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Scalp Stress

 

My hair is extremely rough, split-ended, and crinkly, but my scalp is like an oil mine! If I wash my hair on a Wednesday morning, it's greasy and oily by Thursday afternoon. My mom told me to keep conditioner off the roots and only apply it to the ends, which I tried, but that hasn't really helped. Is there any way for me to keep my hair soft and un-crinkly without making my scalp any oilier?

-Anonymous
 

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BY ANDREA T. ON 5/31/2008 3:12:00 AM 46 COMMENTS

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Anonymous-
u should tell someone like the hairdresser or somebody that is into and knows about cosmetics and see what they say but for now i would do what ur mom said. mhen u get help from a beautician of some sort make sure u do it immediately before it gets out of control. hope that helped

gottalove2cheer41 on 6/11/2008 6:35:35 PM

my hair is the same way!
my hair near my scalp sticks together
but my other hair will last an hour or 2 looking nice then it will get all frizzy!!!!!
ne advice???

UNC.carolina on 6/11/2008 2:07:42 PM

**********MOD************** What is a popular hairstyle 4 this summer? I'm gettin my hair cut soon & I wanna get a new style that i don't usually get. Any suggestions? (Something u should know: I have thick, long-ish, brown hair)


 


hey girl!  short hair is usually pretty popular in the summer, but you can ask when you go to get it cut what they think is best.


--Avery

shoegal126 on 6/10/2008 7:32:10 PM

Also if you put some baby powder on your roots it makes it less oily

iclumsy on 6/7/2008 2:59:44 PM

Hey! there is this stuff called Tea Tree shampoo and condioner and it helps dry skin and oily. the other thing is my hair used to me ooily and i could never figure out why. it turns out that i did not get all the shampoo and condioner out. after both push your hand across your hair. it should skweak.

aju1996 on 6/5/2008 7:59:17 PM

k i have a great hair tip for girls with straight hair who want curly hair! well usually my hair will not curl with a curling iron but this worked for me! ok so at night after you take a shower and ur hair is a little wetter than damp take sections of your hair and twist it and then bobby pin it to the top of your head! you can do different size sections for different sized curls. so u do ur whole head like tht and then sleep with it like that and in the morning after u get all ready and everything take out the bobby pins and WA LA ur done! it worked for me and my hair never curls cuz its weird like that!nd it stayed all day and plus no heat damage from the curling iron. it was super easy too. if it doesnt work for u than sorry!

xoxogossiipgirl on 6/3/2008 1:50:20 PM

iluv these new items they r off the hook yall r so freakin goofy i luv yalls talenent it is also off the hook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



kasi renee cummings

kasi2015 on 6/2/2008 4:34:33 PM

OMG I DONT WANT HAIR LIKE THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

petluvernodoubt on 6/2/2008 2:55:46 PM

how can i lose weight?

hollister.babe on 6/2/2008 1:20:44 PM

I straighten my hair constantly and its really short now when it used to be long. Im going to stop straightening it over the summer so it can grow, but what else can I do to make it grow faster and look healthier?

hollister.babe on 6/2/2008 1:16:15 PM

try to keep your hair up in a high pony tail and just see if your hair is not so oily and crinkly

try it Smile

kiwigirl1148 on 6/2/2008 7:18:18 AM

Hi
we are going to Hershey Park tomorrow what should i bring

luv ,
Smile
Obamafan1-20-2009
i messed up my screen name

obamafan1-29-2009 on 6/1/2008 3:35:06 PM

MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD
A couple of days i thought back through the past years with my crush/friend Caleb.I finally brought myself to say that i don't just like him i'm....in love with him. I can't tell him myself because he's said no every time I've asked him out...could i just have my bff ask him out,would that be so bad?
Littlemiss139
(Carolyn)

littlemiss139 on 6/1/2008 2:13:25 PM

MOD
I just got my hair cut, and now I have shorter side bangs. Do you know how I could keep them out of my eyes? They won't stay there.

freklface on 5/31/2008 7:17:59 PM

mod-
i need some advice, but it doesn't have to with fashion or anything of the sort, none of the other blogs are working for me.. can u help???


of course! Smile Laura

beutifulbraniac on 5/31/2008 6:30:42 PM

hey the girl who wants to wear converse to graduation, more power to ya for wanting to be different. wear a knee length or just above the knee skirt or dress (anything longer will make your legs look too short with sneakers) and then wear your brightest most outrageous pair of converse! i wore doc marten boots to prom... trust me, you can wear funky shoes and still look pretty and glam, with just a touch of edge

beutifulbraniac on 5/31/2008 6:29:26 PM

Thanx friends r 4 eva! Your really nice. Do u have an email address? I would like to keep in touch with u.

