sulphate free itchy scalp shampoo?

ali-t

Any suggestions for a sulphate free shampoo that will help with an itchy scalp? Ideally something that has a good lather.

I tend to only wash my hair a couple of times a week so need a shampoo that lathers well or my hair still feels dirty. I get the brazillian keratin treatment so ideally need a sulphate free shampoo. the one i get free when i get my hair treatment doesn't soothe my itchy scalp and before anyone mentions it, the itchy scalp predates the use of the keratin treatment by around 20 years!

Any thoughts?

sarahjayne1977

Holland and Barrett sell only Sulphate and paraban free shampoo and cond. I know one is aloe vera which can help stop itching.

Sarah

anatomical

All Naked shampoos are sulphate free. You could try this one as it is for sensitive scalps. You can buy this range from boots and superdrug if you don't want to buy it off the website.

The rainforest shampoos are all sulphate free to, so worth a look. For some reasons the conditioner contains sulphates though so avoid the conditioners.

I know some of the tigi bedhead shampoos are sulphate free too.

Maysie

In the 99p store they have some tara smith shampoo's in. I get an itchy scalp with most shampoo's and it does not set me itching. I think they have 2 lots in http://www.tarasmith.com/HairCareRange/BigBabyShampoo.asp
and
http://www.tarasmith.com/HairCareRange/StraightAwayShampoo.asp
Tara Smith's products do not contain:

• Parabens
• Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLES)
• Glycols
• Phthalates
• PEGs
• Artificial colouring
• Synthetic fragrance
• Animal derivatives

and it looks like you can buy it online for £6.50 ! shocked i think i will stock up while 99p store have it. The top coat glosser (also 99p usually £8.99)is lovely to i tried it as usually mousse etc makes me scratch till i bleed.

NickyBat

Liz Earle are free from them.

belfastgirl23

Aveda also a good brand for this especially scalp therapy. It's expensive but you don't need to use much - I bought a litre bottle almost a year ago (at £40 :eek:)and still have a third of it left - that's washing my hair about three times a week.

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body shop do some

ali-t

Thanks for all the input so far. Lots of suggestions there but has anyone other than maysie used any of them on an itchy scalp?

I don't like aveda shampoo's, they don't suit my hair and the body shop ones I have tried in the past didn't do anything for me either. I will look into the holland and barret one and the 99p shop one.

Katexx

My scalp suddenly started to get incredibly itchy last year (along with going bright red and flaky...very nice), and I've had to use sulphate/paraben/etc-free shampoos since. I wasn't a fan of The Body Shop ones, my hair didn't feel particularly nice after washing. I tried Faith In Nature which was OK, but again, my hair didn't feel as soft afterwards. I've settled on the Naked range now - love them! The volume one made my hair quite static/flyaway after a while though, but the sleek/smooth (can't remember what it's actually called) is absolutely perfect. I've had no itchy scalp problems since using any of the above, but if I go back to a 'normal' shampoo it itches like mad in a couple of days.

kittycatface

recommendations from my mum! dead sea spa magik mineral shampoo, £8 (at boots i think), or redken (found in a lot of hairdressers) http://www.redken.com/products/haircare. hth

NickyBat

ali-t wrote: »

Thanks for all the input so far. Lots of suggestions there but has anyone other than maysie used any of them on an itchy scalp?

I don't like aveda shampoo's, they don't suit my hair and the body shop ones I have tried in the past didn't do anything for me either. I will look into the holland and barret one and the 99p shop one.

Yes i've used Liz Earle loads because i get psoriasis on my scalp an it doesn't come any itchier than that.