How to keep your hair from looking greasy

Hair care is an important part of our daily life that we seem to overlook. Many of us take our hair for granted and put it through lots of torture like sun damage, heat damage, or over-washing.

Yes, it's important for us to wash our hair, but washing our hair too much can damage the hair. This is especially true for individuals with coarse, dry hair. It's best to wash our hair every 2 to 4 days. So.. what can we do to keep our hair from looking all oily after a day of not washing it?

I first had to tackle this question because I work out during my lunch break. After a good work out, my hair is always oily and limp. Someone suggested Baby Powder. I was very skeptical since the person who offered this suggestion was blond. I'm Asian with pitch black hair. I'd look pretty ridiculous walking around with white powder all over my head. Well, it turned out much better than I expected.

Baby Powder is usually made with Talc, a mineral that is also known as soapstone in one variety. It's named soapstone for its soapy feeling between your fingers. You'll notice this when you first start using baby powder. One thing to be careful about is not to inhale Baby Powder. While it isn't proven yet, inhaling talc has increased the chance of ovarian cancer and respiratory problems. In stores, you will find a Baby Powder made with corn starch. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure it works the same way.

Step one: Part your hair where you normally wouldn't part it.

Step two: Sprinkle a little bit of baby powder in your hair. (It looks like a lot but it isn't!)

[Or you can sprinkle a bit onto your hand and then pat it onto your hair]

Step three: Fluff your hair and pat the baby powder to distribute it all over.


This is after I applied baby powder.

Step four: Style and you're ready to go!

I hope this information is helpful to you. Don't be scared to try it. As you can see, the white powder pretty much disappears and absorbs some of the oils in your hair. This is by no means a reason for you to not wash your hair! It's just a quick fix for those busy days.

Here's an article on hair myths to help you along on your journey to better hair :)