Help! Argan oil made my hair super greasy!

[little_cherry]

I thought the salon was going to say that... :/

Just wondering...what temperature are you using to wash your hair with? Oil won't leave your hair if it is lukewarm...it has to be rather warm, just not hot.

When I was a kid, I poured half a bottle of olive oil on my head. Warm water and massaging in conditioner did the trick. I oil my hair almost every day and have never had a problems with it. Sometimes, I have to condition 3 times in my shower time to get it out, but Suave is cheap enough to do this with.

[lawchik]

Hello!

Well, it has been about 12 days now and I think the oil is finally gone from my hair as of today.

Two things helped: I found Suave in a small-town grocery store. They only had the coconut one, so I bought that. And Little Cherry’s question re water temp prompted a change. It’s been hotter than hell here (40 with the humidity), so I have been having cold showers. For the last three days I’ve rinsed my hair with hot water, and I think that may have helped a great deal. Grease is gone, but now I have fuzzy hair due to the crap I used trying to remove the grease. I’ll take that over grease though.

Thanks for all of your tips! J

[little_cherry]

Phew! Glad it came out! To combat the friziness, give your hair a few days rest then try some of your ordinary conditioner for a nice moisture soak.

[ktani]

Sorry to hear about all of this. Conditioner helps to emulsify the oil which helps release it from hair.

You got a lot of great advice. I agree about deep conditioning for a while.

After conditioning, to combat the frizz, you could try this recipe, http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...0&postcount=58.

little_cherry just tried it and it is a success with bottled lemon juice too, no dryness or ill effects reported,
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...3&postcount=53

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...2&postcount=57

http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/...0&postcount=58.

The secret to mariika's recipe success is the dilution and the constituents of lemon juice. It is not just the acidity.