Question About Human Hair
 

I have a question for all the stylist out there. Whenever I style may hair, it has body, movement, and a bit of volume. I really like it. However, after a few hours, it no longer looks very nice. My hair is still perfect, but my bangs are completely horrible. After a few hours, my bangs (and only my bangs) look like I haven't washed my hair in a week. They are greasy and as a result become lifeless and fall flat in an awkward way. I feel like I have to wash my bangs every 2 hours and re-style just to keep the look. Is there anything I can use to prevent this?

I can't have bangs because it gets so humid here in the summer and mine will also poof off after a few hours and look horrendous! So I grew my bangs out years ago lol. It was a big pain in the butt!

So the rest of your hair is fine... just not your bangs? They have these powders out now... it looks like baby powder but it's for hair. Sometimes I'll use it if my hair looks a little greasy or oily. They also have dry shampoo which looks like hairspray. Have you tried either of these out?

The Keratin powder is wonderful for poofing up droopy hair. I used it on the days that I don't wash my hair - but you could dot it on your bangs in the afternoons if that is when they get droopy.

It's so humid here right now - that no hairstyle is going to look great after being outside for any length of time.

Yes it's just my bangs. The greasy hair I get from my dad. (thanks dad :rolleyes:) I can't tell with the rest of my hair. My bangs are not short either, they're long, but they're the first layer in my layered hair cut. I've never tried the things you two mentioned, can I find those things anywhere? Like at cvs, Walgreens, etc?

Are you conditioning your hair? You might be using too much product in your hair.

I try to rinse it out really well. And I try not to put conditioner too close to my scalp, so I skip the bangs and focus on the tips. I do brush my hair in the shower to get all the tangles, so I might be putting conditioner on my bangs without knowing it.

So how can I win a diamond????

My bangs would get this way, I realized it was from me constantly brushing them out of my face (too short to tuck away, too long to leave alone) so I've grown them out.

Grease from my hands go to my hair. That makes sense. I touch them A LOT. And when I rewash them and restyle, I only use shampoo. I never use conditioner.

It's actually not your bangs, but your forehead.... Your bangs touch your forehead, and pick up the oils from it.

You can get those oils blotting papers and use them which will help some, but since you cant get rid of the oils on our skin (and our face is the worst) your only true option is not having bangs. Also, try not to touch your bangs throughout the day. Your hands are the dirtiest part of your body.

My bangs are long enough to touch my chin, so they're not short little bangs. I haven't had short bangs in years. I wear my hair down almost everyday.
1- because I don't know how else to style my hair
2- because I'm lazy. :p
once the bangs get greasy, they fall in my face a lot, so I touch them to get them out of my face.

I do have greasy hair and greasy face, again, thanks dad. :rolleyes:

I found these. Anyone try any of these?

Sephora: Klorane Gentle Dry Shampoo With Oat Extract - Non-Aerosol Pump: Dry Shampoo

Sephora: Ojon Full Detox™ Rub-Out™ Dry Cleansing Spray To Go: Dry Shampoo

Sephora: CLEAN Clean Dry Shampoo: Dry Shampoo

Tresemme Fresh Start Waterless Foam Shampoo - 6 oz : Target

Suave Professionals Dry Shampoo Spray - 5 oz. : Target

I LOVE dry shampoos. Esp since my hair is thin and fine, once my hair gets a little dirty, I spray in dry shampoo and I get texture and body. When my hair is just shampooed clean I can't do anything with it.

Maybe just use some simple clips or headbands? also I'd get blotting papers too. Clean and Clear makes good ones and are very inexpensive. I've been using them for years.

Oooh, I didn't know Suave made one, I'll have to pick that up next time. Looks like it got great reviews! I am using one I get from CVS called Psssssst! It's way old school, but works. But it's about $7, the Suave one is only $3!

I had gotten a free deluxe sample of a Fekkai dry shampoo powder and LOVED it, but when I wanted to actually purchase it, it was too expensive.

Then people would see my giant forehead. :(

You do not have a giant forehead.

Mary Kay makes a oil control lotion that is life changing. I have friends with very oily skin who really couldn't wear make up... they just LOVE it. I sell Mary Kay if you need it... or there is another yt member who sells MK I just can't remember who right now. I hightly recomend you try it.

