Hi anubi5... can you be more specific on your `routine`? It sounds to me like maybe you`re using gels etc. and maybe not washing them out properly ---- I`m not a big fan of products such as those for the reason of what you are experiencing now. I know other guys use them all the time .... I can only tell you what works well for me..... I actually took a few pics today of my system almost at the end of it`s 7th month of wear.... I`ll post a few later this evening.... but I only washed it about 6 times in that space of time... I use a spray leave-in conditioner and mist it nightly with plain water...... When I do wash it [as you`ll have read in a thread I did a while back regarding ``Remysoft` care - products] I use the Remysoft 3 -stage `system` and this hair is in a nice soft `healthy`condition.... what you must remember too is that the factory uses a silicone product on the hair which keeps it tangle-free and gives a shine/soft feel to the hair ....that will naturally wear off in use... however what you describe sounds [to me anyway] like some kind of product build-up. You mentioned the Blue max ----that is ``step 3 ``of the Remysoft range... it`s really designed to be the `finishing`touch having first shampooed/conditioned with that particular range. Give us a bit more detail on your `routine` etc. Cheers for now... Paul.