On a good hair day, when your hair is lush and shiny, you feel undefeatable! It gives you an incredible boost of confidence and you go about your day with a little skip in your step. But just as real as the joy of beautiful hair is, so is the panic of oily scalp and greasy locks. We have all had days when we woke up with hair that looked like it had been soaked in oil. Add to it an important meeting, class or event, and it’s a complete nightmare.
This is a concern especially in the monsoon when the high ambient humidity causes us to sweat more. The scalp sweats and grime gets accumulated, making the hair look greasy.
While your first response to oily hair may be to wash it, it may not always be a good idea. Excessive shampooing strips your scalp of its natural oils, forcing it to produce more. This, in turn, makes for an oily scalp and grimy hair.
This is just as bad for your hair health. When build-up on your scalp is not cleaned often enough, it makes it itchy. Your scalp may start flaking too, causing dandruff. Hair becomes matted, flat and lifeless, breaking easily. Washing hair 2-3 times a week, depending on hair length and weather is a good rule of thumb.
The feeling of running your hair through silky, untangled hair is unbeatable. But don’t go overboard with your conditioner to achieve it. Too much conditioner makes your scalp sticky and attracts more dirt. It also causes oil build up on the scalp.
Dirt, dead skin and broken hair get caught up in your hairbrush/comb over time. When you use this unclean brush, the dirt gets transferred to your hair, leaving it dirty and greasy.