When I was around 11 years old, my scalp started to become extremely dry and flaky out of the blue. I had absolutely no idea how to to deal with it. I tried hair oils, shampoos, apple cider vinegar, just about everything under the sun. Whenever I wore black, I always felt so insecure. The flakes would get all over my shoulder, and I would have to embarrassingly dust them off my shoulders. A couple months ago I was about to lose all hope on my dry scalp, then I decided I would try one more product. I scoured Youtube, and found some videos reviewing a shampoo that wold eventually change the health of my scalp: Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo.
Nizoral Anti-Dandruff Shampoo is an over the counter shampoo, but it’s still extremely effective. What sets it apart from other anti-dandruff shampoos is that it has Ketoconazole 1%. Keoconazole 1% is used to treat infections caused by fungus or yeast like dandruff which is often caused by the yeastlike fungus malassezia.1 This shampoo is gently, but still quite effective in cleansing the scalp specifically flaky, dry scalps. This shampoo allowed me to go from seeing flakes on my shoulders everyday, to never even feeling an itch on my scalp. It was a total 180 in such a short period of time. Here’s exactly how I used the shampoo with my braids.
Steps for Using Shampoo Properly on a Dry Scalp
- Before beginning to wash my hair, I use a comb to gently bring up the flakes from my scalp.
- In the shower, I wet my scalp profusely with warm water.
- Then, I scrub the shampoo into the individual parts on my scalp. This usually takes me some time because I really try to get into every nook and cranny.
- After this first scrub, I rinse out the shampoo.
- I do a second scrub, but instead I just put the shampoo all over my scalp at once. This wash is usually more sudsy which lets me know that my scalp is clean.
- Next, I squeeze out as much from the braids to help with drying. I use a towel to gently pat my scalp dry and I tie my hair up in it.
- After about 15 minutes, I take the towel down, and oil my scalp with a rosemary mint hair oil. I also use a hair mousse to get braids looking fresh and shiny.
- I usually air dry my hair, but I’ll blow dry the end of my braids to quicken the process.
I use this shampoo about every 2 weeks, and since I started using it, I’ve seen little to no flakes. It’s also made my scalp so much healthier which has made my hair grow. This shampoo is an absolute game changer. I totally recommend checking it out, if you have no idea how to treat your dry scalp.
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- https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/ketoconazole-topical-route/description/drg-20067739; https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dandruff/symptoms-causes/syc-20353850 ↩︎