Hair Care for thick mops

jester77

I've super thick and dry hair. I go for a cut every 4 weeks and get it heavily thinned out and this usually keeps it OK for the first 2 weeks. But the second 2 weeks is always unmanageable, and I don't want to go every 2 weeks for a hair cut.

I wash the hair every day with a generic shower gel after sport, think the one I'm using at the moment is an Adidas sport gel. And then I just towel dry it and put some wax in it to try and keep some shape. Blow drying, combing or brushing just leaves me with a strawy unsightly mess, so I avoid that.

What do others do, or what products and techniques are you using, I am probably doing everything wrong here 😆

endacl

Hat.

You need to use a good conditioner and better shampoo. You're washing all the oils out of it with the sports gel, so the only way you can tame it is to use a good conditioner.

Even a good 2-in-1 shampoo/conditioner combo might be helpful.

Some of those hair oil products - that contain Argan Oil etc, can be very good too and they don't smell particularly overwhelming either - just smell like hair product.

You just put in a small amount and your hair kinda behaves itself. They don't leave it looking like you dipped your head in vaseline, just kinda makes it stop sticking up / less like straw.

jester77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864354#Comment_117864354

Ah nice, was recently looking for fragrance free shampoos, must try a proper shampoo. I guess those generic shower gels are just all about the smell. How do use conditioner, just apply it like shampoo and wash it out?

Just wash your hair, rinse it. Put in the conditioner - wait 3 mins (like have the rest of your shower) then wash it out.

Some of the leave-in oil type stuff may be useful. You just put a few drops in and comb it through.

Have a look around for totally fragrance free conditioners and shampoos if you want there are some good options.

Mostly the problem is that your hair's not really evolved to be constantly washed, so you're washing out all sorts of oils and coatings that it naturally has and better shampoos just don't do that as much and conditioners basically put coatings, oils and moisturisers back in again.

You can definitely get scent-free stuff, but it's also just a matter of trial and error to see what works. Some will be too oily/greasy and others will be too light. It's kinda just dependent on your hair and scalp.

Hair just isn't really evolved for tons of washing.

A lot of those products aren't necessarily male/female but some of them are totally over scented.

I just use a drop of oil and a pomade type stuff - just not very much of it.

There isn't really a whole lot to and there's a lot of b/s marketing stuff selling people stupidly expensive products.

Also make sure you're eating well and getting your vitamins - hair quality and nail quality can be an indication of diet too.

jester77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117864401#Comment_117864401

Thanks, that's really helpful.

I usually do some form of sport at lunch time, so my head is usually very sweaty, hard to avoid not washing it.

Yeah, washing it isn't really optional as we don't live in the medieval era when everyone just whiffed, but you kinda have to put the oils back in again if you wash them out.

Basically all you're looking for is something that's compatible with your hair/scalp.

Just try a few different products out and see what works. There isn't really much to it.

Also a lot of products like say Pantene or whatever don't exactly smell any more or less masculine or feminine than say Persil, so just use whatever works.

You get ranges aimed at people with sensitive skin too that have zero or very close to no scent.

El Gato De Negocios

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058207954/hair-care-for-thick-mops

Dont wash your hair with shampoo / products more than once or twice a week (wetting it is fine), alot of the chemicals strip out the natural oils your scalp produces. Even when you do wash it, use a proper shampoo and certainly not Adidas / Lynx or similar "all in one" products, I wouldn't use those yokes on my dog!

mr.anonymous

Any recommendations for a good shampoo, preferably antidandruff?

I use H&S for men daily because my scalp is better for it. But my hair dries out a lot.