help with scalp gunk...please!

never tried it but worth a try ytrader joes teeatree tingle maybe or burts bees

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updated by @soaring-eagle: 07/23/15 01:10:45PM

i use bs/avc and some various oils to wash my hair.. iv also noticed the gunk on my scalp.. when the weather was colder i never had that problem so sweat might factor into it. i have noticed that i dont have any gunk right after i wash but a few days later i will.. here is my theory.. when ur hair is all dreaded up its not moving freely anymore and your body is constantly gettin rid of dead skin as well as producing oils. this stuff isnt able to go anywhere so it just builds up on the scalp. just an idea. also try rinsing your hair with just very warm water inbetween washes to see if that helps.. that way your not over drying your scalp causingyour bodyover produce the natural oils that might make your head gunky

so, here is an update

I have been using the suave dailyclarifying shampoo and it seems to be working great. I have been putting whatever I use in a very large cup and then letting the shower head fill and mix it up and then pouring it over my head and scrubbing. This seems to be the current solution as i havent been having the gunk problem. I tried the DHHQ shampoo once more and it still left gunk, im done with it. so i am gonna do the suave most days and the nutrogena anti-residue every once in a while. I still want to find something a bit more natural and less commercial, so i will see what i can find, but for now this seems to be working. Any continued suggestions/comments/questions are still welcome. Thank you so much everyone for the help!

-Jason

Sup? Well, here's what I'd do: I'd experiment with the BS mixtures! If you don't use enough BS it WILL leave that nasty-ass scalp gunk behind... from my experience. Try this: 1) 1/3 cup BS in 1 gallon pitcher. 2) Mix really well with hot water, pour over your head n let soak for bout 10 mins. 3) Try lightly scrubbing all around your scalp with your fingertips... before rinsing the BS off really well (It can help break up that oily-skin-cell paste). 4) Rinse really really well preferably with a high pressure shower head as SE has mentioned before. 5) Mix a couple splashes of ACV in that rinsed out gallon pitcher with warm/ hot water, pour over your head n rinse off after maybe 15 seconds with really cold water! If you have no luck with this I'd give Burt's Bees Natural shampoo a try! Out of the shit-ton of diff shampoos I've tried it seems to have been the best & most dread friendly AFTER the BS/ ACV BY FAR! Good luck & I hope to have been some help! Keep It Knotty! :p

awakndbysunrise said:

so, here is an update

I have been using the suave dailyclarifying shampoo and it seems to be working great. I have been putting whatever I use in a very large cup and then letting the shower head fill and mix it up and then pouring it over my head and scrubbing. This seems to be the current solution as i havent been having the gunk problem. I tried the DHHQ shampoo once more and it still left gunk, im done with it. so i am gonna do the suave most days and the nutrogena anti-residue every once in a while. I still want to find something a bit more natural and less commercial, so i will see what i can find, but for now this seems to be working. Any continued suggestions/comments/questions are still welcome. Thank you so much everyone for the help!

-Jason

yup but have u tried these yet www.dreadlockshampoo.com

Phoenix said:

Sup? Well, here's what I'd do: I'd experiment with the BS mixtures! If you don't use enough BS it WILL leave that nasty-ass scalp gunk behind... from my experience. Try this: 1) 1/3 cup BS in 1 gallon pitcher. 2) Mix really well with hot water, pour over your head n let soak for bout 10 mins. 3) Try lightly scrubbing all around your scalp with your fingertips... before rinsing the BS off really well (It can help break up that oily-skin-cell paste). 4) Rinse really really well preferably with a high pressure shower head as SE has mentioned before. 5) Mix a couple splashes of ACV in that rinsed out gallon pitcher with warm/ hot water, pour over your head n rinse off after maybe 15 seconds with really cold water! If you have no luck with this I'd give Burt's Bees Natural shampoo a try! Out of the shit-ton of diff shampoos I've tried it seems to have been the best & most dread friendly AFTER the BS/ ACV BY FAR! Good luck & I hope to have been some help! Keep It Knotty! :p

awakndbysunrise said:

so, here is an update

I have been using the suave dailyclarifying shampoo and it seems to be working great. I have been putting whatever I use in a very large cup and then letting the shower head fill and mix it up and then pouring it over my head and scrubbing. This seems to be the current solution as i havent been having the gunk problem. I tried the DHHQ shampoo once more and it still left gunk, im done with it. so i am gonna do the suave most days and the nutrogena anti-residue every once in a while. I still want to find something a bit more natural and less commercial, so i will see what i can find, but for now this seems to be working. Any continued suggestions/comments/questions are still welcome. Thank you so much everyone for the help!

-Jason

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Sup SE? Yeah, just last week I received an order from dreadlockshampoo.com! I ordered one of their patchouli dread soap bars and they were kind enough to send me a small sample bottle of that new liquid shampoo (I believe it's the one they made at Heathers request... Am I correct?), and also included a sample of some facial exfoliating soaps! Talk about top notch service! I absolutely love the smell of the patchouli but it seems to leave my hair a little too soft! I just think I have super particular hair that likes to stay soft! Im still gonna use it though and experiment with a sea salt rinse after just to be fair and give it my all! I tried a little of the liquid shampoo too but same thing... Left my hair a little too soft! I honestly think I have abnormal hair cause it takes ALOT of effort to dry it out (I gotta use quite a bit of sea salt to do so)! I'm not givin up though... They make excellent products and I'd recommend them to everyone! I ain't gonna lie though... Right now I'm havin a super wet-hot-n-steamy love affair with the baking soda/ vinegar rinse! LOL :p It's sped up the locking n knotting tenfold the last couple weeks since I've started using it!

well use what works but

even tho this makes your hair soft ot sure dont stop the knotting in fact i think its increased the knotting even tho they are so soft

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Maybe so, I guess to be truly fair I need to give it more time huh!?! Have you heard of anyone else having problems with super too-soft hair?... Like nothing has helped it lock really well till I tried the BS/ACV!... It seems to work miracles with my locks! It seems my locks want the BS right now at this stage but maybe they'll want that wonderful soap at another stage? I don't know... Either way I accept whatever works! )

do whatever works but ive used this for the past few weeks and im seeing an increase in knotting anbd congoing and even parts of my breard that have resisted dreading are starting to

and..my hair seems way healthier strongerhappier and can go longer without washijng without trouble

i notice after washing with it i seem to have alotta fly aways when blow drying but the next day seem to have way less loose hairs then ever and lots of new knotting

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Damn... I know how much youve liked the BS/ ACV so that really says alot bout these kickass soaps! Thats hella awesome! I got nothin but respect for ya SE... I trust your word! Ill continue to give these soaps a try & will hopefully get similar results to yours! We shall see!