QuoteReplyTopic: Shampoo and static Posted: May 27 2007 at 2:45pm
Hi there, I'm an 18 year old guy and just had some general hair questions. I know this probably sounds stupid but I'm not sure if I'm shampooing/conditioning my hair properly
Currently I wash my hair whilst in the shower, so I just get my hair nice and wet, rub in the shampoo, rinse out, rub in some conditioner, leave it sit in for a few mins, then wash out. The problem is that after I've dried my hair it's extremely static for at least a few days after I've washed it. Now... my usual hair style is just gelled and with a spiked fringe. So the day after washing my hair I wet my hair as usual before applying gel but as I'm running my wet hands through my hair to wet it my scalp feels like it's burning basically and my hair feels extremely dry. Now this again wears off after 2/3 days but I don't get why it happens at all. It has gotten to the point where I basically hardly ever wash my hair because that way I don't have to deal with the burning scalp and I don't have to deal with the static. It sort of takes a few days for my hair to settle down to how I like it after washing.
How is hair meant to be after washing? Is it meant to be soft and flat or what? I don't know if I'm using the wrong sort of shampoo/conditioner or if I'm dryinh my hair incorrectly or if these problems are just being caused because I don't wash my hair frequently enough. I'm just using a normal shampoo and conditioner at the moment i.e. they're not specifically for dry hair or anything. Please help guys!
Your scalp should definitely NOT burn. Something is not right. I am to assume you don't use any other chemicals on it? Dyes or straightening chemicals?
It sounds like your hair is very short? If it is, there is really no need to use conditioner since you won't have a problem with tangles. Not getting conditioner on your scalp may fix the problem since it doesn't completely wash off, and there maybe something in there you are allergic to. If your hair is longer, make sure only to use conditioner from the ears down, not near the scalp.
Shampoo is highly concentrated...in case you are allergic to something in the shampoo, diluting it may help a little. If quitting conditioner doesn't work, then go for the shampoo - switch brands, try to go for something with different ingredients. You can dilute your shampoo by mixing it 1/4 shampoo to 3/4 water, (or even more water than that) in a small bottle, and roll it slowly to mix it (only mix up what you need at one time so it doesn't sit around diluted like that).
Since shampoo is so concentrated, you will still get good suds, your hair and scalp should wind up less dry feeling, and it may dilute out any ingredient you are allergic to enough to fix the problem. If it doesn't fix it, you may want to consider asking a doctor about it in case you have psoriasis or something...though you probably don't have psoriasis or you would have lots of other symptoms (lots of serious flaking and super dry red scalp).
Edited to add: You could be allergic to the gel, but if you don't get the burning except for after washing, I wouldn't think that would be it.
Edited by Susan W - June 07 2007 at 10:20am
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