Itch and oil
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Topic: Itch and oil
Posted By: Christine
Subject: Itch and oil
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:57am
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I used to have dandruff but lost the problem for a year and now it's coming back again. I don't have any white flakes but rather an itchy oily scalp. My scalp was never itchy till this problem arose again. I have no idea what causes the itch and don't think it's even called dandruff as there's no flaking either. I noticed there's a lot of oily sebum whenever I scratch. I wonder if my problem is called dandruff or just due to an oily scalp. I am thinking of buying Nizoral or a Neutrogena dandruff shampoo but would like a second opinion first.Scalp massages are recommended for long hair, but I have stopped as I find this tends to increase oil production on my scalp. I don't use an oily hair shampoo as my ends are dry. Could sweat possibly exacerbate my itchy condition?
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Posted By: Dawn
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:57am
Christine, do you have a filter on your shower? Chlorine can often cause scalp and other skin irritations and all municipal water supplies contain chlorine. Also, try shampooing just the top of your hair, crown to shoulder kind of thing and just let the shampoo run down to the rest of the ends, then condition only the ends and about to neck level. This prevents the shampoo from drying out the ends too much and the conditioner from making the crown hair too oily too soon. Also check to make sure you haven't developed a sensitivity to something in your shampoo or just switch for a while to see if that helps.Good luck! Let us know how it goes.Best wishes to all!Dawn> I used to have dandruff but lost the problem for a> year and now it's coming back again. I don't have any> white flakes but rather an itchy oily scalp. My scalp> was never itchy till this problem arose again. I have> no idea what causes the itch and don't think it's even> called dandruff as there's no flaking either. I> noticed there's a lot of oily sebum whenever I> scratch. I wonder if my problem is called dandruff or> just due to an oily scalp. I am thinking of buying> Nizoral or a Neutrogena dandruff shampoo but would> like a second opinion first.> Scalp massages are recommended for long hair, but I> have stopped as I find this tends to increase oil> production on my scalp. I don't use an oily hair> shampoo as my ends are dry. Could sweat possibly> exacerbate my itchy condition?
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Posted By: Christine
Date Posted: January 12 2000 at 2:57am
I manage to wash my hair exactly like what you described, Dawn, ie. only wash from the neck up and let the shampoo trickle down. For a while I have also tried not putting the conditioner on my crown, but find that without at least a little, it tends to frizz a lot due to the negative ions which are not neutralised.Anyway, I am switching to a lighter shampoo for a while, I used Senscience but perhaps it is a tad too heavy. This may be the cause of my problem, I am now using a Goldwell light conditioning rinse instead.The results may come slowly but thank you for the thoughts, especially about the chlorine, thought I don't have a filter!
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