15 Homemade Conditioners for Oily Hair Recipes – Easy & Cheap & Effective

Oily hair, or you can call it greasy hair, is a common hair condition. Due to the excessive sebum production, your hair will be oily after one day or even a few hours after washing. The oily hair will cause odor smell, excessive hair loss, dandruff and many other hair problems.

The common oily hair treatment is washing more often, using hair-care products formulated for oily hair and more. You may wonder why is it necessary to use homemade conditioner for oily hair.  Because overwashing and chemical rich shampoo products may make the oily hair problem even worse! If you want to get rid of oily hair, you can make homemade conditioner for oily hair with natural ingredients by yourself!

The right products can stop your sebum glands from producing more oil. Your scalp will be healthy and your hair will be lustrous in a long run. Moreover, homemade oily hair conditioners are less expensive than standard cosmetic conditioners.

• Part 1: How to Make Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair
• Part 2: Other 5 Home Remedies to Control Oily Hair

Part 1: How to Make Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair (10 Recipes)

Here are some easy to make homemade conditioner recipes for oily hair. You can restore hair with simple ingredients at home. Even though you are busy with your work, study or household, you still need to spend some time to provide enough nourishment for your hair. It is worth to do so.

Apple Cider Vinegar Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 1:  

1. Use a mild shampoo to wash hair.
2. Mix 1 cup of water, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar and 6 to 8 drops of bergamot/lavender/lemon/rosemary/ylang ylang/sandalwood/tea tree essential oil.
3. Pour the mixed liquid into a spray bottle.
4. Spay the DIY conditioner over your hair, as well as your hair roots.
5. Massage your hair slowly and gently for about 2 or 3 minutes.
6. Rinse your hair with a cold water. It is a good way to eliminate oily hair.

Avocado Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 2:  

1. Mix a whole avocado, 2 tablespoon heavy cream, 2 tablespoon olive oil and water into a smooth paste.
2. Apply the homemade conditioner for greasy hair with a shower cap for about 20 minutes.
3. Use a mild shampoo to wash your hair. You can see the before and after difference.

Coconut Milk Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 3:  

1. Extract coconut milk. (You can use a scraper to extract the coconut. Then pour some hot water to squeeze the liquid. The extracted white liquid is coconut milk.)
2. Mix 1 cup of coconut milk and 2 tablespoon coconut oil.
3. Apply the conditioner over your hair. Make sure all hair roots are covered.
4. Leave the homemade oily hair conditioner for about 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Use a mild shampoo to rinse it.

Shea Butter Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 4:  

1. Mix 1 tablespoon vitamin E oil, 1/3 cup of shea butter, ½ cup of olive oil and a few drops of fragrances essential oil.
2. Leave the homemade hair mask for about 1o minutes.
3. Use a mild shampoo to clean your hair.

Honey Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 5:  

1. Mix 1 tablespoon honey and two tablespoon of coconut oil together into a clean bowl.
2. Apply the homemade deep conditioner over your hair. These ingredients can provide essential nutrient for hair follicles and roots.
3. Wash hair with a mild shampoo. Your hair will be soft and produce less oil than before.

Banana Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 6:  

1. Mix 1 banana, 3 tablespoon honey, 3 tablespoon milk, 3 tablespoon olive oil and 1 egg.
2. Make a paste on hair for about 15 to 30 minutes. The deep hair conditioner mask is good for oily and damaged hair.
3. Remove extra leftovers and wash hair with a mild shampoo.

Yogurt Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 7:  

1. Take a clean bowl. Mix 2 egg whites, 6 tablespoon plain or vanilla yogurt and 2 tablespoon mayonnaise.
2. Apply the creamy homemade conditioner for oily hair. You can use a shower cap to cover your head. Keep it covered for about 15 to 30 minutes.
3. Use warm water to wash off. Your hair will be clean and shiny after using the homemade yogurt hair conditioner.

Coconut Oil Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 8:  

1. Mix 6 tablespoon coconut oil, 1 tablespoon jojoba oil, ½ tablespoon argan oil and drops of peppermint essential oil.
2. Leave those oil mixes into a jar. Then leave then sit to rest for one night.
3. Apply enough oil on your scalp.
4. Gently rub the hair strands from root to tip with your fingers. To get the deep hair conditioning effect, massage scalp with gentle circular motions.
5. Then place a shower cap on the head and leave it for about 10 minutes.
6. Wash off by using warm water.
7. Use the left mint conditioner to massage your hair and scalp for another 10 minutes.
8. Wash off hair with warm water.
9. Use a herbal shampoo to finish complete the oily hair treatment.

Aloe Vera Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 9:  

1. Scoop out the gel from an aloe vera leaf for about ½ cup.
2. Use olive oil and egg yolk to blend with the fresh aloe vera gel. Don’t stop until you see a frothy mixture.
3. Use the aloe vera homemade hair conditioner after shampooing.
4. Leave it on your hair for about 5 to 10 minutes.
5. Wash it off with warm water. You can use it to balance sebum glands function and clean the clogged pores.

Cinnamon Homemade Conditioner for Oily Hair Recipe 10:  

1. Mix a tablespoon cinnamon, 4 tablespoon milk, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 egg into a slightly thick paste.
2. Apply it as a regular conditioner on your scalp. Use a shower cap to cover your head.
3. After it soaks into your hair, use warm water to wash your hair. Actually, the homemade hair conditioner can treat oil hair and add shine and volume to your hair.

Part 2: Other 5 Home Remedies to Control Oily Hair

In spite of making homemade conditioners, there are also some tips and tricks to fix oily hair. You can get rid of greasy and messy hair without damaging or much efforts.

• Don’t wash too much or less

It is not suggested to wash oily hair several times a day. Because over-washing will remove all natural oil and irritate scalp to produce more oil. So how often should you wash oily hair? If your hair is greasy, it’s okay to shampoo daily. Later, you can train your hair to be less greasy by changing to 3 or 4 times per week.

• Wash hair properly

It seems to be a meaningless suggestion. But there are still many people who don’t wash hair correctly, which leads into oily hair and scalp. Don’t apply too much shampoo to scalp and roots directly. Use your palm and water to foam it up. After lathering shampoo, you can gently massage shampoo into your scalp with the pads of your fingers. Run shampoo through your hair smoothly. No nails or aggressive scrubbing.

• Keep your brush clean

Every time you wash hair, you can clean your brush as well. Actually, a dirty brush will make your hair greasy quickly because of styling products, oils and other leftovers. You can use a bit of shampoo or soap to strip off the buildup from your brush.

• Use silicone-free shampoo and conditioner

Silicone is a popular ingredient in shampoos, conditioners, creams and many other hair-related products. It can smooth hair and make your hair shiny. However, silicone will bring side effects too, like greasy hair, buildup and more. So you had better use a silicone-free shampoo.

• Rinse hair completely

If you don’t rinse shampoo out of hair properly, your hair will look greasy and feel itchy. To make your hair look clean, you need to remove leftover shampoo and conditioner.

All in all, those homemade conditioners for oily hair recipes will not strip off all oil from your scalp and hair. The best oily hair remedy is keeping the balance of oil production on scalp. Moreover, you can make your hair look fresh and healthy with the above suggestions.