Scalp Purifying Treatment that works

Hands up if you had an oily scalp that was the bane of your early adult years and it never went away. Raise your other hand if you’ve gone down the #HairTok rabbit hole of #greasyhairhacks. I empathise, because I’ve been there, with short-lived success. Here’s what I tried, and what finally gave me grease-free hair – the clean feeling lasting days after my Scalp Purifying Treatment.

TikTok hacks that I tried for greasy hair

Before I get to the good part – AKA the treatment that actually worked – here’s a lowdown of TikTok hacks I’ve tried over the past many years of being an oily scalp girlie.

To be clear, success to me is a scalp that doesn’t really grease up again in the days following the treatment. It’s the kind of clean, non-oily feeling that gives people the confidence to get away with washing their hair less often.

Teach your scalp to be less oily

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This was one case where patience did me no favours – according to many a TikTok expert, washing your hair less is the key to “teaching” or “training” your scalp to produce less oil. According to the supposed science, you strip your hair and scalp of its natural oils every time you wash your hair, which triggers it to produce even more oil, leading to a vicious cycle of greasiness.

Maybe I didn’t persevere long enough or go all in and wait 3-4 days between washes to see re...