Is it scalp oil?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have the same issue and use a shampoo & serum (Nioxin) that I buy at my salon. It has solved the issue for the most part, although I still get a tiny bit if I scratch. Nioxin is a seborrheic dermatitis treatment system.

So you had what the OP has and don't have flakes?

I have the same issue as one of the PPs who said sometimes they have flakes... but I actually rarely do, it seems to happen when it gets much colder/hotter outside... and the flakes are very few and far between and only along my part. My hairdresser recommended the Nioxin and now I have no issues. Not sure if the OP is itchy, but I've never had an itch problem.

Guilty confession: my husband gets very dry scalp and like a sunburn, you can sort of scratch and lift up the dead skin in some places. I LOVE sitting him down at night and "getting his scratchies" as I call it.

Anonymous wrote:Dandruff not mean flakes, people. A lot of people have dandruff or dermatitis and don't have flakes. OP, you prob have dandruff.

So explain what dandruff is because all the medical websites include flakes.

Dandruff not mean flakes, people. A lot of people have dandruff or dermatitis and don't have flakes. OP, you prob have dandruff.