My hair sucks, and I'm depressed.

I'm sure you are fine.
But for thinning hair try taking some biotin, it truly helps! Also a good diet and loads of water help too.

I absolutely have to wash my hair every day or it looks greasy. I've been known to wash it twice in one day if I'm going out at night and haven't washed it since early morning!

I have baby fine hair so it gets greasy really fast, especially in the summer!

I have the opposite problem - dry hair but some guys at MIT came up with a new shampoo that works for me and they have one for all types of hair. The products bind something to your hair shaft to keep them separated. Maybe that would make yours look less like an oil slick. The products are called "Living Proof" and are available at ULTA, Nordstrom's, QVC, online and other places. They aren't cheap but you can buy small sizes to try. Good luck.

I have dyed black hair and use a white dry shampoo, a quick spray and brush through makes it invisible and it really is the bomb. I have really long thick hair and its so heavy it never has any volume at the roots, thats where the dry shampoo comes in ;-)

Oh and ignore the profile pic, its a wig

Supplement with biotin, and make sure you are getting plenty of protein in your diet. It did wonders for my hair. Also, how's your thyroid? It can cause hair issues.

i definitely agree with the dry shampoo. try looking up some specific shampoos for your hair type and that won't weigh it down.. i only wash my hair every couple of days so i don't know what type to recommend. :ohwell: do you use any products in your hair?

I have fine oily hair and went through the exact same. Found out its the silicone in shampoo and conditioner that weighs it down and just makes it an oily mess. Swapped my shampoo and conditioner for a paraben and silicone free range and my hair looks and feels amazing!

Couldn't agree more with this! I use silicone and paraben-free shampoo and conditioner that I buy from a natural market and it significantly changed how oily my hair gets. Also, I only condition the ends.

I wash my hair everyday because it is oily otherwise. Use a normal/oily shampoo and just use a tiny bit of volumnising conditioner only on the ends and wash it away straight away. Buy a can of Batiste Dry Shampoo and after you have blow dryed your hair, spray a bit into your roots and rub it in. Bring a small can in your handbag to touch it up throughout the day. There is no way you cna get oily hair if you follow this routine

I have curly, frizzy, wavy hair. It's worse. So very much worse. - I straighten it twice a day typically.. And my hair is long as hell.

Over washing, like every day will actually make it worse, thats why I suggested not massaging the roots when you wash as it stimulates the oil secreation. I'm currently blonde but was very dark brown before & like anotehr poster said, after you spray it on, brush through your hair as it not only gets rid of the residue from the spray but also helps coat the hair all the way through. I carry dry shampoo with me all day in my handbag, it saves so many bad hair days.

depends on what shampoo and conditioner and styling products you have. if you have naturally oily hair, you need a balancing shampoo because a clarifying can dry it too much making your scalp produce more oil. and a LIGHT conditioner if any at all. and dont go to the store getting treseme or garnie or pantene. those things are filled with additives and the main ingredient for floor wax. go to a salon and ask them for advice. styling products should be light too. oil based, mouses, cremes, pastes are out of the picture. waxes too. bed head queen for a day is a root booster that is a light spray you use before blow drying that gives body and thickends the strands. you dont feel it either. that or a boost powder by big sexy hair.the powder sucks up oil. like i said, go to a salon, ask for advice, CHALK UP THE MONEY because its worth it! i have fine thin hair (there is a difference between fine and thin. fine being texture of the strand thin being density) i use nioxin shampoo conditioner and scalp treatment along with queen for a day and boost powder.

baby powder on the roots can help also.

I feel your pain, in the humid heat here in the summer I have to shampoo my hair daily without fail, for me not so much because it LOOKS oily but the roots end up looking way darker because of the oil than the ends (I have strawberry blonde hair that decides to try a dark blonde look at the roots when I exercise or it gets dirty) So, an oil problem of a different sort, but still I know the difference it can have on your perception of your hair. My sister has fine AND thin hair so hers looks oilier fast. I have a *lot * of hair, but it is really really fine so when its wet or sweaty, it looks sad and limp and yup.... i hate it. The longer it is the more it is noticeable probably too. My sister cut her hair edgy and short and now I don't even notice the oiliness on her at all. Plus she looks edgy and stylish.... I'd do that if I were thinner.....grrrrr, but I digress.

I recently switched shampoos and was AMAZED at the difference in my hair. If you can, nab yourself something specifically designed for fine thin hair (and oily too, if you have oily hair) You may even want to grab a small clarifying shampoo as I have found a LOT of products use silicone in them now and those build up and weigh fine hair down. Don't use that every day after a few uses though, but alternate it every couple of weeks to take your hair down to basics again.

For fine or thin hair though, I truly believe products DO make a huge difference, so don't just try one and give up. A tendency to have oily hair (which it sounds like you have) coupled with products that don't work for you will just magnify the prob. Use mousse based styling products instead of gel-based etc. The lighter the better.

Also the biotin/protein suggestion won't hurt to try either.

Also, after your daily morning shower - try to limit the amount you brush/touch your hair, as it will distribute those oils also.

Strangely enough, an oily look to the roots of the hair is REALLY popular on the runways coming up for Fall 2012 apparently. I saw the pictures and given how I struggle with my hair in the summer I shook my head and thought I would pass on purposely trying that look come fall.