FoxyRoxy13
May 7th, 2012, 01:50 PM
hey everyone,
I'm new on here and I have been reading through some of the posts and articles but there's so much info to sort through I thought I would post my problem and see what you all though.
I am looking for a way to keep my scalp healthy. I have had a flaky scalp forever, well ok maybe not forever lol, since I was 11 or 12 certainly. It's not dandruff or psoriasis as my mom thought when I was a kid. The flakes are very large and are difficult to remove from my hair, when they get bad I usually scratch them all off in the shower with shampoo and my nails, which I'm sure is the wrong thing to do lol. Also when it gets bad, and the flakes peel off, my scalp usually leaks oil, a lot of it, and only in those spots where the flakes came off. I have seen a doctor as well, he gave me some oil stuff to put on my scalp overnight, it was for psoriasis and it didn't help.
I have tried all kinds of shampoos and conditioners for it. Whenever I try something new it usually helps for a week or 2 then it comes back, sometimes worse than before. It does come and go, and by that I mean sometimes it's bad and sometimes it's not so bad lol.
I have used dandruff shampoos, like head and shoulders, I've tried those tar shampoos are whatever they are lol. I have tried a tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner.
Now I haven't really made any changes to my normal shampoo then conditioner routine yet, I'm still sorting through info lol.
In case you need to know I think my hair would be considered 3a/3b M/F ii, and it is fairly long, close to my waist, I haven't measured it yet.
So what I'm asking is what changes to my usual routine would you suggest to start with that might help this? I do only wash my hair about 2x per week, I am allergic to most scents and very sensitive to shampoos and soaps so if I wash my hair more than that the flakes are guaranteed to get bad.
Maybe some more sensitive conditioners for CO washing?
oh and might it be a good idea to use a clarifying shampoo and then start with CO washing? ya know, to get rid of all the gunk from usual shampoo.
I'm new on here and I have been reading through some of the posts and articles but there's so much info to sort through I thought I would post my problem and see what you all though.
I am looking for a way to keep my scalp healthy. I have had a flaky scalp forever, well ok maybe not forever lol, since I was 11 or 12 certainly. It's not dandruff or psoriasis as my mom thought when I was a kid. The flakes are very large and are difficult to remove from my hair, when they get bad I usually scratch them all off in the shower with shampoo and my nails, which I'm sure is the wrong thing to do lol. Also when it gets bad, and the flakes peel off, my scalp usually leaks oil, a lot of it, and only in those spots where the flakes came off. I have seen a doctor as well, he gave me some oil stuff to put on my scalp overnight, it was for psoriasis and it didn't help.
I have tried all kinds of shampoos and conditioners for it. Whenever I try something new it usually helps for a week or 2 then it comes back, sometimes worse than before. It does come and go, and by that I mean sometimes it's bad and sometimes it's not so bad lol.
I have used dandruff shampoos, like head and shoulders, I've tried those tar shampoos are whatever they are lol. I have tried a tea tree oil shampoo and conditioner.
Now I haven't really made any changes to my normal shampoo then conditioner routine yet, I'm still sorting through info lol.
In case you need to know I think my hair would be considered 3a/3b M/F ii, and it is fairly long, close to my waist, I haven't measured it yet.
So what I'm asking is what changes to my usual routine would you suggest to start with that might help this? I do only wash my hair about 2x per week, I am allergic to most scents and very sensitive to shampoos and soaps so if I wash my hair more than that the flakes are guaranteed to get bad.
Maybe some more sensitive conditioners for CO washing?
oh and might it be a good idea to use a clarifying shampoo and then start with CO washing? ya know, to get rid of all the gunk from usual shampoo.