Friday 27 February 2015

How to Deal With Oily Hair

This is something that I have struggled for years to deal with. 
Having oily hair myself, it is difficult to manage: I will need to wash my hair every two days if I wanted to have constantly primmed, clean looking hair.
But in reality, after 1 day, maybe 2 days in the cooler season, my hair roots start looking stringy and not nice at all. 


Does this look familiar? Don't worry, I feel your pain!



And then there are so many articles out there saying that you shouldn't wash your hair that often, and you should only wash once or twice a week!

I had tried so many proclaimed remedies that were meant to tame those pesky oily roots, but sadly enough none of them worked.

Whilst in my upcoming e-book I will discuss my go-to shampoo recipe, this is the main tip that I have picked up over the years that have worked for me, along with my busy schedule. They may not be groundbreaking but they work, and at the end of the day isn't that the main goal?

Working in an office job, it gets pretty busy and most days I always have my hair done up in a bun anyway so there isn't as much pressure for me to always have my locks glossy and looking prim perfect. 

This brings me to my tried and tested tip: dry shampoo.

I first heard of this product a few years back when I was walking around Priceline, a large Australian chain health and beauty shop. I saw it on sale at the front, and I thought: wow that is a genius idea! I won't have to wash my hair as often and it would still look washed and clean.
Nowadays dry shampoo is really popular, as busybodies love the convenience it brings, for people like me!

But one thing that annoyed me after a while was the price: most bottles, especially for the effective ones cost upwards of $10. That costs more than my NORMAL shampoo, it didn't seem worth it to keep forking out cash just because of my laziness. 

That's when I came across a home remedy that was literally sitting on my bathroom shelf that I had been neglecting: talcum powder. If you have heard of this tip, move along to the next time but this tip really works!
As you know talcum powder is a finely powdered mineral, hence it can also help to absorb excess moisture. That is why it works so well as a dry shampoo: it helps absord the excess moisture in your hair!


How to use:
Sprinkle onto your roots, just make sure the roots have a nice even coverage and have gotten a nice thin layer.
Leave in for 10-15 minutes.
After the time has passed, brush your roots thoroughly, ensuring the powder is fully coated into the hair. Eventually the residue will disappear and you will hair clean hair that has just been washed :)

I have read that using talcum powder is better for blondes due to the white residue in the talcum powder, but I use it all the time with no issues (I have black hair by the way!). It might be a bit fiddly to get the powder out of your hair but the results are worth it! I love using this in between washes, it really is a fantastic home remedy.

Any talcum powder you have at home will do, but something that caught my eye recently was all this talk of talcum powder possibly giving you breathing problems and even CANCER! I was pretty alarmed, as you do and did some investigating. 
I am happy to say that there have been numerous scientific studies carried out on talcum powder and they have found no links to cancer. 

What type of talcum powder do I use? Why the classic of course, Johnson's! I decided to switch to cornstarch over normal, not because I was alarmed at all these potential links to cancer but I just wanted to give it a try and I am never going back. It works so much better for me as a moisturiser and dry shampoo, making my hair look a lot cleaner and shinier, as well as easier to brush out. If you are interested in checking it out, click here

Have you tried this tip before? Is there another tip that works for you?
Post your comment below :)