Tween daughter’s hair looks greasy - shampoo ideas?

[Anonymous]

Daughter is 10. Her formerly lovely hair has recently taken on a perpetually greasy look. She is bathing and shampooing but has been using the same young child/baby shampoo of younger sibs. What product would be better for this age? Trying to still stay away from strong scents and unnecessary chemicals.

[Anonymous]

Is there conditioner in the shower? She might be using that and not rinsing thoroughly. If that’s not it try Trader Joe’s tea tree shampoo.

[Anonymous]

I use Malibu-C. As a white girl with a naturally greasy scalp, hard water makes it worse. You may need to get the gold packet to strip the grease out once. I buy it on Amazon rather than directly from the site. But I think it's the same price either way.

https://malibuc.com/products/hard-water-wellness-collection?variant=31714227650623

[Anonymous]

Old skool Neutrogena - the clear kind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old skool Neutrogena - the clear kind.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Daughter is 10. Her formerly lovely hair has recently taken on a perpetually greasy look. She is bathing and shampooing but has been using the same young child/baby shampoo of younger sibs. What product would be better for this age? Trying to still stay away from strong scents and unnecessary chemicals.

Dry shampoo can help get rid of the greasy look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old skool Neutrogena - the clear kind.

I bought this for my son when his hair started looking greasy (around age 12). It's great for once a week (I use it too) but for regular use, he uses a Loreal clay shampoo I bought on Amazon.

[Anonymous]

I like the L’Oréal everpure shampoos. Your dd’s scalp may have become may be producing more oil secretions as puberty approaches so the baby shampoos are simply not cutting it, or may be she’s using too much conditioner.

[Anonymous]

I found out my tween wasn’t washing the scalp well. She was really only washing the ends of her hair....a quick tune up on how to wash your hair helped this problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found out my tween wasn’t washing the scalp well. She was really only washing the ends of her hair....a quick tune up on how to wash your hair helped this problem

+1

We had to have a refresher course on how to take a shower.

[Anonymous]

Herbal essences, rose hip. No need for fancy sulfate-free shampoos. She needs one that will strip some oil from her scalp and smell nice. It's gentle enough for her to use everyday.

[Anonymous]

Based on experience with a DC and talking to a few other parents IRL, you should consider the possibility that she may not be getting all the shampoo out of her hair or not really washing it properly.

[Anonymous]

Suave Clarifying Shampoo - I have very oily hair and it's great for me. It's pretty harsh though, so she might not want to use it every day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found out my tween wasn’t washing the scalp well. She was really only washing the ends of her hair....a quick tune up on how to wash your hair helped this problem

Yeah, have you watched her wash her hair?

[Anonymous]

Same with my tween. She wasn't really washing her scalp and wasn't getting all the shampoo out.