Need help with stinky hair!

[~Hair~Fetish~]

Hi ladies... I have a dilemma.
What can I do (obviously aside from washing/co-washing daily) for hair that smells of cigarette smoke? I myself don't smoke, but work in a night club 3-4 times per week. I cannot STAND the way my hair smells after leaving that place... smells worse than an ashtray (hope i'm not offending any smokers). Is there anything I can do or put on my hair to get rid of that smell? Washing several times a week is just too much manipulation. Any suggestions?

 

[aurora3140]

I think there are some hair perfume sprays that might be able to mask the smell, but I've never used them.

I smoke and before I started co-washing/washing frequently, I tied my hair up in a bonnet while I was at home smoking and pulled my hair into a ponytail when I was out. Maybe you could wear a bun to work with your ends tucked in so the smoke only gets to some of your hair.

 

[glamazon386]

When I worked in a bar where they smoked I wrapped my hair up and wore a wig. I couldn't take the smell seeping through my hair. Then I would put the wig in my bathroom while I showered. The steam took the smoke smell out without me having to keep washing the wig.

 

[almondjoi85]

That really sucks... find a new job! I'd be more worried about my lungs than my hair, but maybe some ted gibson hair sheets might do the trick. A perfume will only add another smell on top of the smoke smell. :-( I hope something works for you... the wig idea sounds good.

 

[Caramela]

I don't know if they still make it but Bath & Body Works had this stuff some years back called Freshen Up Hair that took all those funky smells out of your hair between washes.

 

[Nonie]

I don't know much about this stuff, but you could try it. But I would not put it on my hair. I'd wear a wig and use it for the wig: http://www.stinkfreedirect.com/smokers-mist-spray-deodorizer/
Then I guess you could spray the wig with something like Clean after getting rid of the smoke.

I hope you can get another job. I can't stand the smell of cigarette/cigar smoke so I feel for you who has to work around it. I bet you go through bottles of Febreze spray and Febreze Laundry as if there's no tomorrow.

 

[~~HoneyComb~~]

Aquolina Pink Hair Perfume. It's a sweet smell, very yummy. I started a thread about it a few months ago, and one member commented on her co-worker who smoked, but would spray it on her hair afterwards, and you couldn't smell the smoke on her hair, just the sweetness from the hair perfume.

 

[ShaniKeys]

That really sucks... find a new job! I'd be more worried about my lungs than my hair, but maybe some ted gibson hair sheets might do the trick. A perfume will only add another smell on top of the smoke smell. :-( I hope something works for you... the wig idea sounds good.

True! It's best to go with a wig.

 

[yuriko]

Why don't you blowdry your hair on cool setting, for some reason, it works for me and gets the smell out.

 

[~Hair~Fetish~]

Thank all of you ladies for your suggestions! I've tried the wig thing, but it's SO not me. I will definitely be trying the other suggestions out.

 

[cmw45]

When I worked in a bar where they smoked I wrapped my hair up and wore a wig. I couldn't take the smell seeping through my hair. Then I would put the wig in my bathroom while I showered. The steam took the smoke smell out without me having to keep washing the wig.

This is a GREAT idea.

ITA with the user who made the comment about being more concerned about your lungs...although, it is a recession so...you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[~Hair~Fetish~]

This is a GREAT idea.

ITA with the user who made the comment about being more concerned about your lungs...although, it is a recession so...you gotta do what you gotta do.

(sigh)... I get mad every time I go in to work. I have TWO degrees, but here I am working at a night club due to being laid off. But hey... I want to continue to eat and live indoors!

 

[Liberianmami26]

u could try wearing a beanie with ur bonnet under it to protect ur hair and hopefully the cotton will absorb most of the smoke

 

[LyndseyJK]

try this:

http://www.sallybeauty.com/Instant Brush-Thru Refresher Brush/SBS-509000,default,pd.html?cgid=Hair