| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
dbswjdgh27
Joined: 27 Aug 2012
|
 Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:07 am Post subject: itchy scalp. |
 |
|
| Well my head has been itching the past couple of days. Im starting to think head lice. Where should i go for possible treatment? |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:44 am Post subject: Re: itchy scalp. |
|
|
| dbswjdgh27 wrote: |
| Well my head has been itching the past couple of days. Im starting to think head lice. Where should i go for possible treatment? |
Are you male or female? If you're male, shaving your head is an option that would resolve the issue. It also resolves other issues such as dandruff.
If you go to the doctor, I would advise to go to a different part of town in order to keep your employer and co-workers from finding out about it. If they do, you might suddenly find yourself being considered dirty and disposable. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Don't think worst case scenario...It's probably just dry scalp. Buy you some head and shoulders dry scalp shampoo or any shampoo that helps with dry scalp. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Sireno
Joined: 19 Mar 2010
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| If you're male, shaving your head is an option that would resolve the issue. It also resolves other issues such as dandruff. |
Don't listen to this. Where in the world does someone come up with the idea that shaving your head relieves dandruff? ... Speechless.
As far as an itchy scalp goes, if you can rule out dandruff as inconsistent with your symptoms then make sure you are using conditioner often to moisturize the scalp. You can google different ways to moisturize the scalp but I find often using conditioner to be the easiest, most convenient, and effective. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
joeteacher
Joined: 11 Jul 2007
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:44 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Sireno wrote: |
| Quote: |
| If you're male, shaving your head is an option that would resolve the issue. It also resolves other issues such as dandruff. |
Don't listen to this. Where in the world does someone come up with the idea that shaving your head relieves dandruff? ... Speechless.
As far as an itchy scalp goes, if you can rule out dandruff as inconsistent with your symptoms then make sure you are using conditioner often to moisturize the scalp. You can google different ways to moisturize the scalp but I find often using conditioner to be the easiest, most convenient, and effective. |
I have battled dry scalp (dandruff) for years. I agree with this post. If it is indeed dry scalp and not lice you can try Head and Shoulders (which does not work for me) or go to the pharmacy and ask for Nizoral shampoo (About 10k for a small bottle: Nee-jo-lel). I would also recommend really massaging your head and drying your hair with a hair dryer after your finished. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Who's Your Daddy?
Joined: 30 May 2010
Location: Victoria, Canada.
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:34 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| My building has hard water, and it results in dry skin. Especially in winter dry skin is a problem. If you wash your hair every day, maybe try skipping a day. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Lucas
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: |
| Especially in winter dry skin is a problem. If you wash your hair every day, maybe try skipping a day. |
I was my hair with sparkling perrier. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:11 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Move to a more humid climate like Jeju. The water is softer and the humidity will reduce dry skin and dry scalp. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Hokie21
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:10 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| Move to a more humid climate like Jeju. The water is softer and the humidity will reduce dry skin and dry scalp. |
Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
pignolia
Joined: 18 Jul 2013
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:08 am Post subject: Re: itchy scalp. |
|
|
| dbswjdgh27 wrote: |
| Well my head has been itching the past couple of days. Im starting to think head lice. Where should i go for possible treatment? |
It's a pungent process, but try a vinegar rinse a couple of times a week and see if that helps. We live in a very dry climate and have this same problem.
I use two or three tablespoons for a cup of water and rub it into my scalp then rinse well (after shampoo but before conditioner).  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:01 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Sireno wrote: |
| Quote: |
| If you're male, shaving your head is an option that would resolve the issue. It also resolves other issues such as dandruff. |
Don't listen to this. Where in the world does someone come up with the idea that shaving your head relieves dandruff? ... Speechless. |
Whenever I have hair, I have to constantly battle dandruff with medicated shampoos daily. And it's especially difficult in Korea because Head & Shoulders is the only dandruff shampoo I see sold. Rotating shampoos (Head & Shoulders, Selsun Blue, T-Gel, Nizoral, etc.) works so much better than using the same brand consistently.
When I shave my head, I don't have dandruff at all. After shaving all of my hair off, I initially have patches of dandruff, but within 48 hours it's 100% cleared up, the scalp is finally healthy, and the dandruff never comes back again unless I grow the hair out again.
I'm not the only person who experiences this effect. Several men in this two page thread say the exact same thing. http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=132824673&page=1
Have you actually experienced dandruff with a shaved head? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
|
| Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:51 pm Post subject: |
|
|
it can be dry hair as some have said but also if you leave hair product in your hair for too long it can get itchy.
whenever my head gets too dry from the dry winters here i just go and get a treatment done at the stylist. good as new after for a while. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Hokie21 wrote: |
| Stan Rogers wrote: |
| Move to a more humid climate like Jeju. The water is softer and the humidity will reduce dry skin and dry scalp. |
Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. |
I no nothing about where salmon type women with itchy scalp go. I used to have dry skin issues in Seoul for years and they went away when I moved to Jeju. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:35 am Post subject: Re: itchy scalp. |
|
|
| EZE wrote: |
| shaving your head is an option that would resolve the issue. It also resolves other issues such as dandruff. |
true enough, that does work temporarily.
| Pignolia wrote: |
| try a vinegar rinse a couple of times a week |
Thanks for the idea. Seems to have had some effect. Apparently it rebalances the PH of your scalp.
I never had so many skin issues until I lived in Seoul.
Probably a mixture of extremely dry air, hair products containing damaging chemicals (such as ethanol) and filthy air contaminated with industrial chemicals. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
You would think one of the amateur hair stylists responding here would realize what the real problem is--pollution from China.
So at the very least always carry an umbrella lest a single drop of contaminated rain falls on your hair and begins to destroy it. 
For real though, iHerb has lots of great all-natural moisturizing shampoos and conditioners. Give 'em a whirl. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
