How To Get Rid of Dandruff | Seborrheic Dermatitis | with Dr. Sandra Lee 

Sometimes I just want to shave my head and get rid of dandruff

3:33 here i just save u time

I can't stand people telling me i have some white things in my hair!!! I know that already so shut up!!!

I’m scratching my head while watching this. Only me?

I've tried using dandruff shampoo and it gave me more dandruff...

I feel so bad when I go to get my hair cut cause it literally snows

When I take a shower it’s gone then the next day it’s there!!!!!!

It's hard to wash your hair more often when you have long curly hair that tends to get dry with dandruff shampoo....

a lot of people ask me “do you have lice?!” and i have to say “no it’s dandruff 😑”

I suffered with bad dandruff for years. I tried everything. Then I tried tea tree oil. 10-15 drops in warm water. I wash my hair every 3-4 days. Ordinary reg shampoo. Rinse off then a final rinse with about 250mls with the tea tree oil. Immediate relief from itching, no more flakes. I really suffered with this condition to the point I stopped wearing black clothes. I wear black now with total confidence. No more white flakes

Dandruff makes me want to skip social events and I hate it when people talk to me because they only stare at my dandruff. You think you have it hidden, but other people still see😞

It has to do something with your sleep and stress levels, I’m totally convinced about that.

Using shampoo with tea tree oil is actually helping and cold showers, although the cold showers suck 🥶

I’m surprised she’s not recommending two shots of vodka... oh wait wrong Sandra lee!

And here, my family was yelling at me that I wasn't taking care of myself.

I switched from anti dandruff shampoos to a tea tree oil and the dandruff went away. I also use a good conditioner.

I’m black I don’t want to wash my hair 100 times a week 🥺😭

I'm scared to wash my hair every day because I notice there'll be more hair falling out.

Guys, try apple cider vinegar. I do an apple cider vinegar soak at the roots of my hair and let it sit for awhile. Then I wash out the vinegar with shampoo. It REALLY helps!

For those saying there are no answers in this video. There are clearly answers, you’re just not listening. Dr Sandra Lee’s recommendations: She said dandruff (seborrheic dermatitis) is caused by fungal infection so look for shampoos with ketoconazole, zinc pyrithione or selenium sulfide etc. in them.

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THE FLARE UPS ON MY NOSE SIDES HAVE BEEN DANDRUFF THIS WHOLE TIME OGM

I realised that if I wash my hair too often I can get dandruff as well. So what I think is to wash your hair just in the middle required. I've figured out that for myself I have to wash them every two days, not more not less, and REGULARLY. Keep doing it. Because when I miss the cycle, I always get dandruff (especially when it's hot, I live in a tropical area, so it plays a lot in it)! So that's one idea of how I've got rid of them almost entirely (there's almost nothing now, unless I break the cycle of washing every 2 days) and my hair stay in good shape as well! PS: If you have lots of dandruff at the beginning, and you try my idea, do not tie your hair in any way! When your skin is almost cleared, you can start to tie you hair but not much. Let your hair and especially the skin of head, breathe. Otherwise if you tie your hair it will be more favorable for the dandruff to "live" because the area will have a higher temperature+less air. PPS: This all based on my experience and people around me. Maybe it will not work for people living in areas if big temperature differences? But maybe you can still try.

Goes to hospital "hey uhh i need steroids" "why do you need them?" "Ummm i have dandruff"

Guys! Use this; Spray bottle- half apple cider vinegar and half water, spray on scalp- leave in for 20-30mins, rinse then wash as normal!😊👍 natural and cheap, and it frigin works guys i swear lol

I have dandruff in my eyebrows , and my eyebrows falling , so sad😫

I want a cureeeeee!!!!!!!

I have dandruff and it makes me itch and when I scratch I bleed

Thank you for this! My daughter is in her early teens and has all this flaky stuff on her scalp. She also has psoriasis (from Grandma) and Keratosis Pilaris (from me). Not to mention very fair Irish skin. It really gets her down, all the ointments and special products she has to use. But I learned a lot here, so at least we understand that it's not the Hair that causes this, but the scalp. Please, please....can you do a video on Keratosis Pilaris? We both have it chronically, moderate to severe, although it does improve a bit in the summer. What kind of home remedies, OTC products, and prescription ointments would help us? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!

