Sweating, Washing and Dandruff

believe me dude, my itches aint sign of next wash. Its my scalp falling off! I get flakes all over the same day I wash! lol Its getting better now, the aloe has helped! A magic plant, like the one or your signature!

hmmm, are you scrubbing real hard when you're washing? cuz when i shower i kinda scrape my scalp with my fingers to get it real good. plus i'm obviously washing way more than you, so that might be why my scalp isn't dry.

aloe, i guess that could work. sounds like a hassle.

some people have suggested to me that i put essential oils in my hair. i've done that before to make it smell nice, but it can also have benefits. maybe some rosemary oil on your scalp would do some good. hemp oil, maybe.

keep trying different stuff and get back to us. kthnx

I wash with only water and treat my scalp once a week with a rosemary solution, which is basically 3-4 dried rosemary branches (or about 3 tbl spoons of storebought) with 2-3 cups water, bring to boil, simmer for 10 minutes, dab on the scalp with cotton or paper towel, this should kepp your scalp healthy, i get dandruff/seb derm every autumn/early winter and sometimes I have to use Nizoral shampoo, it wont harm your dreadlocks as long as you only apply it to the scalp where the problem is...dont use for more than a month but should be avoided.

btw wash with water but get your fingers in there and scrub especially important if you live in the city as the cause of some scalp problems and dermatitis is from the grime in the air that builds up when you dont shampoo and comb everyday

if you do shampoo just pay attention to the scalp, no need to wash the actual matted locks, it causes buildup even with res free shampoo, they get clean just from the excess shampoo making its way down

hope this helps... if not pm me

dont put any oils in your hair!!! besides maybe a dab of patchouli :P

but not in any large amount!!! especially with new dreads (1-7 months) will slow your progress and make your hair look greasy
i use tea (see above post) because its not greasy or oily
if you do use essential oil make sure its organic cause the last thing you want building up in your hair is pesticide residue!!..... which can be more concentrated due to the extraction process (its proven)

its best to not use products at all if possible, cause corp industry is sketch to the max....if beauty industry had their way everyone would shower shampoo and perfume 3 times a day with their poison

Originally Posted by pencapchew

its best to not use products at all if possible, cause corp industry is sketch to the max....if beauty industry had their way everyone would shower shampoo and perfume 3 times a day with their poison

that's why Aloe Vera is so rad

true.! Do you use it? It has improved my once irritated scalp. I still get a bunch of dandruff however, dont know why... I hope the aloe will cure my scalp, get me rid of this annoying situation im in.

By the way, what happened to your flakes? ever get rid of em? or just shaked head?... Cause theyre starting to stay inside my dreads I guess.

I get flaky, but for me it seems to be an indicator that it's time for me to wash. I've used a little aloe vera before during my "what can I do to my locks to make them 'better'?" phase, but a while ago I decided that they don't need my help other than to stay clean. I'm growing a couple plants though for sunburns and whatever. I'll probably put some more in my hair or on my head at some point, but right now I can't be bothered.

Thanks for all the advice.

mmq:

hmmm, are you scrubbing real hard when you're washing?

Sometimes I believe thats why I get the flakes. Im not too sure, but I think that when I wash really hard its worse.

Apple cider vinegar didnt work either.

Some days I go mad and think about using nizoral, but, I dont want to use chemicals, and i dont know if i would need to use it like every once in a while to get rid of the dandruff.. so fuk it :P

I haven't read all 6 pages but if you wash your hair regularly for instance I wash mine every other day and used to get bad dandruff, I've used a Head and Shoulders anti-dandruff shampoo solution once a week, all the washes within the week remove any residue and I gets rid of the majority of the dandruff.

I am having great success with the rosemary soak. The apple cider vinegar seemed to make my hair more soft and less knotty.