Right after my freshman year in college, my high school friends and I decided to have a girls-only Mexican dinner at the local Chi-Chi's (remember that restaurant?). As we were getting ready for our big night, I reached for a can of what I thought was hairspray to finish off my look, and my bangs just kept getting greasier and greasier. Oops — I had grabbed my friend's high sheen finishing spray, instead!
Needless to say, most of the photos from that night showcase my Jennifer Aniston "The Rachel" haircut, complete with stick-to-the forehead bangs. If I had only known about these tips below, maybe I wouldn't have to have lied that it was my birthday just to get the free sombrero gift just to cover up that oily fringe.
- Dry shampoo — Use a dry shampoo or powder between shampoos to tame the oily factor, such as Bumble and Bumble Hair Potion ($34), which comes in a variety of colors, Aveda Pure Abundance Hair Potion ($23), or Johnson's Baby Powder ($5.69).
- Pin it back — Obvious, yes. Greasy bangs? No. Try a cute hair accessory instead. These Leafy Barrettes ($9.95) from Anthropologie should do the trick.
- Just wash your bangs — A shampoo with an oil control formulation will work wonders for bang only cleansing. Try Matrix Scalptherapie Cooling Mint Shampoo ($12).
- Don't condition — Condition your hair, but not your bangs.
- Keep the complexion oil free — Try a water based foundation like Revlon Colorstay for Combo/Oily Skin ($12.99) and touch up with a powder such as Revlon ColorStay Pressed Powder ($9.99) as needed.
- Hands off — Oils from your hands can make an oily situation worse, so keep them away from your face area.
- A little dab will do ya — Use blotting papers when you feel your oil glands go in overdrive. I like Clean & Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets ($5.29).
- Blow dry — Run a blow dryer over your bangs to absorb excess oil. It might not work for extreme oiliness, but it's an easy temporary fix.
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I have tried ALL of these... I'm growing my bangs out now because my forehead tends to be a bit oily which makes my bangs get sort of piecy sometimes and it doesn't look like the flattering fringe they were cut to be.
I did get some advice (after I resolved to grow them out) that you can tease them underneath just a bit only at the root and they'll stay where you put them and not separate when they get greasy.
I've tried it with my side-swept bangs and it works well.
1Bella you read my mind. I have a great swooping side bang now and I don't like to shampoo every day. I was just saying at my friend Amanda's last night how greasy they looked after just one day. I will have to try these tips!!
2these tips are good. i have used most of them.
3a good haircut also helps. i've had lame, thin bangs in the past that got greasy and piecey, but my newest haircut has them cut a lot thicker so even if the bottom layer gets a little mangled, they still look good (they're sideswept) - it's a vidal sassoon haircut according to my stylist, whatever that means
lol...I have done that before too (I ended up using a headband to keep them back)
I was my hair every other day, but wash my bangs each morning...also, I keep face blotters in my purse and quickly rub them on my bangs if they are looking a little gross.
4Thank you so much for these tips. I could really use all this info, especially cause my hair is so oily!
5Awesome — I love the teasing under the bangs advice. Getting thicker bangs cut makes perfect sense, too. I'm still looking for that Chi-Chi's picture to post. I think it will warrant a little digging around in my parent's basement!
6I remember getting so annoyed about this when I used to have bangs...I'd never consider getting them again!
7Great tips! I used to have bangs and totally loved how they looked, but I had to get rid of them because they made me break out so bad! Maybe with this advice I can rock that look again.
8I'm getting the itch...to bang myself again...haha
9just to be clear, what I mean by that is I want to get bangs again...
10I got my bangs cut thicker and it TOTALLY helps prevent the gross spiky look.
11I use the same tricks for the same problem: wash my bangs every day and all of my hair every other day, blot my oily forehead regularly and keep the fringe cut thick.
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