Ketoconazole Shampoo is what has worked best for me!

Who else has dandruff while watching this?

maybe I'm getting cynical in my old age but can't help thinking its not in the pharmaceutical industry's to cure dandruff and other chronic ailments, far more profit in something that needs ongoing treatment.

I started exfoliating my scalp (once a week) I just mix Epsom salt with my shampoo to make a paste and make sure to gently scrub my scalp with it I never really use shampoo on my hair itself just the scalp, but this was the only thing that helps me manage and keep it under control (and it makes my hair softer)

I've always had this. My most vivid memory is having scaly ears when i was 6 that would start bleeding immediately when I picked at them.

I never had dandruff until last year. I noticed it about 5 months into being pregnant with my daughter. I'm convinced my hormone change contributed to developing this gross and annoying stuff!

Dr. Lee you didn’t mention this, but certain medications can “cause” you to have dandruff. If you didn’t have it, and you had a change in the medications that you take (or in the dosage levels), I would talk to your doctor about it.

Please do a video about psoriasis!

Hot oil treatments helped me a lot with my dandruff and itchy scalp.

1990: we will have flying cars in the future Future:we don’t know what is the curse of dandruff 1990:I hate future Edit: don’t expect a lot from the future not to sound like a boomer this might be that same with the next generation.

Sometimes I just wanna shave my whole head, get rid of the dandruff and wash my hair, then put it back. 😐

I always thought that having thicker hair was a culprit too. My sister has thin hair, never has dandruff and I have super thick hair and have ALWAY struggled with mild dandruff.

Not going to lie my hair is like super thick and whenever I don’t dry my hair after a shower I look like a human tree 🌳🗿💀 And I think that dandruff just sticks in my hair it just loves my hair Like- sis what 😿

I don't have dandruff but my sis has. And she is annoyed because she gets it like 1-3 days per week on repeat and it just makes her have like 1 or 2 hairstyles

Guys, here is another tip, if you don't want to use all these chemicals in shampoos and other products, go natural. Wash your hair with water and lemon, so take a glass of water, add half or full slice of lemon juice in it, and massage that water into your scalp. Let it stay there for 10 minutes. Then go take a bath or shower, and wash your hair with cold water, to make sure the lemon is off your scalp. Do this every day, or three times a week, or however times you can manage. But in short amount of time after couple days of doing this, you will notice your dandruff going away. Lemon exfoliates your skin, kills any bacteria or fungus on your scalp, and removes all oil and residue in your hair and scalp. That is why it works. And once you notice no more dandruff, you can either stop this, or continue to apply this treatment once a week to keep your scalp and hair healthier.

finally a dermatologist confirming I should wash as much as I need. I only recently found out I don't have dandruff but actually scalp eczema and have had it for 6+ years which caused my scalp to have pimples, scabs, a LOT of scabs actually and it was constantly BURNING. So it wasn't just dandruff, scalp eczema has dandruff as a possible side effect, but is not the same as dandruff, I just thought burning scalps were part of dandruff for years so that was NOT fun. The assistant doctor told me to shampoo LESS, only once a week! because I said my scalp has become way oilier since my scalp irritation started because washing it helped it calmed down so I slowly had to wash more which makes my hair get oily fast, but washing once a week never worked and made the burning worse, so now I wash whenever I notice my hair or scalp needs it, the medical shampoo I got also didn't work and at first was too weak and then started irritating my scalp aswell, so luckily I found a soothing DIY hair mask from flaxseed gel that I would apply focusing on my scalp area, and it got rid of most of my scabs :) It's still not 100% gone, but I might try to use coal tar once in a while to get a nice cleanse in there, as the flaxseed just helps with scabs and soothing, not really with the dirt. Atleast now I know that shampooing when needed is not dumb and my reaction was correct! :D

I have dandruff on my scalp, in my eyebrows and around my nose. Recently I was going through chemo and all of my dandruff when away. Was the only nice thing about it :/

It's coming from the inside and most likely candida/fungus overgrowth in the gut.

