My hair is thick, wavy, and past my elbows. I …

Comment on How Often Should i Wash my Hair if I Have Dandruff? by Kate.

My hair is thick, wavy, and past my elbows. I have some grey strands, but nothing too noticable. I go through a lot to keep my hair nice. I only apply shampoo to my scalp (2-3x a week in the summer, 1x a week in winter), thuroughly rinse and cold blast right before I get out of the shower, I use a cotton tshirt instead of a towel to dry, I only use a wide tooth comb and usually detangle with my fingers, I wear a satin sleep bonnet every night, I don’t use heat styling and only blow dry my hair unless it’s really cold out…Still, I get dandruff after shampooing, often instantly. I’ve tried lots of Hair care brands and oils. Nothing helps. In cooler months, it sometimes travels down my t zone. My city switched to chlorides for water cleaning, which I know has contributed to my dandruff, but I cannot afford to import amonia-free drinking water.

My dermatologist gave me Dove hair care samples and suggested Cetaphil face wash. I had never experienced melasma until my dermatologist tried to treat a cyst (not cystic acne, a cyst) with Minocycline. I still have that cyst of course, but now I get a nice shady brown mustache above my upper lip when the weather gets humid. Minocycline changed my periods, but my dr refused to admit that it affected my skin’s pigmentation. That kickback-sucking mad quack…Grr! Anyway, Im almost 34, so I think maybe this is just another part of aging? If I did half as much for my younger body as I do now, Id be a bodybuilder with flawless skin.

Usually, I find myself pinning my hair in a mass somewhere on my head and not touching it. Other times, I’m rubbing some kind of crazy remedy in it, like mayonnaise, beer, cola, or EVOO. I see these b-words on TV, with their long shiny lie hair and accuse them of extensions. Selina, you do NOT use Pantene! I imagine how nice it must be to poo up, carelessly scrunch a towel, fry hair into position, and throw some alcoholic spritzer in it to have hair shine like a word some off hose girls couldn’t even spell. Forgive me, but I kinda hate them. Imagine the hair freedom that some people have!