Dandruff is making me really depressed. Help?

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Hello. I have shoulder length hair and last year out of nowhere I’ve developed dandruff. I’m nearly 40 and it’s honestly affecting my confidence so much.

I don’t understand where it came from, and I can’t seem to shift it. I’ve tried washing my hair daily, washing once a week. makes no difference really, daily was slightly better but I have an insanely time poor life and can’t manage it before work every day. I’ve tried Head and shoulders, T-gel, body shop ginger. I use a head scrubber thing recommended on here. I have tried only conditioning, double shampooing. Nothing is helping and I feel a bit desperate. it’s so embarrassing.

Any help appreciated.

Try using apple cider vinegar with mother diluted in shampoo and left on.yoyr head a little while whilst you massage it all in. Wash hair after and condition as usual. This is the only thing that cured mine.

Nizoral has always worked here. I first got it on prescription years ago but you don’t need that these days.

Leave it on for a few minutes and after a few days you’ll see a massive improvement.

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I would try changing your diet, eating oily fish & drinking lots of water.

Random tip- those sticky lint rollers are good for getting rid of the visible flakes

I second the recommendation for Nizoral, it’s amazing.

Is it definitely 'just' dandruff? I developed awful dandruff out if nowhere - turned out to be scalp psoriasis. It's a bugger to get under control.

Head and shoulders doesn't have the active ingredient needed for actual dandruff.

You need Nizoral, which you can buy over the counter at the pharmacy. Leave it on for 3-5 minutes every few days and you'll be sorted in a week or so. Good luck!

Try baby cradle cap shampoo.

Nizoral! It's a game changer you need to try it. The larger size (which is still quite little) is kept behind the pharmacy counter x

The only thing that’s ever worked for me is Vichy Dercos shampoo

I love polytar shampoo. The smell grows on you!

I also highly recommend Vosene.

Another vote for nizarol, nothing else worked and this works a dream.
Once I'd used this a few times I switched to Apple cider shampoo/conditioner and the dandruff has stayed away.

Nizoral

I use nizoral too, it’s an anti fungal shampoo, also taking a biotin supplement helps.

It’s been a month so see your dr.

I also use nizoral. I buy it on Amazon, it's really good. Once the dandruffs under control after a few washes, I keep using it every so often but not every wash. If I stop using it the dandruff comes back.

I had tried h&s, tgel and ginger shampoo too with no luck!

It's very hit and miss. Somethings that people swear by make my head itch like crazy. I strongly suspect it's stress related and detergent on the bedding (Ariel) doesn't help. Currently the H&S in the blue bottle for dry scalps mostly helps.

Another one recommending Nizoral, it really does work

I would go to the GP as well. I have steroid lotion from GP when my scalp flairs up.
GP diagnosed psoriasis eventually.

Nizoral doesn't work for me. Treatment really depends on what's causing the dandruff.

My son has issues with this and the only thing that has worked (tried everything else mentioned) is Head & Shoulders Clinical. Its a different product from the supermarket one, you can buy it on amazon and there are 3 versions, they all work.

Yes, Nizoral is great. Try that (it has specific instructions on how/when to use) and might as well pop to the pharmacist too for any additional advice.

Nisoral didn't work for me either.

Give the inkey list salicylic acid scalp tonic a go. Really helped my psoriasis incase it's not just dandruff.

I have had issues with it for years. At the moment I find Dream Lengths shampoo and conditioner keeps it at bay. It isn’t designed for it but hydrates my scalp just enough.