Baking Soda on oily scalp.

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I thought so.... aint using this anymore so it wont be a problem. Thanks

Im going to try using less baking soda and see how it goes. Also, my aunt told me about some caps they sell her of a fern called calahuala, which is good for dermatitis, which i guess I have because of the excess oil.

 

Really, never had a problem with it. I just use any old shampoo once in a while too,to tell you the truth. With a deep cleanse once a month. I have no problems with oily scalp, dandruff, or itchiness. Seems it works fine for me. Like is said before I really dont care what I use, my friend washed her dreads every other day with normal shampoo for 7 years and nothing went wrong.

Also I wouldn't feel you are attacking me lol, your just letting me know whats up =)

 

Maybe if you have curly or wavy hair you can get away with using regular shampoos... I don't know what your natural state of hair is liz (ha! That sounds funny). I have pin striaght, very fine hair and if I use regular shampoo it does seem to hurt my dreads. Tangly pieces drop straight down afterwards... I mean... before I had dreads I didn't even have to use conditioner to brush out my hair when it was bra length.

 

I have straight thick hair, my friend did too, as well as my hubby and we all had/have dreads, and used that shampoo and normal shampoo. So maybe its people with Thick straight hair

 

doesnt really look like dreads yet, unless you just need to update yer pic,,just looks like curly hair.wash with gasoline. it will cure what ails ya. dont smoke or get near open flame in the process

 

Hmm, interesting... That is the only differing factor. You would think my thin hair would work out better than thick. Oh dreads are so confusing!

 

My hair has been soooooo oily that my head will take long to dread. Almost at a year mark and I only have half my head dreaded. Hey btw, how will i know if a shampoo leaves residue? right now im using dr bronners peppermint magic soap, but it leaves a fragance (which supposedly would be residue?). It also feels like it leaves a film after washing.

 

Ya, if you can smell it it's leaving something, however it could be that you might need to rinse out the soap more vigorously. There are a decent amount of people who don't like bronners because of the way it feels after washing. Some attribute this to an issue with the hardness of your water... I get that kinda sticky feeling from the liquid soap, but not from the bar, maybe I just need to dilute more though. It doesn't really bother me personally though, because it goes away in less than a day.

 

yeah ive read a little on the hardness of water... I really want to order some liquid bronners, but this shitty government increased the taxes way too much when ordering from the outside, about 20% the cost of what ur ordering, so its a little expensive. im asking bout the residue cause about two weeks ago i found some yellow stuff in one of my dreads i ripped appart and im not sure if it was the bronners bar or another liquid shampoo i bought, which supposedly is all natural but leaves a very strong smell... So im not sure at all.. Also my hair takes a very long time to dry, about 8 hours or so, and my girlfriends dreads, which are longer, take way less to dry up. I know that hair is different and drying times might be different... I do rinse vigorously after washing, but I always get the oily feeling (which goes away after dried up)

 

Does anyone make their own shampoo?

 

Bronners anhilates oil. And general moisture, for that matter.

Bronners every few days and water washing every day or other day seems to be the sweet spot to keep my oil/dander/whatever in check, without aggravating it.

 

I kind of do. But it's not the lathering kind of shampoo. Just water, tea tree oil, lemon juice and baking soda. It gets my hair and scalp pretty damn clean and washes away oil but still, I like the feel of lather.

 

I use baking soda and a little bit of tea tree oil in a big glass of water...I used to use Bronner's but it was harder to wash out...The baking soda cleans real well and now whatever smell/residue buildup I had seems to be gone. I'm a definite convert...oh, btw, my hair seems to be dreading up faster now...I also have real curly hair like you...washing daily strips away oils so your scalp produces alot more to make up for it, but as you reduce washing, your scalp produces less oils. Thyme would be good to throw into the mix as well, as it helps regulate oil production. Good luck.