Oily hair is a problem shared by many women and men, and it can be a source of great embarrassment, even if it is not always caused by poor hygiene. In fact, the problem of oily hair is mainly due to excessive sebum production, caused by various disorders such as poor diet, genetics, hormonal imbalances, stress, and the use of harsh cleansers. How should you handle oily hair?
Washing your hair too frequently might seem like the ideal solution, but it does not help. Besides being stressful for the skin and scalp, daily cleansing is strongly discouraged for those dealing with this type of problem, because frequent washing can stimulate the sebaceous glands, resulting in increased sebum production and thus worsening the problem. In this article, we offer some practical and effective solutions to avoid washing your hair every day.
Remedies for oily hair
1. Reduce the use of a brush
One of the mistakes to avoid if you suffer from an oily scalp is brushing your hair too frequently: combing your hair too often can, in fact, cause excessive sebum production and sap vitality from the hair, giving it an unsightly greasy and weighed-down appearance. To reduce the problem of oily hair, it is also advised against using fine-toothed combs, as they stimulate the scalp to produce a greater amount of sebum. Therefore, prefer wide-toothed combs, preferably made of wood: they will also help prevent split ends and damaged tips.
2. Avoid touching your hair frequently with your hands
A very common habit that causes our hair to get dirty faster is touching it often with our hands. Tucking hair behind the ear, moving bangs, or fixing a stray lock are all gestures we perform daily, often without even noticing. But touching your hair often with your hands tends to make it oily and dirty more easily, because the skin's sebum and other particles naturally present on the hands are transferred to the hair: if you want shiny, degreased hair for longer, give up this bad habit... immediately!
3. Use products specific to your hair type
One of the golden rules for healthy hair is to use products specific to your hair type and scalp. Each hair has different needs, which is why the best thing to do is rely on the advice of a specialist to identify what the causes of your oily scalp might be and have them recommend the oily hair products most suitable for your needs.
4. Use a scalp scrub once a week
A scrub is a practice usually performed on the face and body to eliminate dead cells and make the skin fresher and brighter, but did you know that this treatment is also very useful for improving the health of our hair? Hair scrubs, in fact, have a regenerating action on scalp cells because they promote tissue oxygenation and cell renewal, thus rebalancing sebum production. Furthermore, using scrubs helps remove residues of styling products used daily from the hair, allowing the scalp to breathe and preventing irritation and the onset of dandruff. It is recommended to perform the scrub once a week so as not to overly stress the scalp.
5. Rinse multiple times to eliminate all product residue
When we wash our hair, we pay a lot of attention to cleansing, but too little to the rinsing phase. Especially if you use hair conditioner, rinse several times to eliminate every bit of product residue so that your hair remains lighter and cleaner for longer.
6. Don't always wash your hair in the evening
How many of you wash your hair in the evening? It seems like a habit to reconsider as soon as possible if your hair tends to get oily easily. It appears, in fact, that shampooing before going to bed is not ideal for oily hair, because during the night the skin produces a greater amount of sebum. Try washing your hair in the morning so that the follicles can breathe better during the day, or alternate your washing routine, with evening washes during the week and morning washes on the weekend when you have more time to dedicate to yourself.
7. Avoid tying your hair too often
Wearing very tight hairstyles makes hair get dirty more easily. Tight buns, high ponytails, and bobby pins to hold styling in place strongly stress the scalp, which, in response, considerably increases sebum production. To ward off the problem of greasy and weighed-down hair, alternate with looser hairstyles and leave your hair down for longer, so as to let it breathe.
8. Apply skincare products only after blow-drying
A mistake we often make is applying face creams and serums immediately after showering, while hair is still wet: nothing could be more wrong. If you start drying your hair when the cream is not yet fully absorbed, the residues come into contact with the skin and hair, making them greasy and dirty immediately after washing. Another trick to keep hair clean for longer is to perform the final rinse with cold water, to help the cuticles that opened during washing close completely, preventing dirt from penetrating the hair fiber. Even blow-drying the hair with a blast of cold air at the end will favor the closing of the cuticles, helping the hair stay cleaner.
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