Please help my 9 year old has a dry scalp!!?
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Hi Heather, (that's my daughter's name) Here's what I found..\nIf you still are struggling with a dry scalp and dandruff isn't the culprit (dandruff would not be affected by any of the things I've suggested above), you can massage a small amount of almost any moisturizer such as Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion or Cream, Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion, Curel Ultra Healing, or Paula’s Choice Completely Emollient Moisturizer With Antioxidants carefully into your scalp at night when you plan to wash your hair the next morning. You may also use a non-volatile oil, especially if your scalp is very dry. Unscented jojoba oil is brilliant for this, as is olive, sesame, sunflower, or safflower oils. Use enough oil to saturate the scalp without leaving the entire hair shaft greasy.
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so many things you could try.  Tea tree oil on your scalp. Nioxin shampoo and conditioner.  Mane n' Tail. GNC also has vitamins for hair and nails.
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Try Tea Tree oil. You can get shampoos with it at natrual food stores, or just rub Tea Tree oil into your scalp every day.
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There is something safe and natural that will help your\ngrand daughter. listen to these testimonies.\nhttp://www.newsok.com/video/1803469\nhttp://www.glycoresource.com\n\nhttp://www.mannapages.com/foryourlife
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We have treated head lice at our house successfully with over the counter head lice shampoo.  If your doctor won't prescribe a lotion, maybe there is something else he can suggest instead.  Anything used to treat head lice contains pesticides and you don't want to use any of them for extended periods of time.  Treat everyone in the family with the shampoo on the same day.  Does your daughter have stuffed animals or throw pillows on her bed?  If so, wash those that can be machine washed and put those that can't in a large garbage bag, seal tight and leave for 2 weeks.  Also, be sure to vacuum your car, her car seat, and any other cloth seat where any of your heads touch.  If she likes to lay on the floor, keep that vacuum as well.  When washing clothing items, use as hot of water as you can.  Wash towels after each use in hot water as well.  Get rid of all your hair brushes and combs and buy new ones.  Vacuum your mattresses, wash or replace your bed pillows.  Don't forget to wash her blankets and her bedspread.  Washing everything in hot water and than machine drying should kill all the lice on those items.  When we had a lice problem, we took one whole day, washed everyone's hair in the lice shampoo then went through the house and vacuumed and washed everything that we even suspicioned could have lice on it.  The next week, we did the very same thing.  It was very time consuming, but it took care of the lice.  Perhpas your daughter is not being reinfested at home, but at a friend's home or at school.  Tell her not to share anything - combs, brushes, hats, towels.  Does she have her own locker for her coat at school or do the coats hang next to each other on hooks?  If she has to hang it on a hook, see if she can hang it on the end or perhaps she'll be allowed to keep it some where else during the day\n\nThe lice eggs, called nits, take about 1 week to hatch.  Adult lice can live up to 30 days on a person's head.  They can also live off of a host for 1-2 days.
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For one........don't over wash your hair!\nYour body produces natural oils for a reason.\nWash in the P.M. then allow the night oils to help the scalp, skip days if possible.\n\nMixing Mayonaise and pure olive oil into a conditioner then put your head and rub in.Wrap your head in a moist hot towel for 1/2 hour. Rinse gently in warm water, do not shampoo. and leave overnight. Shampoo lightly in the A.M if you have to.\nIf that fails after multiple trys..... Head and Shoulders has a 2 in 1 for dry scalp with menthol to sooth the itch.\nAsk you doctor if you may be suffering from allergies as well.
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SHe is probably not treating the entire family or house.  It is not enough to just do a treatment on a child.  She needs to be much more through in her efforts to rid her house of lice.  \nI prefer natural treatments, but for something this severe she needs to use chemicals like Rid or Nix.  In addtion to followng all the directions, she needs to bag up the bedding and hats, coats, throw pillows and stuffed toys for at least two weeks!!  She should also get a house spray and spray the carpets, couches, and mattresses.  \nIt is a lot of work, but you can't drop the ball on this, or you will have a recurring infestation.\nTo prevent future head infestations, she should have her family use a tea tree oil shampoo...Sally Beauty has a generic version of the Paul Mitchell brand that is great!
