My hair gets really oily by the second day and it's embarrassing. I'm using Pantene dry shampoo but it doesn't seem to be helping much. Do you guys have any tips that actually work to keep my hair clean longer?
Actually, washing every day isn't the villain here - a lot of times it's the product that's drying out your scalp, making the sebaceous gland work even harder to compensate! Try switching to a gentler shampoo, sulfate-free, and see if you can gradually reduce how often you wash - like, wash one day and skip the next, letting your hair adapt. Dry shampoo is more of a quick fix for emergencies than an actual solution, but if you want to optimize it, apply it to the roots about 20 minutes ahead of time and massage your scalp well to distribute the natural oils instead of just covering it with powder. Another thing that helps a lot is avoiding touching your hair too much during the day and brushing it frequently - sounds weird, but the less you mess with it, the less you stimulate sebum production!
The secret really is cutting back on how often you wash, but here's the annoying part: the less you wash, the greasier it gets in the first few days while your scalp regulates itself. In the meantime, try using talc or even sifted brown sugar directly on your scalp at night - sounds weird, but it absorbs the grease way better than dry shampoo and comes off easy with a brush in the morning. If the Pantene dry shampoo isn't helping, it could be that you need a lighter shampoo without so much silicone, because heavy products just make the grease cycle worse. Give it a week or two of not washing every day and your scalp will stop working overtime.
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