View Full Version : Why Does Greasy Hair Look Like Thinner Or Looks Like It's Balding?
callebest
October 5th, 2017, 02:11 PM
I have very greasy hair, I have to wash it every 2 or 3 days and i noticed that when my hair gets greasy it looks like I'm balding, my whole scalp shines through it, but when i wash it and blow dry it looks thick and full. Which is the correct one? The greasy thin limp looking hair or the clean hair after the shower when it dries?
lapushka
October 5th, 2017, 02:36 PM
I think hair is the most "normal" when it's clean. You could wash more, instead of waiting until it gets too oily so you avoid the balding "look". There is nothing wrong with washing more often.
Good luck & welcome to the forum. :)
callebest
October 5th, 2017, 02:55 PM
so is that normal for everyone that don't wash their hair for a few days and it gets greasy?
Corvana
October 5th, 2017, 03:04 PM
My hair certainly looks thinner the further in my week I go (I wash every Sunday). Of course my scalp doesn't get overly greasy until Friday or Saturday, at which point I just wait until Sunday anyway. But after 2 or 3 days it's certainly oilier, and I'm occasionally bothered by it. If I put it up, I don't care, though.
But yes, my hair gets piecey so you can see my scalp more, until I brush it all out with my TT (my WT comb makes the sections very big, so it's more obvious, but the tangle teezer's teeth are closer together so it smooths my hair out more, camouflaging it).
But I agree with lapushka: wash more often if you'd like to. There's certainly nothing wrong with it.
Nique1202
October 5th, 2017, 04:03 PM
Oily hair "sticks" together in clumps and so takes up less space because there's less space between the hairs. Dry, clean hair doesn't, so it spreads out better. If you use a bristle brush or tangle teezer on oily hair, you can make the hairs separate and spread out a bit better to get your hair up in a bun or some such without as much scalp cleavage, but oily hair will always look thinner at the roots.
lapushka
October 5th, 2017, 04:14 PM
so is that normal for everyone that don't wash their hair for a few days and it gets greasy?
Some people need to wash daily, others every couple days. Some can go a week without washing, some 2 weeks, and some even a month (my mom for instance). She has *very* dry hair and it doesn't even smell after a month, no speck of oil on it either. It is what it is.
You just have to do you, and look at your own situation. That's the most important.
Anje
October 5th, 2017, 04:26 PM
My hair definitely does that when it needs washed. The hair closest to the scalp is the most oily, and it sticks together, so the gaps between the hairs are wider. Thus, more scalp is visible.
For me lately, I need to wash every few days. I found I had to wash more frequently when I had bangs (me and bangs are not a good look anyway!) and never really got off that schedule. But I typically wash when I start to feel like my hair looks like it needs it, and I've found that for me it varies with what I'm washing with and seasonally. After a few weeks, washing with milder stuff like CO washing results in me going longer between washes, and harsh shampoos make my scalp produce more oils to compensate, so I shorten the cycle. Not everyone's scalp adjusts like that, but mine does, and so does my face.
QT
October 5th, 2017, 05:51 PM
It is like Nique said. Why don't you find out, why your hair is greasy? Anyway: here are some Dos and Don'ts for greasy hair (from Schwarzkopf):
Do
Use shampoos with a clear consistency instead of creamy shampoos
Free the scalp from time to time with healing earth from the pharmacy or drugstore from excess fat. Healing earth is highly resorbable and is therefore ideal for absorbing and binding hair fat.
Lay the shampooing on the morning. Overnight the sebaceous glands are particularly active.
Do not
Oily hair irritates the scalp especially and makes it sensitive. Do not bother them with too hot and frequent hair drying, tight-fitting braids or tight-fitting headwear
Use only lukewarm water. Hot water stimulates sebum production
Do not use a brush, it spreads the fat in the hair from the hair root to the hairline. Combing is completely sufficient
Do not use a rinse. Greasy hair is less dependent on special care than dry one. For greasy hair less is more!
By the way: People didn't wash their hair centuries ago. They just brushed it and everything was fine. Unbelievable these days!
vega
October 6th, 2017, 12:49 AM
Your hair is probably weighed down by product , nothing wrong more washes
leayellena
October 6th, 2017, 02:40 AM
Do not use a rinse. Greasy hair is less dependent on special care than dry one. For greasy hair less is more![/QUOTE] like I was thinking myself few days ago.
My hair definitely does that when it needs washed. The hair closest to the scalp is the most oily, and it sticks together, so the gaps between the hairs are wider. Thus, more scalp is visible.
For me lately, I need to wash every few days. I found I had to wash more frequently when I had bangs (me and bangs are not a good look anyway!) and never really got off that schedule. But I typically wash when I start to feel like my hair looks like it needs it, and I've found that for me it varies with what I'm washing with and seasonally. After a few weeks, washing with milder stuff like CO washing results in me going longer between washes, and harsh shampoos make my scalp produce more oils to compensate, so I shorten the cycle. Not everyone's scalp adjusts like that, but mine does, and so does my face.
Co-wash weights hair down but it's soooooo healthy! I still find keratin conditioners better than any other Conditioner. My question though: is it protein overload if I co-wash my hair every 4-6 days?
But I agree with lapushka: wash more often if you'd like to. There's certainly nothing wrong with it.[/QUOTE]
lapushka
October 6th, 2017, 05:13 AM
It is like Nique said. Why don't you find out, why your hair is greasy? Anyway: here are some Dos and Don'ts for greasy hair (from Schwarzkopf):
Do
Use shampoos with a clear consistency instead of creamy shampoos
Free the scalp from time to time with healing earth from the pharmacy or drugstore from excess fat. Healing earth is highly resorbable and is therefore ideal for absorbing and binding hair fat.
