Home Remedy for How to Get Car Grease Out of Hair

The same soap that helps clean your dishes can remove auto grease from hair.

Changing the oil in your car can save you a lot of money but can be messy, especially if you wind up with oil and grease in your hair. Most of the time, lathering hair with shampoo that contains detergent will get the grease out, but in the case of extremely saturated hair, a stronger removal method may be necessary. With some patience and a few common household ingredients, you can thoroughly and safely remove grease from your hair.

Things You'll Need

• Olive oil
• Shower cap (optional)
• Cornstarch
• Comb
• Small trash can
• Liquid dishwashing detergent
• Shampoo
• Conditioner

Instructions

1. Massage olive oil into your greasy hair. Allow the oil to sit on your hair for a few minutes; cover with a shower cap, if desired. The olive oil will begin to dissolve the congealed grease.

2. Shake a bit of cornstarch into your hands and distribute through your hair.

3. Allow the cornstarch to absorb the olive oil and grease for a few moments.

4. Gently comb out the cornstarch from your hair over a trash can.

5. Step into the shower and wet your hair thoroughly.

6. Squirt a small amount of dishwashing liquid onto your hand. Lather the dishwashing soap into your hair in the same way you would use shampoo. The detergents in dishwashing liquid are stronger than in regular shampoo.

7. Rinse throughly and squeeze extra water from your hair. Test to see if it still feels greasy. If it still does, repeat Step 6.

8. Shampoo and condition as normal.

Tips & Warnings

• Adding a small squirt of lemon juice to your shampoo can help dissolve grease and help deodorize hair. Avoid exposing lemon-soaked hair to direct sunlight, however; the acids in lemon juice combined with light can bleach hair.

References

• Exploratorium: Better Hair Through Chemistry
• Ohio State University Family and Consumer Sciences: Quick 'n Easy Stain Removal
• Earth Clinic: Removing Contaminants From Fur