Many people may have experienced this: washing their hair every day, but still having greasy hair every day, especially in the summer when their hair gets greasy within a day. So what should we do if our hair gets greasy? Below, I will teach you a few tricks to prevent greasy hair.
Causes of severe hair greasiness
1. Stress
The nerve endings in the deep layers of the skin are connected to the sebaceous glands. The sebaceous glands have a joint effect with the nerve endings. Excessive stress from work and life can stimulate the nerve endings, leading to excessive sebum secretion.
2. Lack of sleep
The bad habit of staying up late can easily disrupt the endocrine system, causing abnormal sebum secretion in the scalp.
3. Improper diet
Eating greasy, spicy, or frequently consuming fried and junk food can activate the sebaceous glands and increase sebum secretion, leading to severe greasiness of the hair.
4. Improper scalp care
Improper scalp care not only fails to clean and protect the scalp, but also worsens greasy hair conditions, such as excessive perming, coloring, and improper cleaning.
What to do if hair gets greasy?
1. Eat a light diet
Eat more soybeans, black sesame seeds, black beans, walnuts, celery, preferably local ones, amaranth, mustard greens, enoki mushrooms, spinach, etc. These beans and vegetables can supplement the lack of vitamin B2 and B6 in the body, and inhibit sebum secretion.
2. Develop good habits
Staying up late is a major cause of greasy hair. Therefore, scientifically arrange your schedule and ensure adequate sleep. This is an important way to stabilize hormone levels and prevent excessive sebum secretion. In addition, if you can exercise moderately every day, the effect will be more significant.
3. Take care of the scalp
Although perming and coloring can change our appearance and modify our appearance, they should not be done too frequently, otherwise irreversible damage will be caused to the hair. Combing the hair a thousand times can prevent half of the diseases. Combing the hair every day can make the hair thicker and less prone to diseases.
4. Wash the hair properly
Because when the existing sebum is washed away, the scalp will react accordingly to make the sebaceous glands continue to secrete sebum for self-protection. If the hair is washed too frequently, it may even become oilier. Therefore, it is recommended to wash the hair 1-2 times a day based on your own situation.
Tips to improve greasy hair
1. Beer hair wash
Pour beer and warm water into a clean basin in a ratio of 1:2, then soak the hair thoroughly and let it be nourished by the beer. After gently massaging for 30 seconds, wrap the hair with plastic wrap and rinse with clean water after 15 minutes. This can reduce greasy hair and dandruff.
2. Green tea hair mask
Green tea contains abundant vitamins and minerals, which can have a certain bactericidal, oil control, and increase hair elasticity effect.
You can mix green tea powder and egg yolk in a ratio of 1:1, apply it to the entire hair after washing, and rinse with warm water after 5 minutes.
3. Tea water hair wash
You can also use tea water to wash your hair. First, wash your hair with common facilities, and then use cooled boiled tea water to wash your hair. Gently massage for about 3 minutes and rinse with clean water. This can significantly reduce greasy hair and also improve dry and frizzy hair.
4. Properly massage the scalp
Properly massaging the scalp in daily life can promote blood circulation and metabolism in the head. You can use a wide-toothed comb to comb your hair or buy a special scalp massage comb to massage your hair. Long-term maintenance can significantly improve scalp greasiness.
