Fine/greasy hair Your hair is fine or greasy (or perhaps both) if: It tends to be limp it looks flat and lacks volume it is difficult to manage because it does not hold a style it soon gets greasy again after shampooing. If you have hair of this kind, you will almost certainly have had problems with it. You will know all about the way in which greasy hair clings to itself and to your scalp, how the excess oil weighs the hair down and spoils your style, and how dust sticks to the grease so that your hair seems to be dirty only a day or two after it has been washed. You know that your hair's condition is due simply to your sebaceous glands being particularly active. But you can help it to improve.    Remember, sebum produced by your scalp does not spread itself over your hair by magic, or out of spite! It is spread by direct contact of the hair with your scalp. And something as simple as passing your fingers through your hair speeds up the transfer of the grease. So, after you have styled your hair, avoid fingering it or running your fingers through it. You can thus slow down the rate at which sebum collects on your hair, and it will not get greasy again quite so soon.    You should also wash your hair with a good cleansing shampoo specially designed for greasy hair, and use a special conditioner for greasy hair. This will improve the feel of hair that is greasy at the roots and dry at the tips, as well as protecting the hair from damage.

Greasy hair is due to a build-up of the natural secretion ('grease' or, more correctly, sebum) from glands in the scalp (sebaceous glands). The sebum passes into the hair follicle and spreads upwards and over the hair shaft. It is not absorbed into the shaft.    The feel of the hair depends on the volume of grease present. At certain, times, such as puberty. there is a marked change in sebum production due to higher levels of male hormones. At such times the hair may become more greasy and need to be washed more often. Inadequate removal of the grease makes the problem worse.     The scalp produces much the same amount of grease whatever the hair style. Since very short hair offers a smaller area over which the grease can spread, greasiness can be especially troublesome on short hair.      Not shampooing often enough may result in a build-up of grease and material - environmental dirt and bacteria - on the hair. Perspiration plus grease may result in lank strands of hair which look unpleasant and may be unmanageable.     It is not possible to stop the glands from producing grease. Nor is grease production affected by diet, or indeed by any other factor that we can control. The answer to greasy hair is to wash it as often as necessary to keep it clean and in good condition. Frequent washing does not encourage the production of grease. Shampoos designed for greasy hair are specially formulated

Kalista Salon & Day Spa - We want everyone to know this information to educate yourselves when getting your hair done by just any hairdresser. We are well awair of the risks in styling, cutting, coloring hair and that is why even though you want to have these services done anyway, it is wise to go to the ones that are aware that your hair can be damaged so we can work hard to avoid the least possible damage.

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