Loads of dandruff😩

hoff123

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 7:22 pm

Hi everyone! My 5 year old daughter has a ton of dandruff! I was her hair every second night and I use head and shoulders too! Any ideas? I’m so embarrassed I hope her teachers don’t think that she’s not taken care of! She’s an adorable kid k”ah but the white flakes….😬

amother

Lawngreen

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 7:25 pm

Stop head and shoulders, it makes the problem worse.

Buy a shower hair brush thing and use a good and cheap shampoo, cheaper, the better. Take the time to scrub the scalp and rinse very well.

It can also help to massage some oil into the scalp.

Or look up the no poo method, it can help clear the problem up too.

amother

Mintcream

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 7:33 pm

I used to have it as a child and teen. I used a special shampoo that I bought in the Pharmacy.
I was something from Ducray, you can probably get in on Amazon. It worked amazing bH!

amother

Mintcream

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 7:38 pm

Ask you local pharmacy or dermatologist for something because she is still young... I wouldn't just buy anything...

honeymoon

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 8:56 pm

Wash her hair with selsun blue. Works wonders.

hoff123

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:03 pm

honeymoon wrote:

Wash her hair with selsun blue. Works wonders.

The medicated one?

oneofakind

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:04 pm

You're sure it's not just very dry or is it soap accumulation?

honeymoon

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:05 pm

hoff123 wrote:

The medicated one?

I would start with the regular one first. They gave it to me at the mikvah and I was amazed at how it worked.

hoff123

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:05 pm

honeymoon wrote:

I would start with the regular one first. They gave it to me at the mikvah and I was amazed at how it worked.

thanks

honeymoon

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:06 pm

Also, brush her hair with a soft bristle brush. The friction of a strong brush will cause her scalp to flake even more.

hoff123

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:08 pm

oneofakind wrote:

You're sure it's not just very dry or is it soap accumulation?

It literally looks like a ton of small snowflakes in her hair

amother

DarkPurple

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:10 pm

I bought for my daughter a scalp massager when she washes her hair in the bath. We really saw a difference.

amother

Coffee

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:33 pm

Sometimes there’s a fungal or bacterial component. Could even be strep overgrowth.

amother

Tanzanite

Mon, Oct 25 2021, 9:52 pm

Could it be psoriasis?
I have that and as a kid everyone asked me why I had so much dandruff
Lol it’s a totally different thing and needs to be treated differently

lucky14

Tue, Oct 26 2021, 12:08 am

amother [ Lawngreen ] wrote:

Stop head and shoulders, it makes the problem worse.

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Interesting. I'm curious why you say this.
My son had bad "cradle cap" ickiness that he never grew out of. Clinical strength head and shoulders totally cleared all of that up.

amother

Honey

Tue, Oct 26 2021, 12:54 am

we brougth my kid to the skin dr. he prescribed a topical alcohol based "medicine" that we get prescription and to use sebex shampoo. I would bring her to a skin dr. (sebex is sold on amazon if you wanted to try that first)

amother

Lightcoral

Tue, Oct 26 2021, 7:07 am

One wash selsun blue.
Next wash tar.
Next wash tsal.
Rotate like that.

amother

Rainbow

Tue, Oct 26 2021, 8:06 am

Head and shoulders too string for kids. I used to use it, but regretted later on..
Rinsing from shampoo well is necessary
Lice lady told me to rub baking soda on it..but mine had on her scalp mainly, not snowflakes

amother

Saddlebrown

Tue, Oct 26 2021, 8:19 am

following! is the medicated selsun blue harmful to use on a 5 year old?