Have you ever noticed your hair getting greasy but you don’t have time to shower? Me too! A shower would solve the greasy hair problem but it takes a lot of time to go through the whole process.
I have great news! I recently found a life hack that that solves the greasy hair problem so well it’s been a huge game changer for me!
This tip is perfect for busy women, new mothers, and for people like me who need a quicker solution.
My hair gets VERY greasy if it’s not washed everyday. My hubby jokes if I go too long without washing my hair, it looks like I’ve put hair gel in it. I guess I can’t blame him when it looks like this:
There are ways to cover up greasy hair. But baby powder and dry shampoos only cover the problem. After awhile that greasiness always makes a come back!
I found a fast way to get rid of greasy hair–not just cover it up. In fact, this method should take only about 10 minutes! Here’s the secret: you won’t be washing all your hair–just the part on the top that everyone sees! Only washing the top portion of your hair will give you the clean look you want while saving you tons of time!
Here’s how to get rid of greasy hair in 10 minutes:
1) Separate the top portion of your hair that you want to wash and put it up in a high pony tail.
2) Put the remaining hair underneath in a pony tail to keep it out of the way, like in the picture below.
3) Take the top pony tail out releasing the hair that you will wash.
4) Hold your head upside down in either a sink or bathtub and wash & condition the top portion of your hair. If your hair is longer, it may be best to do this in the tub so your hair doesn’t go down the drain. Keep the back portion of your hair out of the water.
5) Dry your hair with a towel trying to get as much moisture out of the hair as you can.
6) Take out the ponytail and blow dry and style your hair like normal.
Boom! You’re done! Wasn’t that easy?
I’ve used this method on myself many times and even with washing, conditioning, blow drying AND flat ironing, I can still get it done in about 10 minutes.
Now THAT’S a time saver!
If you found this post helpful, go ahead and pin it for me! I’d really appreciate it!
What are some hair tips that save you time?
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Years ago, my hair would get incredibly greasy. I wore bangs during this time. I had little time to wash all my hair, but could disguise it by styling it into a bun or ponytail. I’d then stand over the sink and wash and rinse only my bangs, dry them in a few seconds, and nobody could tell I hadn’t washed all my hair!
Washing just part of your hair makes a big difference, doesn’t it? Thanks for sharing your tip with us Jen!
What a great tip!
I hope you find it helpful!
Um…isn’t it just as fast to wash ALL your hair in the tub or sink? That’s what I do when I don’t have time for a shower. Your hair must be super thick and full if washing half of it is actually less time consuming than washing all of it. For my basically normal shoulder length hair, taking the time to separate the bottom from the top and the care to make sure the bottom didn’t get any soap or water on it would make up for the extra time “saved” in only washing HALF my hair. This “hack” strikes me as rather bizarre.
Sure that might work for some people so if washing all your hair works–go for it! For my hair the time saved comes in not having to dry and straighten all of it. Just doing that to the top portion of my hair really does save a lot of time 🙂
Great tip!
Thanks for sharing this beauty tip at the #WWDParty.
Glad to do it, Antionette!
Bravo for finding a unique idea relating to beauty/hair tips that hasn’t been done a million times. I have never heard of this before and it’s a very clever idea!
I can totally related to never having enough time…even to wash my hair. After having a kid, time is a precious commodity.
Love the originality of your blog!!
V
Life+1
Well that really WAS simple! 😛
Xoxo,
Vanessa
Moxie Fit Chick
P.S. Found you through the SitsGirls <3
I love sharing super easy tips! Thanks for stopping by!
stopping by from the sitssharefest. this is a pretty genius trick. i struggle with greasy hair so i’m def trying!!
It’s so simple I’m surprised I hadn’t thought of it sooner! I hope this makes your life a little easier!
I love this tip! My hair gets greasy pretty quickly and I just don’t have time to wash it every day so I am going to try this tip definitely! Thanks for sharing this! Stopping by from SITSSharefest!
My hair gets greasy really fast too! Thanks so much for stopping ny!
I have well water and my water is soft. Since not all the shampoo/conditioner gets rinsed out completely my hair gets greasy fast! Will be using your hack most likely tomorrow!
Cheers,
Stephanie
This would be a great way to take care of that problem, Stephanie! I hope you love this method as much as I do!
Hey, I just read your comment and I dont know if you know this or not but they make shampoo and conditioners for soft and hard water. I have hard water and i get build up bad just from the water so it weighs my hair down. I was told by my salon to try using that kind of shampoo at least once a week to help with that problem..the soft water shampoo would work the same way I would assume. I got mine at Sallys, if you have one near you 🙂 if not I am sure somewhere local would have it too 🙂
Jess
That’s a great idea, Jessica! I bet using the right shampoo that works with your type of water would help. Thanks for sharing the tip!
I needed this!! I don’t have time to wash my hair every day and I’m not really a fan of dry shampoo. This is the perfect solution for those days I don’t have time for the whole process!
I’m not a huge fan of dry shampoo either. It works but not for long! I hope this makes your life a little easier!
LOL wow I thought I was the only one who did this! I used to do this after dance class in college all the time. It totally works!
Isn’t it great how well it works? It’s great for those days when you’re not quite dirty enough for a full shower!
I was thinking this was a dry shampoo tutorial! But no! This is much better! I’m going to try this tomorrow after I workout and shower.
I will have to try this – on a yoga workout day because on a cardio or weight day I sweat a lot and have to wash all of my hair! I have been using the cornstarch in the brush method lately that I saw on another blog and that works pretty well – on yoga day! It actually makes my hair seem smoother and more manageable, too. Thanks for sharing this technique.
I hate it when I workout just enough to mess up my hair! I bet between this method and the cornstarch method you’ll be set for both yoga and cardio days!
This is a genius idea! Seriously I can’t get over how great this idea is. Pinning it for sure.
My mother in law was the one who showed me this trick and I had the same reaction. I just wish I’d discovered it sooner!