Itchy scalp - Shampooing twice....

[Sarahlouiseis33]

Just after a bit of advice...

I wash my hair every other day and when I wash it I always shampoo twice. Recently I’ve been getting a bit of an itchy scalp.. could it be I don’t need to shampoo twice??

I never shampoo twice. My hair is naturally dry and I do occasionally suffer with an itch scalp from irritation or psoriasis. Best thing I've found is T-gel, really helps relieve the itching.

I often get an itchy scalp if I use the same shampoo for too long. It’s probably worth trying a different one. Shampooing twice unnecessary

I got an itchy scalp a few years ago; it drove me mad! I found switching to an SLS-free shampoo made a huge difference. Washing twice, unless your hair is loaded with product, or is very greasy, is unnecessary, I believe.

There were shampoo adverts back in the day (80s and 90s) that went on about shampooing twice, presumably to get us to buy more shampoo. I’ve not seen it recommended in an age. Where did you get the idea it was the thing to do?

I've always found washing twice is unnecessary unless you've got loads of built up.product or your hair is really dirty.

Thank you all... I will try just the one shampoo from now on, should be sufficient as I don’t use much product just a drop of oil on the ends. @WombleOfThigh I have an SLS free shampoo too so I’ll give that a try!

Have you tried shampooing zero times, just washing with water? I used to wash every day with shampoo but got into a cycle where my scalp was dry and my hair was greasy. The first week to ten days of “no poo” are tricky but then your hair and scalp will settle down.

Nizoral

Philip Kingsley Itchy Scalp Shampoo will calm it down.