I♥Hawaii on 5/31/2008 5:05:54 PM

Mod, Ok, so I have this problem. I have a heat styling addiction! I can't remember the last time I took a shower and not have blow dryed it! I thinks that the last time I made it dry naturally was about a year ago!So it doesn't stop there. Becuase my hair is really thick, I have to straighten it too! So now my hair is frizzy from all the damage, so that makes me blow dry it and do all that other stuff to make it look good. My hair gets so poofy and frizzy, but not only that, when I don't straighten it, it has this really werd color, but when I striahgen it, it looks shinny and healthy(even though it's not) I 've tryed everything to kick this bad habit. I've tryed de-frizzing seriums, mouses, trips to the salon,I once even got so desperate, I had to hide that heat products!(it didn't help, I found them) How can I make my self let my hair dry naturally and not do anything to it later?


Start by spending a day by yourself where you don't feel any pressure to look cute and do your hair.  On that day, just don't do it.  Ease yourself into not using heat products. -lauren

PeppermintC♫ on 5/31/2008 4:28:30 PM

My hair is so wavy! Sometimes its really annoying to deal with! Its ok though.

Mileyfan512 on 5/31/2008 4:17:59 PM

MOD! My hair is supper greesy and my mom says it always looks madded or matted down what ev that means! Help, i don't know what to do! Also my hair is always frizzy and messy what should i do i do not like wearing pony tails all the time!


Try to find shampoo that will make your hair less oily and remember to wash your hair regularly.  You can use different hair serums to reduce frizz, or you can straighten your hair with a flat iron. -lauren

sportluva4eva on 5/31/2008 4:07:45 PM

*Smiles are contagious*
Hey babes! Liking a unattainable boy sucks, whether it's a hot celeb or a guy who has no interest in you whatsoever.
Keep yourself busy. Go out with friends, anything to keep you from moping around.
If you have things that remind you of your teacher(such as a note he sent home, or a pencil he lent you on the day you didn't have one), don't brood over these relics! Give them one last look, and then throw them away.
Get to know boys you can date. Even though you may never like them like you did your teacher, you need to get over him, pronto.
Hope I helped you!
Love, horseyluv

horseyluv on 5/31/2008 3:34:29 PM

*Mod* OK, my hair has always been oily(even when I was a baby my mom said). I wash it every day, and that pretty much keeps much keeps it under control. Oh, and I keep conditioner off my roots. But just recently(like in the last month or two), I've been getting dandruff. How can I have oily hair and dandruff together? Isn't dandruff caused by dryness(which I don't have at all)? Also, is washing my hair every day making it even more oily? Please help!


Try using an anti-dandruff shampoo.  It's totally possible to have oily and dandruffy hair.  So keep washing it every day, just switch shampoos.  -lauren

horseyluv on 5/31/2008 3:14:17 PM

I know at least one other person shares my oily roots.

MOD- Putting conditioner ant where on my head makes it oily. It is EXTREMELY oily without it. What do I do?

~*~*~ Mary Grace ~*~*~

MG Charm on 5/31/2008 1:27:52 PM

MOD MOD MOD!!! hi whats up? so i have pretty brown hair that dries naturally almost stick straight. i already blew it dry today, but then i had to take another shower. i need a cute hair do that i can do with wet hair that when i take it out later it will stick look cute! thanks xoox




hey! put half up or half down or something with a clip! xoxoashley


 

surfergirl77 on 5/31/2008 12:16:56 PM

xoxoxoxoxsmiles-
who says holy dang?? ive never heard thet!!
<3 's

pompom753 on 5/31/2008 11:46:23 AM

i take a shower every morning or my hair looks GROSE! and i get a ton of zits Frown

pompom753 on 5/31/2008 11:43:58 AM

I♥hawii-
IDK but all i know is that cut ur hair a diffrent way maybe w/layers and just be confident and u don't know if other people think that so gi=ve it a rest and don't think about it just act proud and be proud and it might change how people think about u!!

Hope this helps!!!!!!!

Keep in touch!
Luv,
Friends r 4 eva!

friends r 4 eva on 5/31/2008 11:39:06 AM

hey MOD
Im graduating soon but i dont kno wat 2 wear!
for shoes i wanna wear converses help




if you are wearing a dress you should wear cute flats or heels! xoxoashley

LdyStarr on 5/31/2008 10:58:44 AM

ThanX a ton Ashley! You mods ROCK!!!

