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anons know how to keep your hair from getting too oily? I take a shower every day but by the end of it, it just becomes gross, even if I make sure to use cold water for my showers. Short of taking dry shampoo to it every time I head to the bathroom, I'm not sure what else I can do.

run a little bit of baby powder through your hair and then brush it through.

Wouldn't recommend this though if your hair is darker. It's just too easy to mess up and put too much on and not only does it make your hair look grey, but it also gives the appearance of not having showered.

I hear cocoa powder is good for dark hair, anon!

it's possible that everyday shampooing is making your hair oilier than it should be. i used to have really oily hair so i'd bathe twice a day to wash it out, but it didn't do anything, and then i tried just water-rinsing every other day and it helped. it'll be super gross for the first few weeks while your scalp gets used to absence of shampoo, but my hair's healthier now. warm water rinsing is for some reason helpful, too.

i tried the water or vinegar rinse thing for a couple months during my natural/organic/hippie phase and it was disgusting. that wet dog never went away. i guess it works for some people, but not for me.

the big thing that helped me was going on birth control (although i've heard that some brands are better than others for controlling oily skin). strong anti-dandruff shampoo (not just head & shoulders) helped too, as did blotting the part in my hair with one of those oil absorbing sheets.

Acidic rinses has to be combined with baking soda for them to really work.

Baking Soda Start by mixing 1 part baking soda with 3 parts water. I have shoulder length hair and mix about 2 to 3 tablespoon of baking soda with 3 times that amount of water in a small squeeze bottle. You can adjust this depending on your hair length. Apply the baking soda and water mixture to dry or wet hair by starting at the roots and working to the ends. Let it sit for 1 - 3 minutes then rinse with warm water. After washing and rinsing with the baking soda mixture, you'll want to apply a vinegar rinse. Vinegar Rinse Mix 1 part white or apple cider vinegar with 4 parts water. To minimize the vinegar smell, I also add lavender, peppermint, and/or rosemary essential oils to the vinegar mixture. I like to mix a big batch of this ahead of time and keep it in a squeeze bottle in the shower. Tilt your head back, close your eyes (to avoid getting this mixture in your eyes), and distribute through your hair.

tried that. didn't work. difficult to work paste through hair. bathroom reeked of vinegar. and this "natural" alternative (remember, chemicals that you can find in your kitchen are still chemicals) contains baking soda, a base, which really shouldn't be used on skin because it can disrupt the normal balance of bacteria.

oily skin is mostly a hormonal/genetic issue. the glands that make the oil don't know or care if the natural oils been stripped from your hair or not. and not washing can make oily scalp even worse in dandruff-prone people with scalp fungus, because the fungus feeds on the fatty acids in the oil and produces waste products that irritate the skin.

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Second anon to reply to you is right, but I bet you're also using a shampoo that's too moisturizing. Make sure the shampoo you use is clear and not pearly. It can make a difference.

they sell dry shampoo that keeps your hair from looking greasy. i use it on mine occasionally.

On top of the advice about shampoo, you also want to look at the type of conditioner you use and make sure you are washing it out very well. If you miss spots it can make it easier to get greasy in those spots and you get a yucky buildup that doesn't come out with just one shampooing. You might want to consider using a leave in conditioner because those are usually better for oily hair.

It also is possible that when you shower you aren't washing your hair thoroughly enough. My hair tends towards oily as well, but one shampooing never gets the oil out. You want to make sure the shampoo works up into a nice lather and let it sit in your hair for about a minute after you rub it in all good. Make sure to also massage your scalp as well. If it doesn't lather up well then you want to shampoo again because there is something that is preventing the shampoo from fully acting. This works great and my hair is always nice and soft for about two days before I need to shampoo again and it's not even feeling gross yet then, but I usually need to shampoo twice to get to that point.

Another thing is also to brush your hair before you shower, especially if you have curly hair or hair very prone to easily tangling. Oil can get caught up in tangles and it's harder for shampoo to get in there to remove it, so once you do brush it then you'd have oily patches right after you finished showering. Brushing it makes it easier for the shampoo to do its job.

I had suddenly greasy hair in my late teens. I stopped using conditioner out of sheer defense. It worked. I just made sure I brushed my hair out really well after each hair wash (I know technically you're not supposed to but it worked). In a couple of years my body balanced out again and I went back to using conditioner. Maybe something as simple as that would work for you.

TY for the advice anons. I'll try all these things and see how they work out for me.

the reason your hair is so oily is probably because they are washing too often. the oil is there to protect your hair and scalp. if you're constantly stripping it out it's going to overcompensate and get greasy really fast. i suggest washing your hair every other day. it'll take a while for the oil production to even out but washing it everyday is very rarely a good idea. also it's damaging.

i'd also go even further and suggest getting one of those cleansing conditioners they have now. they keep oil production down because they clean without stripping so afterwards your scalp isn't eager to ooze oil all over the place. again it takes a while for your scalp to adjust but once it does generally you can go longer between washing because your scalp isn't fighting to keep up with you. also they make your hair really soft and silky. they're great.

you* not they oops

do you have brand recommendations for the cleansing conditioners?

wen is generally considered the best and it's definitely the most popular but it's pretty expensive. sally's has a line of them called hair one and the difference in quality w/ wen isn't noticeable for most people. it's much much cheaper and they have a wide range for different hair types so generally i'd recommend that.

wash your hair with baking soda and rinse it with apple cider vinegar. it'll take about two weeks for your hair to adjust to it but it'll be worth it. your hair will be x100 healthier.

actually it wrecks your hair it just seems nice for a while but in reality it's weakening it because pH fuckery

I don't get how you guys are capable of going for weeks on end with gross hair while you wait for it to "adjust" to whatever hippie shit you're doing

don't you have like...obligations and stuff that would require you to be presentable?

we're dwrpers tho

That's why humanity created dry shampoo jfc.

those of you living dry shampoo free are making a mistake

Use Dawn.

Seriously, just don't replace your shampoo with it, but it's really good at stripping excess oils and product so use it once a month or on really bad days.

Secondly, your oiliness might just be that you're not getting the shampoo completely out of your hair (hard water is problematic with that), so when you wash your hair, grab a chunk and hold it taut, and run your finger over it firmly - if it squeaks, then all the shampoo's out.

I've used dish soap on my hair in the past when I was out of regular shampoo. it's not great, but it does an ok job. better than NOT using shampoo, anyway.

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