Greasy Scalp/Oily hair
What Causes Oily Hair?
Best Shampoo for Oily Hair
You start every morning with clean, shiny hair. But by bedtime — or even sooner — your hair looks greasy, lame and lank.
We all have a little oil and grease in our hair. In fact it’s normal. However an excess can make hair look limp and lifeless.
Greasy hair happens when the sebaceous glands on the scalp become overactive. This means that the glands produce too much oil. In a normal environment, the sebaceous glands are designed to produce and secret sebum, which is oil based matter, which naturally lubricates the hair and skin.
Some hair experts believe the best way to deal with greasy hair is to wash your hair every morning with an oil-control hair care product. Many times shampoo products that contain the words “clarify” or “oil reducing” “detox “will be most helpful.
Other experts suggest that daily washing will only over-stimulate the sebaceous glands causing more grease to be secreted, thus starting a never ending circle where the more frequently you wash, the greasier and oilier the hair becomes.
If you are unsure which is the best approach for you to take, try both methods initially to determine which helps the most.
Some people with greasy hair actually find that washing daily or even twice daily will do the trick. Others find that waiting as long as possible to shampoo will actually help break the greasiness cycle.
Hormonal changes is also sometimes linked to the development of greasy hair and skin issues. This is more likely during puberty than menopause.
It is believed by some hair experts that chronic greasy hair can lead to other long term hair problems including potential hair loss or some forms of scalp breakouts and/or greasy dandruff.
People who complain of oily hair are actually complaining of an oily scalp. The hair simply wicks the oil away from the scalp. Straight hair moves the oil quickly away from the scalp while tightly kinked hair moves the sebum very slowly away from the scalp. This explains why Asian persons with very straight hair note their hair is “oily” while African American persons more commonly note their hair is dry.
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By Vaida Urbaite
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