daisyb
April 18th, 2011, 09:44 AM
Hi, I'm new here and having a major hair problem. I have very thick, long hair (reaches middle of my back or so) and my entire life I've been able to go days without washing it. At least 5-6 days. It's so thick and heavy that washing it is a huge production, and honestly it just doesnt look dirty very fast. Until now.
I turned 30 in the fall and suddenly my hair started to look dirty almost immediately after washing it. I thought the culprit was a new product I used one day (that's the first time I noticed the issue) so I discontinued use of the product. Didn't work - hair still shiny to the point where it looks like it's in need of a washing like an hour after I get out of the shower. This has been going on the past 7 months or so and I'm going crazy. I don't use any product in my hair now, I've switched to several different shampoos (currently using herbal essences drama clean and a neutrogena clarifying shampoo every other wash), nothing has worked.
I even had blood tests at the doctor, nothing showed up as abnormal, had my thyroid checked, i'm not pregnant... I don't know what could be causing this. My hair dresser had no tips really other than she said to try a clarifying shampoo, obviously that hasnt done the trick.
The funny thing is I just went abroad for a few weeks, and almost instantly my hair was back to normal!! I could go a week w/out washing, it was great. Now that I am home of course my hair is dirty and nasty looking again. I'm starting to think it could be our water, but I've lived in the same house for years and I don't know how our water could suddenly change....Any ideas?
Thank you!
I turned 30 in the fall and suddenly my hair started to look dirty almost immediately after washing it. I thought the culprit was a new product I used one day (that's the first time I noticed the issue) so I discontinued use of the product. Didn't work - hair still shiny to the point where it looks like it's in need of a washing like an hour after I get out of the shower. This has been going on the past 7 months or so and I'm going crazy. I don't use any product in my hair now, I've switched to several different shampoos (currently using herbal essences drama clean and a neutrogena clarifying shampoo every other wash), nothing has worked.
I even had blood tests at the doctor, nothing showed up as abnormal, had my thyroid checked, i'm not pregnant... I don't know what could be causing this. My hair dresser had no tips really other than she said to try a clarifying shampoo, obviously that hasnt done the trick.
The funny thing is I just went abroad for a few weeks, and almost instantly my hair was back to normal!! I could go a week w/out washing, it was great. Now that I am home of course my hair is dirty and nasty looking again. I'm starting to think it could be our water, but I've lived in the same house for years and I don't know how our water could suddenly change....Any ideas?
Thank you!