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Please help - washing hair - why does this keep happening?

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WildNorthEast · 29/11/2023 18:27

Does this happen to anyone else? It seems that every shampoo and conditioner I try, I still end up with that horrible thick grease like residue at the back of my head straight after washing my hair.

My hair is naturally wavy, so more recently I've been trying sulphate free shampoo / conditioners, but this hasn't helped (Tresemme / Herbal Essences are the most recent attempts). I haven't got lots of money to spend on these product's unfortunately, but would possibly spend a bit more if I could get nicer looking hair.

Every so often I use a baby shampoo to strip off through the build up (this works) and then go back to the usual shamp/cond's, but after a wash or two the build up starts up again.

What is it in the ingredients that's doing this?

I tend to wash my hair every 3-4 days depending on gym sessions etc.
I shampoo the roots and middle and let the rest wash off. Then rinse, a lot. I only put conditioner on the ends, leave it in for a couple of minutes and then rinse. I always let the water run over it all for ages, trying to get any excess off.

Would love to know how to resolve this issue.

OP posts:
ohwhatadustyanswer · 01/12/2023 19:52

The posters claiming “maybe you’re not washing your hair properly” clearly don’t understand or have never had this problem. Normal shampoos make it WORSE and it comes on fairly suddenly after previously having no problems with washing. I would love to know the cause - hormones, a certain ingredient, overproduction of oil from scalp….but it’s certainly not poor washing technique!

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