Tried & Tested: Ouidad Mediterranean Bay Leaf Exfoliating Hair & Scalp Treatment - No More Oily Scalp!

I never paid too much attention to my scalp because  I used to think  that if I washed my hair regularly, I wouldn’t face any problems.

I wash my hair once a day and use conditioner twice a week or every other day.  Sometimes, on the weekends, I even use hair mask to treat my hair.  But hey, those things are not enough to keep my scalp away from THE “problem”.  I can’t remember when it all started, but one day I realized my scalp was oily.  And what I mean is SUPER oily.  I thought it was because of the heat. You know, Jakarta’s weather sometimes gets crazy.  Not to mention, here in Indonesia, we’re facing humidity everyday.  So I thought it’s normal to have oily scalp at that moment.  Later this night when I wash my hair, this oil will be gone. I…was…wrong.

In fact, the opposite happened.  It was getting worse.  The oil moved down to my hair, especially around the crown area.  I tried new shampoos and they did nothing to help reduce the oiliness.  Some days, I would wash my hair twice a day because I couldn’t stand the greasiness on my scalp.  It bothered me non-stop and seriously, ladies, it was frustrating.  And I felt less confident because I had oily scalp and hair.

The fact is, everybody produces oil in their scalp.  It is normal, and it is good because the oil actually helps the hair looks shiny and healthy.  But in my case, my scalp produced more oil than normal, probably due to stress, pollution, food, imbalanced hormones, or my bad scratching habit and my fingers managed to pick up the oil from the scalp and distributed it to my hair.  Those things may have contributed to this problem.

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