Oily hair: what is the reason

Contents:

• Improper care
• The general condition of the body
• Malnutrition

Every woman knows that it is healthy, beautifully coiffed hair are the best decoration. Wishing to have a stylish haircut, they spend a lot of time and money on beauty salons, masks, balms and shampoos. From time to time many of them are faced with an unpleasant situation, when the end of the day the hair becomes dull, lose volume, stick together. Why hair quickly become greasy? These transformations are associated with an increased separation of sebum.

In the deep layers of the skin around the hair follicles, sebaceous glands are located, and on the surface of the mouth of the head are connected to the glands subtle excretory channels. In normal operation, they are only useful as a small amount of sebum strengthens and protects hair. Sometimes, as a result of exposure to a variety of factors, may fail in glands.

Increased activity of sebum can lead not only to the greasy hair, but also cause hair loss, dandruff.

To get rid of this problem, it is necessary, first of all, to find out why your hair greasy.

There are a number of reasons, internal and external, causing increased activity of the sebaceous glands. Let us consider each of them.

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Improper care

• First, you need to choose the right cosmetic - they must be designed specifically for oily hair. The good effect will have a shampoo and a mask with seaweed extract, nettle, oak bark, lavender, calendula, containing a complex of vitamins A, C and E. In severe cases, you should look for in pharmacies medicated shampoos.
• Regular use of hair dryer and styling products can also lead to a deterioration of their condition. Owners of oily hair is better to dry them in a natural way, and if necessary, use only light styling products, do not weigh down the hair.
• Frequent scratching greasy hair, a habit of constantly correcting her hair with his hands and head massage promote the spread of oil from the scalp through the hair.
• There is a misconception that the fight with oily hair makes frequent shampooing. This is not true. Due to the very frequent use shampoo hair strongly desiccate, causing the sebaceous glands to intensify its work.
• Do not neglect the hats in the winter and hot summer. Exposure to temperature fluctuations could negatively affect even healthy hair, not to mention the problem and oily.

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The general condition of the body

• One of the reasons why the hair quickly become greasy, can be hereditary. The tendency to oily hair is transmitted genetically, in this case, to get rid of the problem can not be, but it is possible with the help of well-chosen care products significantly improve the condition of hair.
• Increased secretion of the sebaceous glands can be side effects caused by taking certain medications, breaking the power of hair and scalp glands work. In this case, necessary to consult with your doctor. In any case, after the course of treatment the hair is likely to return to normal.
• In adolescents, women, menopause and during pregnancy there are hormonal changes that can cause rapid fat content of hair, among other appearances, which will eventually pass. In the case of diseases related to the endocrine system, you need to be treated - only in this case the hair will become healthy again.
• Transferred stress, constant tension, insomnia increases content in the body of the male hormone - androgen. His significant increase leads to an increase in the rate of sebum generating several times.

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Malnutrition

• Oily hair can be indicators of problems with the digestive tract, caused by improper or unbalanced diet or abuse diets.
• First of all, should be minimized in the diet fatty and fried foods, sweet. It is also not recommended to consume large quantities of various meats and pickles, pastries, white bread, sausages and sausage.
• It is necessary to try to completely give up coffee, alcohol and fast food - these products will surely activate the sebaceous glands.
• Will benefit from eating foods containing B vitamins: fish and seafood, beef liver, eggs, meat, dairy products, legumes, whole grain bread, green vegetables.
• Improve the state of greasy hair foods with a high content of zinc, iron and sulfur. For example, corn, wheat and cereals are an excellent source of zinc, and red meat, poultry, rabbit, oatmeal and dried fruits are high in iron. Regular consumption of peanuts, almonds, sesame seeds, cabbage, onions, greens, beans, apples and grapes help prevent sulfur deficiency in the body.

• Very often, fascination with all sorts of diets for weight loss leads to a deterioration of the general condition of the body, including to the greasy hair. To prevent this condition, be sure to take during a limited supply of vitamins and minerals.