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Oatbag

23rd spiral - i'm with you on this one!

I too have what i would call "greasy" hair, and if i don't wash it daily, it looks like its not been washed for days & days & is limp and generally not nice!

I'd love to find a way out of this daily grind!

SusanC_2

Oatbag wrote: »

23rd spiral - i'm with you on this one!

I too have what i would call "greasy" hair, and if i don't wash it daily, it looks like its not been washed for days & days & is limp and generally not nice!

I'd love to find a way out of this daily grind!

You need to cut back the frequency gradually. The more you wash it, the faster it produces grease. I usually wash my hair weekly but at the moment I'm doing it closer to twice a week because of prescription shampoo and I find it gets more greasy before the next wash than when I washed it less often. Try cutting back to alternate days and wait for your hair to get used to it and then try every third day. (I also find bicarbonate of soda results in less greasiness.)

cande

I go to my local salon after seeing a sign outside that said wash, cut & blow dry £10. Its with a trainee and probably takes a bit longer than usual, but I came away with a really nice hair cut, she even used straightners after she had blown dried it, I was hugely impressed. The trainee was supervised the whole time and they checked with me that I liked it - I have only been once, but would definitely go back.

I have also had my hair cut at a college, after my nan won a free haircut in a raffle and gave it to me. It was the best haircut I have ever had, she took a long, long time, but was well supervised and I can't even begin to tell you how good it was. I don't know how much the price should have been but whatever it was it would definitely been worth it.

AuntieM

lostinrates wrote: »

Yes, both DH and I tried it, which is how we hve nde up with the comprimise of fewer shampoos rather than no shampoos, with conditioner only imbetween: hair is bmuch better for it with the comprimise fewer wasjes than with either no shampoo or daily/second/third dily shampoos.

With all things mentions, conditioner only, coconut oil etc I'd suggest if people are interete to try them: hair, people lifestyles are different. Coconut didn't work for me but it has for many, so its worth trying!

re serum: someone once told me that certain, er, lubricants, have the same ingrediants and can be cheaper. I've never had the gall to stand and check in a shop...

I'd completely forgotten about 'lubricants'! Approx 30 years ago, before the days of mousse/serum etc, a male hairdresser used a 'product' on my curly/frizzy hair. When I asked what it was, he showed me a tube of KY Jelly! I was an innocent 16 year old and was none the wiser! My mother however was horrified!

lostinrates

AuntieM wrote: »

I'd completely forgotten about 'lubricants'! Approx 30 years ago, before the days of mousse/serum etc, a male hairdresser used a 'product' on my curly/frizzy hair. When I asked what it was, he showed me a tube of KY Jelly! I was an innocent 16 year old and was none the wiser! My mother however was horrified!

was it any good?

AuntieM

lostinrates wrote: »

was it any good?

actually it was, and I'm just about to run out of hair product, so I think I'll give it another go!

newbie4

flippin36 wrote: »

I couldn't find any in boots, but someone else mentioned you could buy it there and superdrug. Worth asking. I got mine from H&B but I imagine thats not the cheapest place - I will be shopping round next time I need some. I am also using Organix coconut shampoo & conditioner too (the best I have ever used, its all natural active ingredients, doesn't strip the hair. Not cheap but they are 3 for 2 at boots at the moment. I got the coconut anti serum as the free item. Now, considering my hairs in a bit of a mess at the moment (I'm refusing to have it cut any shorter) this serum has stopped me from using the GHD's, my hairs more relaxed so it doesn't look so damaged. HTH

Hi,

I used to work for Boots and we kept oils such as almond/olive in the drawers at the healthcare counter, usually located near the dispensary ... If I remember correctly almond oil was about £1.40 and olive oil £1.50 but that may have changed in the last year, they are also usually in 30/50ml bottles so very easy to miss.

If you don't mind spending a bit there's a pre-shampoo conditioner that's really good by urban retreat, it's in a little black tub and usually in larger stores near the premium make up brands. It's like a cream and you don't need to use a lot, I have really long hair and mine has lasted for ages! I've recently taken up swimming and my ends have really suffered and this has helped loads! The shampoo and conditioner are also very good value, I find with some cheaper brands my hair tends to get greasy very quickly and with these my hair lasts 2-3 days! If you can get away with not washing your hair everyday then try not too! Excessive washing and heat will dry my hair out quickly!! Tommy guns is also good!!

Keith_J

I now spend nothing on hair products after being told that ALL shampoos strip the natural oils and proteins from hair. I bought my last shampoo/conditioner almost thirty years ago, each day i topped up the bottle with water, and after six weeks or so there was no more shampoo...
After all this time i wash my hair in water alone one once a day, brush it for 2 minutes twice a day and enjoy spending no money on chemicals! Anyone beat that?

jenniewb

I get my hair cut about once a year. I would like to get it done more but I rarely can afford it/want to have it shortened (it takes forever and a day to grow!)
I get split ends but nothing major- no hair falling out, no major frizz issues- unless I over-blow dry it (always leave your hair almost-but-not-quite-dry and finish with a serum or frizz tameing solution- the solutions don't work as well if you dry your hair 'till its bone dry).

I get my hair coloured at training salons. The most I've ever had to pay was £15 but that included a cut. If I can't get my hair done at some sort of academy for less then the price of two home-hair colourants (although its short, it is BIG hair!) then I rope my mum into colouring my hair for me at her home. Its not so much applying the colour, its about getting it even at the back of your head that can give the game away. She must do a great job as despite it being every colour from blue to pillar-box red (not at the same time!) I still get random strangers come up and ask me if its natural!

Use vaseline for a skin barrier cream to stop your face turning colour- if any does get on your skin, use either nail varnish solution or a little veet on tissue/cotton wool (rinse after use!) to get off anything.

When applying, use an old brush or (as my mum does) a (non used!) turkey baster. You can also get proper salon dye brushes in places like Boots. Its way easier then using the scratchy nib of the home dye bottles.

Leave on and sit near to heat, it helps the colour take better.

Save any left over colour shampoo/conditioner that comes in the home hair colour pack for the next time you rinse your hair. Know its an obvious one but so many people assume they are supposed to use the whole thing in one go- take it from me (and nearly 15 years of this) it doesn't matter how much you use, just as long as your using enough to get your fingers easily through your hair before rinsing.

Little_Miss_Road_Rage

I do a swap with my friend I do her garden and she does my hair, cut and colour