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dclary · Mar 22, 2009

I am making snow with my dandruff.

Is there any good option for this stuff, other than dandruff shampoo? I mean, I love my herbal essences and would rather use it than Head and Shoulders, but I hate the fact that if I use the pretty-smelling stuff, the flake residue will return atop my dome.

How do you guys handle dandruff, and where the hell does it come from, and why the heck do I have it?!

brainstorm77 · Mar 22, 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandruff there ya go........

cray · Mar 22, 2009

robeiae · Mar 22, 2009

Shave your head (metal health with drive you mad).

WriteKnight · Mar 22, 2009

Everbody has a certain ammount. Your skin naturally flakes off. Dark hair shows it more. Dry season creates more. But there are certain yeasts which can make it worse. That's why the very expensive 'medicated' shampoos are worth it. NIXORAL - used to be by prescription only. Now its in a less potent over the counter form, but the same active ingredient. Use two or three times a week.

So I'm told....

Williebee · Mar 22, 2009

Ya' know, they make nice (floral, whatever) smelling dandruff shampoos, too.

aadams73 · Mar 22, 2009

Rinse with apple cider vinegar. It's great for any skin ailments.

brainstorm77 · Mar 22, 2009

WriteKnight said:
Everbody has a certain ammount. Your skin naturally flakes off. Dark hair shows it more. Dry season creates more. But there are certain yeasts which can make it worse. That's why the very expensive 'medicated' shampoos are worth it. NIXORAL - used to be by prescription only. Now its in a less potent over the counter form, but the same active ingredient. Use two or three times a week.

So I'm told....

My ex roomate used that .... It smelled gross.

Kathleen42 · Mar 22, 2009

One of the salon brands (I believe it was Paul Mitchell?) had a tea tree oil shampoo that I liked and which seemed to help. Unfortunately, the one salon in town that carried the brand closed.

robeiae · Mar 22, 2009

Maybe it's not dandruff in Dclary's case at all, but rather brain oozing through his pores, then drying up and blowing away.

Just a thought...

brainstorm77 · Mar 22, 2009

Kathleen42 said:
One of the salon brands (I believe it was Paul Mitchell?) had a tea tree oil shampoo that I liked and which seemed to help. Unfortunately, the one salon in town that carried the brand closed.

Paul Mitchell products are great. I would say that most salons would carry products that would help?

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Mar 22, 2009

WriteKnight said:
Everbody has a certain ammount. Your skin naturally flakes off. Dark hair shows it more. Dry season creates more. But there are certain yeasts which can make it worse. That's why the very expensive 'medicated' shampoos are worth it. NIXORAL - used to be by prescription only. Now its in a less potent over the counter form, but the same active ingredient. Use two or three times a week.

So I'm told....

Nixoral is the only one I've ever used that actually works. It does have a medicinal smell, but it rinses out.

brainstorm77 · Mar 22, 2009

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Nixoral is the only one I've ever used that actually works. It does have a medicinal smell, but it rinses out.

Does it strip your hair leaving it feeling weird?

Sophia · Mar 22, 2009

I think Head & Shoulders smells really nice! It also leaves my hair feeling very soft. I found it stopped working after a few months, though. At the moment, I use T-Gel. It's a bit more expensive than H & S but it worked after a couple of days (H & S took about a week to make a difference). It doesn't have the same softening effect that H & S does, unfortunately.

dclary · Mar 22, 2009

robeiae said:
Maybe it's not dandruff in Dclary's case at all, but rather brain oozing through his pores, then drying up and blowing away.

Just a thought...

'Tis possible.

Ooh, and I love JPM Tea Tree shampoo. I didn't know it treated Dandruff.

dclary · Mar 22, 2009

brainstorm77 said:
Does it strip your hair leaving it feeling weird?

Yes, but it obeys the "no touching" rule.

2old2pb · Mar 22, 2009

dclary said:
I am making snow with my dandruff.

Is there any good option for this stuff, other than dandruff shampoo? I mean, I love my herbal essences and would rather use it than Head and Shoulders, but I hate the fact that if I use the pretty-smelling stuff, the flake residue will return atop my dome.

How do you guys handle dandruff, and where the hell does it come from, and why the heck do I have it?!

The real question is can you make a snow angel yet?

Like Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club

dclary

Unabashed Mercenary

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

cray

Superior Life form

robeiae

Touch and go

WriteKnight

Arranger Of Disorder

Williebee

Capeless, wingless, & yet I fly.

aadams73

A Work in Progress

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

Kathleen42

crushing on fictional characters

robeiae

Touch and go

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

Sophia

dclary

Unabashed Mercenary

dclary

Unabashed Mercenary

2old2pb

This Is Serious Mum!