I♥Hawaii on 5/31/2008 10:46:09 AM

MOD!!!

you totally just ignored my problem...i've been asking it forEVER Frown *4 days*

please answer it.
thanks
smiles


 


hey, im sorry whats your question?? xoxoashley

smiles are contagious; let's start an epidemic on 5/31/2008 10:07:45 AM

i.luv.horses- you said u have rly curly hair and u use a product 2 define it....i have the same kinda hair!! what do u use??

wowitserinx19 on 5/31/2008 10:07:34 AM

MOD! MOD! MOD!!!!
Is it true that shorter hair makes your face not look as long. Because i have this screwed up jaw structure and my lower jaw is too big and so it makes my face look to long. It's not like crazy to where I'm unatractive, but people do notice. My mom said shorter hair makes a face look shorter, but is that true, if so I reeeeallly want 2 know! THANX! A TON! and please! answer!!!!!


 


Hey! Im not quite sure what hair styles, but look online for people with longer faces that you like their hair!! xoxoashley

i♥hawaii on 5/31/2008 9:58:20 AM

MOD:::::


okk.
so. i have a problem...
our last day was yesterday, and i realized something reallllly bad....
i think i'm in love with my english teacher..
i know this is wrong on SO many levels..and i need to get over him (he's like, 38-EWW!) but he teaches my favorite subject, and is so insightful and deep...
i told only one of my friends who lives in georgia (i live in IN) and she was like "holy dang." and that's it..and then she was like "i won't tell anyone. idk what you should do, but wow, em"

pls help Frown

xoxoxoxoxoxSmiles

smiles are contagious; let's start an epidemic on 5/31/2008 9:50:59 AM

plzz answer me if you can




<33

smackerslover! on 5/31/2008 9:40:35 AM

why do none of my questions and comments come up most of the time?? not to be rude or anything...

smackerslover! on 5/31/2008 9:38:10 AM

i take a shower everyday, oneday i put shampoo and conditioner and the other i just let the water flow through my hair and i wear my hair straight but no matter what i do, i have flyaways, i hate them, plzzzzzzzzzzz, plz help me ASAP! thanx

smackerslover! on 5/31/2008 9:36:57 AM

i take a shower everyday, oneday i put shampoo and conditioner and the other i just let the water flow through my hair and i wear my hair straight but no matter what i do, i have flyaways, i hate them, plzzzzzzzzzzz, plz help me ASAP! thanx

smackerslover! on 5/31/2008 9:35:52 AM

dont use so much shampoo too, just take a little dab of conditioner

smackerslover! on 5/31/2008 9:33:57 AM

Thanks Kristin!!!!!!!!!

brunette girl on 5/31/2008 8:53:59 AM

I have REALLY curly hair and I used to hate it. Now I use this product that you put on your curls to define them and keep your hair from getting frizzy!

i.luv.horses on 5/31/2008 8:50:21 AM

um maybe try taking showers more often, like wednesday night to thursday night. also, try a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner, like herbal essences "hello hydration"

sweet60s on 5/31/2008 8:48:57 AM

ooh, I have shampoo (and conditioner) for something like that (I think). it's from aussie, I forget what it's called, but it says it's for frazzled ends and greasy roots.

M... on 5/31/2008 8:26:13 AM

Try straightning it. That will make your hair look smoother and less rough. Maybe get ur hair thinned out too.
As for oil, get an oil shampoo. There is this icy blue shampoo that works really good but idk where its found.
Good Luck!!

♥SpongeBob-Hottie♥ on 5/31/2008 8:25:21 AM

hey MOD! Hows it going? I was wondering if you could give me style advice...My brother is graduating 2morrow and i dont know what to wear. I was thinking of just jeans, but I don't know what to wear for a shirt or shoes. Its inside. Also, could you give me advice on what to wear to his graduation party? Thanks!!


Hey girl, for the graduation party you should definitely keep it casual and wear jeans and a cute top and ballet flats. Graduations are a little more formal so you could wear a skirt and flip flops or flats and then a cute casual shirt.
~Kristin

brunette girl on 5/31/2008 8:09:45 AM

mod- I have shoulder lenghth curly hair. It has the really tight "banana curls" as some people call them. It always gets frizzy and by the end of the day looks really bad. With summer here, my hairs gonna b really bad w/ the humidity and me being outside. Wat can i do 2 keep it under control?


Hey girl, you should see a hair dresser and tell her your problem. She'll be able to tell you what products to use to help tame your hair!
~Kristin

doyoubeliveinmagic? on 5/31/2008 7:46:50 AM

I have just the opposite babe and its really hard to control! Just let it flow and you will look Beautiful no matter what, girl!

hayward67 on 5/31/2008 7:37:42 AM


    

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