how to take care of oily/greasy hair..please???

Hi ej!First of all, oily hair means that your scalp naturally produces a lot of oil, making you want to wash it every day, and often, this is related to scalp problems. Greasy hair means that at the moment you have not washed the natural oils from your hair, and it doesn't necessarily pertain to any scalp problem. However, most people don't see a difference between "oily" and "greasy" and use the terms interchangably. So don't worry about these differences.> Can I shampoo it everyday with a shampoo (salon brand)> unlike what karen said about using oily hair shampoos> twice a week and using a gentle shampoo the other days> like aveda's shampureI found that the best product that works for me is Aubrey Organics Calaguala Shampoo, which is completely natural. Aveda's Shampure worked pretty well too, even though it's not completely natural. With these two products you won't have to wash your hair every day (at least this was the case for me). Another thing I heard is that the more often you wash your hair, the more oil your scalp will produce to compensate for the loss. So I wouldn't wash every day if I were you.I use> pantene's hair tonic and it prevents the hair from> being too oily for a few hours but is it a good idea> to use hair tonic ?As far as I have heard, Pantene is very damaging to the hair, so I have never tried it.If you have a sensative scalp, then certain ingredients may be drying your skin and causing your scalp to produce extra oil to compensate for the loss of moisture. So your solution here would be to AVOID chemicals and detergents in shampoos (Pantene has these!), and to find natural products that don't contain SLS, silicones, plastics, etc.Sometimes oiliness is caused by hormones. At certain ages (usually every seven years) people's bodies go through a cleansing process which causes your body to get rid of toxins and other icky things. This may cause oiliness. So if you are seven, fourteen, twenty one, twenty eight, etc. years old (any multiple of seven), this may possibly be your reason. In this case, you can do nothing but wait :(> Should I condition my hair?As far as conditioning goes, the oil on your scalp works as a natural conditioner :) So I would not put any conditioner on the scalp while I wash. This will make it look greasy sooner than you want. But you still need to condition the tips of your hair, otherwise they will dry out. You don't want your scalp to dry out either, so I would nourish the scalp twice a week with jojoba oil. Just put two or three drops of the oil on your fingers and massage it into the scalp. You can add more oil if this isn't enough to cover the whole scalp, but add only two drops at a time, as too much oil will make it hard to wash out. Concentrate on massaging the oil into the roots and into the scalp, not into the hair.Ohhh...I live in an asian country> which is like tropical so I perspire easily and> there's no escape from itHumidity? Hmmm. I don't know. If you are constantly prespiring, then this is probably the main cause of your oily hair. I would do two thigs: a) stay close to an air conditioner :) and b) I would drink a lot of water. This way the oil that comes out of your pores will be more diluted-- more watery rather than oily. Just like sweat. If you do drink water, your sweat is watery. If you do not drink water, your sweat is oily. When your scalp sweats, the sweat dries up later and does not cause oiliness. But if you don't drink water, the sweat that comes out will be oily, and this is a problem as the oil will not dry up.The last thing you can try is to find a style that works well with oily hair. Lately magazines are promoting a sleek look, and advertizing products that will make your hair look wet or oily. You can use that to your advantage if the style suits you. Well, ok, maybe this isn't such good advice, but the option is still there.Hope this sort of helps.PD