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nax

21.04.2008, 07:57
(edited by nax, 21.04.2008, 08:16)

How is everyone doing? (Hair & Scalp Odor Problem)
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Hey guys, how is everyone?
This forum has been a bit quiet lately! Is everyone cured!?

I think my odor is starting to become resistant to the tea tree oil shampoo as I don't get as many odor free days as I used to from a wash. But then again I've been eating a LOT of starchy and sugary foods lately which yeasts love.

O yes I'm also planning on building us a website (after I finish my final year exams) so that we can have our own space, and so people can find us more easily. It will have a review section so that we can rate products that have benefited us, and of course a forum, and anything else we might want to add, so suggestions are very welcome.

Nax :-)

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Betsy

21.04.2008, 09:31

@ nax
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Nax,
What a great idea! I would love for you to build a web site.

Sorry you are having a bit of trouble. The Jason Dandruff always brings me back home. ;-) I've been surprisingly great lately and I'm still leaning towards the thyroid/endocrine link to this bacterial/fungal problem. I am taking a lower dose of Synthroid so I'm thinking it is easing up on my oil production, etc. But I totally don't understand any of this. One thing I have been doing is taking Turmeric supplements (the spice used in cooking) as it helps with staph and I have no idea if this would help the scalp odor as my scalp odor was under control when I started taking it. But it can't hurt to try and if you don't want to take the supplements, you could just sprinkle the spice over your foods. Wonder if this sounds wacko to anyone? Hope not! :-P Anyway, I'm all for the natural treatments where possible because they seem at this point to be more effective. I had a little staph problem and the turmeric helped where the antibiotics (clindomycin) failed. So I have become a regular user of turmeric. http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html

Anyway, I use Jason Dandruff once a week (out of fear) :-) and Jason Jojoba in between, I go for 2-3 days in between washings. This seems to do the trick for me at the moment.

I do recommend trying turmeric to all. There are lots of links concerning
the health benefits of using it and it is recommended to control skin infections. I am normally very skeptical of trying supplements, believe me. But I do know this was very effective for me and my skin problem. I'm anxious for another person to give this a try and see if it brings favorible results.

Betsy is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

nax

24.04.2008, 11:30

@ Betsy
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Hey Betsy,
Looks like its just me and you here!

Thanx for posting the turmeric info, sounds like its really beneficial in a lot of areas. The only thing is whether its affective against yeast, I'm not too sure because there was no mention of it being an antifungal, only an antibacterial from what I gathered. Nevertheless I would definitely give it a shot even if just for its general health benefits.

I've also been looking at names for our website, I think I'll go for ScalpOdor.org but if you have any other options I would love to hear them. ScalpOdorCommunity.com maybe?

Speak to you soon,
Nax

nax is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather

24.04.2008, 15:04

@ nax
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ť Hey Betsy,
ť Looks like its just me and you here!
ť
ť Thanx for posting the turmeric info, sounds like its really beneficial in
ť a lot of areas. The only thing is whether its affective against yeast, I'm
ť not too sure because there was no mention of it being an antifungal, only
ť an antibacterial from what I gathered. Nevertheless I would definitely
ť give it a shot even if just for its general health benefits.
ť
ť I've also been looking at names for our website, I think I'll go for
ť ScalpOdor.org but if you have any other options I would love to hear them.
ť ScalpOdorCommunity.com maybe?
ť
ť Speak to you soon,
ť Nax

I have been on Diane 35 for 7 months now, and Avodart for 3...no luck yet...
I have the "fuzzy halo" effect going on with my hair..I also use ROgaine 5% for 4 years.

bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

nax

24.04.2008, 15:46

@ bunnyheather
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What's your condition bunnyheather? Is it scalp odor like the rest of us?

nax

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Betsy

24.04.2008, 20:49

@ nax
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Nax,
I vote for ScalpOdorCommunity.com, but they both are great! I'm so looking forward to it. Hey, the more sites for this condition the better in my book.

