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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.

baking soda wrecks your hair tho

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