To want my hair to feel clean...

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I've tried at least four different shampoos over the last few months. Nothing is leaving my hair feeling clean.

What can I try?

Last was micellar water shampoo.

Thanks

What kind of hair do you have?
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Tresemme deep clean is the only one I find leaves my hair really clean. But then it’s bad for drying it out too, so it’s not great.

Have you tried African Black Soap shampoo?

That works really well.

Clarifying shampoo

Pour enough shampoo for 2 washes into a little dish and then add enough bicarb to make it into a paste. Use this 2 wash your hair. Dont do it too often and you will need a goos conditioner but it gers rid of any build up. I do it once a month.

Aveda Shampure

Cien tea tree shampoo from Lidl. It’s brilliant. Also an apple cider vinegar rinse after you’ve shampooed and before you condition.

Thank you.

Hair is thick but fine, very straight. Can get greasy fairly quickly.

It's probably build up. You need a clarifying shampoo - Redken cleansing cream is good

I can highly recommend Paul Mitchell Clarifying Shampoo Two. It works a treat.

Hi op when mine feels like this I put shampoo on dry hair and give it a good massage, rinse then repeat.

Have you moved recently? Changing into a hard water are can leave hair feeling horrible.

Sounds unlikely but after trying loads and loads of different combinations, the only one I find leaves my hair feeling really clean is Head and Shoulders 2 in 1 apple shampoo which I'd bought for DC and used by accident one day. I now use it twice a week instead of the grown up shampoos.

I was given a set of very expensive shampoos for my birthday. My hair hasnt felt clean since. It’s shiny but by the evening looks greasy. Also never smells clean.

I ended up using Epsom salts to give it a scrub.

I just tried that function of beauty one that you customise and they make it for you - you choose 5 properties, scent, colour etc. It's not cheap, but it's no more expensive than a brand name like bumble & bumble or kerastase. Certainly not in the same league as Philip B and his £100 conditioner! Could be worth a go?

www.functionofbeauty.com

I have the same hair type, poker straight, tendency to be oily, and use old fashioned brand Vosene every so often for a really clean feeling. The Pantène clear shampoo is also pretty good.

Another vote for Tresemme deep clean here. I love the way my hair feels so light afterwards. Aldi also do a budget version of this, which is great for the money.

I should add that I don't use any products on my hair.

Do you know if I can get any of these in sample size?

I was pleasantly surprised by Lush Montalbano (solid soap). Didn’t expect such a good clean but it’s lovely. Smells good too.

My hair is similar to yours by the way, although gets a wave if I don’t blow dry. I find Montalbano gives it a bit of bounce without frizz.

I find most shampoos too moisturising for my greasy hair i do like shampoo bars but i also like alberto balsam shampoos

Are you an every day washer op?

I used to be and my hair used to seem flat and greasy by the evening of the day I washed it. I also tried loads of different shampoos.

I was told by a hairdresser friend to stop washing everyday and let my hair have some rest time. I switched to only every other day washing it and I hated it for a few weeks - but after that it improved massively and now my day 2 hair is no different to my day 1 hair and it overall seems much cleaner and healthier. I think over washing strips so many natural oils out it's counter-productive for that clean feel iykwim.

Johnson's baby shampoo.

Lush Jersey Bounce. It's got sea salt in so gives your scalp a good scrub and leaves my hair feeling squeaky clean. I've got thick and abundant fine hair too.