how can i change my greacy hair to normal?

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A certain amount of oil or grease is healthy, and in fact necessary for your hair to remain in optimum condition, but too much oil can cause our hair to look dirty and lank.

You can split greasy hair into two types; greasy hair and scalp or greasy scalp and dry hair. If suffering from the latter, our general advice would be to use a shampoo for the scalp and a conditioner for the hair itself, i.e. a shampoo for greasy hair and a dry hair conditioner.

If you have read this and are thinking "I don't have that, it's only my hair that's greasy", then you don't have a grease problem but a product issue! What I mean is that you're using a product that is either:
(1) Not right for your type of hair e.g. too heavy a product for fine hair
(2) Too much of a product/too much in one spot
(3) A poor quality product

Oil originates from glands in the scalp so this is the area we need to focus on. There are several products for oily scalps to help control the over production of oil, but it is important to know how not to make the condition worse yourself.

If your hair is greasy we tend to wash it more frequently, and scrub it just that bit harder to get it clean and this is exactly what we should be avoiding. The glands which produce the oil are stimulated by massage, therefore we should practice a few of the following habits when dealing with a greasy scalp.

(1) Shampoo with the flat of your fingers rather than the tips for a more gentle cleaning action.
(2) When combing or brushing your hair, don't over do it or use too vigorous an action.
(3) Try shampooing your hair a little less often! Twice a day is too much. I know that this may seem to be the worst thing for someone with a greasy scalp but give it a go.

Firstly you need to break the cycle of frequent shampooing, try shampooing every second day. If you find your scalp is still greasy, wash it daily using the gentle technique we suggest above.

Evening Primrose oil or zinc supplements can be beneficial in helping correct sebum (oil) activity.

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EVER HEARD OF SHAMPOO!
Description
Shampoos are used to clean hair by stripping sebum from the hair. Sebum is naturally occurring oil that coats the hair and tends to collect dirt, styling products and scalp flakes. Surfactants clean hair by stripping sebum from hair shafts therefore removing the dirt attached to it.

While both soaps and shampoos contain the cleaning agent surfactants, soap is specifically designed to clean the body and might be too harsh on hair.

The difference between shampoo and soap include:

Proper detergency without degreasing
Ability to form delicate and rich bubbling
Easy rinsing
Good finish after washing hair
Minimal skin/eye irritation
No damage to hair
Low toxicity
Good biodegradability
The chemical mechanisms that underlie hair cleansing are complex. Undamaged hair has a hydrophobic surface to which skin lipids are strongly consumed. The skin lipids (sebum) are so strongly attached to hair that they will not come off with plain water. When shampoo is applied to wet hair, the anionic surfactants are adsorbed onto the hair shaft by their hydrophobic tails and the negatively charged heads orientate outwards. The hair fiber's surface is then wetted by water that has had its interfacial tension reduced by the surfactants. This displaces any non-polar materials (oil, grease) that are attached to the hair shaft. The semi-polar oily materials also on the hair shaft are solubilised into the surfactant micelle structures of the shampoo and are removed by rinsing. Particulate matter adheres to hair primarily due to adhering to the oily surface, and are easily removed by rinsing once the oil is solubilised into the shampoo.

The Ingredients

Detergents
Surfactants, also known as wetting agents, lower the surface tension of a liquid, allowing easier spreading, and the interfacial tension between two liquids. The term surfactant is a contraction of "Surface active agent".

The major types of surfactants are used in shampoos include:

Anionic (an-eye-ON-ick)
Cationic (kat-eye-ON-ick)
Nonionic (non-eye-ON-ick)
Amphoteric (am-fo-TERR-ick)
Alternate shampoos, sometimes labeled SLS-free, have much less harsh chemicals and none from the sulfate family. While gentler on human hair, these shampoos often have to be applied multiple times in order to effectively remove buildup.

Many shampoos are pearlescent. This effect is achieved by addition of tiny flakes of suitable materials, eg. glycol distearate (a wax).

Dimethicone
Dimethicone coats the hair, filling up tiny holes and giving the hair a smoother feel and a shinier texture. It seals out moisture, thus preventing frizz and keeping flat-ironed hair straight and curled hair curly. It also protects against mechanical damage from dirt throughout the day. Because it locks out damage-repairing conditioner as well, it's better to avoid shampoos that contain lots of dimethicone if you are going to use a hair conditioner. Rather, you should apply dimethicone after conditioning with products like Frizz-Ease Hair Serum. If you choose to use them at all - by sealing out moisture, the hair becomes more prone to breakage, especially in those with dry or fine hair. Dimethicone (and other silicone derivatives) can also mask breakage by sealing the broken hair together temporarily. Many people who use a lot of dimethicone and then go without suddenly notice a lot of split ends and incorrectly attribute it to not including -cones, when the -cones were actually causing the problem in the first place.

Try dawn dish washing liquid.

WASHING HAIR WITH DAWN DISH SOAP A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK HELPS TO REDUCE EXCESS OIL IN HAIR.
ALSO, WASHING BODY/FACE WITH DAWN DISH SOAP A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK HELPS GET RID OF AND PREVENT ACNE.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GOOD FOR YOUR HAIR/BODY IN GENERAL BUT IT DOES HELP WITH THE OILY SIDE

you should use vo5

Sometimes, your hair gets really greasy. If it is to long, maybe cut it about, 10 inches, donate to Locks for love, and then move on!

A final rinse with either lemon juice (light -med hair colour) or apple cider viager (med-dark hair)After you have washed & conditioned; simply use one of the above 1/4 cup to 2 cups warm water and leave in. You can also try putting your conditioner only 3/4 of the way down from your scalp. You should not be putting conditioner on your scalp anyway; it clogs the follicules.
Good luck.

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