She curls it and uses hair spray daily. Help. Mom has short hair and usually has it permed, but we haven't been able to have a perm in a while. I use whatever shampoo I have, nothing special, but after a few days her head itches. Some days more than others. If the weather is cold she won't want it washed, and she will go up to 2 weeks without a wash. I'm thinking that it could be a build up of hair spray from daily styling, but maybe there is a better shampoo that wont cause dry scalp. We wash her hair in the bathroom sink. She can still bend over the sink and wet her hair with a cup. Then I hand her the towel and help dry. Any ideas for shampoos?
I use to have itchy scalp and I cured it when I started to use a conditioner. They aren't that expensive if you look for a Sauve brand or VO5, sometimes you can find then for a dollar or two.
Yes, daily use of hairspray could also cause the itching because it is so very drying, but good luck in breaking Mom of the habit of using hairspray. I never could get my Mom to slow down on using it. Now my Mom has terribly thin hair to a point of being almost bald on the back of her scalp.
I would even try a dandruff shampoo to see if that relieves the scalp.
I tried Head and Shoulder's at mom's one day that I forgot my salon brand, and at risk of sounding like a paid advertiser, I was very pleasantly surprised.
She may actually be allergic to the hairspray or shampoo.