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The best gift is on its way. But before you find out, you will encounter many surprises that accompany your pregnancy. Sometimes good surprises, and sometimes less good ones. Among the latter, in particular, the arrival of hair disagreements such as hair which becomes greasy much more quickly. And this makes perfect sense since great upheavals are taking place in your body. So, why and what to do against greasy hair during pregnancy? First, find out why your hair grows faster when you're pregnant. Then discover the solutions to avoid greasy pregnancy hair.

Why does your hair get greasy during pregnancy?

How does oily hair get?

Oily hair occurs when the sebaceous glands, located in the scalp, produce an excess of sebum (the natural hair oil). The latter moisturize and protect the hair from external aggressions. After a few days after shampooing, it is normal for the hair to become greasy. However, when you have to wash them more than twice a week, you have a scalp that produces excess sebum.

Why does your hair grease faster during pregnancy?

Although we often hear that pregnancy rhymes with more beautiful and silky hair, know that many of us experience the arrival of oily, dull and much less pretty hair during this period. Indeed, oily hair can appear for a multitude of reasons. But, one of the main reasons is related to hormonal upheavals. Our hair being directly impacted by hormones, they will interfere with the quality of our hair. Thus, during a pregnancy, the hair can for some grease much faster, and for others on the contrary become much more beautiful. Sadly, it looks like you are on the unlucky side.

But rest assured, this change is not permanent. As soon as your pregnancy ends, this oily hair problem should quickly disappear. And if you want to enjoy your pregnancy, without having to worry about your oily hair, solutions exist to improve this aspect. So, find out in the next part, how to avoid greasy hair when you are pregnant.

What to do against oily hair during pregnancy?

When your hair greases faster when you are pregnant, the cause, as we have just seen, is to be attributed to hormonal disturbances. However, certain aspects of your hair routine can amplify this phenomenon. By using the right products, and doing the right things to maintain your hair, you can therefore hope to reduce the oily hair effect during your pregnancy.

Use gentle hair products

To fight against greasy hair during your pregnancy, it is essential to use truly gentle hair products. That is to say, they must contain mild non-sulphated surfactants. which will prevent the hair from greasing too quickly. They should also contain ingredients that are healthy for both the health of your hair and the health of your baby.

You should therefore avoid all shampoos, conditioners and masks containing sulfate, silicone, quaternary ammonium salts, and paraben against greasy pregnancy hair. Choose a natural one and especially without endocrine disruptors. To find out more about your cosmetic products and their compounds, we recommend that you use the apps Yuka ou INCI Beauty. They will let you know if your cosmetic products are good and healthy.

1 - What shampoo for oily pregnancy hair?

• Use natural shampoos, formulated with mild surfactants non-irritant and non-harmful to avoid having hair that greases too quickly during your pregnancy. Surfactants are formulated in shampoos to cleanse the hair. Their function is to wash your hair and create the lather of your shampoo. Therefore, they are then essential in its formulation.

However, there are irritants, resulting from petrochemicals: these are sulphates. In addition to being harmful to health and the environment, they strip the scalp and help amplify the phenomenon of oily hair. They are found under these names: Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS) and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS).

The mild surfactants, derived from natural ingredients and not harmful to health or to the scalp are: Sodium Coco Sulfate (SCS), Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI), Decyl Glucoside , Coco Glucoside, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Methyl isethionate or Lauryl Glucoside.

• In addition, we do not recommend the use degreasing shampoos. Contrary to what one might think, these shampoos are very often overdosed in sulphated surfactants which scour the scalp. To respond to this attack, the sebaceous glands produce even more sebum… As a result, the hair greases again too quickly and you enter an endless circle.

We advise you MAKESENZ's mild shampoo - Oily hair

Why this shampoo?

A shampoo with an average of 4,9 / 5 and over 130 reviews that praises the anti oily hair effectiveness. 
A very gentle organic shampoo, formulated from mild and natural surfactants, which allows washing time apart by regulating the production of sebum. 
Without toxic or controversial risky ingredients: without silicones, without irritating sulfates, without major allergens, without petrochemicals, without synthetic dyes, without essential oils and without polymers. Vegan.
Suitable for pregnancy and baby.

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2 - What care to avoid greasy hair during pregnancy?

To fight against hair that greases too quickly during pregnancy, we recommend the use of pre-shampoo mask. Indeed, the usual care that you do after shampooing can weigh down and be too rich for your hair. They will then tend to grease your roots more quickly.

You can also apply vegetable oil masks before shampoo for avoid greasy pregnancy hair. Indeed, certain vegetable oils make it possible to balance and regulate sebum. The best oils for this are: jojoba oil et Hazelnut oil. You can apply one of these oils once a week, about XNUMX minutes just before your shampoo.

Take the right steps against oily pregnancy hair

To avoid having oily hair during your pregnancy, you will need to adopt certain washing and styling habits. Of course, this will not completely solve the problem since the origin of your greasy hair during pregnancy is hormonal. However, you can still achieve reduce your washing frequencies by following these few tips:

The right washing procedures

• Try not to shampoo more than 2 times per week. The more you wash your hair, the faster the scalp grows.
• Avoid rubbing / rubbing your scalp. Prefer a gentle and delicate massage of your roots when applying the shampoo.
• Rinse your hair with lukewarm water to avoid stimulating the sebaceous glands (very sensitive to heat).
• If your hair type allows it, brush your hair regularly. Preferably with a clean natural brush.

Actions to avoid against hair that greases too quickly

• Avoid touching your hair during the day. Every time you run your hand through your hair, dirt gets deposited on your scalp and this can speed up the appearance of oily hair.
• Never apply your masks and conditioner to your scalp. Only very specific or natural products (vegetable oils or Ayurvedic powders) can be applied to your roots without running the risk of greasing your hair.
•  Be aware that all sources of heat stimulate the production of sebum. In this way, it is better to avoid the hair dryer, the straightener or prolonged exposure to the sun.

The observation of seeing hair that greases more quickly during your pregnancy is therefore a completely normal phenomenon, since the hormonal upheavals that you undergo have repercussions on your entire body, and your hair is not spared. However, with good products et good washing habits, you can still hope to reduce your washing frequencies and manage to camouflage the oily appearance on your hair a little longer. Finally, rest assured, some time after childbirth you will find your hair type again and you will be able to say goodbye to oily pregnancy hair !