The straightener can be as much about love as it is about hate. Hair saver for many of us, it is nonetheless a source of problem: hair more damaged, more brittle, drier and sometimes even more oily! And although it is not easy at first to understand the link between straightening and oily hair, know that it is however quite normal that this inconvenience can appear. So, what to do to avoid having oily hair after straightening? First of all we will see why your hair is oily with a straightener. Then we will see all the solutions to prevent your hair from greasing after straightening.
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Why is my hair greasy after straightening?
Is your hair greasy a few days, or even a few hours after using your straightener? Oily hair after straightening are rather common. And it often gets worse over time. So you can go from a few days without needing to wash your hair, to having to wash it every day. And this may indeed be related to the use of hair straightener, but also with the use of some products or some inappropriate gestures which can make your hair oily.
So what are all the causes related to straightening that can give you oily hair faster?
1 - An attack on the scalp related to the heat of the straightener
Hair does not like heat. They see it as an assault. And when the hair is attacked, the sebaceous glands which are in the scalp defend themselves by making sebum. The natural oil that protects and hydrates the hair. However, the sebum is therefore also responsible for the greasy effect on the hair. As a result, when you use a straightener, the sebaceous glands will be stimulated due to the heat. In other words, smoothing will accelerate the production of sebum and therefore cause oily hair more quickly.
2 - Unsuitable and drying hair products
In addition to damaging the hair, and causing too intensive sebum production, your hair routine can amplify the phenomenon of oily hair. Indeed, many industrial shampoos are composed of irritating, suffocating and stripping ingredients for the hair and the scalp. This is the case of sulphates et silicones. And since straightening damages and dries the hair, we are tempted to buy "repairing" "moisturizing", "smoothing", "disciplining" products, etc. While these products are extremely rich in silicones. Silicones act like a decoy: they wrap the hair fiber in a film that makes them appear more shiny and smoother. And yet they suffocate and therefore dry out the hair.
Consequently : between hair products and the straightening iron which dries the hair, sebum, which has the primary function of moisturizing, begins to be produced in larger quantities to compensate for this imbalance. Result: your hair becomes greasy much faster!
3 - dirty utensils can cause oily hair after straightening
when you have oily hair with the straightener, it can also come from a concern for hygiene. Indeed, brushes, combs, and straightener plates can be covered with dust and a layer of sebum linked to its accumulation through use. As a result, the utensils will transfer their dirt onto your hair and make it greasy faster.
How to avoid oily hair with the straightener?
As we have just seen, straightening your hair too often can have an influence on oily hair. So what are effective solutions to avoid it? First, discover hair products to use to avoid oily hair after straightening. Then, in a second part, discover actions to do or to avoid against the greasy effect with a straightener.
What are the right actions against hair that greases quickly after straightening?
- Clean your styling utensils regularly to prevent your hair from being greasy with a straightener. In fact, dust and sebum accumulate on the plates and hairbrushes over time. To clean the plates, use a cloth soaked in 90 ° alcohol. For brushes and combs, soap and water will do.
- Avoid daily smoothing to the maximum. In fact, in addition to damaging the hair, the straightening iron dries the hair which will lead to excessive production of sebum. Space it out at least every other day, and more if you can. The ideal is to do it only once after each shampoo.
- Avoid setting your straightener with too much heat to avoid oily hair. For temperatures, refer to the indications that we will give you below. If possible, avoid going over 180 °.
- Never apply conditioner, mask or conditioner to the roots. The latter being very rich in moisturizing and nourishing active ingredients may cause an oily effect on your scalp.
- Avoid smoothing the roots to avoid having oily hair with a straightener. Start straightening your hair at least 2cm past the roots. This will protect the scalp from the heat of the straightener and therefore prevent the activation of the sebaceous glands which produce sebum.
What products to use to avoid oily hair after straightening?
1 - Use a straightening iron that does not attack your hair
To avoid oily hair because of the straightener, the first thing to do is touse a good straightener. That is to say a straightener that prevents too strong attacks on your hair. For this, you will need a straightener that has:
- An adjustable thermostat which allows you to adjust the temperature according to your hair type. The heat can range from 80 ° C up to 250 ° C. here are the recommended temperatures to avoid too much damage to your hair and that it does not become greasy:
- For thick, curly, afro, frizzy and difficult to straighten hair between 180 ° C and 220 ° C.
- For normal hair the best will be to oscillate between 160 ° C and 190 ° C.
- Finally, for fine and fragile hair between 100 ° C and 150 ° C.
- Technologies to partially protect your hair and therefore dry it out less. The best technologies not to dry out your hair and therefore prevent it from being greasy after straightening are:
- the steam straightener. The best type of straightener to avoid drying out your hair. The latter works thanks to a continuous flow of high pressure steam. A technology that diffuses heat efficiently while preserving and hydrating the hair. As a result, they dry out and therefore less attack the hair.
- ceramic or tourmaline plates with keratin. These materials allow the heat to diffuse evenly on the hair, which has the advantage of less damaging the hair. In addition, by diffusing negative ions, they fight against their drying out. Finally, the plates slide perfectly well, and avoid prolonged friction on the hair. The tourmaline allows an even better glide to avoid attacking your hair. Keratin, on the other hand, helps protect the hair when straightening.