I see what you mean about the yeast thing and turmeric. I just like the turmeric as I cannot take antibiotics orally and the scalp issue reminds me a little bit of MRSA. :-( It gets a little scary to me that I can't take antibiotics. At least turmeric takes care of the bacterial end of things! ;-)

Betsy is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

bunnyheather

02.05.2008, 14:23

@ Betsy
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ť Nax,
ť I vote for ScalpOdorCommunity.com, but they both are great! I'm so
ť looking forward to it. Hey, the more sites for this condition the better
ť in my book.
ť
ť I see what you mean about the yeast thing and turmeric. I just like the
ť turmeric as I cannot take antibiotics orally and the scalp issue reminds me
ť a little bit of MRSA. :-( It gets a little scary to me that I can't take
ť antibiotics. At least turmeric takes care of the bacterial end of
ť things! ;-)

OOPS sorry!! I didnt realize it's a scalp odor post..my bad...I have TE and AGA.. :-D

bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

SBayGirl

05.05.2008, 16:58

@ nax
How is everyone doing?
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ť Hey guys, how is everyone?
ť This forum has been a bit quiet lately! Is everyone cured!?

My odor has pretty much disappeared. I am guessing that it was a slow breakdown of the synthetic hormones of NuvaRing and anxiety regarding the smell. I was freaking out that there was a smell, but a friend told me there is no smell. My only guess is that the real smell went away back in September/October, and slowly decreased while I was super-sensitive to smells. Now I smell nothing. I hope that it stays that way, but I do notice that I react to fragrances in the air more than I used to because of my fear. It sort of reminds me of when I was in a major car accident. For months afterward, I was easily startled, jumping or screaming because someone or something startled me. I drove extremely slowly and defensively for a while. Now I'm fine, and I'm back to driving aggressively, but it took a long time to get back to normal.

SBayGirl is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

nax

09.05.2008, 07:30

@ SBayGirl
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Hey SBay,
glad to hear your doing better :-D
please stay in touch

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SBayGirl

18.05.2008, 19:21

@ nax
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ť Hey SBay,
ť glad to hear your doing better :-D
ť please stay in touch

Absolutely! :-D I'm going to go to an endocrinologist soon to make sure that everything is OK. My sister has thyroid problems, so it makes me wonder if my estrogen levels are OK.

For a while I was thinking absolutely no fragrances in any products, but I have tried scented products again, and there is no problem. I keep thinking that it's pheromone related, that my body seemed to break down the synthetic hormone into a by-product that smells really bad. Oh, well, I'm not a biochemist, so we'll never really know. :confused:

