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Recommendations for shampoo and conditioner- greasy but dry?!

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Shleepymummy · Yesterday 07:46

I have very fine hair but quite a lot of it. It's long too, below my bra line. Some bleach through it, balayage. I really struggle to find a shampoo and conditioner that work. I wash every other day. My roots get greasy fast, usually after day 1 but I manage to wash every other day and it's ok. Ends are dry and when washing my hair to clean the greasy scalp, my ends get so matted and tangled, no matter how gentle and slow I am with washing and no matter how much conditioner I use.
I have to use a fair amount on conditioner and a detangle spray which then just contributes to weighing my hair down so it's so flat. But if I don't use those things, I can't get a brush through my hair even if I take an hour to do it in tiny sections. Where it's fine it's prone to break so don't want to be ripping it out. And I don't have two hours every time to wash and detangle my hair.
any recommendations for a shampoo that cleanses for volume and a conditioner that can really help dry ends?
thanks

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bananaobama · Yesterday 07:52

I have the same problem! All shampoo and conditioner and seem to be for dry and damaged/coloured hair

Monndayhello · Yesterday 07:58

I use this Loreal shampoo and the purple hydra wonder water on the ends.

Boopear · Yesterday 07:59

I have the very same and use Pureology Hydrate Sheer. You have to really make sure that all the shampoo is rinsed out well as it tends to 'cling' a bit more than other shampoos (i use a toothed scalp massaging thing to really get to the roots) but it's made a huge difference to my hair (50s, coloured, v fine with a lot of it!) . I use the Redken Hair Cleansing Creme to deep clean every couple of weeks as well.

thesungodra · Yesterday 08:02

Have a look at the Abbey Yung method on instagram. She recommends lots of drugstore products as well as salon grade. You probably need a bond repair treatment like K18 or Olaplex to repair your lengths as well as a good clarifying shampoo for your scalp.

Girlwithavibe · Today 08:47

Shleepymummy · Yesterday 07:46

I have very fine hair but quite a lot of it. It's long too, below my bra line. Some bleach through it, balayage. I really struggle to find a shampoo and conditioner that work. I wash every other day. My roots get greasy fast, usually after day 1 but I manage to wash every other day and it's ok. Ends are dry and when washing my hair to clean the greasy scalp, my ends get so matted and tangled, no matter how gentle and slow I am with washing and no matter how much conditioner I use.
I have to use a fair amount on conditioner and a detangle spray which then just contributes to weighing my hair down so it's so flat. But if I don't use those things, I can't get a brush through my hair even if I take an hour to do it in tiny sections. Where it's fine it's prone to break so don't want to be ripping it out. And I don't have two hours every time to wash and detangle my hair.
any recommendations for a shampoo that cleanses for volume and a conditioner that can really help dry ends?
thanks

I think u should wear a silk bonnets at night my hair is the same and this has stopped mine tangling also wear it up occasionally stop it from rubbing on your back and shoulders this can cause breakage !
I use a clarifying shampoo once a week then wella colour brilliance in a red bottle for fine hair and then then redken bonding conditioner and in between pureolgy hydrate super food mask ( I'm a stylist )
Also a good texture spray stops it getting greasy joico body spray is my go 2 X

Girlwithavibe · Today 08:48

Boopear · Yesterday 07:59

I have the very same and use Pureology Hydrate Sheer. You have to really make sure that all the shampoo is rinsed out well as it tends to 'cling' a bit more than other shampoos (i use a toothed scalp massaging thing to really get to the roots) but it's made a huge difference to my hair (50s, coloured, v fine with a lot of it!) . I use the Redken Hair Cleansing Creme to deep clean every couple of weeks as well.

These are all excellent products

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