I’m fine immediately after showering, but it’s a mini-snowstorm if I go through my hair in the morning having showered the night before. Been that way for years, but far better than it was back when I used “anti-dandruff” shampoos that just made it worse. Hair is short, doesn’t feel oily or only slightly. Happens across a variety of shampoos I’ve tried, though I’ll admit I haven’t looked beyond the 3-in-1 body wash shampoo combos. Sorry if this is a bit unappealing. Anyone else have a sort of “baseline” amount of dandruff? Or found a solution to this?
UPDATE: Thanks everyone for the helpful replies! It was eye-opening to learn that it’s not always just “dandruff”. Turns out it was the 3-in-1 soap all along. I finally got myself a proper bottle of shampoo (sulfate free wasn’t much more expensive so I went for that) and realized that tight feeling when my hair dried was dry scalp. Super satisfying now that I can run my hand through my hair and eyebrows without getting an avalanche in my face.
In the UK. I’ve found the best treatment has been coal based shampoo. I use T-Gel.
Lather hair with normal shampoo to remove hair gel/dirt/sweat and then rinse and repeat with a small amount of coal based.
Leave it to soak into my scalp for a few minutes before washing off.
3 in 1 shampoo is terrible for yoir scalp.
Tbh it doesnt sound like you have dandruff, more like psoriasis or plain dry scalp.
All solid advice. May also have an ingredient sensitivity to something like “sodium laureth sulphate”, which can cause dry skin and flaking, or massively inflame existing psoriasis or dry skin.
I’ll keep it short: no, there is no “healthy” amount of dandruff. Definitely look beyond the 3-in-1 combos, those can really make things worse. And if that doesn’t work, ask a doctor, since dandruff can have a number of different causes.
I used dandruff shampoos for most of my life. My dandruff is the best it’s ever been since switching to a shampoo and conditioner that are slightly acid of neutral instead of basic like nearly every other shampoo.
Your skin is meant to be slightly acidic. Constantly assaulting its pH is not ideal. Yes it reasserts its normal pH pretty quickly afterwards but being gentler with your skin can help with some issues.
I used sulphur soap to treat chronic dandruff and it worked on me. Its only about $2 for a bar.
One or two times a week at most otherwise it is very drying on hair.
It smells like sulphur but that washes out easily with regular shampoo after.
