Is your scalp DRY, OILY, or NORMAL?! // Scalp Care Series 

Wow, I’ve pinned this comment because it’s spot on and I think it will be very helpful for other people who experience similar issues with a dandruff/seb derm. Wheat and dairy (amongst other foods) are common dietary triggers for people who experience scaly scalp conditions. Processed foods is another one (given that they’re so high in trans fats). So things like crisps, baked goods, fried foods, margarine etc. So pleased for you that you’ve managed to identify and eliminate your triggers. It can be tough (and long winded) to pay that much attention so major kudos to you for your patience and commitment. Safe to say you’re reaping the benefits now! 🥰🤗

@@AfopeAtoyebi Wow! Baked goods🥺 yeah I'm gonna need to just eat what my ancestors were preparing coz what is going on! CLEARLY these processed tings are making it CLEAR that they are fighting us 😭😭

How to take care of dry scalp, best products etc

This is a great informative video👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 You were a little bit technical, but I understood it. Great video!!!

Gotcha 📝📝

Thanks guys 🤗

I honestly _like_ the technical. It feels like I'm listening to someone who knows what they're talking about as opposed to so many people spouting stuff on the youtubes 😅

Perfect timing ☺️

Ayyeeeee YES TO WASHING x2 / WEEK! Girl! It’s the best (and easiest) step you could implement to manage an oily scalp. Ain’t no shame in your game sis 💪🏾 you’re doing the right thing and it’s working for you. Excited about this series too! Lots of good things to talk about

I do the same thing, wash 2xs/wk. You're right definitely not a lot of us out there on YT. I got the idea from Ms. Mississippi. The flakes and excessive shedding are now GONE! All I did was add one extra wash. No special oils, herbs, shampoos, etc. I put nothing on my scalp.

Awwww!! How exciting. Thank you so much and a very warm welcome to the gang 💪🏾 Glad to see more black female trichologists out on these streets! 🥳🥰

@@AfopeAtoyebi ayyyeeeee 🤎 that’s how we keep elevating!

My pleasure 🤗

Thank you and hope you like this one - I was a little worried it got too technical

Oh yaaaaaay! Hope you find this helpful 💛

🥰 Thanks girlie 🤗

You are so welcome! Glad you found it helpful :)

Screamingggg! 😭🥳🥳 Thanks girl 🤗

Hahahaha thanks girl

I meannn, at least your scalp is consistent, right? Yeah sensitive scalp is a broad one. Just saw another comment from someone who has a super oily scalp but is also super sensitive. I hope the video on sensitive scalps will help bring more clarity on why/how this happens 🥰 Thanks for watching!

