Extremely Greasy/Stringy-Looking Hair
Hey guys,
I've been 'poo-free for about six weeks. My usual routine consists of:
- Washing my hair 2x a week with a mixture of half a cup of boiled water and half a teaspoon of baking soda and a couple drops of tea tree oil, followed by an ACV rinse
- Washing my hair WO 3x a week, sometimes followed by an ACV rinse
I had so-so results; at the very least I was not ashamed to go to class the day after washing my hair (and I have a bob, so I can't pull my hair into a ponytail). I did find that the hair at the back of my head ended up really, really brittle and wiry, and I habitually plucked out the unsavory strands. That, however, is not my main problem. My problem is that I recently moved from my college apartment back home for summer vacation, and now my hair LOOKS like an oily mess. The roots of my hair are clumping together so it just looks so greasy and stringy. The strange thing is that if I run my fingers through my hair, it doesn't feel nasty or anything. If I didn't have a mirror, I wouldn't have known my hair looked gross. I have tried washing WO and washing by BS/ACV, but my hair keeps drying into the greasy mess. It doesn't look good after being brushed by a boar bristle brush either.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Do any of you guys have any advice? I start work in a few days and I definitely don't want a bad first impression.
I've been 'poo-free for about six weeks. My usual routine consists of:
- Washing my hair 2x a week with a mixture of half a cup of boiled water and half a teaspoon of baking soda and a couple drops of tea tree oil, followed by an ACV rinse
- Washing my hair WO 3x a week, sometimes followed by an ACV rinse
I had so-so results; at the very least I was not ashamed to go to class the day after washing my hair (and I have a bob, so I can't pull my hair into a ponytail). I did find that the hair at the back of my head ended up really, really brittle and wiry, and I habitually plucked out the unsavory strands. That, however, is not my main problem. My problem is that I recently moved from my college apartment back home for summer vacation, and now my hair LOOKS like an oily mess. The roots of my hair are clumping together so it just looks so greasy and stringy. The strange thing is that if I run my fingers through my hair, it doesn't feel nasty or anything. If I didn't have a mirror, I wouldn't have known my hair looked gross. I have tried washing WO and washing by BS/ACV, but my hair keeps drying into the greasy mess. It doesn't look good after being brushed by a boar bristle brush either.
Has anyone experienced something similar? Do any of you guys have any advice? I start work in a few days and I definitely don't want a bad first impression.