Nothing to do, although clean the day before, your hair regraires inevitably at the end of the day. To alleviate the problem, you are therefore subjected to a daily shampoo, not to mention the after-shampoos, care and masks to then apply on the hair to tame, smooth, strengthen, make it shiny ... A hair ritual without end that the cure of sebum would however stop.

The principle ? Stop washing your hair for a month to allow natural self-regulation of sebum production and thus restore healthy hair. If we already frowned at the trend of low poo and the more extreme, no-poo (which consists of a simple rinsing hair), we are even more dubious to the idea of ​​spending a month with oily hair! To enlighten us, two bloggers Ingrid, of Parenthese Tutoriels and Aurélia, of La Carotte Masked and Eva Altiparmak, trainer Saint Algue, testify of their experiment.

The sebum cure, how does it work?

As we recall Ingrid and Aurélia, the sebum cure is ... to no longer wash or rinse his hair. It removes shampoos, dry shampoos and all styling products. Indeed, "the more we wash our hair, the more the scalp produces sebum and the more we have to wash them," explains Ingrid.

So we enter the vicious circle of daily shampoo. By stopping to wash her hair, the naturally produced sebum will rehydrate the lengths and ends of the hair and allow to return to a better maintenance rate.

How to get started?

To begin, we do a last shampoo to remove all the care and styling residues in our hair. A shampoo and that's it. No conditioner or care. Then you leave your hair perfectly bare and start a sebum cure of one month. However, Ingrid reassures: "those who will only take a week will have already made a nice gesture for their hair". The two bloggers insist on the importance of daily hair brushing, if possible with a soft hairbrush with wild boar hair.

Thus, as our grandmothers did, we brush the hair for a long time to distribute the sebum well over the lengths and to prevent it stagnating in roots. Be thorough and wash this brush daily with warm water and soap to remove dust residue. Finally, ventilate the scalp by taking off the roots with a massage of the scalp.

Hairstyles to hide oily hair

If purists advise to strictly apply nothing on the hair during the entire course of the cure, we can agree a light rinse with hair water. Ingrid advises those whose scalp may slightly itch to add vinegar to rinse water. As for Aurelia, she used arrow root after two weeks, which has about the same effect as a dry shampoo, but natural.

The hardest ? The look of others when the hair is really fat. To get around this, Aurélia advises to program her sebum cure during her holidays. If not, multiply the tips to camouflage your greasy hair: attach your bangs with a flat pliers, tie your hair ( wet effect was indeed a strong trend of podiums, why not you?) With braids, buns well tightened ... help yourself headband and scarves.

What results to expect?

Healthier hair, softer, brighter, with more volume: these are the promises of the sebum cure. For Ingrid of Parenthesis Tutorials, the results were positive: "The effects were for me the same as when I care for my hair, but with a much longer effect over time". While a treatment is effective a few days, she has seen an improvement in the quality of her hair for several weeks. And the other asset of the sebum cure: "My hair growth has accelerated considerably during the months that followed," she adds.

For Aurélia, on the other hand, if the immediate results were up to her expectations: "My hair was really very beautiful and very brilliant!", She remembers her first shampoo after the cure as a "real happiness" . After this shampoo, she could wait ten days before making one again, but very quickly, she returned to her normal rhythm, already very spaced, a week between each shampoo. For her, the effects over time are therefore limited and she did not observe an acceleration on hair growth.

The opinion of the pro

Eva Altiparmak, trainer Saint Algue, has a different opinion. As a hair professional, she says she was dubious about this trend, but yet let herself be tempted. Yet, very quickly, she gives up: "After three days, my hair was so fat, I did not support myself, I think it's impossible to advise a woman whose hair is greasy to stop them. wash - and assume them - for a month! "

The expert advises rather to try to change her habits by opting for care products more respectful of her hair. On a daily basis, she orients her clients towards organic ranges with essential oils, which leave hair light and also regulate sebum.

The sebum cure: we try or not?

If you are rather hesitant about this trend of oily hair for a month, instead follow the advice of Eva Altiparmak by opting for organic shampoo, without sulfates, parabens or silicones that can aggravate the problem. Choose sweet formulas, with or without essential oils according to your tolerance or to clay. These natural ingredients will regulate the production of sebum and, little by little, allow you to space your shampoos while respecting your scalp.

For the rest, we are reassured thanks to the explanations of Ingrid on Parenthese Tutoriels: no, the sebum cure does not cause bad smells (unless we have dermatological concerns on the level of the scalp), it does not prevent wash the rest of the body and no, your hair will not fall! It remains to know now, who will dare to stick to it.