Thanks girl :) I appreciate that

Id like to also list basically every line of fragrance free haircare ive found so far. Went my scalp sc was destroyed, reducing fragrance really helped avoid excess irritation, and now i can use it with much less problems, but i know many people have to avoid it long term. Here goes: Vanicream - shampoo and conditioner - pyrithione zinc dandruff conditioner - stylers *pretty basic stuff Exederm - shampoo and conditioner *i would avoid it if you have anything besides low porosity and fine hair, shampoo is gentle on skin but drying on hair for my medium porosity hair, conditioner is nice but very lightweight Grow gorgeous sensitive line - hair and scalp mask - shampoo and conditioner - cica scalp serum * i really enjoy the mask, its an overnight pre poo. Smells funky but its the ingredients smell that would normally be covered up by fragrance. Has ceramides, but im assuming not in the proper ratio for the skin barrier, but great for hair. I would love to try the serum, i love cica/centella Curlsmith shine line - stylers - shampoo and conditioner *wide range of stylers, no deep conditioner Kristen ess fragrance free line - stylers suited to straight hair - shampoo and conditioner - deep conditioner * havent tried, mask looks promising and the shampoo and conditioner come in jumbo sizes for very cheap! Zeroid rootheal - shampoo - scalp moisturizer * contains MLE ceramide technology (so freakin cool). Ive only tried the moisturizer. Lightweight, doesnt affect hair even if applied after drying if you apply it well, but i get better distribution with it wet. No irritation whatsoever. If you apply it well your hair is wet it almost feels like its drying it, but thats just the texture from what it seems, no actual effects. Doesnt make me greasy. The shampoo might be a bit stripping for people with natural and curly hair since its a korean brand, but its seems to be gentle Atopalm (same brand umbrella, also MLE) makes one or two shampoos that seem more moisturizing but they do contain fragrance, however atopalm is a brand recommended by south korean derms for sensitive skin. Depends on your own sensitivities The ordinary peptide serum - lightweight serum with hyaluronic acid and peptides, quite nice to use Eucerin - multiple lines: - dandruff - urea - thinning - sensitivity - there may be one other First three lines have their own shampoo and serum. Ive tried the urea serum, basic and hydrating, didnt use it long enough to get the urea effect, but that ingredient is great for skin barrier repair and hydration to anyone reading this! Last line has a shampoo and im not sure if there are other things The Inkey List - 2% salicylic acid scalp treatment - Glycolic acid scalp treatment - hyaluronic acid hair treatment - Vitamin c brightening hair treatment - Caffeine stimulating scalp treatment - Peptide volumizing hair treatment - Amino acid anti-grey treatment - Shea oil hair treatment - Chia seed curl defining treatment - PCA bond repair hair treatment * the hyaluronic and glycolic treatments are probably comparable to regular hyaluronic acid and the ordinary’s 7% glycolic acid toner (same concentrations and many people use it on their hair and scalp). Their products include more actives than theyre names after, ie patented complexes, like youd find in the inkey list’s skincare or in the ordinary. The PCA treatment is the only fragrance free product ive seen advertised for bond repair. Note: i cant guarantee all of these are fragrance free, but from the ingredient lists i have read and the from the lack of fragrance in the brand overall, i think its safe, but make sure to check! SEEN haircare (fragrance free) - shampoo and conditioner - deep conditioner - blow dry cream - curl cream - shine serum * deep conditioner isnt substantial enough for me but the curl cream is too heavy, many people with curly hair like the blow out cream. Conditioner is basic. Shampoo, conditioner, and deep conditioner come in jumbos! Devcurl fragrance free - one conditions - no poo - low poo - stylers Noughty soothe line, fragrance free versions - shampoo and conditioner - mask * i can only find the fragrance free versions in the UK. Contains oat and bisabolol Briogeo be gentle + be kind - shampoo and conditioner - detangler LUS fragrance free versions - cleansers - conditioners (not deep conditioner) - stylers Neutrogen - T/Sal * 3% salicylic acid for seb derm, psoriasis Not as harsh as youd think, and an effective formulation. Clean but non stripping. Fragfree - shampoo, conditioner - possibly a treatment i dont remember - stylers, including gels with different levels of hold * ive tried the hard hold gel. Basic, does the job Simple skincare - shampoo, conditioner Odele - shampoo and conditioner Pantene - shampoo and conditioner HiBar - shampoo and conditioner bars * i have seen another shampoo bar out there, don’t remember it. I think it was oat based. Baby products - cerave baby wash * contains ceramides that arent in the rught ratio with cholesterol and fatty acids for skin barrier repair, but in my experience there is a noticeable affect on hair strength. Gentle and moisturizing. May have a faint residue but i dont notice it after drying and plays well with conditioners - happy cappy pyrithione zinc shampoo * a bit drying on my medium porosity and chronically dry hair, .95% pyrithione zinc -there are many, many fragrance free baby shampoos Conditioners: - babo botanicals fragrance free conditioner - honest baby fragrance free conditioner - I think pipette has one House brands wirh fragrance free lines: - whole foots - boots Non-hair items or not specifically hair - la roche posay lipikar cleanser * contains sles but very gentle and non irritating, made for exemic skin - the ordinary marine hyaluronics * amino acid and humectant essence, very thin and lightweight - cosrx propolis essence * my hair really likes this stuff - squalane oil * safe for seborrheic dermatitis Plenty of skin serums are fragrance free and should be good for the scalp as long as your skin agrees with the ingredients. Many people love niacinamide which is very popular, and its been shown to improve the skin barrier and i think Afope featured it in her thin hair video? However in her last video, she did recommend letting your scalp re-regulate itself, but well see what advice she gives us in the future. - A very popular skincare item for haircare is the ordinary’s 7% glycolic acid toner. Glycolic acid and other AHAS and actually very common in haircare products, and using a product like this with a low ph helps seal the cuticle. Glycolic acid doesnt just exfoliate, its a humectant, too. Lactic acid is an even better one and is gentler.

