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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by monovergent@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I'm fine immediately after showering, but it's a mini-snowstorm if I go through my hair in the morning having showered the night before. Been that way for years, but far better than it was back when I used "anti-dandruff" shampoos that just made it worse. Hair is short, doesn't feel oily or only slightly. Happens across a variety of shampoos I've tried, though I'll admit I haven't looked beyond the 3-in-1 body wash shampoo combos. Sorry if this is a bit unappealing. Anyone else have a sort of "baseline" amount of dandruff? Or found a solution to this?

UPDATE: Thanks everyone for the helpful replies! It was eye-opening to learn that it's not always just "dandruff". Turns out it was the 3-in-1 soap all along. I finally got myself a proper bottle of shampoo (sulfate free wasn't much more expensive so I went for that) and realized that tight feeling when my hair dried was dry scalp. Super satisfying now that I can run my hand through my hair and eyebrows without getting an avalanche in my face.

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[-] PNW_Doug@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Aleppo soap finally resolved it for me after years of fighting the yo-yo effects of medicated shampoos. It's just an old hard Castile soap made using olive and laurel tree oils. Laurel tee oil is apparently pretty good for skin, and works fine to clean your hair.

I don't go in for woo, but it is kinda fun to be using a soap recipe that goes back a couple thousand years. Mileage may vary of course, but I've found it to work extremely well, and as a bonus has a pleasantly neutral smell—herbal as you might expect. 20% or so blends of laurel tree oil seem to do the trick.

[-] TylerDurdenJunior@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago
[-] PNW_Doug@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah it's a bar soap, commonly used for both skin and hair.

Aleppo Soap

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