VERY Oily after Deep Conditioning

[OrchidRain]

Ok, so I have no clue what I'm doing. I'm brand new to the forum & trying to grow my hair eventually to Classic so I massaged some castor oil into my scalp as per my usual night time routine. Then I figured I should do some kind of deep conditioning for the length and ends. I mixed up some honey and olive oil and applied that throughout. After about 3 hours I tried rinsing with WO and then cone free conditioner. My hair is so oily still. It feels saturated with oil. At first, I thought it would just have to dry, but it's dry now and very slippery and appears damp.

How do I safely rinse out the excess oil? Do I need to use a clarifying shampoo? I know this is probably a no brainer to most here but like I said, I'm so new to taking care of my hair and I don't want to strip it.

On the other hand, my updo held really well today because of all the flyaways being smoothed out ;)

[coffinhert]

Don't use shampoo! It will cancel out any benefits. You might have to conditioner-only several times so it can soak up extra oil, especially if you put a lot in.

[pepperminttea]

Conditioner should do the trick. How long did you leave the 'cone-free conditioner on? It needs time to go to work. :) After a deep oiling I leave a CO wash on my head for at least half an hour.

[lacefrost]

Ditto what coffinhert said. I would say until you finish cowashing all the oil out, now is a great time to learn new updos.

[luxepiggy]

CO is usually very effective for removing oil, but you need to really saturate your hair with it - use much more product than you would for regular conditioning. It also helps to apply it to dry hair and let it sit for a while before rinsing.

[OrchidRain]

Haha! I guess it is a great time to practice updos! ;) Thank you all! I'll keep trying with CO: using tons more & leaving it in longer. :)

[Sundial]

Be sure to massage it in too! It helps to dislodge dirt and the massaging is good for circulation anyway. Hope this works out well for you

[Chetanlaiho]

Be sure to massage it in too! It helps to dislodge dirt and the massaging is good for circulation anyway. Hope this works out well for you

This, I always massage it in really well and go over everything twice to make sure I got everything ^_^ (though lately I've been questioning whether that's such a good idea since my hair seems terribly fragile when it's wet)

[OrchidRain]

You all are awesome! Thanks so much for the help. It's taking several CO sessions, but my hair's less oily after each one. :D It feels amazingly soft. Can't wait to get all the excess oil out & enjoy the softness & (hopefully) the shine. :)