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You took the plunge, and you let yourself be convinced by the organic shampoo and all its natural benefits. However, to your dismay, it does not give you the desired effects. You who were hoping to end up with healthier, shinier and lighter hair, here you are with sticky hair after using your organic shampoo. It is not easy to resist the temptation to immediately switch to conventional liquid shampoos. However solutions exist against this inconvenience. First of all we will see why your organic shampoo makes your hair sticky. Then we will see how to avoid sticky hair with your organic shampoo.

Why do I have sticky hair with my organic shampoo?

How to explain that you have sticky hair with your natural shampoo ? Two reasons can explain it.

1 - Going natural can lead to the appearance of sticky or sticky hair.

The natural products contained in organic shampoo, as good as they are for the hair and the skin, can cause in the first weeks of using your shampoo, the appearance of sticky hair linked to the hair transition period and therefore to adaptation of hair to new ingredients.

Find out here everything you need to know about the period of hair transition to natural shampoo.

Indeed, organic shampoos have totally different compositions from conventional liquid shampoos. The hair will therefore undergo a detoxification of old chemical ingredients such as quats, silicones and sulphates; and at the same time, they're going to have to get used to the all-new, rich, natural components of your natural shampoo. It will therefore take time to adapt to regain beautiful, shiny, healthy and healthy hair.

In summary, the reaction to this change and to these new ingredients will therefore sometimes lead to side effects such as sticky hair and sticky after organic shampoo.

2 - Bad components can lead to sticky hair after natural shampooing.

It can also happen that the shampoo does not suit you for different reasons: intolerance to an ingredient, over-oily shampoo, aggressive ingredients for your scalp ... We will see in the last part how to choose an organic shampoo that suits you to avoid the sticky effect.

Sticky hair after organic shampoo, what are the solutions to avoid it?

To prevent the appearance of sticky hair, we are going to see the right things to do when shampooing. If these actions do not work, we will see that the shampoo may not be suitable for your hair. It will then have to be changed.

How to use your organic shampoo against the sticky effect?

To avoid sticky hair with your natural shampoo, here are some simple things you can do :

• First of all, your sticky hair can be due to a saturation of products. To remedy this, make a clarifying shampoo. This removes the layers of products that accumulate on your hair. You can buy it or make it at home thanks to baking soda.

• The appearance of sticky hair after a natural shampoo can come from a bad rinse. Organic shampoo being a very concentrated product, it must be rinsed more intensely than liquid shampoos. To do this, massage and gently rub your scalp while rinsing yourself. This gesture makes it possible to remove the surplus of shampoo which remains attached to the scalp and which is responsible for this sticky and sticky effect.

• apply a small amount of organic shampoo is enough to wash your hair well and to facilitate rinsing of the product. If you use too much shampoo, you risk causing a buildup of product that will be difficult to rinse and which will be responsible for your sticky hair after organic shampoo.

• To eliminate the appearance of sticky hair with your natural shampoo, do just one application of your shampoo, not 2 or 3 in a row. Contrary to what you might think, a single shampoo is enough to wash well. By putting the product back on cleansed hair, you risk simply weighing it down and creating an occlusive layer that will be responsible for sticky hair after your natural shampoo.

• If your sticky hair is behind the back of your neck, tilt your head forward when rinsing. Indeed, being a less accessible part at the time of rinsing, a mass of product is likely to agglutinate on this part of your skull.

• Finish rinsing your hair with a vinegar mixture. Mix 1L of water with 1 teaspoon of white vinegar or cider. This mixture will eliminate everything that can potentially get stuck on your hair: product residue, limescale, toxins etc. and which can cause the appearance of sticky hair after organic shampoo.

What products to use to avoid sticky hair with natural shampoo

Although most of the time, sticky hair occurs when you shampoo naturally, and then goes away after a few uses once the hair gets used to the new components; sometimes this is not the case. In the event that after several uses and after respecting the actions we have advised you above; your organic shampoo continues to leave your hair sticky, it's probably not for you.

Therefore, we will see which products to choose to prevent sticky hair after organic shampoo. But also, the products that we do not recommend as they can be responsible for the appearance of sticky hair.

• Choose an organic shampoo adapted to your hair type to avoid sticky hair. Indeed, natural shampoos have different formulations which correspond to the types of hair (oily, dry, colored, thick, fine hair, etc.). Each shampoo will be formulated to meet a specific need and therefore it will have very distinct properties. If you don't choose a shampoo that's right for you, your hair care isn't going to be the right one. Hence, they can make your hair sticky.

• Prefer the use of care before shampoo rather than masks and conditioners. This is because they are likely to weigh down your hair and make your hair sticky.

• Choose organic shampoo with a list of ingredients containing a maximum of 10 ingredients. Indeed, too long a list is often a sign that the shampoo contains a lot of components that will weigh down your hair and potentially make it sticky.

• Use natural conditioners like vegetal oils to Ayurvedic powders at least 30 minutes before shampooing. Note that some oils weigh down and grease the hair, while others on the contrary regulate sebum. Plus, oils and powders don't weigh your hair down. They allow to purify and cleanse the scalp andavoid the risk of sticky hair after shampooing natural. The best powders are: Clay, neutral Henna, Rhassoul, and Shikakai. The best oils are: Jojoba, Camellia, Macadamia, Nigella, and Hazelnut oils.

• Avoid products that are difficult to rinse, such as organic shampoos on oily or organic shampoos for dry hair. Indeed, it is possible that you have taken a shampoo that is too greasy for you. That is to say that contains too much natural oils or vegetable butters. These components are thick and difficult to rinse. They can have an occlusive effect on your hair and leave your hair sticky after organic shampoo.

• To avoid sticky hair with organic shampoo, choose a shampoo with mild surfactants :

• Eliminate surfactants that contain aggressive sulphates to fight against sticky hair. Indeed, most shampoos use sulphates which are very irritating and which can cause a reaction of the scalp which will overgrease. The names of these sulfates are Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS) and Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS).
• Prefer the use of mild surfactant which irritate the scalp very little: Sodium Coco Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, or Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate.
• to extremely gentle washing bases. Sodium Cocoyl Isethioniate, Coco Glucoside, Decyl Glucoside, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate or Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate.

Some organic shampoos use ingredients that are controversial, such as cocamidopropyl betaine. To be sure of choose a good organic shampoo, we recommend the application INCIbeauty ou Yuka. These applications analyze the composition of cosmetics. They alert you to dangerous and unwanted ingredients; or on the contrary those which are healthy for the body and the hair.

To conclude. The hair transition period does not happen overnight. You have always used liquid shampoos. When you switch to organic shampoo, it amounts to completely changing the method of washing and caring for the hair. Sometimes side effects appear, such as sticky hair after organic shampoo. However, with patience, good gestures of use, and the good natural shampoo that is suitable for you, sticky hair should soon be a distant memory.