So That It's Not Slow, Follow 5 Tips For Caring For Thin And Oily Hair

Illustration of tips for treating thin and oily hair (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA - Thin hair often looks limpy because of excess oil. Fortunately, you can provide proper care to your hair so that it looks fresher, has a volume, and is healthy. Here are five mainstay tips that are easy to apply to keep your hair thin because it's oily.

For thin and oily hair, washing hair twice shampooing can be very helpful. The first step helps lift oil, pollution, and residue. While the second step really cleans into the skin of your head. Make sure to use a light shampoo specifically for thin hair so as not to dry hair or break easily. By routinely doing this technique once a week, you prevent oil buildup and make hair lighter and more volumeable.

Choose a shampoo that can help increase volume or help your hair softer. In addition, choose a sulfate-free shampoo. The sulfate-free shampoo formula helps clean without damaging the fine strand structure, so as not to cause further damage.

Also choose shampoos with ingredients such as biotins, keratins, and peptides that generally help strengthen hair while maintaining volume. But avoid shampoos having heavy oil or silicon because it can actually exacerbate oily head skin.

Thin hair is easily seen limp by oil, so if you use a conditioner you should apply it only to the ends of the hair, not to the scalp. Quoting Real Simple, Wednesday, July 23, the conditioner gives softness and nutrition to the strand without adding weight to the roots of your hair.

When using the conditioner, use only a small dose, around the size of the coin. In order to prevent buildup that can make the hair more limp. If your hair is long and easily tangled, choose a mild conditioner formula that is formulated specifically for thin hair.

To maintain freshness when hair starts to limp, dry shampoo is your best friend but make enough use. Spray it on the roots of the hair and gently massage to lift the oil, as well as give the impression of volume on the thin hair. The use of dry shampoo should not exceed 1 3 times before shampooing. Because dry shampoo residue can clog follicles and cause headaches. After several use of dry shampoos, wash your hair thoroughly to restore the health of the scalp.

Dermatologists Irish Rubin, MD., and Mona Mofid, MD., reported Byrdie stated that you can wash your hair every day as long as you use soft shampoo and don't cause depletion. However, for oily thin hair, washing every 23 days is usually more optimal, so that natural oil helps maintain volume. You can also train the scalp to adjust the oil production gradually. On days without shampooing, use a light dry shampoo to keep your hair fresh.

In addition to tips on caring for the thin and oily hair above, it is recommended to increase treatment by once a month exfoliating the scalp. By wearing a hair mask and massaging the scalp to remove the buildup of dead skin cells and blockage the pore due to oil. Plus, avoid styling your hair in a heavy way and material. For example, avoid wearing hair oil, wax, or pomade because it can exacerbate oil on the skin of your head and hair.