Oily Hair Home Remedies

In the morning you have a good hair wash and your hair look clean and shiny. But, in the evening you experience greasy and oily hair. Does that happen to you too? Oily hair is many times a common problem with women suffering from acne. The reason for this is overactive glands. Overactive glands are due to the change in hormones. Oily hair are mostly seen in adult women due to the hormonal fluctuations. In addition, these hormonal changes are seen in teenagers also. Along with oily hair, acne on the skin is also due to the hormonal changes. Apart from the hormonal fluctuations, oily hair is a hereditary problem. If any of your parents have a problem of oily hair, there are chances that you may suffer from oily hair. Besides, hair texture is also a cause of oily hair. If the texture of hair is fine, there are more number of hair, which accounts for more oil because each hair follicle has two to three oil glands. Pollution and other environmental conditions also add up to the problem of oily hair. These are the causes of oily hair. Now, let us take a look at the oily hair remedies.

Oily Hair Remedies
There are some easy oily hair home remedies and here are some of them:

Shampoo for Oily Hair
One of the first and the basic oily hair remedy is to use a mild shampoo. Harsh shampoos damage your hair. Many shampoos available in the market are harsh for your hair. You must check the ingredients of your shampoo. There are some of the ingredients that you must look out for when you choose a shampoo for oily hair. These ingredients are essential oils like jojoba oil, rosemary oil, tea tree oil, sage, eucalyptus oil, tea tree oil and chamomile. Read more on essential oils for hair growth.

Homemade Shampoo for Oily Hair
Oily hair home remedies include using a homemade shampoo with aloe vera, lemon juice and your regular shampoo. Apply this shampoo to your scalp and lather thoroughly. After this, leave the shampoo on the hair for five minutes and rinse the hair clean. While you are washing your hair, it is advisable to massage the scalp. Oily hair are not cleansed in a single hair wash. So, you must wash hair twice to clean them thoroughly. Read more on how to wash your hair.

One of the other good oily hair remedy is a dry shampoo. Sandalwood powder is said to be a dry shampoo that works well with oily scalp. You just have to rub sandalwood powder on the scalp. A light dry shampoo is fragrant and is helpful for oily scalp.
Read more on homemade shampoo recipe.

Shikakai powder is a good shampoo and is one of the famous oily hair remedies in India. For preparing this shampoo you need to mix shikakai powder and fenugreek powder and apply it to your hair. Dry soap nuts (reetha) are also helpful in oily hair treatment. You need to soak these nuts in water overnight and mash them. Then filter out this solution and add shikakai powder to this solution. This makes a good homemade shampoo. Wash your hair thoroughly using this shampoo. Read more on shampoo for oily hair.

Oily Hair and Dandruff
Oily hair and dandruff is a problem seen in people living in humid regions, especially coastal areas. Besides the coastal areas, this problem is also found in people living in over crowded and over polluted cities. The moisture and humidity in air leads to greasy and oily hair. Due to the greasy and oily hair, dust and dirt accumulate and stick on the hair and this increases the dandruff in hair which needs to be washed regularly with a mild shampoo. After washing hair thoroughly, many a times, you will suffer from dry hair immediately after the wash. For treating this, you must condition your hair with a good conditioner. The conditioner forms a protective coating on the hair and prevents it from severe damage. Read more on hair care products.

This was all about oily hair care. Oily hair home remedies are cheaper and more effective than the expensive products available in the market. In the homemade treatment, you know the ingredients that are added to the shampoo, making them more safe than the other shampoos, as you are not always sure about the harmful ingredients in the packed shampoos. Apart from the cleansing and conditioning, you must take care that you have a balanced diet, exercise regularly and sleep well. These things are equally important and come under oily hair remedies.