Help! I Have Flakes!!

K.,
Tea Tree oil shampoo will help. I am not sure what you are using now. Have you called your hairdresser and asked her?
L.

Hello K.,

have you ever been tested for allergies? and if you have, are you avoiding those allergens? right now ragweeds are high and so is pollen. Also, have you tried switching shampoos? are you using alcohol-free shampoo and conditioner? I'm asking lots of questions, aren't I? (smile)
Well, let me thank you for posting your question because I just went googling and found info I didn't know.
~~ Dandruff is associated with a tiny yeast
called Pityrosporum ovale, which is normally
present on the scalp all the time.~~

from what I read, decrease your sugar intake, increase your yougurt/acidophilus intake and keep using the anti-dandruff shampoo.

here is the info I found:

Scaling conditions

Dandruff
The scientific name for dandruff is pityriasis capitis. The condition is all too familiar: about half of all Caucasians will have had dandruff to some degree before they are 20. In most of them it disappears after the age of 50 or so,
however.
The top layer of the skin of the scalp (the epidermis), like that of skin everywhere else, consists of dead cells. These gradually wear away over time, and are replaced by cells from below. People with a greasy scalp seem more prone than others to this scaling away of the scalp.
Dandruff is associated with a tiny yeast called Pityrosporum ovale, which is normally present on the
scalp all the time. In dandruff there is an increase in the regular loss of cells from the skin surface and they are lost more quickly: more cells are lost, and the yeast grows more rapidly. The cells may clump together to produce the
all-too-familiar flakes of dandruff .
Simple treatments include the use of high-quality anti-dandruff shampoos, which contain substances that are active against the yeast. One of the best known is zinc pyrithione. These shampoos give all the cleaning and conditioning benefits that are associated with normal shampoos: they are not, as is often thought, harsh on the hair. Regular use of a shampoo of this type really helps to reduce the scaling.
Anyone with severe dandruff should be referred to a doctor.

here is the link:
http://www.pg.com/science/haircare/hair_twh_113.htm

Good luck! ~C.~

I have dry skin and scalp too and it is a pain. It is worse during the winter months. My hairdresser told me only to wash my hair every other day but I cannot do that b/c my hair gets super oily. You can try putting baby oil on your scalp - that is what my dr. said to do. I would stop using the selsun blue b/c it is for dandriff (sp?) not the same thing as dry scalp. I found that the shampoos made for dandriff made the dry skin worse. You probably need to change to a higher end shampoo when I switched to Panteen and used the conditioner too and used it regularly it helped a lot and I stopped blow drying my hair only when I had no time to wait for it to dry. Also rinsing your hair in luke warm water will help, the hotter the water the more natural oil is washed away from your scalp. The cooler the water the better. I hope this helps.

I have very dry skin and scalp. I use the Naturals Shampoo from Melaleuca! It is amazing! I love the smell too.

H. M.