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To be fucking sick and tired of my oily hair

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pineapplepot · 20/10/2023 01:59

The front of my hair looks like this, after not even 24 hours. It’s ridiculously stringy. It looks amazing after I’ve washed it, but after one sleep it’s impossible to style it. I’ve tried everything to try and combat oily hair but nothing has worked.

It’s really ruining my self esteem, I can’t do anything with my hair. I either have to slick it back or just hide the front of my hair altogether.

What am I doing wrong?!

To be fucking sick and tired of my oily hair
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JohnNolan · 21/10/2023 16:32

My hair is the same & nothing changes it.

I wash my hair every morning with a silicone, sulphate free shampoo but it's starts to get greasy by night time.

There's no way I can wash my hair at night & expect it to be nice in the morning - just doesn't happen.

I'm used to washing my hair every morning now & it looks so much better for it.

TheHawkisHowling · 21/10/2023 16:34

The only thing that stops my hair doing that is bleaching it.

On the plus side, if I can manage not to wash it for several days, it looks AMAZING when I do.

JustFrustrated · 21/10/2023 16:53

Well I'm gonna try the Oral minoxodil cause my hair doesn't grow.

But can I ask, and this seems drastic, have you considered having a water softener/filter added to your mains water? The hard water we have in the UK (even areas that think it's soft, it isn't) really makes greasy hair worse.

I noticed it when I went to Spain once and my hair stayed grease free for days.

Then my teen daughter commented on hers doing it too. And we both have hair just like yours.

DH (water is kinda his area of expertise) explained why, and has agreed to fit a filter to the house when we have some work done to the pipes anyway.

WomanOfSteel · 21/10/2023 17:50

hellohellothere · 21/10/2023 15:50

Yes mine is much less greasy now I have highlights. I still have to wash it every day though.

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Mine is also less greasy when freshly highlighted. It’s also less greasy when I’m in a hard water area. I live in a soft water area and it needs washing daily but if I go to the seaside I can go a couple of days with it being ok.

I sometimes use a spray in conditioner too that can be left in. They don’t seem to be as claggy.

WomanOfSteel · 21/10/2023 17:51

JustFrustrated · 21/10/2023 16:53

Well I'm gonna try the Oral minoxodil cause my hair doesn't grow.

But can I ask, and this seems drastic, have you considered having a water softener/filter added to your mains water? The hard water we have in the UK (even areas that think it's soft, it isn't) really makes greasy hair worse.

I noticed it when I went to Spain once and my hair stayed grease free for days.

Then my teen daughter commented on hers doing it too. And we both have hair just like yours.

DH (water is kinda his area of expertise) explained why, and has agreed to fit a filter to the house when we have some work done to the pipes anyway.

Haaaaa! I’ve just posted without reading your post that hard water makes my hair drier and soft greasy. So weird.

Ktime · 21/10/2023 18:14

CyberCritical · 21/10/2023 14:35

I have quite fine hair but lots of it and always had problems with it being creasy until I started using kids 2in1 shampoo. It's the conditioner that's the problem for me, now if I find my hair is in need of conditioner I do that first then the 2in1 afterwards, and conditioner only on the ends not the roots.

@CyberCritical interesting, I also have lots of fine hair. Which kids 2 in 1 do you use?

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