Oily hair is really a problem. It is hard to control oily hair and perhaps it is the toughest job to do any style with oily and greasy hair. You may have washed your hairs in the morning but if you have extremely oily hair, you will experience greasiness by the afternoon.

Causes of oily hair are many – hereditary, side effects of some medicine like steroids, over secretion of sebum glands due to hormonal misbalance and many more things. What ever may be the cause, you have to take the proper care of your oily hair to maintain fashion and style.

10 Steps To Do With Oily Hair

Wash Hair Everyday

Shampoo your hair everyday. While using shampoo, make sure that the shampoo is made only for oily hair. Massage the shampoo on your hair as well as on your scalp. Keep it for five minutes and then wash with plain water.

Do Not Use Oil or Conditioner on Hair

Do not use conditioner on your hair after shampoo. Conditioner makes your hair oilier. Do not use oil on your hair. In spite of that if you want hot oil treatment, massage oil and wash them immediately. Do not keep it overnight.

Do Not Comb or Brush Frequently

Comb or brush your hair as little as possible because combing and brushing make sebum gland active through blood circulation. So if you comb and brush very frequently, your sebum gland will start to produce more oil and your hair will turn oily.

Lemon Treatment

Regular lemon treatment on hair may help you to control your oily hair. Squeeze one lemon and dilute it with equal amount of water. Massage that lemon juice on scalp. Lemon juice is acidic and it helps to make your scalp dry.

Fenugreek Treatment

Fenugreek seed also helps to make your scalp dry. Take some fenugreek seeds and soak them in water overnight to get soft. Then grind them into fine paste. Apply that paste on scalp to make your scalp dry. Keep it for an hour or two and then wash with plain water.

Vinegar Treatment

Take a table spoon vinegar and mix it in a mug of water. Wash your hair with it every time you shampoo your hair.

Henna Treatment

Henna also helps to control the oil on your hair. Soak some henna leaves in hot water to make fine paste. You may apply egg white or amla ((Indian gooseberry) powder in it. Apply that paste on every hair strands. Let it dry before wash. You may or may not use shampoo while applying shampoo.

Sprinkle Talcum Powder

Sprinkle small amount of talcum powder on hair while brushing it. Talcum powder absorbs the oil that is secreted from scalp and keeps hair temporarily dry.

Short Hair

Keep your hair short so that it will be easier to control it. Straight hair gets and looks oilier than curly hair. So if you have straight hair, keep it short so that you can take proper care of your hair.

Oil Free Diet

Stay away from junk foods because they are very spicy and oily. These foods increase the oil level in our body and the reflection of which fall on hair and skin. Drink adequate water, fruit and vegetable juice.

Moderate your intake of fizzy drinks that have high quality sugar in it as sugar makes our hair and skin oily . Oily hair will not be a problem if you take all these necessary steps as early as possible.