EVERY DAY

1

It may sound counterintuitive, but if

you shampoo too often, you will actually

make your hair oilier. Washing strips hair

of natural oils, so your scalp produces

more, and then you have to wash again.

Stick to two or three times a week, says derma-

tologist Tsippora Shainhouse, MD. Using a

gentle, sulfate-free shampoo and condi-

tioner will keep your scalp and hair

from drying out too much.

USING A TOP SHEET

ON YOUR BED

2

Save time making

your bed every

morning by skipping the

tangle-prone top sheet.

Many Europeans sleep

directly under a quilt or

a duvet with a cover, as

do about 30 percent of

Americans. Just be sure to

make time every week

to wash any bedding that

touches your body.

RINSING DISHES

3

Unless you’re

waiting days to

run the dishwasher,

rinsing wastes time and

water. Simply scrape off

any leftover food and

put dishes right into

the dishwasher, urge

the experts at Consumer

Reports.

SEARCHING FOR

LOST SOCKS

4

You may swear that

gremlins take your

socks from the laundry,

but in fact a single sock

can slip into the gap

between the washing

machine door seal and the

drum and get pumped

away with the water. Pre-

vent this from happening

by washing sock pairs to-

gether in a wash bag.

80 september 2019

Reader’s Digest