My thoughts on dry scalp:
I don't know who else has dry scalp that gets oily quickly, but this is what I think. When you have dry skin, it produces oil in order to keep it moisturized, so you get pimples. This is why if you have used moisturizer faithfully on your dry skin, you hardly ever get pimples (of course, there are those with naturally oily skin, but I'm talking about the ones on the other side
). I have extremely dry skin and am prone to excema, and I have always applied plenty of moisturizer. I hardly ever get pimples. However, my friends who have dry skin and don't apply moisturizer find that their skin gets oily quickly and they get pimples.
I think hair can be similar to skin (especially the scalp, which
is skin!). If you are prone to dry scalp (which I am), your hair probably gets oily quickly. This could be a reason for oily scalp and dry ends - everything is prone to being dry, but your scalp gets oily in order to try and stop the dryness.
I discovered, after using the Body Shop Honey Moisturizing Shampoo, that my hair didn't get greasy for a LOT longer than I am used to. I thought that because it was moisturizing, it would get oily faster. But the moisture was probably massaged into the scalp, which is why the scalp didn't feel the need to produce any sebum. So I think that for those of you who have dry scalp, moisturizing it can do a lot more than just battle the dryness - it keeps your hair from getting oily too fast. CO would probably work very well for those of you who have it, or using a moisturizing shampoo, or massaging your scalp with oil before washing.
Anyway, those were my thoughts, based on my recent experimentation
.
Love,
~*Leia*~
2bNiii
18/31.6/35?
First goal: 30" in March <--
goal reached
Second goal: Tailbone (33"?) by September
Final goal: 35" in February 2005
Growing since January 2003, found TLHL end of June 2003 and was at 25"
Leia's Hair Journal
Last Updated: June 17, 2004
