too oily! too dry!
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Topic: too oily! too dry!
Posted By: gossipqueen
Subject: too oily! too dry!
Date Posted: November 09 2005 at 2:41pm
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I use to use oily products on my hair but I found that it
made my hair too oily,and a bit flat so I started using less of those products and even though
I like how my hair looks with less, because my hair is dryer it seems to
break a lot more easily. I’m trying to grow my hair but I don’t want to remove
broken strands of hair from my brush every morning, its depressing |
. I don’t want
hair that is too oily and hair that is too dry and delicate so that it breaksReplies:
Posted By: cathrynr
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 2:23am
I'm not exactly sure. I never had oily hair and suddenly I can't go 24 hours without a wash. I never changed my routine. There must be something that can neutralize the scalp?? 
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Posted By: gossipqueen
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 9:27am
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my hair is oily when I put certain products on it when i
blow dry and flat iron my hair, but if i dont put things on it, it is
too dry and now its breaking. I dont want to have oily hair, but i dont
want to have dry hair that breaks either because im trying to grow it
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Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: November 10 2005 at 3:09pm
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Oily hair can be because of hormone changes, and it can also be your shampoo. Read your shampoo ingredients and make sure the second, third, or fourth ingredients are NOT: "sodium lauryl sulfate" "ammonium lauryl sulfate" "ammonium laureth sulfate" The above ingredients can make your scalp produce a lot of oil. Find a shampoo that lists the following ingredient near the top of the list: "sodium laureth sulfate" These are all cleanser ingredients in shampoo. Sodium laureth sulfate is much MUCH gentler than other cleansing ingredients so it won't make your scalp produce more oil. The harsher the cleanser, the more your scalp would compensate to make up for your scalp being "squeaky clean". HTH Anais
------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: ChelseaB
Date Posted: November 13 2005 at 12:56pm
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Dove Intense Moisture Shampoo is great, the second ingredient after water is Sodium Laureth Sulfate. It doesnt even have those three other ingredients in it. ------------- Chelsea~* www.myspace.com/chelsea_nicole_boyd Hair Type: 1a/1b-N-ii |
Posted By: gossipqueen
Date Posted: November 17 2005 at 3:54pm
| thanks guys but the thing is, if I reduce the amount of oil, I have the ooposite problem, my hair is way too dry and breaks very easy and im trying to grow it so I dont want that either. I dont really know what to do so that my hair is strong, not too dry yet not oily... somewhere inbetween maybe??? |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: November 17 2005 at 8:53pm
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If your hair is dry and breaks easily, oil is not the solution. I think you should
add more conditioners to your washing routine, after switching to a gentler shampoo. Oil is also no good if it doesn't travel down your length, and only remaining in the roots area. Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: gossipqueen
Date Posted: November 18 2005 at 10:44pm
| thanks for the suggestion, I do use a lot of great condiotner in my hair and have a deep conditioning treatment at least one a week. maybe i will try switching shampoos |