<p>My daughter has extremely oily/greasy hair and we can’t seem to find a shampoo that works for her. She ends up having to shampoo her hair every day if she doesn’t want it to look “greasy”.</p>
<p>I have looked in stores for shampoo made for oily hair but have only found shampoo for fine hair, dry hair, etc.</p>
<p>I know she’s not the only one with this problem, does anyone have any suggestons on what she can use?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>Mix apple cider vinegar into shampoo…it works. You just need a splash or two, but sometimes I mix it ahead so I don’t have to do it everyday. I also use Dove Nutritive Therapy shampoo and regular conditioner(the deep one is too much) and have noticed that my hair is more manageable, balanced, and healthy. Oh and I would suggest starting out with more vinegar and then the hair doesn’t need as much, but I still use it everyday cause after awhile of stopping it gets back to it’s old greasy mess. Also my hair is color treated and I did not notice any difference in color AKA the vinegar is color safe. Hope this helps!</p>
<p><<rolltide>> thanks for the suggestion. Whne you say a splash or two- is that for the whole bottle if I want to mix it in advance? And is a splash something like a teaspoon or tablespoon?</rolltide></p>
<p>I would say like one and a half teaspoons for every portion of shampoo used. I wouldn’t mix a whole bottle of shampoo up without trying it though.</p>
<p>I meant one and a half tablespoons</p>
<p>My D’s used suave clarifying shampoo when they were going through that stage- cheap and it helped.</p>
<p>I think most teen girls wash their hair daily, and it’s not harmful so long as a good quality shampoo and a light conditioner are used. I had to wash my hair daily well into my thirties–only then did the oil production start to slow down. Shampoo can only remove the oil in the hair, it can’t affect the production of oil from the scalp. (Same goes for the skin–if your D has oily hair she has oily skin too, and you can’t avoid frequent washing for the skin, either.)</p>
<p>I used to have very oily hair…</p>
<p>1) Add a little vinegar to your shampoo (white is fine, too).</p>
<p>2) When conditioning hair, avoid the scalp area. Begin at the ends and work up…avoiding scalp.</p>
<p>3)…and this is a biggie…once hair is dry, put some baby powder in your hands and run fingers thru your hair…especially towards the scalp area. Repeat at night. Also, rub some baby powder on your neck.</p>
<p>Also…now Suave has a “dry spray shampoo” can that works well between shampoos. Comes in a green can and looks like a hair spray can.</p>
<p>I have this problem…has she ever tried the shampoo called “Big” from Lush? Its probably my favorite shampoo I’ve ever bought, haha. It has a sort of grainy texture so you get a nice scrubbing feeling on your scalp, and it leaves you feeling so so clean. Its worked wonders for me, I don’t have an oily hair problem anymore. I definitely recommend it.</p>
<p>Yes, the vinegar works a bit. Also using the cheaper shampoos like VO or white rain, the ones that aren’t creamy, and dispensing with the cream rinse helps. I have very oily hair. I am going to try “Big”. Is it available at most drugstores? Never noticed it.</p>
<p>I agree that Clarifying shampoos are good, too. I used to use the one by Neutragena mixed with white vinegar…but now there are more economical ones…like one by Suave.</p>
<p>But, seriously, the powder on your hands running thru clean dry hair helps keep the oilies AWAY! It also makes your hair look thicker!!! I just used a cheap baking powder type of baby powder. I still do this sometimes when weather is hot and sticky…and I know that I want to go a few days without washing hair…like on a vaca. </p>
<p>Oh…and do final water hair rinse with cool water…doesn’t have to be COLD…but should not be warm/hot. Should be as cool as you can tolerate…also makes hair shiny!</p>
<p>^ Suave Clarifying Shampoo worked very well for my boys when their hair was very oily. Make sure they are shampooing twice if it’s really bad. Avoid a lot of heavy styling products. Keep conditioners only to the ends and only if they need it. I also second the shorter showers with cool rinse.</p>
<p>My boys had thick heads of hair and used Prell for the oily years. I had them try clarifying shampoos and all kinds of stuff but plain old green Prell works the best. For a few years I had a hard time finding it but it seems to having a “come back” these days…probably because it works and it’s about as cheap as Suave.</p>
<p>Shampoos with tea tree oil are great for scalp conditions, including oily issues. Paul Mitchell makes a great one, but others (Organix, Jason, Desert Essence) can be found in the health food sections of supermarkets and online at drugstore.com.</p>
<p>I’ve used the big products and they work nicely.</p>
<p>Wow! thanks for the replies everyone.</p>
<p>I will see if BIG is available. We have tried the Suaves and the Prells with no luck. I will also tell her about the conditioner on the ends only and the cool rinse.</p>
<p>mommj daughter doens’t have oily skin- in fact she has dry skin, just her hair gets oily. very weird.</p>
<p>thank you again for all the great ideas. I will have her try some of them tonight.</p>