Switch to beer. He favors fresh beer as a setting lotion for oily hair. Store it in a closed plastic container in your shower, otherwise it will only keep for a couple of days. Freshen up with lemon. Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a quart of the best water you can find, says Daines.
Distilled water is a great choice.
Try an apple cider vinegar rinse. Try a teaspoon of vinegar in a pint of water and use as a finishing rinse. This solution acts as a tonic for the scalp and removes soap residue that can weigh down oily hair. Lowell Goldsmith, M.D., is professor of dermatology and chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York. He specializes in hair disorders.