Are you one of the millions of women who start the day with clean gorgeous hair and by the time you get home from work it’s a big glob of oil? If this sounds like you it might be time to find a shampoo that works best on oily hair.
Believe it or not but you are not alone. Oily hair is a condition that plagues lots and lots of women as well as men. Usually it strikes men and women who have problems with acne because there produces too much “sebum” which is why they have acne issues. Oily hair is awful, much worse than any kind of acne on your face or body because it cannot be hidden by makeup and it makes you feel self conscious and embarrassed by your appearance.
The first thing to remember is that greasy hair is not caused by your hair. It’s actually your scalp which is the problem. Your body is producing the oil in the scalp and because of the texture of your hair that oil is absorbed in your hair.
The only thing you can do about the awful oiliness of your hair is to find a way to remove the sebum from your scalp. But this is often extremely hard to do as many people who suffer from this affliction will tell you.
So what is the best shampoo for oily hair that you can use to remove the sebum from your scalp? Well you want to select an oily hair shampoo that works best on sebum or acne. The reason that these shampoos for oily hair are best is that they have a stronger detergent contained in them and have less of a conditioner in the ingredients.
As to how to wash your hair with the oily shampoo of your choice, well you want to apply the shampoo to the scalp while you take care not to pile your hair on top, and use your fingers to vigorously massage your scalp very carefully. You need to do this twice, rinsing it the first time and then redoing it in the exact same manner. One way to know if it is really working on your scalp and is really removing all the sebum is that your shampoo will not be foamy.
When you have rinsed the oily shampoo out of your hair make sure you do not under any circumstances use a conditioner on your hair. If you do this it will only help the sebum form again faster. Also try to avoid combing or playing with your hair as little as possible because this only helps pull the oil in your scalp down into the hair.
When you shop for a great oily shampoo make sure you find one that contains an ingredient called Zinc PCA. Zinc PCA has been found to be extremely effective in controlling the formation of sebum. Zinc PCA can and does in clinical tests slow oil from forming as well as producing and has been found to not do any damage to scalps. If you want to find products with herbs to help control sebum on your scalp, research has show that eucalyptus, rosemary and sage are extremely helpful in treating this oily scalp condition.