I ask alot of questions lol Here is another about dandruff!

Only on my 4th day and i already have dandruff.

Itchy!! Trying not to pick and scratch.

I read on my tea tree oil bottle that its supposed to help with dry scalp?

How much should I use?

Also I'm slightly afraid to wash my hair the first time cuz I want to do it right. I only have suave shampoo.

I'm quite broke so I need something around my house that I can make to wash my hair with until I can get the good stuff .

Can I add baking soda or sea salt to my shampoo and that work ?

updated by @jessica-owens: 01/13/15 09:59:46PM

use only baking soda tetreee and rosemaery ouild no suave

do an acv rinse after

sea salt will dry it more

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soaring eagle said:

use only baking soda tetreee and rosemaery ouild no suave

do an acv rinse after

sea salt will dry it more

ACV is apple cider vinigar, it conditions and balances the ph on your scalp and hair after baking soda wash. You dissolve the baking soda in the water, so the consistency is like water, then you pour it over you head. Dandruff seems to come after you start dreading for some reason, just about everyone experiences it, it will settle down in some time. Search 'baking soda wash' in the search bar on this page, it will tell you everything.

peace

Ok so would I do the same with the ACV? Just pour it on my head and rinse it out? And will do! Thank you much!

Tim said:

ACV is apple cider vinigar, it conditions and balances the ph on your scalp and hair after baking soda wash. You dissolve the baking soda in the water, so the consistency is like water, then you pour it over you head. Dandruff seems to come after you start dreading for some reason, just about everyone experiences it, it will settle down in some time. Search 'baking soda wash' in the search bar on this page, it will tell you everything.

peace

Yeah, just pour it on and rinse it pretty much straight out.

peace

I am new to dreads (1 month) but have been doing natural hair care for years. I transitioned from regular commercial shampoo (Pantene daily clarifying bc my scalp was soooo oily) to natural/organic shampoo (desert essence, Jason, etc), to ACV/baking soda to dr Bronners to my own homemade soap and now to mostly water only - using my soap only when it gets smelly (like with smoke from a bar). What I have found is that no one thing works for everyone, and even things that work for you can change with time, hormones, water type (hard vs soft). So you have to experiment. You have to decide when you need to stick it out (each transition can take awhile for your scalp to adjust to) and when a method just isn't working. I am glad I did this part before starting to dread - I'm not sure it would have been as successful doing both simultaneously - but now my scalp and hair are healthier than ever.So my advice is to get rid of your shampoo and just experiment - it will take a month or more for your scalp to quit reacting to the shampoo chemicals, so don't expect perfection right away!

okie dokie thank you

Tim said:

Yeah, just pour it on and rinse it pretty much straight out.

peace

Ahh well im going to try the baking soda and acv wash for a while and see where that takes me. thanks for the advice ^.^

Denise LaGrand said:

I am new to dreads (1 month) but have been doing natural hair care for years. I transitioned from regular commercial shampoo (Pantene daily clarifying bc my scalp was soooo oily) to natural/organic shampoo (desert essence, Jason, etc), to ACV/baking soda to dr Bronners to my own homemade soap and now to mostly water only - using my soap only when it gets smelly (like with smoke from a bar). What I have found is that no one thing works for everyone, and even things that work for you can change with time, hormones, water type (hard vs soft). So you have to experiment. You have to decide when you need to stick it out (each transition can take awhile for your scalp to adjust to) and when a method just isn't working. I am glad I did this part before starting to dread - I'm not sure it would have been as successful doing both simultaneously - but now my scalp and hair are healthier than ever.
So my advice is to get rid of your shampoo and just experiment - it will take a month or more for your scalp to quit reacting to the shampoo chemicals, so don't expect perfection right away!