OILY HAIR – REMEDIES AND SOLUTION - HEALTH, EXERCISE and DIET

After sharing the secrets of converting dry hair to shiny and smooth hair, we are going to take a step ahead to healthy scalp and hair. Today we will talk about oily hair, it’s remedies and some over the counter shampoos and conditioner available in Indian Market.

Oily hair is not difficult to deal with. The first thing you should do is to go for shampoo and conditioners made especially for your hair type. Go for the products which contain compound like tea tree oil which is a bit drying, but not overly dry.

Oily hair is the result of dry scalp. As the scalp dries, it produces extra serum which makes hair oily. Sebum itself is a conditioner so this kind of hair generally doesn’t require any extra conditioning.

Precautions –

1) Always rinse with cold or lukewarm water thoroughly. Any soap residue will make your hair more oily.

2) Drink plenty of water to combat any kind of hair problem.

3) Select shampoo high in sodium lauryl sulphate and low in conditioner.

4) Leave the shampoo on your hair after lathering for few minutes before rinsing it off.

Some shampoo and conditioner for oily hair -

Pantene Lively Clean Shampoo – Rs. 120 for 180 ml

Biotique Bio Green Apple Fresh daily purifying Shampoo – Rs.159 for 210 ml

Kaya Nourishing Shampoo – Rs. 225 for 200 ml.

Loreal Pure Resource - Rs. 500 for 250 ml

Shahnaz Husain Sha Hena Scalp Cleanser Normal to Oily Hair Shampoo – Rs. 525 for 200 ml

Paul Mitchell Shampoo Two – Rs 855 for 300 ml.

Toni&Guy refresh-it dry shampoo – Rs. 975 for 200 ml

Home Remedies For oily Hair

Rosemary helps control overproduction of oil on the scalp. So massage your hair with rosemary oil to control excessive oil on scalp.

Some over the counter oil available are -

Aroma Treasures Rosemary Essential Oil (10 ml) - Rs. 180

Oriflame Pure Nature Organic Tea Tree And Rosemary Oil- Rs. 455

Mix juice of two lemons with 2 cup of distilled water. Store it in an empty shampoo bottle. Apply it on a clean scalp (shampooed and dried) , leave it for five minutes and then rinse with cold water . Acid of the lemon juice will work on the oil.

Mix a cup of apple cider vinegar to a cup of water and give your hair a final rinse with it. The smell will fade in sometime.

Try astringents like hazel and mouthwash, they will tighten the skin pores as they dry. If you have excessive oily hair mix equal part of hazel and mouthwash, dab it on your scalp with cotton swab after shampooing and conditioning (if require).