I had horrible flakes but I used Selsun Blue and it was almost gone. So, I used it a second time. It's completely gone now. It even works for the face.

A lot of ppl just need to wash their hair more often… including myself lol. Some cases there’s more to it, but still…

You should do one on psoriasis it's something I have had to deal with for years

I use apple cider shampoos to get rid of fungus and then use condition for seborrhea too. I have it on my face. I did not have a problem till I was 44=years old. Oily hair when I was young.

What a waste of time. Commercial shampoo is literally what gave me this dandruff in the first place and “anti dandruff” shampoo which i got from supposed proffesionals made it even worse. Stop lying if you dont know how to properly help people with their problem instead of causing more confusion.

Funny thing everyone says wash your hair more often, but I myself got rid of dandruff washing it less and instead of using anti-dandruff shampoo i used baby shampoo. First 2 weeks your hair feels kinda ugly but after that you are done and dandruff is gone.

My husband has a LOT of dandruff... kind of gross,but I LOVE him,dandruff and all lol:):)

People keep making fun of me b/c of the dandruff in my hair. I didn’t know what it was so that’s why I came here. Thank you.

Please do a video about the treatment for psoriasis! Over the counter medications or anything that can help! Thank you!! Love your videos!!

I have quite troublesome Dermatitis S. It reached out from my hair to my face then into my ears, it was very itchy. I used up some ketoconazole at every places that was flaky and itchy including my face. Problem is still going but it's quite more controllable, then i tried to eat some Omega-3 supplement then It gets better, now only my hair was affected. I would recommend you guys using ketoconazole and eat some Omega3 supplement. Sorry for my english

Mix 50/50 parts water and apple cider vinegar! Rinse and exfoliate scalp. And rinse. You could also try adding baking soda to shampoo. Problem solved!!!!

Dr. Lee, could you do a video on hair loss for women. Like what could cause it, ways to help prevent it... Hope you see this. Love you videos! Have a great day! 😁

Would like more videos on hair Care, hair loss, and treatments thanks ❤️👍

Tea tree oil never did anything for me. The best thing for me was a high protein low carb diet. Grain products/carbs irritate SD.

If you want to shave your head. Shaving only once is not going to help. You will have to shave your head at least 3 times having a gap of 10 days. If you have dandruff after trying this you will not have any kind of dandruff I garauntee that and try to use an organic shampoo.

My scalp doesn't usually get greasy but develop dry patches in certain area like around my hair line. Therefore my dandruff tends to be dry rather than greasy and sometimes even dusty. Shampoo products (like head and shoulders) that strips my hair and scalp of moisture seems to make it worst. Would you still call it dandruff or is it something else?

i have very severe dandruff. tried Tea Tree Oil. doesnt work. i used to love my long hair. now its greasy every day even after one shower, and i have dandruff more than ever. i feel like i need to restart my hair over and that makes me more depressed and i dont like my hair anymore because of the greasy, tangled, dandruff scalp. but i dont want to cut it. Tea Tree Oil not helping. i'm lost now. i dont know what to do and dont know whats the cause of this. all i know is that i'm afraid of losing my hair (either by going bald, or by purpose because i dont like it anymore, with all this dandruff and tangled mess) and thats my worst nightmare. i lost a lot of hair every time i shower (once a week, Shampoo and conditioner) and its not fun anymore.

Thank you Dr Lee for this information. I really enjoy your channel and I have learned a lot of things from you. Last week I had to do a skin biopsy, I used a small punch and I knew how to do it because I've seen you do it so many times. I had only learned it in theory. Thank you again.

I'm 12 and I have started to get a lot of dandruff after school got shut down for covid and I have patches of dandruff and my hair produces more oil now. Did you know if you wash your hair everyday and then stop, your hair produces more oil because it was used to get the oil washed every day. Please tell me some tips. Coconut oil is kinda working but not really the apple cinder vinegar. My mom won't buy me dandruff shampoos.

