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I'm an 29 year old guy.I'll always do my best to give well considered and sincere advice - give me your best shot. P.S. Don't be afraid to ask me private questions, I rarely spend a lot of time answering non-private questions.
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I have 2 questions here, but they relate both to the same problem so I'll ask in one.
I have really oily hair for some reason. Like I wash it one day, then it's okay for the next day but the day after it looks like it hasn't been washed in weeks. So I basically have to wash my hair everyday otherwise it gets REALLY oily. I've been told that's bad for your hair too. That's not my question.
My question is, how can I stop it from going oily so quickly? I've tried heaps of stuff. Different shampoos and conditioners, washing it twice, scrubbing extra hard, not scubbing at all etc nothing works!
My second question is: Straight after I wash my hair, the damp bits become oily straight away. And everytime I wash my hair it's different damp bits, and different oily bits. Like above I've tried everything. I think it's something to do with the way my hair dries. It's only the damp bits which are oily. I can't dry or straighten my hair without those damp bits becoming huge oily parts and it's starting to become REAL annoying and a HUGE problem. What do I do?
Hi,
You could try using a blow-dryer to completely dry your hair after you wash it.
Secondly, shampoo is a bit strange when it comes to oil. If you have a lot of oil in your hair, it won't lather. What you need to do is:
Wet your hair thoroughly
Use about half as much shampoo as you would to wash it, or perhaps even less... and massage that through. It shouldn't lather, and if it does, I doubt whatever it is in your hair is oil.
rinse a little water over your hair, and massage it to make sure the shampoo you've used is distributed well. Once you're sure you've gotten it through your hair well, rinse it all out.
THEN use the same amount of shampoo as you normally would. It should lather the second time. Once you've lathered it, wash it out.
You might want to make sure you're using a conditioner for normal, or oily hair, if you're inclined to use it. I usually don't, because a lot of the conditioners around are crap. But then again, I usually use a small amount of oil to condition it, so I suppose you don't exactly need to follow that bit of advice :)
Washing your hair once every two days shouldn't be that bad, especially if you use a gentle shampoo (Ones not containing sodium laureth sulphate/sulfate, or sodium lauryl sulphate/sulfate are best, especially if they specifically say that they don't have it, because usually they will use good quality ingredients). Most commercial shampoos you find will contain one of the two. It's a natural palm derivative, so it can't be THAT bad, right? Well, yeah, but it's also used in industrial toilet, and floor-cleaners.. so hmm... I avoid them when I can.
If the first shampoo lathers, consider that perhaps you just have insanely beautiful, and naturally lustrous hair.
-K
(Rating: 5) wow, definitely will give this a go. Thanks!