- There is also hair straighteners with an integrated heat sensor which adjusts the heat according to the humidity of your hair to avoid drying it out.
We recommend you the STEAM straightener from Furiden to avoid oily hair after straightening
Why adopt it? 
Steam straightener that diffuses heat to smooth effectively while preserving the hair. Very good value for money. Thermostat adjustable from 130 ° C to 230 ° C. It is therefore suitable for all types of hair.Large capacity of the water tank which allows at least 30 minutes of continuous smoothing without having to recharge. Fast heating time: between 15 and 30 seconds. The 3D floating plates and the 360 ° bead allow you to adapt to your straightening while giving you an excellent grip.
2 - use truly gentle hair products
Why use gentle products to avoid oily hair with a straightener?
So that you have less risk of having oily hair after straightening, use mild hair products. Indeed, conventional shampoos, masks and conditioners found in supermarkets, and sometimes even in pharmacies, are nowadays full of ingredients often criticized by the scientific community. Indeed, they are harmful for our skin, our hair, our organism but also for the environment. Composed of silicone, sulphate, quats, paraben, preservative, and even sometimes endocrine disruptors, they promise to maintain and repair our hair, whereas on the contrary they only damage it.
And all the more so the hair products that promise to " réparer " and " smooth " the hair ! Because under these promises this hides harmful ingredients for the hair. Indeed, manufacturers have created shampoos and conditioners which:
- removes sebum from the scalp due to sulphates. However, by being so aggressive, they end up irritating your scalp… As a result, your scalp creates twice as much sebum!
- deeply dry the hair because of silicones. These are known to give the hair a smooth and shiny appearance. But it is a decoy. Indeed, they act by wrapping the hair fiber in a film that will suffocate and dry out your lengths. This is how after shampooing, your hair will be shiny thanks to this film. But a few days later they will be dry at the tips and greasy at the roots.
So, which products to choose against oily hair?
Choose as much as possible products without sulfates and silicones to avoid greasy hair after straightening.
- The surfactants that you should avoid as much as possible are: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS) and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS).
- Most silicones end with "cone" and "xane".
- Beware of shampoos that report "sulfate-free, silicone-free, parabens-free" when they replace them with other substitutes that are sometimes just as harmful. We advise you to adopt natural and / or organic shampoos. Use the app INCIBeauty that analyzes your cosmetics.
We recommend you extra-mild coconut and vegetable keratin shampoo
Why adopt it? Extra gentle shampoo with organic coconut oil to nourish the hair and vegetable keratin known to strengthen and regenerate it.Suitable for all types of hair, even sensitive. 96% of the ingredients are of natural origin. Sulphate-free, silicone-free and toxic-risk free.Leaves hair soft, shiny and with a sweet scent.
3 - use products to protect your hair from heat
Use thermo-protective products to avoid having oily hair with straightening. As we have seen, when hair is drying out, the sebaceous glands produce sebum, the natural hair oil, which has the function of moisturizing and protecting your hair. Consequently, the drier your hair, the more sebum is produced, and the faster your hair grows. You will understand, smoothing will accelerate this process.
So to reduce this effect, you will need to protect your hair from the heat and the aggression of the straightener thanks to thermo-protective products, preferably natural or organic. You can get them in pharmacies, supermarkets, hairdressers or online. Again, we advise you to use the app INCIBeauty to analyze the sprays and avoid ending up with too chemical products.
4 - Make purifying masks and apply sebum-regulating vegetable oils
To prevent your hair from being greasy after straightening, we advise you to do masks and pre-shampoo treatments rather than after shampooing. Indeed, they have the advantages of not weighing down your hair and not creating an overdose of products that can suffocate and dry out your roots. As before, choose natural products. We advise you as type of products:
- Purifying masks with powders. Purifying powder masks can make your hair less oily with a straightener because it purifies and sanitizes the scalp so that it produces less sebum. The best powders for this are: Clay, Neutral Henna, Rhassoul, Shikakai, Nettle, Nagarmotha and Reetha.
- Deep care with sebum-regulating vegetable oils. Vegetable oils each have different virtues. And there are some that nourish and hydrate your lengths while regulating sebum production and therefore prevent the appearance of greasy hair too quickly. The best oils for oily hair are: coconut oil, jojoba, Castor, Noisette as well as Macadamia. We advise you to apply them as a mask before shampooing, at least 30 minutes before shampooing.
- Pre-shampoo hair products. Masks or hair oils before shampoos have the advantage of not weighing down your hair and therefore preventing them from quickly becoming greasy; while taking care of your hair as a conditioner.
We recommend you Matessance pre-shampoo mask
Why adopt it?
A pre-shampoo mask: does not weigh down your hair.Thanks to rosemary and tea tree oils and white clay, this mask purifies and regulates your scalp to space out shampoos. Vegetable keratin, coconut oil and vitamin E help hydrate and nourish your hair. Sulphate and silicone free. 98% natural.
The best way to avoid oily hair after straightening is still to take it natural ! Word of a curly-haired girl, former straightener addict, who today is proud of her curls and has never had such beautiful hair!
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