13 Best Shampoos for Oily Hair, According to Experts
Greasy hair, do care.
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Besties with oily hair know all about wash days that turn into wash weeks. You could cleanse your tresses one day and wake up needing to spray on layers of dry shampoo the next (don’t do this, btw). It's like a cycle of wash, rinse, repeat, all due to the never-ending grease and oil that piles up on your scalp and strands. If you've sudsed up with everything from sulfate-free to clarifying shampoos, and still need to follow up with a second or third scrub, then it may be time to check out a shampoo made specifically for oily hair. The best shampoos for oily thoroughly cleanse hair without stripping and help combat dandruff and scalp irritation.
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Seventeen tapped four experts — board-certified dermatologist Dr. Erum N. Ilyas, master stylist Trey Gillen, Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness, dermatologist and co-founder of Stryke Club, and celebrity hairstylist Carly Bethel — to get tips for how often you should cleanse greasy hair and product recommendations for the best shampoos to detox the scalp and control oil production in oily hair.
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