Greasy Hair?!?

[kmbrlycool 214]

Hello

Ok so I was sleeved 4-24-12 weight loss has been great and everything but this past week my hair has changed... Not that I'm losing it or that it's thinning... But the top part of my hair... Like the front middle has become so greasy that it feels like I put a huge glob of gel in it. I've been using the same shower products and brushes and everything for months now... So today I changed it up and use a completely different Shampoo and no conditioner. I blew my hair dry... And still sticky! It's like I pat the top of my head with my hand and my hand then becomes tacky

Getting very frustrated... Can only keep my hair in ponytail or else it looks so greasy and as if I haven't showered for days...

Any suggestions???!!! Please!!!

[sabstar22 25]

hairspray evenly when you blow dry? Ive had problems with my hair getting oily early throughout the day most of my life (when I was younger I mistaked a bottle of baby oil for Shampoo and used it all because it was so pretty and silky lol and my hair has never been the same) so in high school I noticed when I used hairspray it wouldn't get a oily as fast, so now I spray and brush my hair while I dry it so then it's not sticky when you are done drying if that made any sense. good luck!

[Neese 75]

The first two months my hair was really oily. I assumed it was my body getting rid of all the toxins I had presurgery. I don't know if that's right but it sounds reasonable ha. My hair doesn't get as greasy 4 mos out tho (:

[Chimera 644]

It can also be your body ridding itself of surgery stuff - i.e. anesthesia. I was a haircolorist for 20+ years and it can really be a p.i.t.a. after surgery. I usually recommend mixing a coupe of table spoons of baking soda into your Shampoo to make a paste and let it sit you your hair for a bit once a week.

This is called a chelating treatment and helps scavenge the icky substances that our bodies are ridding themselves of.

[carbgrl 119]

Interesting. My hair is so dry and brittle I have to use coconut oil on it a few times a week. I'm hispanic and it's always been on the dry side. I agree its your body releasing junk. Make sure you're getting enough Water to help flush it out.

[alexb 9]

Hey! Me too! Glad I'm not just a weirdo!!

[brandymarie81 108]

I use dawn ( yes dish detergent) as a Shampoo a couple of times a week because mine is so oily. If I use conditioner it gets to oily but if I don't it breaks too easily..there is no winning with my hair..however I have never tried the baking soda trick...I'm trying that today!

[Chimera 644]

A lot of times we would use our "special shampoo" prior to chemical treatments on clients - this was dishwashing liquid and baking soda Sometimes the buildup is so much so that you need to chelate quite a bit over time - a few times a week for a month - followed by a good conditioner.

You also see the same type of buildups with chlorine and the minerals from well Water - when wet your hair feels almost gritty, and it is very easy to tangle. Ultraswim products are also good chelators. This also helps get rid of the post-surgical chemical smell if anyone still has that.

[kmbrlycool 214]

Thanks everyone. I am definitely going to try your suggestions! I'll report back what happens

[bigkim 109]

Omg!!!!! Yes my hairy is greasy and my face stays greasy no matter how many times I wash it...... I thought I was crazy!

[brandymarie81 108]

OMG!! The baking soda was a GREAT idea! I used it this morning on my hair and for the first time my hair was SQUEAKY clean! and I didn't have tons falling out when I brushed it! This is one happy girl!! Thank you!

[Chimera 644]

Yay

[Wheetsin 714]

Ok this happened to me once. About a year after I got my lapband, so I have no idea if it's related to weightloss or not. I'm thinking not. With no change in hair care routine (products, hygiene, etc.) the top of my head, starting about 2" back from my hair line and in a little area like where a Yamaka would fit, my hair -- truly overnight -- got clumpy/greasy feeling. I was just sitting at work one day finger-combing through my hair and assumed I'd missed a spot when I rinsed conditioner out of my hair. So I went home, washed it, and could even feel the difference under the Water and with wet hair.

I let it be for two or three days figuring it was this or that... and when it was still there I made an appt with a dermatologist.

Between when I made the appt, and my appt was scheduled, I picked up a bottle of Neutrogena clarifying Shampoo and truly scrubbed that part of my hair. I also washed it with Dawn dishwashing detergent. My hair was dry as heck, but it completely took care of the weird spot. I cancelled the dermatologist appt so I have no idea what he would have said.

So from my experience, I suggest try a combination of clarifying shampoo and a grease cutting dish soap. Wash once with the dish soap, then again with the clarifier. Don't wash like just suds up, but use your fingertips to really get in and scrub/massage your hair AND scalp. Do not condition and do not use any hair products (my hair was long back then so I did the sloppy ponytail knot thing for a few days). I'm guessing it will improve within a day or two.

My best guess is that it's some kind of build-up. How it just came on all of a sudden when I'd been using the same products/routines for years, I have no idea. This happened to me about 5 years ago and has not happened again.