FOAK: Scalp care

Like many slapheads I have my hair quite short. In fact I cut it
myself once a week with electric clippers. As a result I have no need
for shampoo and wash my head with the same bar of simple soap I use
for the rest of me.

Sometimes my scalp reacts and becomes sore, red and flaky in areas. Is
there an oil or treatment I can apply or use as regular scalp care?

TIA

 

Get some decent shampoo seriously. Particularly as you're more prone to
sunburn.

I always had an itchy scalp until I started using some ludicrously
expensive Dermalogica stuff, and now it never bothers me.

You'd probably get the same effect with baby shampoo.

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Indeed.

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Head and Shoulders. Stops dandruff (which is flaking skin) and it smells
nice too.

Soap on heads isn't a particularly good idea as it's too "drying".


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WD40?

 

Extra virgin olive oil seems to be the tonic of choice.

 

Verily, sir, you have a man's scalp.

Hmmm.

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Cleaner yer clippers, you dirty man!

 

Wrong.

Phil

 

I use Nizoral/Nizorette once a week and a 2-in-1 dandruff shampoo
every day otherwise (currently Tesco's; Head and Shoulders if you're
upmarket). I used to have a lot of trouble with flakiness, but it turned
out I was overdoing the Nizoral (3x/week).

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My b-i-l shaves his head. Just spoke to him and he swears by shampoo
containing tea tree oil. It used to be just a Body Shop thing but some of
the mainstream brands add it now.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_tree_oil his anecdotal
evidence is supported by science

 

Cheers, I'll give it a look.