Ah thanks girl 🥰🙏🏽 Hope some of the information in this series will be helpful in managing that.

You are welcome! 🤗

So glad! And you are so welcome - hope it helps ❤

Awww Thanks Jillian! 🥰🤗 I guess I have good timing. And regarding the video suggestions, these are really great and I sure can! I appreciate YOU! 💃🏾

@@AfopeAtoyebi Thank you!!!

Same. I always come back here for the very relatable content, scientifically researched, but enough information for me to go off and do my own research, which is important to me - and for the jokes 😉. Thank you, Afope. You're doing a stand up job!

Oh dear 😅 good thing I made the disclaimer about sensitive scalps then 😭

Sissy 💩💜💜💜

This is actually more common than you think. Many people think just because they have flakes on their scalp it’s because it’s dry - but it could equally be because it’s oily. Happy you’ve found a solution that’s currently working for you, and I hope the other videos in this series can help you supercharge your scalp care even more ☺️

I wonder if you ca. Use oil on 2 to 3 day hair or maybe dirty hair

You need to be washing more not less. Why are you forcing an obviously irritated scalp to go 2+ weeks without being cleaned?

I most certainly will! It should be coming up in my next few videos. Likely sometime next month 🥰

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You sure can. To be honest, though, I think it's less so about having a combination and more about changes in reaction to certain things like changes in weather or products etc. Also the top of the head and frontal hairline are naturally more "oily" than other parts of the head anyway so it's rarely ever the exact same everywhere on one scalp.

😭😭😭 Sis said 📝

Oh dear, sounds like a combination of things could be going on here. Just to clarify, you're saying both your scalp and hair are chronically dry?

@@AfopeAtoyebi yes both of them

You’re welcome ☺️

Thanks Jermaine - it really is! 😂😂😂

Hiya! I’m not currently taking on new clients 🥺 so that explains why you haven’t been able to book. I’m working on some other research stuff at the minute so don’t have the capacity to consult as well. I’ve got a link to a global directory of trichologists that you can book with in the description box of every video - I think that will be helpful for you. If you’re in London and prefer a black trichologists I’ve got a couple close colleagues that I would highly recommend - Ebuni Ajiduah & Stephany Sey are my girls and fantastic at what they do.

Sounds like something to cover in the sensitive scalp video! This is exactly what I was explaining about sensitive scalps at the end of the video - regardless of whether you have a dry, oily, or normal scalp, you can be susceptible being sensitised to certain ingredients that could then cause your scalp to (re)act differently.

It's at the very bottom of the description, called How to wash box braids. The blot test part is right near the end!

@@littlemissmel88 Thank you!

GIRL!! 😭😭 That’s nuts I’ve never heard someone explain it quite like that 😅 Do you experience any other symptoms that come with oily hair?

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If you don’t mind sharing, I would love it if you could share some of the things that have helped you the most dealing with a dry scalp. ❤️

@@AfopeAtoyebi I'll share with pleasure. Before the pandemic, my scalp was a mess until my dermatologist prescribed two things: Ketoconazole shampoo-which strips everything off the scalp and hair; and Fluocinonide ointment. The shampoo only took two wash days and my scalp thanked me. The day after my wash day is when I apply the ointment to this day.

Thanks for sharing! Ketoconazole >> it’s a miracle worker for desquamation. You must have felt like a new woman 😭

@@AfopeAtoyebi And then some. Lol

What gave it away for you?