How to NOT Wash Fine Thin Hair Every Day

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Makes the hair, REAL nice.
My daughter's hair used to be so full of split ends and it was dull looking and dry looking, and now is it SHINY healthy and hardly any split ends anymore and the integrity of her hair has REALLY improved. My daughter has lots of hair, but it is fine.
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It takes a bit of time for your hair to "get used" to not washing it so often. After a few weeks, your scalp will stop producing so much oil, since it no longer needs to. But, I hear ya, it is a bit hard to get through the first few weeks.
My suggestion would be to switch to a sulfate-free shampoo to begin with. I have liked Burts Bees brand and it lasts quite a while, especially if you start washing every other day. Keep in mind that sulfate free shampoos do not lather like what you may be used to.
Other than that, I would talk to a hair stylist or even go in to Sally Beauty supply and ask what they recommend!

Your first response se was spot on--baby powder or cornstarch.
Sprinkle a bit on your palm, tub hands together & run them through the front of your hair. Poof! Bam! Done! Lol

At first when you cut back on washing it every day it'll look greasy in between because your body is used to making the extra oils to compensate for loosing them every day. As time goes on it will look less and less greasy in between because your body will stop producing the extra oils because you're not taking them away every day.

I have really fine hair too, and brown. It gets super frizzy overnight, so I have to do something. I do home color every few months. But, I shampoo and condition only every other day now. On the alternate day, I just take a small dab of shampoo, rub it across my fingertips and just shampoo the very top of my head and the sides right by my face so I am not shampooing my whole head, but getting rid of the oil and adding some volume back in. The rest of my hair is just gets wet down when the shampoo is rinsed out. After I am out of the shower, I use a leave in conditioner or a kerastese serum, otherwise I cannot comb through it at all. I never use an actual comb, but use a pick instead and almost never use a brush.

I have super thick, curly hair, so I know I probably shouldn't be answering this question. But, what about baby powder?

i had this problem for years (until i turned gray, which made my hair thicker, fuller and wavy! who knew?)
since my hair was very, very long, my solution was to put it up, then just wash the bits right around my hairline, including my bangs, every day. i only washed the long part every 2-3 days.
dry shampoo is an emergency fix. it'll give you dandruff if you keep it up.
good luck!
khairete
S.

How often do you dye your hair?
It sounds like the dye has fried your hair and now it's too porous to hold onto the color for very long.
How/when you wash it isn't the problem - it's the damaged hair and the dye that keeps damaging it.
I gave up commercial dye more than 10 years ago and switched to henna.
I love the auburn color I get and my hair is shiny, no split ends and my grey turns to coppery highlights - I henna once every 8 weeks or so.
I use body art quality henna and mix it up with vinegar - my hair and scalp love it and there is no ammonia smell.
If red is not your thing you can use a combination of henna and indigo together to get a very nice brunette.
This site explains it all:
http://www.hennaforhair.com/mixes/

It is possible that part of the reason it gets oily looking is because you wash it everyday. If you start doing it every other day over time you may see improvement. I do sometimes use a little dry shampoo, but I also have to make sure to keep my forehead from getting too oily or my hair right around my face will get that way as well, so I use a mattifier on my skin called Medi-matt

I go back and forth between Aveda's clarifying shampoo, which helps reduce paraben and unclogs pores, and a vegan conditioning shampoo by L'Oreal. My hair is fine, but there's a lot of it... except when I have a pain flare-up and then I lose a lot in my bang area. The Aveda helps with the new hair growth. The L'Oreal Evercreme (the strongest one) helps a lot because my hair being so fine and curly gets dry very, very easily. I don't use the one for curly hair because I'm allergic to it.

When I use the shampoo, it's directly on my scalp. Any conditioner goes on the lower half of my hair and on the ends. My hair is short now, so it doesn't take much. I found that if I use a very, very light mousse like the Aveda one that pumps out from a clear liquid specifically for people with fine hair (can't remember the name, very bad fibro fog today) I keep it at the scalp to help lift at the roots.

If I don't wash daily or almost daily, then my hair gets gross. I've tried the no-shampoo method and dry shampoos and other methods, but none work for me. It's my Italian roots.

You just rinse it and fix it like you normally do. Mine has to have the process everyday to look good but I rinse it one day and wash it the next.

I've used Swave shampoos for years but the styling products haven't been working for my hair anymore. So I've changed to the actual John Fredia Products and they have done better.

I use the Luxurious Volume mousse and the same type root booster that I get al Walmart. It does as good as my poor hair can get.

Do have your thyroid checked at the doc. I had all the symptoms and finally they put me on the synthroid last year. My hair gotten a bit thicker, my eyebrows grew back in and my cholesterol is much better and my moodiness has improved.

Try a couple of different brands of dry shampoo. Some may work better for you than others. I have very fine hair (blond, so when it's greasy it looks horrible) and I use the Got 2 B brand of dry shampoo. It definitely gets rid of the greasy feel, and adds a lot of body.

My hair is on the thin side, although it's coarse so it doesn't look super thin. But if I want it to look good, I have to wash it. There is no way I can sleep on it and have it look good the next day, unless I wear it in a ponytail where it doesn't really matter what it looks like (which I often do). So I think you will have to keep washing it daily.

My solution to the problem of dyed hair turning brassy and keeping it healthy was I switched to dying my hair with henna. Henna coats hair, gives it volume, and nourishes it, vs. frying it.

I so feel for you! I deal with the same thing all the time too. Part of the problem is that you are using the wrong "tone" to dye your hair. I know that with mine I have to use 7N which is neutral instead of ashey (green) and the other one which turns brassy/orange. I bought a violet colored shampoo/ conditioner which seems to be helping the the brassiness from when I colored with the cheap stuff last time.

The hairdresser who sold it to me, said that since our scalp already makes oils and conditioners, we just need to condition the part that goes into a pony tail. I am not sure if its working yet or not though....its only been a couple of weeks.

The only things that I have ever felt for solving this problem is chemical treatment. Back in the day, I would perm it, but now I color it. When I finally can't stand the grease anymore, then I go get it professionally colored. Its expensive, but we have an Aveda school here, so I can get it done for about $40-50 instead of hundreds. But, it does take a long time since they are students. Maybe see if you can find a place near you to do it more cost-effectively. (Sounds better than cheaply).

I can't use any products on it or will be so dirty I can't stand it. Like, it only works for about 2 hours tops! So, I can't recommend any of them. I did have one dry shampoo that I loved, it was from Bed Head, but I can't find it anymore, and I have no idea where I got it. But, I have had success from one, so it is possible to do so.

I wish you luck and hope that some of these tricks will help you some. I'm going to try some of them too.

Try switching hair products. If you get your hair done in a salon, ask for a different product (Paul Mitchell rather than Matrix). It might control the brassiness. If you dye at home, maybe try a different brand and color.

Try some dry shampoo, too. There are so many brands.