Help!: Case of the (itchy) dry patches

[isawstars]

I know i have a dry scalp condition but my dermentologist prescribed a medicated shampoo for me. It has been working well the last 2 years...

Recently I've been finding dry patches on my scalp consistently. I thought it just doesn't like the water at the college I'm staying at but I went home this weekend for fall break, went to my favorite salon and one day later... I'm already feeling itchy dry patches. I don't know what to do!?

Can someone give me some advice?

 

[1Specialk]

Which med. shampoo was prescribed for you? If it's Nizoral then that's dry for the hair and scalp. And there is another Rx shampoo I tried before (forgot the name), it really dried and tangled my hair/scalp. I stopped using it as the dr prescribed (3xweek) and started once a month followed with a moisturizing shampoo and conditioner.

 

[sareca]

Add 5-10 of drops of tea tree oil (avaliable at Sallys) to diluted shampoo. Takes a couple of hours to work and you might have to repeat treatment a few times. If that doesn't work make a 50-50 mix of your favorite oil and tea tree oil and apply it directly to clean scalp.

Good luck!

 

[pookeylou]

I made a spritz of aloe vera, distilled water, rose water & glycerin.

I spritz it in my hair after my shampoo. I spritz until my hair is soaking. The aloe is cooling and healing to my scalp. No itchies what so ever.

 

[MeccaMedinah]

aloe vera gel & a carrier oil like sweet almond, castor- I use equal amounts HTH

 

[beawo]

I too had the same problem. Nothing seemed to work until I started using apple cider. I wash my hair with head and shoulders (dry hair). Once my hair is dry I mix apple cider with water (1:20 parts of water) and then spray it on my hair (if you don't like the smell mix it with an essential oil you like). I don't have itches anymore, I used to scratch my hair all the time and find thick dry patches but its all gone.