Home Remedies OILY HAIR

Treatment of Oily Hair

 

Home remedy for Oily hair

The principle of care for oily hair and scalp condition is the same as used for oily skin condition. The hair routine aims at removing the excess oil and to exfoliate skin cells which clog up and suffocate the hair follicles in our scalp. Infection usually erupts in the blocked hair follicles which leads to hair loss and other scalp disorders.


The emphasis is laid on cleansing and toning routines. The cleansing routine involves washing and rinsing the hair. Since the hair has to be washed as frequently as it gets dirty and oily, a natural shampoo on a formulation of herbs such as Amla, Shikakai, Trifala is ideal.

The ideal shampoo is always gentle in action, thorough in dissolving the grime and at the same time, not harsh like a detergent shampoo.

Massaging hair and scalp is important for the wellbeing as well as good growth of the hair. For dry hair, scalp massaging with oil is recommended. For oily hair, massage with toning lotion is suitable. A two minute brushing, stroking and combing routine is sufficient massage exercise for the scalp.

Oily hair home cure: Shampoo Cleanser Recipe

1. Buy some shikakai powder from the market. Powder some green grams and fenugreek (methi) seeds. Mix two portions of shikakai powder, one portion of green gram flour and half portion of Fenugreek powder and keep it. When required, mix a tablespoon of this mixture in the white of an egg and use it as a shampoo. It does not lather like a soap, or shampoo, but cleanses the hair.

2. Take some dry soap nuts (reetha) and soak them in water overnight. Mash them in the morning and strain the soapy solution. Add a teaspoon of shikakai powder and wash your hair.

Oily hair home remedy: A Mint Infusion Recipe

1. If you are unable to make the shampoo cleanser at home, use this infusion recipe. Prepare it and mix it in the shampoo you use.
To make the infusion, boil two handfuls of mint (pudina) in one-and-a-half glass of water for 20 minutes. Strain the solution and mix in a 300 ml bottle of shampoo.

Oily hair treatment: The Toning Lotion

Mix a tablespoon of Malt Vinegar in a glass of water. Add a pinch of salt in it. Dab two tablespoons of it on your scalp and massage it with your finger tips twice a week. Leave the lotion on for one hour. Rinse with cool water, brush and set your hair.

Treating Oily hair: Other tips

1. Do not use detergent shampoos.
2. Do not use oils unless the cleansing routine leaves your hair extremely dry.
3. Regularly massage your scalp.

 

But whatever your hair color or the problems with your hair, here's how to ease the oiliness.

 

Choose the right shampoo. The obvious answer to oily hair is to shampoo often--daily is recommended by most of our experts. But if you're using the wrong shampoo, you could be disappointed with the results. "Look for a shampoo that's designated as 'deep cleaning' and for other descriptions on the packaging that indicate the shampoo cleanses well," suggests John Corbett, Ph.D., vice president of technology for Clairol, based in Stamford, Connecticut.

 

"Clear, see-through shampoos tend to have less goo in them," adds Thomas Goodman, Jr., M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences in Memphis. "They clean away oil more effectively and don't leave a residue."

 

And use it the right way. Most often recommended is a double shampoo, leaving the suds on your head for at least five minutes each time, says Lowell Goldsmith, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. (If your head isn't especially oily, a single shampoo is enough, as long as you leave the shampoo on for the full five minutes.)

 

Rinse your hair with vinegar. One teaspoon of apple cider kitchen vinegar added to a pint of water makes an excellent finishing rinse that adds shine and luster to your hair while removing soap residue that can weigh down oily hair. A thorough rinsing with plain water will remove the smell.

 

Or freshen it with lemon. Squeezing the juice of two lemons into a pint of distilled water makes another excellent rinse that helps cut oiliness, adds David Daines, owner of David Daines Salon in New York City.

 

Take a powder "If your hair is oily after a difficult, tense day, I suggest you do a temporary 'dry' shampoo by sprinkling a tiny amount of talcum powder (I recommend Zeasorb-AF) onto your hair one section at a time. Rub the powder first onto the scalp, then through the hair with your fingers," says, Karen E. Burke, M.D., Ph.D., a dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon in New York City. "The powder very effectively absorbs some of the oil." But,be careful not to use too much powder or your hair will took white and dull, and you may even have difficulty with static electricity, making your hair difficult to style.