Lay the shampooing on the morning. Overnight the sebaceous glands are particularly active.
Do not
Oily hair irritates the scalp especially and makes it sensitive. Do not bother them with too hot and frequent hair drying, tight-fitting braids or tight-fitting headwear
Use only lukewarm water. Hot water stimulates sebum production
Do not use a brush, it spreads the fat in the hair from the hair root to the hairline. Combing is completely sufficient
Do not use a rinse. Greasy hair is less dependent on special care than dry one. For greasy hair less is more!
By the way: People didn't wash their hair centuries ago. They just brushed it and everything was fine. Unbelievable these days!
I don't know about those DO's and DON'Ts, though. Seems a little iffy with that "earth" from the pharmacy. WTH is that, anyway?
cathair
October 6th, 2017, 05:39 AM
I think everyone's hair gets flatter and thinner looking in the days after wash day. Mine needs a wash now, it's looking bald around the front of my hairline :D
How many days it takes may change over time. Mine was super greasy when I was a teenager. Then a couple of years ago I could let it go ten days. Now my hair gets limp and my scalp gets sore after 2 - 4 days.
Play it by ear, it will tell you what it needs. If you can see major scalp because it's clumping it's probably time for a hair wash. If it reaches the point of feeling sore ever, it needed washing the day before.
Anje
October 6th, 2017, 06:23 AM
Co-wash weights hair down but it's soooooo healthy! I still find keratin conditioners better than any other Conditioner. My question though: is it protein overload if I co-wash my hair every 4-6 days?
Protein overload is extremely individual. I've gotten it really bad from a conditioner that had just a teeny bit of silk protein, but other people can use protein-heavy conditioners all the time with no problems.
Use what makes your hair and scalp feel good. If you find your hair getting stiff and tangly or just weird, clarify. (That is, use a strong sulfate clarifying shampoo from root to tip on your hair, rather than just shampooing near your scalp. Focus on the lower part of your hair for clarifying, because that's where the worst buildup usually is.) If your hair still seems stiff and tangly, suspect protein overload. Easiest remedy for that is to get a no-go protein conditioner and do a moisture treatment like an SMT with it.
leayellena
October 6th, 2017, 09:55 AM
It is like Nique said. Why don't you find out, why your hair is greasy? Anyway: here are some Dos and Don'ts for greasy hair (from Schwarzkopf):
Do
Use shampoos with a clear consistency instead of creamy shampoos
Free the scalp from time to time with healing earth from the pharmacy or drugstore from excess fat. Healing earth is highly resorbable and is therefore ideal for absorbing and binding hair fat.
Lay the shampooing on the morning. Overnight the sebaceous glands are particularly active.
Do not
Oily hair irritates the scalp especially and makes it sensitive. Do not bother them with too hot and frequent hair drying, tight-fitting braids or tight-fitting headwear
Use only lukewarm water. Hot water stimulates sebum production
Do not use a brush, it spreads the fat in the hair from the hair root to the hairline. Combing is completely sufficient
Do not use a rinse. Greasy hair is less dependent on special care than dry one. For greasy hair less is more!
By the way: People didn't wash their hair centuries ago. They just brushed it and everything was fine. Unbelievable these days!
My hair definitely does that when it needs washed. The hair closest to the scalp is the most oily, and it sticks together, so the gaps between the hairs are wider. Thus, more scalp is visible.
For me lately, I need to wash every few days. I found I had to wash more frequently when I had bangs (me and bangs are not a good look anyway!) and never really got off that schedule. But I typically wash when I start to feel like my hair looks like it needs it, and I've found that for me it varies with what I'm washing with and seasonally. After a few weeks, washing with milder stuff like CO washing results in me going longer between washes, and harsh shampoos make my scalp produce more oils to compensate, so I shorten the cycle. Not everyone's scalp adjusts like that, but mine does, and so does my face.
My hair certainly looks thinner the further in my week I go (I wash every Sunday). Of course my scalp doesn't get overly greasy until Friday or Saturday, at which point I just wait until Sunday anyway. But after 2 or 3 days it's certainly oilier, and I'm occasionally bothered by it. If I put it up, I don't care, though.
But yes, my hair gets piecey so you can see my scalp more, until I brush it all out with my TT (my WT comb makes the sections very big, so it's more obvious, but the tangle teezer's teeth are closer together so it smooths my hair out more, camouflaging it).
But I agree with lapushka: wash more often if you'd like to. There's certainly nothing wrong with it.
Protein overload is extremely individual. I've gotten it really bad from a conditioner that had just a teeny bit of silk protein, but other people can use protein-heavy conditioners all the time with no problems.
Use what makes your hair and scalp feel good. If you find your hair getting stiff and tangly or just weird, clarify. (That is, use a strong sulfate clarifying shampoo from root to tip on your hair, rather than just shampooing near your scalp. Focus on the lower part of your hair for clarifying, because that's where the worst buildup usually is.) If your hair still seems stiff and tangly, suspect protein overload. Easiest remedy for that is to get a no-go protein conditioner and do a moisture treatment like an SMT with it.
Thanks very much. I feel relieved. I read too many stupid advices from so-called hairstylists silly me.
Jonas
October 29th, 2023, 10:28 AM
I have the same problem, maybe I should wash more I usually do two to four times a month becaus I thought that was healthiest
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