Patch of greasy hair and rest of hair suddenly curly.

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Patch of greasy hair and rest of hair suddenly curly.

by Marian
(Canada)

Within the last 3 weeks there is a patch of hair on my head that won't get clean! I normally wash my hair every day because it gets greasy after 2 days. I have tried washing just that spot more than the rest, but the patch is getting bigger.

I have had colon cancer within the last year, and am now cancer-free. I have had an ovary removed and am starting menopause, could it be hormone related? Also, after having straight hair all my life (I'm 48) my hair went curly!

I didn't lose any hair and didn't have to have any treatment for the cancer, it just went curly about 4 months ago when I was in the hospital and has stayed like that. I had 6 blood transfusions, could that somehow have made my hair curly?

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Possible Cure!?
by: Anonymous

I have had the exact same thing everyone is describing for about a week now, my hair was progressively getting nastier and nastier.

I decided yesterday to scrub my hair really good with 2 different shampoos and rinse really really really good. When I got out of the shower my hair was 10 times worse than before.

I figured that if my scalp was producing excess oil for some reason I was going to give it a reason to stop! I re-wet my hair and loaded a TON of conditioner into my hair, making sure I really got it on the gross spots and then I combed it through my hair in a whole bunch of directions to make sure it got everywhere. I put saran wrap on my head and let it sit for about 10 minutes and then I rinsed really good, no shamoo or anything else though. I swear to God my hair is totally back to normal!!!

That was yesterday, this morning I washed my hair with baby shampoo and conditioned it again, putting in a regular amount but making sure to get the crown of my head which is an area I normally avoid because my hair is so fine. It is over 12 hours later and my hair does not have a bit of waxy or greasy feeling to it!

I know this sounds totally counter intuitive, but at least give it a try, you've got nothing to lose except icky hair! Let me know if this works!!

The Real Cure - I'm so relieved!
by: Andrea12

I thought I'd post because I, too, woke up one morning with very greasy hair on the crown of my head. It began about three weeks ago. I'd shower, and my hair would just be greasier at the crown than before! I've never had greasy hair and hadn't changed my shampoo in a long time.

I tried EVERYTHING. The hair at the top of my head made it look like I hadn't showered in days! So, I went online and hunted until I found a remedy that the majority of people said worked.

LISTERINE! Odd-sounding, I know. I found a forum where women posted, having the same problem. What has worked for all of us has been to purchase Suave Daily Clarifying shampoo and original Listerine.

Wash your hair with the Suave and rinse. Then pour three to four cap-fulls of the original (the brown one) Listerine on the affected area. Some women reported having to do it twice, but the first time their hair was 90% better.

My hair is now perfectly balanced, soft and healthy looking. It feels back to normal and better! NO.MORE.GREASE.

I'm so relieved, and I really hope this works for the rest of you, too :)

Listerine mouthwash for greasy hair!
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Its fascinating to see how a mouthwash can solve a hair problem like this. It must something to do do with active ingredient in Listerine which has antiseptic properties namely: methyl salicylate. It naturally produced in nature like plants but can also be produced by esterifying salicylic acid with methanol. The salicylic acid is commercially used in dandruff shampoos to deal with similar problem on scalp. Very interesting observation. Thanks for sharing Andrea. I will certainly share it with my clients.

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