I've always suffered with dandruff since I was small & still do to this day. What I notice that brings it back is using new products & what I've noticed that helped is tea tree oil, & coconut oil. Anything moisturizing. I was my hair with head & shoulders & it keeps it at ease

Thank you Doctor... i hardly have any dandruff but my scalp is very itchy ams I have a lot of hairfall.. please advise.. thankyou

“We can’t give you anything to make it go away”then what was the point of this video

I spray hydrogen peroxide in my scalp and then shampoo and conditioner. when I comb my hair the next day the dandruff comes out very easily

Baking soda mixed with water, apply with cotton pad, let sit 10-15 minutes. Rinse off. Also, 1 to 1 ratio of water to raw apple cider vinegar. Let set 15 minutes, at least, but preferably an hour. Rinse off. Repeat every day. This is what I do to control my severe seborrheic dermatitis. If I stop for a week, or more, everything from my neck to scalp will become itchy, bright red, and dandruff everywhere. Its gross. But, amazingly, if I do my 2 remedies regularly, I have normal skin. Bizarre.

None of them work feel like watching this video was useless .. nothing new I learned to treat it

May Allah all heal us Hi everyone This is all i can say about this condition after all these years ( 7 at least ) : The buzzcut is the best way to get it cleaned up ,prevent accidental hair loss and get comfortable Never wash your head with hot water ,fungus love it Don't touch or brush your hair too much Only use a blowdryer to dry your hair Towels : use em very soflty Be very soft with your hair Scratching : Go have a walk or run😂(sport),if you can't just wash it with a shampoo that suites you (HnSh works good with me) Drink water more often Don't wear hats

I washed my hair 7 times a week so yah I wash it everyday but I still have dandruff.

I have had bad dandruf issues for years, tried all shsmpoos and remedies until i used this remedy it worked within a week, i felt freeee for the first time in my life. Hope it works for you. 1)mix 2 cups of water and about a 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar. Massage into scalp and leave it for 15min. 2)wash with shampoo to remove apple cider vinegar smell. 3)mix coconut oil with a few drops of tea tree oil and alovera gel,apply daily. 😊

i dont see any answers in this video ,

The body shop ginger shampoo helps in my dandruff. It’s doesn’t completely finish it but it does a lot of the work.

Supplementing with zinc (or get it through diet) helps to regulate the sebaceous glands. Also a couple of tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in a cup of water poured over the hair and worked into the scalp will help kill the fungus, balance skin pH and clear deposits from follicles.

Apple cider vinegar seems to work well in controlling dandruff?

Kenaconazole shampoo doesn't work at all

Serborrheic dermatitis is chronic its all hereditary in the families dna i have battled over 20 yrs it's not curable but treatable you can subside it not actually cure it i have been prescribed a prescription shampoo,steroid tablets it supposed to kill the root the of dermatitis fungus then it all would reoccur came back i was evening using 91% rubbing alcohol which does kills the germs when i applied to my scalp but it singed my hair caused thinning and dryness, how i keep the seborrheic dermatitis under control is i use a over the counter shampoo called dermatitis w\ blue lid not the pink lid you can purchase at wal-greens or cvs pharmacy stores also i use tsp's of baking soda mixed into my shampoo's and apple cider vinegar or yellow generic mouth wash also kills the bacteria and germs also mix or apply separately over scalp baking soda cuts out the infection scalp odor any peppermint oils,spearmint oils and lavender sooths the itchiness mixed with tee tree oil i also purchase 4 fl oz of tree tea antiseptic cream that does work sooths the itchiness on contact now brand 100% oils that you use for defusers that can be purchased at any herbal supplement store or occult store that sells all herbal supplements w\ using the mint oils i do suggest the now brand 100% pure oils i had to be placed on Xanax meds for anxiety to keep calm any stress,depression also is hereditary in families aggravates the such dermatitis issues on skin and sugar as we know in this era is number one cause of so many teeth and skin damages worst then prescription drugs so it seems that we consume on daily basis at times when i would sweat in the heat or rains my scalp would be wet and damp causes me irritations it can cause the scalp to mold cause itchiness and irritations especially when we women or men use hair product chemicals in our hair, the dermatitis shampoo itself sooths as well as any mint oils the scalp what helped me to grow or thicken my hair back out caused form the dermatitis conditions i use is castor oil mixed with mint oils, lavender soaps then i apply dermatitis shampoo then rinse out and at times i would use campho phenque used for pain and itch relief on my scalp would literally i would tear my scalp open caused by tenderness from constant scratching it all would go away and heal. i suggest do NOT shower in hot water it can also and does aggravates any skin irritations such as eczema, dandruff skin irritations all this what i use works for any skin irritations,itchiness bath or shower in cool or cold water. Also an idea is to use foot fungus creams,ointments apply to skin and any cooking lard,grease you can apply to skin it moisturizes the dry flaky skin.

