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Suggest Treatment For Severe Itchiness On The Scalp
my 17 year old daughter is consentaly scratching her scalp what is this from and she says it itches badly and shes loosing her hair when she scratches her hair? she takes medication like tab vite with iron and oyster shell calcium -vit d tab and she also takes the depo shot and i was wondering could this just be due to not eating right or her nerves cause she says people tells her she has bugs in her hair and shes scratching like she has fleas but theres no dogs here could it be an issue with dry scalp we tried every hair product to try to stop the itching so can you try to help please and thank you in advance!
Thu, 11 Jun 2015
Hello,
Scratching the scalp can lead to sores or lesions. Since hair is a keratin protein, its weakness can also result in thinning of hair or its loss
Skin Dryness It is one of the major reasons that go down in causes for a dry, itchy scalp. If the balance of your scalp’s natural moisture is disturbed, your itch-scratch cycle will force you to self-injury due to its unendurable discomfort.
Other causes may be : 1)Inflammatory Disorders
2)Viral infection
3)Bacterial Infection
4)Fungal Infections
5)Psychological Causes
6)Infestation
7)Hypothyroidism
Treatment and Home Remedies for Itchy Scalp:
1)Sometimes a shampoo, hair-conditioner, hair-mouse or gel used on the scalp may result in severe itching. Most of these products do not suit our skin and cause irritation.
2)As far as the case of lice-infestation is concerned, we should not exchange our personal belongings like pillow, comb, clothes etc.
3)Brushing your hair twice or thrice a day to distribute natural oils in hair can reduce itching of the scalp.
4)Dandruff may be caused by too frequent or infrequent washings. Therefore the middle way should be adopted.
5)A variety of anti-dandruff shampoos can reduce scalp-itch if the following chemical substances are present in it. They are: Zinc pyrithione, Coal tar, Salicylic acid, Selenium Sulfide, and Ketoconazole
6)If you mix olive oil, mayonnaise and broccoli’s puree or egg for nutrients and rub it against your scalp, the result of the natural ingredients can relief the itching
7)At least eight glasses of water daily and a proper intake of vitamins can help reduce itching and scaling of scalp by keeping it hydrate
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
Scratching the scalp can lead to sores or lesions. Since hair is a keratin protein, its weakness can also result in thinning of hair or its loss
Skin Dryness It is one of the major reasons that go down in causes for a dry, itchy scalp. If the balance of your scalp’s natural moisture is disturbed, your itch-scratch cycle will force you to self-injury due to its unendurable discomfort.
Other causes may be : 1)Inflammatory Disorders
2)Viral infection
3)Bacterial Infection
4)Fungal Infections
5)Psychological Causes
6)Infestation
7)Hypothyroidism
Treatment and Home Remedies for Itchy Scalp:
1)Sometimes a shampoo, hair-conditioner, hair-mouse or gel used on the scalp may result in severe itching. Most of these products do not suit our skin and cause irritation.
2)As far as the case of lice-infestation is concerned, we should not exchange our personal belongings like pillow, comb, clothes etc.
3)Brushing your hair twice or thrice a day to distribute natural oils in hair can reduce itching of the scalp.
4)Dandruff may be caused by too frequent or infrequent washings. Therefore the middle way should be adopted.
5)A variety of anti-dandruff shampoos can reduce scalp-itch if the following chemical substances are present in it. They are: Zinc pyrithione, Coal tar, Salicylic acid, Selenium Sulfide, and Ketoconazole
6)If you mix olive oil, mayonnaise and broccoli’s puree or egg for nutrients and rub it against your scalp, the result of the natural ingredients can relief the itching
7)At least eight glasses of water daily and a proper intake of vitamins can help reduce itching and scaling of scalp by keeping it hydrate
Hope this helps.
Kind regards
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