Are You Tired of Flat, Oily Hair?

Hey Everyone!

Something I have really struggled with it FLAT, OILY hair.

I HATE IT!!

It doesn't help that I have a pretty intense widows peak too. Makes for a strange hairline.

I have tried so many things. I even started to use conditioner only once a week in order to reduce the weight of my hair. I have moderately heavy, long hair, and especially thick in the back, so I try to reduce weight to get volume.

Dry shampoo helps but is not good for hair growth as it clogs up the pores and dirties your scalp :(

The #1 thing that has helped is switching to a SULFATE FREE SHAMPOO with some natural ingredients.

In my opinion. this is the closest thing you can get to the no-poo method without actually doing the no-poo method.

I started using a more natural, sulfate free shampoo a few years back and it was awesome and I took it for granted. I just got so used to using natural, sulfate free shampoos and I had forgotten what a difference they make. About 2 months ago, my dad purchased Pantene shampoo for me and I just used it because why not.

At first, I liked it because of how much it lathered and how incredibly CLEAN it felt afterwards. However, about 2 weeks in I started having problems with flat hair and greasy scalp. More so than I had before. The condition of my hair went back to how it was before I started using sulfate free shampoos. No matter what I did, it was sooo flat, and my 2-day hair felt like 4-day hair. (Soooo greasy!)

About a week and a half ago, I purchased Acure Volume Shampoo. Within a week I saw a difference. I soon remembered why I stuck with sulfate free shampoos for so long.

So much less oil. So much less flat.

The reason? Shampoo with sulfate strips the hair of everything, including its natural oils. When you dry out the scalp, your body produces even more oil to compensate. Usually the ingredient is called sodium lauryl sulfate. Sulfate free shampoo takes dirt and excess oil out without stripping the hair. Resulting in healthier scalp and healthier hair! Please try it out!!

Shampoos I recommend:

Any Acure Shampoo (I like the volume one!)

Giovanni 2chic Blackberry & Coconut Milk Ultra-Repair Shampoo

Any SoapBox Shampoos (I like the Acai Berry one!)


Other ingredients I try to avoid but are not essential to maintaining volume: Parabens, Silicons, isopropyl alcohol and DEA. I just try to buy shampoos that are more on the natural side

OTHER TIPS ON HOW TO GET VOLUME AND KEEP OIL AT BAY:

- Flip hair upside-down, and brush from root to tip with a boar bristle brush. This takes the oil from your roots and distributes it down the hair shaft. Also makes your hair look shiny.

- Spray some dry shampoo on a boar bristle brush and brush it over your roots. A (healthier) way to soak up excess oil without dirtying up your scalp so much.

- Learn to do a blow-out using a round brush.

- Use conditioner BEFORE shampooing your hair. Put it on, wash your face, shave your legs, etc., THEN shampoo. Do not rub shampoo on anything but your scalp. This has made a big difference too.

- If you use a leave-in conditioner, use a light one. Don't use anything heavy. (It's a 10 leave-in conditioner is very light!)

Thanks for reading! Let me know about any hair issues you deal with!

Love,

Sara