Flaking scalp, what the heck?
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Jan 9, 2017
Sabrina T.
My scalp has been flaking, I've been taking cold showers and using head and shoulders. I've tried many masks.
Nothing seems to be working. Help?
Jan 9, 2017
Anna D.
Use Head and Shoulders shampoo and conditioner. This really helped me!! Honestly it will work!! Hope this helps:) ♡
Jan 9, 2017
Brook A.
@Anna D she said head and shoulders wasn't doing anything for her.
Jan 9, 2017
Lisa W.
I want to say I read somewhere that teatree oil helps... I'm not 100% tho but it might be worth looking into
Jan 10, 2017
Lara R.
Maybe you ave dry scalp, which is different from dandruff. If that's the case, Head&Shoulders will no be effective, it may even be counterproductive because could dry your scalp more.
How often are you washing your hair?
Jan 10, 2017
Adriana M.
You should wash your hair at least 2 times each week and use Argan oil for your dry scalp trust me I have dry scalp and when I use it it works.
Jan 11, 2017
Jessica D.
That's very true; if it's not dandruff, dandruff shampoo won't help at all. If it's just dry scalp, you should do a hot oil treatment. Olive oil would be excellent, it's cheap and very moisturizing for skin and hair. Argan oil is good too. I mix them. Tea tree oil is known to be good for dry scalp, but it might depend on the person (I find the sham/cond dry me out more, but that's just me)
And it's totally fine to wash your hair as little as you'd like. I go about a week between hair washes and my hair is fairly strong and healthy
Jan 14, 2017
Emily W.
There are different types of dandruff: product build-up, dry scalp, or fungal. Head and Shoulders is designed to strip product build up and reduce the growth of fungus (typically a type of yeast). It won't help if you have a dry scalp. A conditioning treatment will help in that instance.
However, if you do have a fungal type of dandruff (such as seborrheic dermatitis), oils will exacerbate the problem. There are medicated shampoos specifically for this type of condition, I believe Selsun Blue is an inexpensive option. If you try using an oil treatment and find things are worse, try switching from pyrithione zinc (Head and Shoulders) to selenium sulfide (Selsun), coal tar (Neutrogena T-Gel), or ketoconazole (Nizoral). Use as directed and give the scalp time to adjust, at least a few weeks, before trying something else.