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DO NOT listen to what the first person said. never put warm on itches. makes it worse, it might make it feel better, but afterwards, they will itch even more\n\ntry some benadryl first, you know, antihistamine\n\nyour child has an overproduction of Histamine being caused by an allergen. Histamine is what causes itchiness. There is an allergen (something he is allergic to) in the environment.\nsounds like maybe the type of clothes detergent you use, or itchy clothes, maybe pets, maybe dust, could be any little thing\n\nif nothing works, you will have to take the child to a dermatologist and get an allergy test to see what this allergen is, the dermatologist is the most helpful person when it comes to the skin\n\ngood luck\n\np.s. something that will help is to give him lukewarm baths in oatmeal Aveeno products, or the generic, whatever, then rub on him some Oatmeal lotion afterwards, this might help, he may just have really dry skin. Do this, and if it doesn't work, switch around detergents, etc, but if nothing still works, you need to go to dermatologist for a allergen test
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Hi Zeenia\n\nHere are some remedies.\n\nCause\nIt is frequently due to digestive disturbances, and is highly related to the general health of the entire body.\n\nThe most common cause of dandruff is seborrheic dermatitis, a mild scalp inflammation with excessive fatty secretions that usually starts as dry or greasy scaling of the skin, but may progress to yellow-red scaling bumps along the hairline, behind the ears, in the ear canals, on the eyebrows, on the bridge of the nose, in the folds around the nose, or on the breastbone. Don`t pick or your scratch scalp, as this will only exacerbate your condition.\n\nWhen infants get dandruff, it is called cradle cap, which is a yeast problem. Many skin experts in Europe consider dandruff in adults to also be a yeast problem. In other words, dandruff is often an external symptom of an internal problem. Therefore, dandruff treatments can be similar to those for treating candidiasis.\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNatural Cures for Dandruff\n\nAromatherapy: Patchouli, rosemary, and/or tea tree oil can be massaged into the scalp.\n\nDiet: Increase raw foods as part of an overall organic, whole foods diet. Also eat more salads and green vegetables, avoid fried foods, and significantly reduce your intake of fats, sugar, dairy products, chocolate, seafood, and nuts.\n\nFlower Essences: Crab Apple can help with feelings of poor self-image due to dandruff.\n\nHerbs: Rinse your hair and scalp with a strong infusion of nettle, sage, and rosemary, and drink a cup of nettle tea and take evening primrose oil (three capsules) daily.\n\nHomeopathy: Arsen alb., Graphites, Lycopodium, Thuja, Sepia, Sulfur, and Cantharis are useful homeopathic remedies for dandruff.\n\nNutritional Supplementation:\nThe following nutrients are all useful for helping to prevent and reverse dandruff: vitamin B6, vitamin A, vitamin B complex, essential fatty acids (particularly omega-6), vitamin C, vitamin E, beta carotene, and zinc. Kelp tablets can also help.\n\nTopical Treatment: Soak your hair in a warm apple cider vinegar solution, the wrap your head in a towel. After one hour, wash your hair. In addition, you can apply vitamin E oil to your scalp each night for three weeks. Tea tree oil shampoo is also recommended.\n\nBest of health to you\n\nCheers
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Renew skin lotion By Melaleuca. Plus he may have a nutritional deficiency causing the flare ups. Maybe a good Kids vitamin.
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HI. YOU CAN TRY HYDROCORTIZONE. MY DAUGHTER HAS EXZEMA AND SOMETIMES HER SKIN GETS CRACKED, THE DOCTOR SAID IT IS FINE WITH MINORS CUTS AND SCRAPES. ( IT IS AN ANTI ITCH CREAM). GOOD LUCK.
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Try a product called Balneum in her bath.  Its really helps.  There is a product called Betnovate scalp application...useful for keeping the head eruptions under control, use E45 on her body.\nI found that cutting out dairy helped me when I was a lot younger and suffering very badly with eczema, but now I take dairy with no problems.  I dont know about the fatty acid treatment but I would be sceptical of it.  I hope you get her problems under control soon...I have been there and know how the poor mite feels...;
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You can if you really want to, it would probably make your hair look very greasy, but if you aren't planning to go out soon (or your just hardcore and don't care what other people think) then it would probably feel good. If did do that, it would be greasy, but should be easy to wash out because it is water based.  But there are other products that you can purchase that help with dry scalp.  If you were looking for something that helps with that, but isn't perscription I would recommend either Garnier Fructise leave-in conditioner, or Head and Shoulders.\n\nGood Luck\n\nGood Luck
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Just comb the things out every night for about a week. I never bothered with conditioner - just combed dry hair and combed and combed and combed. No chemicals, no expense. Yes, it was a pain in the butt to do but it works. You need to comb everyone's hair though and DO DO DO let the school know or she'll just keep on getting them as they go round all the kids. Tell your mum not to be embarassed about it - anyone who says their school child never had nits is lying I promise her! And remember, she got them from someone else in the first place - they didn't spontaneously burst into life from her scalp! Tell her to chill about it - there are about 100000000000000 other mums doing the same thing as her tonight!
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Treatment for Oily Hair !  \n=========================\n1Tablespoon vinegar\n3Tablespoon water\n\n1. Mix both in a bowl. \n2. Cleanse your scalp with this mixture. \n3. This will help get rid of the dandruff & oil in your hair which is what makes it itchy & oily. \n4. Do this thrice a week. \n5. Then use a shampoo after you use this.
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Okay this is going to sound kind of gross, but if you really want to get rid  of them this is what you do.  Rub some mayonaise into your childs hair right before she goes to bed. Next, put a shower cap on her head so the mayonaise doesn't get all over the place. Keep in the mayonaise over night and wash it out in the morning.  If that doesn't work, you can go to the store and get the medicated treatment shampoo for head lice(I would try that first).  What ever you do, MAKE SURE that you wash ALL bedding, vaccum the floor(shampoo it if posssible), and wash her hair brush(s)(dishwasher is good for this), also wash ALL of the hair ties she has used while She's had lice. To prevent head lice, after she get rid of it, put her hair up in a bun everyday for school. That way it would be almost imposible for her to get it again from another student. Washing everything really does a lot of help.  This also prevents her from getting it again.  Good luck!
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I 'm not a dermatologist but try using Neutragena T gel shampoo and conditioner they work great at helping itchy dry scalps.