Also.... I just started using argon oil (with kertin) on my hair. I have very thick curly almost nappy hair. I live in Miami.... ugh!! With the oil and blow dry my hair looks great. I have long hair I used to highlight my hair and it looked so dry and damaged and frizzy. Now it will stay nice for a couple days. I do rewash my bangs and dry them

Good luck

ok.. it is oil mattifier and the oil control lotion. The oil mattifer is the product that is amazing

I found a solution to my oily hair problem!!! :D I bought suave dry shampoo from target. The instructions say to spray it on oil prone hair the first day it is washed. I washed, and styled my hair as usual yesterday and then sprayed the dry shampoo on. I woke up this morning to find my bangs still have life in them!

My brother has been looking for a dry shampoo for his 1 year old with oily hair ~ I can't wait to tell him :D:D

Nice! I read good reviews about Suave.

That's why I decided to try it. I'm really happy with the results.

New hair question...
 

My mom has really bad hair. It is frizzy, curly, and so dry it crunches when you touch it. My mom doesn't even bother brushing her hair, because it's just so hard to manage. The only time she bothers, is when she puts it in a pony tail. Is there anything my mom can do or take to help improve her hair?

Crunchy? Is her hair chemically treated in anyway? No matter how damaged, it shouldn't crunch, not with out product in it.

She dyes it, with the do it yourself stuff. She doesn't put anything in her hair. She is also going through menopause. Could that be ruining her hair?

Could be. But I wouldn't really know about that. Where's Nancy?

This is very close to what her hair looks like. Hairlicious Inc.: De-Frizz Your Frizzed-up Hair!

She has a lot of baby hair that frames her face, and it is all like the pic above. I've tried heat styling it, but the baby hairs aren't long enough. The rest of her hair cam be a little smoother, but the baby hairs are all out and crazy.

Oh I hate baby hairs. :mad:

I have your moms hair minus the do it your self dye. My hair is super curly, thick, and used to be dry. I couldn't let it air dry without putting in mousse, because i'd have an afro. [I'm white.]

Try Morracan Oil [spelling?] or Aquage Oil Treatment. A bottle of morrocan should last 6 months, same with Aquage. It did WONDERS for my hair.
Also, Pantene curl spray is good too, it's not a hairspray, just a pump bottle of conditioning spray :D

Thanks! I'll try the pantene conditioning spray. :)

I forgot to add her hair is very thin. But it still fluffs out. :confused:

I can help!!!! I have been a stylist for 8 years:)

Curly hair by nature is dry. Curly hair LOVES moisture.. but you have to create a fine balance between moisture and too much moisture.. otherwise it will weigh it down and become lifeless..

Also... Curly hair.. LOVES product.. Yes.. it does.. No, you don't need crunchy hair gel and gobs of hair spray but.. Like I say to many of my clients you say to me...

" I love the way you do my hair but I am never able to re-create what you do.."

Well... what products do you use..

" Not much if I use any.."

Well lets see today, I have used.. ( then I list all the products)

And then I reply.. No.. I couldn't do your hair with out product.. It's like trying to cook something without a recipe:)

There are some AMAZING products out there for curly Hair..

I personally Love Aveda..

There curly line is my absolute FAV! It's very lightweight but moisturizing:)

The BE Curly Curl Enhancer is Fabulous. It is like a lotion.. love this stuff.

Aveda - Official Site - Shop By Solution - Hair - Curl Enhancement

I also love the Shampoo and Conditioner as well..

Big Sexy is also one of my FAVORITES! There curly line is excellent!

Sexy Hair

I love the curl creme and the liquid gel!

and yes... I have used all of this on my hair.. I have curly hair:)

And.. diffusers are WONDERFUL FOR CURLY HAIR! Try a low setting high heat and you will get great body and great curl!

I was also going to suggest a dry shampoo for oily bangs. You may also want to switch up shampoos and conditioners. I personally have a moisture shampoo/conditioner, a volume shampoo/conditioner for my hair in my shower..

I find switching between shampoos and conditioners gives my hair a good balance.. I find if I use a moisture shampo/con every single day my hair becomes too lifeless and I can't get it to do anything... so I switch depending on my style for the day.

Focus your conditioner on the ends.. that is where it is needed the most then work up to the scalp.

Hope this helps! Sorry it was sooooooo long:)