ProudGrandma Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 My daughter has long hair and it's oily...like most teen's hair. I thought you could by specially formulated shampoo for oily hair, but I couldn't find a single bottle at Wal-mart the last time I went. Am I imagaining things...did that ever exist? Did they discover it didn't work? What should she be using on her hair? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Commercial shampoo tends not to market itself as good for oily hair. You need to buy a clarifying shampoo. Usually marketed for fine hair as a volumizer. The best tip my hair stylist gave my daughter was dawn dish soap. The soap they use to bathe animals that are victims of oil spills. Once a week she washes with Dawn. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 If you have a Sally Beauty Supply or something similar near you, you can buy a shampoo pump like what they use at the salons. It's around $3, and it holds about 1 1/2 - 2 bottles of shampoo. I used to wish my shampoo (natural, no fragrance, blah blah) worked as well as the salon stuff, and then it did with the pump, oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnificent_baby Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I like Garnier Fructis Pure Clean for Dd. Keeps the oil down and doesn't have silicones, parabens, etc. Anything creamy seems to be too heavy for her hair. I don't let her use conditioner (yet), she doesn't rinse it well enough and that also made it look greasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gil Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Can you go without shampoo? We don't use shampoo at our house--just warm/hot water and a CLEAN towel for absorption and then air-dry. I'm not sure if our hair is 'oily' or not. Never really thought about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Suave clarifying shampoo is the only shampoo that worked on my daughters hair. Best part, it's super inexpensive!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 thank you...we might try the clarifing kind first...and then if that doesn't work...the Dawn seems like an intersting choice. I wondered about the conditioner too....her hair is super fine and I wonder if she needs the conditioner or not...what do you think? She claims it's not as soft without the conditioner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 we found suave daily clairifying shampoo to do a good job on oily hair. those of us with long hair always conditioned afterwards so we could comb it out without it being a tangled mess. keep the conditioner off the scalp, and rinse really well. most shampoos are aimed at restoring moisture to processed hair. perms, colors, highlights, blow-dry, curling irons etc. all things that are very hard on hair. using styling products also tends to attract dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 DH (oily hair though short) prefers shampoos with tea tree oil. They also keep the scalp from being dry and itchy, which can be a reason for over-producing oil. The tea tree oil is clarifying and healing. Trader Joe's has a good one. Our favorite is Nature's Gate. I get a huge jug at Whole Foods that lasts forever. The price is very jacked up on amazon right now (showing $19.xx for me). I think the regular, perpetual "sale" price is $9.99 at WF for the giant bottle with a pump. No SLS or weird ingredients either. :) Try a lighter weight conditioner only on the ends of her hair, not near the scalp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Ds14 has long long hair that gets oily. The Aussie Confidently Clean shampoo works very well. He still conditions the ends of his hair since it is so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I have long oily hair. The only thing I've found that works for me is the Head and Shoulders for dry scalp. It gets rid of the oil, and the almond oil in it keeps my hair soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 DD15 has long, fine hair and so do I. We use Matrix Amplify shampoo and conditioner. It is sold at stores like Target, but is in the salon quality shampoo section. If it is cheapest in the liter size at JCPenny or Ulta (if it is on sale). You can find it at most mall salons in a 2 liter pack. I don't pay more than $25 for 2 liters, if that gives you an idea of the price to look for. It is not cheap but works great on fine hair. You don't use as much so it goes farther than cheap shampoo. It doesn't leave a thick build up that weighs down fine hair. It is hands down the best shampoo I have found for fine hair. DD and I both only wash our hair every other day, which cuts down on the amount of oil the head produces. Once every month or so I do an apple cider/water rinse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Neutragena, 2X, is the only one that works on DD's long oily hair. We have tried many others, and they leave it smelling. The conditioner is good, too. When I was a teen, I used Breck for oily hair, but I can't find that anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 thank you...we might try the clarifing kind first...and then if that doesn't work...the Dawn seems like an intersting choice. I wondered about the conditioner too....her hair is super fine and I wonder if she needs the conditioner or not...what do you think? She claims it's not as soft without the conditioner. After shampooing, squeeze the hair out into a ponytail, and only apply conditioner to the ponytail. I wonder if you could add some Dawn to the shampoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 After shampooing, squeeze the hair out into a ponytail, and only apply conditioner to the ponytail. I wonder if you could add some Dawn to the shampoo? those are great ideas....thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 One of my girls is loving the original Prell. It might be worth a try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 DD12 uses cheapo clarifying shampoo ($1 a bottle Suave kind) on her hair once a week to strip out the gunk that builds up. For her, that's what would trap the oil on the hair and make her hair look greasy. She has LONG THICK hair, so a volumizer was definitely not what we wanted. Just once a week with the clarifiing shampoo, then letting it air-dry uncombed has made a big difference in how healthy, clean and shiny her hair looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paz Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 My dd's hair is very long and oily. She uses Pantene now and is able to go for a few days without having to wash it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 I have long hair and I need to wash it every day. All of my girls have long hair as well. Of course, the big girls no longer live at home, so I have no idea what they use. But, we use Suave here. It's cheap and it works fine. I use conditioner on the ends. If I put it on my scalp, my hair looks greasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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