2007-11-15 23:53:43 · 15 answers · asked by carole v 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
Washing it daily with a shampoo specifically designed for oily hair, is about all she can do right now. NO conditioner should be put on her scalp. If conditioner is needed, she should only work it onto the ENDS of her hair.
Are you sure that she's RINSING her hair well? It could be that she's not getting all of her shampoo/conditioner rinsed out, leaving oily and dirty residue behind.
My daughter had the same issue when she started insisting that she wash her own hair. I had to show her 2 or 4 times, the areas of her head where she wasn't rinsing quite well enough, before she really started to get it.
Also, I have oily hair too and I find that a quick COLD rinse on the scalp, after I wash my hair, helps control oil a LOT!
I hope that helps!!
PS. DON'T put talcum or baby powder at the roots of her hair!! It will only make an oily, clumpy mess when the oil mixes with the power, and it'll leave her hair looking worse than if she hadn't washed it at all.
2007-11-16 00:02:05 · answer #1 · answered by Damaris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes if you have naturally oily hair, washing it every day can exaccerbate it because the hair reacts and produces more oil. Depending on her age it might be just a phase but some things she can do to help include:
Only condition her hair once per week, not every day.
Don't blow dry the hair which can cause overdrying and reactive sweating/oil. Towel try upside down.
Don't overbrush and keep the fingers out of the hair. A nervous teenage habit is to keep running fingers through the hair which only makes it worse.
Consider a daily vitimen with E in it. This is good for the nails too.
Hope this helps resolve the problem, in the meantime you can help her self esteem by reminding her that she's great anyway!
2007-11-16 00:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok, this is a little out of a guy's league, but after raising three daughters, I've had a little exposure to haircare (not to mention all the arguments).
My girls have used horse shampoo with success. No, kidding... I asked a lady at the local farm store about it and she said that she could barely keep it on the shelf, there were so many women using it. I've used it on my dogs (we used to have a kennel) and it worked wonders on oily coats. Perhaps it will take away a larger amount of oil than 'human' shampoos. (See links)
If, after trying all the other suggestions, she still has problems, I highly recommend seeing a dermatologist.
Below are some medical links about oily hair
Good luck!
2007-11-16 00:12:43 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the others have said, daily washing and not properly rinsing could be the problem.
Make sure it is not 2 in1 or moisturizing. Use a "deep cleaning" or "stripping" shampoo to remove build up a few times a week.
Never put conditioner on the scalp. Her sebaceous glands are doing all the moisturizing. If her hair is long and gets tangled, spritz a very small amount of lightweight detangeler on her ENDS ONLY
2007-11-16 00:10:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
whilst the roots start to look oily use a high quality boar-bristle brush to comb the oil out of your scalp right down to the ends of your hair, then use the child powder (as pronounced above) only on the basis section, and brush it with the aid of, too. I want the cornstarch powder over the talc powder. in case you undertaking your hair, undertaking only the roots. Rinse the conditioner out under cool water. I honestly have additionally discovered that spraying somewhat hairspray on the roots can help forestall an oily seem. It form of dulls the strands and removes some shine. in case you have oily dermis as properly, sometime you will locate it quite is a blessing. As i'm now in my forty's, i've got discovered that my oily dermis is assisting to keep away from lots of the strains and wrinkles i'm seeing on friends with drier dermis.
2016-10-16 23:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, from my experience, the more you wash your hair, it either gets really dry, or it gets even more oily...it's like, a natural reflex. when you keep removing your hair's natural oils, it just produces more. like a survival technique thing going on, you know? also, shampoo. when your stepdaughter washes her hair, remind her that leaving the shampoo on her hair wont make the hair any less oily, it just makes it limp, unhealthy. and since the shampoo is left to 'soak' the hair, if it isn't thoroughly rinsed off after that, the hair becomes 'flat', lacks volume, lustre...just plain limp. for me, ive got oily hair too, so i wash it, twice a day, with a milder shampoo. i use a baby's hair shampoo to wash my hair twice a day. it's better now.
hope all my rantings help (: lol.
2007-11-16 00:02:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My 12 year old daughter has the same problem. It is such a pain in the butt, and it causes her acne also. I have been cruising around the iternet and came upon a great website that has natural recipes you can do at home. I will send you the link to some. They actually work its really cool.
PEACE
GG
2007-11-19 16:42:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just try henna powder. I used to have a very oily hair and a friend advised me to use it. I didn't believe her first but I just gave a try. I worked like magic.
2007-11-16 00:39:07 · answer #8 · answered by Beccy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she can put a little bit of baby powder at the roots to absorb some of the oil before it distributes down the strands.
2007-11-16 00:01:59 · answer #9 · answered by Here_for_what 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
stop washing it daily.
the more you wash it (and dry it out) the more your body will try to correct the situation.
2007-11-15 23:57:10 · answer #10 · answered by loving30 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