My DD (16) and I went on a trip abroad together two weeks ago, for 3 nights. On the last day of the trip and ever since we got back, we’ve both had itchy heads. My first thought of horror is that we’d somehow got nits but we’ve checked each other’s heads and there are no signs at all that that’s the case, plus we’ve both had nits before and this doesn’t feel like that kind of itch, where it’s a creepy crawly feeling or intensely itchy like a bite. The itch isn’t super intense but it seems to be aggravated when I wash my hair, I suppose because I’m irritating the area with my fingers. Mostly it just feels like my scalp is very dry and irritated.
Initially, we thought it must have been the cheap travel sized shampoo we bought at the airport and that once we’d washed our hair a couple times with our usual shampoo it would be gone but it’s still persisted. My hair also feels a bit greasier than normal, needing a wash every two days instead of every three, though that could be because I’m touching it more while scratching.
Could it somehow be that we were allergic to something on the hotel pillows, or that god forbid it’s some other kind of infestation besides nits (bedbugs maybe??). If that was the case surely we’d be itchy on the rest of our bodies too, not just our heads though.
I’ve done an apple cider vinegar rinse on my hair plus a deep conditioning mask to try to help strip out whatever is in there and help moisturise my head but nothing has changed.
AIBU to be driven mad by both the itch and not knowing why? Open to any and all suggestions!