Flaky flaky flaky (scalp)

Pokemom
on 2/2/15 1:15 am

RNY on 12/29/14

Since surgery, my scalp just does not seem clean, even right after I wash and style. Lots of dandruff, and also my scalp just looks really flaky. Is this to be expected? Does anyone have a favorite shampoo for this? Or a recommendation for a good scalp scrubbing tool?

poet_kelly
on 2/2/15 1:16 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Probably due to not enough healthy fat in your diet.

Kelly

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Pokemom
on 2/2/15 9:20 pm

RNY on 12/29/14

I have to work on that. Thanks.

White Dove
on 2/2/15 3:20 am - Warren, OH

RNY on 10/16/07

What Kelly said, add some healthy fats to your diet.

Clean up what is there with dandruff shampoo. I like Wen with Tea Tree Oil, but that is expensive. You can use Head and Shoulders or something else from the drugstore. I find rinsing with vinegar and water helps too.

When I did hair years ago, I used to dissolve two aspirins in a cup of warm water and work that into a very flaky scalp before shampooing.

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Pokemom
on 2/2/15 9:22 pm

RNY on 12/29/14

Thank you for the ideas and advice from a former hair pro. :-) . I am excited to try the aspirin trick. A side benefit: a use for all those aspirin I cannot swallow any more!

Oxford Comma Hag
on 2/2/15 3:43 am

RNY on 09/12/11

It may also be another condition, such as sebhorreic dermatitis. If adding some healthy fats to your diet does not provide you relief, you might want to have a doctor take a look.

I have sebhorreic dermatitis, and I use an over the counter shampoo call Nizoral.

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