I need to up the ante in the scalp inflammation department..

[AD]

and need some advice...

I have always had minor problems with flaking (little itching, however) since i have been on Minoxidil (5%), keeping things under control using a generic store brand dandruff shampoo (act. ingredient pyrithione zinc 1%) every day...

Well after reading the boards here about Nizoral and using it only 3 times per week as more could cause worse irritation, I dropped the generic and made the switch..

So now i have had even WORSE flaking on my scalp the last 6 months...not to get gross, but its like large dry pieces right at the base of my scalp (wherever i concentrate the minoxidil)

So what should i do?

--maybe increase from 1% - 2 % Nizoral
--go back to using the generic dandruff shampoo everyday (the bottle does say you can use it everyday
--should i try using TGel
--something else??

I really am panicking that my irritated scalp is the reason i feel my thinning has gotten worse the past few months...

 

[giggsy]

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Folligen is your best bet...look under the treatments section of this site.. it will definately help your scalp situation

 

[bombscience]

giggsy said it best.

Folligen.

 

[AD]

do you know why the spray costs $10 more than the cream or lotion?

 

[bombscience]

There is more spary (8oz) versus the lotion (2oz), The lotion and cream are better for thin areas or the hairline, while the spray is better for diffuse areas.

 

[Guest]

There is more spary (8oz) versus the lotion (2oz), The lotion and cream are better for thin areas or the hairline, while the spray is better for diffuse areas.

I have always used the spray. Good stuff!

 

[AD]

in the meantime while i wait to get the Folligen, do you think its ok to use the generic dandruff shampoo everyday (not Nizoral) if i think it may help control the situation, or will that possibly be bad for my scalp?

 

[powersam]

dude i'd suggest trying t-gel plus by the neutrogena people, to help you with large flakes of skin. salicylic adic is meant to be a great keratolytic? agent which should help to break down those large flakes of skin. but definately go with Folligen also. It has seriously thickened up my existing hair , and my scalp is in good condition now.

 

[Guest]

dude i'd suggest trying t-gel plus by the neutrogena people, to help you with large flakes of skin. salicylic adic is meant to be a great keratolytic? agent which should help to break down those large flakes of skin. but definately go with Folligen also. It has seriously thickened up my existing hair , and my scalp is in good condition now.

TGEL=coal tar

TSAL=salcylic acid

Both work very well on flakes.

 

[powersam]

t-gel plus is the coaltar as well as the salicylic acid.