Is it possible to have an oily scalp and dry hair at the same time? I don't wash my hair every day and I almost never blow it dry but I recently had it cut and the stylist told me that it's dry.
He did recommend the hydrating shampoo in the line that they sell (KMS) but I didn't even ask what it costs, I'm sure it's more than I want to pay.
He did say the Pantene I'm using (got it in bulk at BJ's) tends to be drying.
I've been alternating that with the moisturizing Herbal Essences (orchid and something or other in the blue bottle). I've read some online reviews that say it's a pretty good product (about 4 out of 5 stars). If I stick with that instead of alternating with the Pantene should that do the trick?
I should note I've been using both in DDs' hair and now that I think of it something seems to be damaging DD1's hair (DD2's is too short to tell). I just cut about 4 inches of DD1's hair to get rid of the fly aways.
What about Sauve Humectant? I've seen a couple of good reviews for that as well.
Oh, and what about a conditioner to go with it. I wouldn't necessarily assume that the conditioner intended to go with a particular shampoo is as good as the shampoo itself.
I should note that whatever I use for shampoo I almost always use Suave conditioner, whichever one is cheapest. I'm not sure that's the best long term strategy but it is a money saver.
It occurs to me that if the hair itself isn't dry and that I've just been using bad products then maybe I should be asking for a recommendation on a non-drying shampoo and/or conditioner for thin, oily hair.
Normally I wouldn't care too much but I'm in the midst of a job hunt and I just got it professionally cut and colored on the cheap (for the cost of the materials in exchange for acting as a model for a training session) so I'd like to maintain the look.
TIA for any input.
~Cath
He did recommend the hydrating shampoo in the line that they sell (KMS) but I didn't even ask what it costs, I'm sure it's more than I want to pay.
He did say the Pantene I'm using (got it in bulk at BJ's) tends to be drying.
I've been alternating that with the moisturizing Herbal Essences (orchid and something or other in the blue bottle). I've read some online reviews that say it's a pretty good product (about 4 out of 5 stars). If I stick with that instead of alternating with the Pantene should that do the trick?
I should note I've been using both in DDs' hair and now that I think of it something seems to be damaging DD1's hair (DD2's is too short to tell). I just cut about 4 inches of DD1's hair to get rid of the fly aways.
What about Sauve Humectant? I've seen a couple of good reviews for that as well.
Oh, and what about a conditioner to go with it. I wouldn't necessarily assume that the conditioner intended to go with a particular shampoo is as good as the shampoo itself.
I should note that whatever I use for shampoo I almost always use Suave conditioner, whichever one is cheapest. I'm not sure that's the best long term strategy but it is a money saver.
It occurs to me that if the hair itself isn't dry and that I've just been using bad products then maybe I should be asking for a recommendation on a non-drying shampoo and/or conditioner for thin, oily hair.
Normally I wouldn't care too much but I'm in the midst of a job hunt and I just got it professionally cut and colored on the cheap (for the cost of the materials in exchange for acting as a model for a training session) so I'd like to maintain the look.
TIA for any input.
~Cath
It was a salon color too 
for the Back to Basics conditioner and it was worth every penny (no -cones or sulfates in that specific one and it works really well; just a smidgen does amazing things).
I am too frugal to throw out products that don't work, so I mix the less effective conditioners with very effective conditioners and WOW! It stretches the effective ones (frugally) and greatly enhances the effectiveness of the ones that were too wimpy. And, I have been using more conditioner than usual and it has made a big difference. I used to just dab the ends thinking my oily hair didn't need much conditioner. Ha! Turns out, it was making things worse because the scalp was over-producing to compensate for the middle of my hair being drier than the scalp and ends...what a mess. Conditioning my whole head (lighter on top, but still using it everywhere) has created "normal" hair for me. Shampooing with gentler, mostly sulfate-free, shampoos has also created "normal" hair. Stripping and then replacing didn't work as well as I would have liked. 