I think most people’s dandruff is just scalp psoriasis.

I’m scared I think I have psoriasis. ☹️😩

Ive been told that dry scalp (seborrheic dermatitis) and dandruff is different....

My husband has a fairly large amount of patches of dandruff in his beard/head hair. He has seen a dermatologist and that's what he was told ( he also has eczema but he was told what's on his head and under his beard is not eczema). But, we usually shy away from prescriptions unless they are a last option, we believe that trying to solve the problem naturally first is healthier for our bodies in the long run (unless the ailment is a matter of life and death). Are there any natural alternatives that you can recommend before using prescription shampoos or topical steriods? My husband uses a topical steriod lotion for his eczema, but only when it get bad enough that our natural remedies don't work. Any advice would be highly appreciated. Also, could you try mentioning natural alternatives along side of conventional bio-med answers? I know a lot of people really do respect doctors, but wish they would suggest natural pathways of healing before going straight to prescriptions. Side note: we do use Melleluca and Lavender essential oils and those seem to help, but only sometimes.

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What do you think about neutrogena Tgel for dandruff! Are the ingredients in this shampoo likely to work for a regular person with a flaky/itchy scalp.

I gust made a winter wonder land in my new hat

A vegan diet can cure it too...but it will be a big lifestyle change

I got dandruff at 19. After several years of itching and visiting specialist and other Dr.s i found an indian man who told how prevent dandruff by dabing on a mix of applecider vinegar and warm water. Additionally i keep my room air-conditioned. These two things keep my dandruff at bay most of the time. Im in Oz and have experienced Dr.s prescribe topical steriods. Then i joined ITSAN. Theres a lot of pharm money to keep people down.

i looooove this channel so glad youre doing this! Great addition to tour Pimple popping one

I’ve shaved my head almost 6 times just to get rid of dandruff. Who else tried this?

Answer: buy a antidandruff shampoo and wash your hair more often. Don't waste your time.

I have to wash my hair every single day in order to take away the itching and clumps in my heads. I’m so tired of having this, at one point I had a bald spot because my hair was falling out.

I use to have it in my eyebrows when I was younger.

Anyone else wake up during the middle of the night knowing you have dandruff on your pillow without seeing it and smacking/brushing it off to the side of the bed before sleeping back on it? Ugh!

I have dermatitis on my eyelids, groin, ear canal, and back of my ear/earlob. I did a patch test and my dermatologist believes it's contact dermatitis caused by fragrance. However it's greasy scaling and seems like it could be SB. The dermatitis seems to be responding well to anti-fungals especially Nystatin. If the dermatitis responds well to Nystatin can I assume that it is not contact dermatitis and not because of fragrances i.e. its seborrheic dermatitis?

I have this bad, it flares up in stressful situations and being in the military that's often. Selenium sulfide changed my life.

I thought there was dandruff, and then more severe seborrheic dermatitis.

don't use Head & Shoulders it gives you more dandruff!

The only dandruff shampoo that works for me is the one with ketoconazol. I was truly surprised by it's effect within a week. No more itching and flaking. Now I can go a week without washing my hair and still no flakes, even though by that time my hair would be oily and dirty. The lesson I learned was that dandruff is caused by fungal infection of the scalp. So use a shampoo that has an active ingredient that kills the fungal growth.