Hair

Ashok_2

One more problem that I have:

I have bad hair I think, it's greasy/dandruffy. Recently I bought an expensive loreal shampoo for greasy hair, and greasiness has gone down, but my hair still looks rough, and not as nice as a lot of my friends at school, who have nice looking soft hair.

Can you please advise me on what products I should use, and what to do, to maintain clean hair, which isn't greasy/dandruffy, but also makes my hair go soft and silky, and just look nice!

Thanks,

Ash

Ashok_2

Anyone, please?

Savvy_Sue

I don't know about anyone else, but I spent my teen years wishing my hair was as nice as my sister's / friend's / cousin's / neighbour's / dog's ... :rotfl:Well, you get the picture! Are you sure all your friends aren't wishing their hair looked as good as yours?

If you have persistent dandruff, then personally I find Head'n'Shoulders or the supermarket equivalent good - I think they even do them for different kinds of hair now. Or Vosene. Doesn't smell good, but does the job - and keeps headlice at bay as well, although at your age they're probably less of a problem than they used to be, so be grateful for small mercies! :rotfl:

If those don't shift it, then go and see your GP. It is possible to have flaky skin on your scalp which ISN'T dandruff, and it needs special (read expensive if bought OTC, and sometimes not only available on prescription!) shampoo to sort it out.

The greasiness is another of those vicious cycle things. If you use too harsh a shampoo, you take out too much natural lubricant, so your hair thinks it needs more oil and produces it, in overdrive!

BTW, if not already in your possession or on your Christmas present list, may I commend the Haynes Man Manual? I bet you'd find some useful information in there!

springchicken

Ashok ,
it depends on the natual texture of your hair as to how rough looking it is ,your friends probably have different textured hair .
Washing every day is the only cure I have found for greasy hair.
Also my teen son has quite thick shoulder length hair and has been known to borrow my straighteners. :eek:
This makes his hair look smoother and achieve the trendy look he is after.
HTH

Sam_26

Try Head & Shoulders? Always seems to work!

Ashok_2

It's the texture of my hair that I don't like, it looks so rough and messy (you have messy that looks good and messy that just looks terrible, mine is the latter).. The texture seems a bit better if I comb my hair it "flattens" and "evens" my hair out but i don't like the "lines" from the comb (hope you understand that), is there any alternative?

I dry my hair after showers with a towel, do you think it would be better to blowdry/use a hair dryer (don't know difference between two).

Thanks so much for help!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Sounds like you may have fizzy hair. Firstly when you towel dry, don't rub your hair, just gently pat it, maybe squeeze gently.
I would only use a hair drier or other heat equipment if you were going out somewhere special. Hair driers ect can make the hair more frizzy.
Also, try a de-frizz serum or a smoothing serum. These products can be applied to wet or dry hair. Only apply a small amount tho'.
If your hair is straight, try a paddle brush. Only brush hair once it's dry, don't use a brush on wet hair, use a wide tooth comb maybe.
Washing your hair to often and using strong shampoos & conditioners isn't good either. You need to make sure you rinse your hair throughly too.
It maybe a case of trial and error. But good luck anyway.

Try searching hair problems on google maybe too.

Ashok_2

Any chance we can see a picture of fizzy hair and see if it's like mine? It would seem really impossible to dry my hair just by patting it.. :S

the_devil_made_me_do_it

This may help describe frizzy hair, and may offer some tips on how to look after it (if that's what hair type you are of course).

As for patting hair dry, you need to avoid rough towel drying if ya get what I mean. Even wrapping it in a towel for a while might be better for it than roughly drying it with a towel.

http://www.ukhairdressers.com/frizzy%20hair.asp

I googled frizzy hair, and it came up with some good websites, could'nt find a pic tho'. Plenty of descriptions of frizzy hair.

Ashok_2

Thanks again - silly question, but what does blow drying do to your hair? As in what is the point of it.

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Ashok wrote:

Thanks again - silly question, but what does blow drying do to your hair? As in what is the point of it.

Well if your hair is already frizzy and in not too good condition, blow drying it with a heated hair dryer will cause it to be more frizzy and out of condition. Letting it dry naturally is best for hair.