SBayGirl is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO

nax 21.04.2008, 07:57 (edited by nax, 21.04.2008, 08:16)	How is everyone doing? (Hair & Scalp Odor Problem) Post reply
	Hey guys, how is everyone? This forum has been a bit quiet lately! Is everyone cured!? I think my odor is starting to become resistant to the tea tree oil shampoo as I don't get as many odor free days as I used to from a wash. But then again I've been eating a LOT of starchy and sugary foods lately which yeasts love. O yes I'm also planning on building us a website (after I finish my final year exams) so that we can have our own space, and so people can find us more easily. It will have a review section so that we can rate products that have benefited us, and of course a forum, and anything else we might want to add, so suggestions are very welcome. Nax nax is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
Betsy 21.04.2008, 09:31 @ nax	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	Nax, What a great idea! I would love for you to build a web site. Sorry you are having a bit of trouble. The Jason Dandruff always brings me back home. I've been surprisingly great lately and I'm still leaning towards the thyroid/endocrine link to this bacterial/fungal problem. I am taking a lower dose of Synthroid so I'm thinking it is easing up on my oil production, etc. But I totally don't understand any of this. One thing I have been doing is taking Turmeric supplements (the spice used in cooking) as it helps with staph and I have no idea if this would help the scalp odor as my scalp odor was under control when I started taking it. But it can't hurt to try and if you don't want to take the supplements, you could just sprinkle the spice over your foods. Wonder if this sounds wacko to anyone? Hope not! Anyway, I'm all for the natural treatments where possible because they seem at this point to be more effective. I had a little staph problem and the turmeric helped where the antibiotics (clindomycin) failed. So I have become a regular user of turmeric. http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html Anyway, I use Jason Dandruff once a week (out of fear) and Jason Jojoba in between, I go for 2-3 days in between washings. This seems to do the trick for me at the moment. I do recommend trying turmeric to all. There are lots of links concerning the health benefits of using it and it is recommended to control skin infections. I am normally very skeptical of trying supplements, believe me. But I do know this was very effective for me and my skin problem. I'm anxious for another person to give this a try and see if it brings favorible results. Betsy is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
nax 24.04.2008, 11:30 @ Betsy	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	Hey Betsy, Looks like its just me and you here! Thanx for posting the turmeric info, sounds like its really beneficial in a lot of areas. The only thing is whether its affective against yeast, I'm not too sure because there was no mention of it being an antifungal, only an antibacterial from what I gathered. Nevertheless I would definitely give it a shot even if just for its general health benefits. I've also been looking at names for our website, I think I'll go for ScalpOdor.org but if you have any other options I would love to hear them. ScalpOdorCommunity.com maybe? Speak to you soon, Nax nax is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
bunnyheather 24.04.2008, 15:04 @ nax	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	ť Hey Betsy, ť Looks like its just me and you here! ť ť Thanx for posting the turmeric info, sounds like its really beneficial in ť a lot of areas. The only thing is whether its affective against yeast, I'm ť not too sure because there was no mention of it being an antifungal, only ť an antibacterial from what I gathered. Nevertheless I would definitely ť give it a shot even if just for its general health benefits. ť ť I've also been looking at names for our website, I think I'll go for ť ScalpOdor.org but if you have any other options I would love to hear them. ť ScalpOdorCommunity.com maybe? ť ť Speak to you soon, ť Nax I have been on Diane 35 for 7 months now, and Avodart for 3...no luck yet... I have the "fuzzy halo" effect going on with my hair..I also use ROgaine 5% for 4 years. bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
nax 24.04.2008, 15:46 @ bunnyheather	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	What's your condition bunnyheather? Is it scalp odor like the rest of us? nax nax is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
Betsy 24.04.2008, 20:49 @ nax	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	Nax, I vote for ScalpOdorCommunity.com, but they both are great! I'm so looking forward to it. Hey, the more sites for this condition the better in my book. I see what you mean about the yeast thing and turmeric. I just like the turmeric as I cannot take antibiotics orally and the scalp issue reminds me a little bit of MRSA. It gets a little scary to me that I can't take antibiotics. At least turmeric takes care of the bacterial end of things! Betsy is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
bunnyheather 02.05.2008, 14:23 @ Betsy	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	ť Nax, ť I vote for ScalpOdorCommunity.com, but they both are great! I'm so ť looking forward to it. Hey, the more sites for this condition the better ť in my book. ť ť I see what you mean about the yeast thing and turmeric. I just like the ť turmeric as I cannot take antibiotics orally and the scalp issue reminds me ť a little bit of MRSA. It gets a little scary to me that I can't take ť antibiotics. At least turmeric takes care of the bacterial end of ť things! OOPS sorry!! I didnt realize it's a scalp odor post..my bad...I have TE and AGA.. bunnyheather is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
SBayGirl 05.05.2008, 16:58 @ nax	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	ť Hey guys, how is everyone? ť This forum has been a bit quiet lately! Is everyone cured!? My odor has pretty much disappeared. I am guessing that it was a slow breakdown of the synthetic hormones of NuvaRing and anxiety regarding the smell. I was freaking out that there was a smell, but a friend told me there is no smell. My only guess is that the real smell went away back in September/October, and slowly decreased while I was super-sensitive to smells. Now I smell nothing. I hope that it stays that way, but I do notice that I react to fragrances in the air more than I used to because of my fear. It sort of reminds me of when I was in a major car accident. For months afterward, I was easily startled, jumping or screaming because someone or something startled me. I drove extremely slowly and defensively for a while. Now I'm fine, and I'm back to driving aggressively, but it took a long time to get back to normal. SBayGirl is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
nax 09.05.2008, 07:30 @ SBayGirl	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	Hey SBay, glad to hear your doing better please stay in touch nax is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO
SBayGirl 18.05.2008, 19:21 @ nax	How is everyone doing? Post reply
	ť Hey SBay, ť glad to hear your doing better ť please stay in touch Absolutely! I'm going to go to an endocrinologist soon to make sure that everything is OK. My sister has thyroid problems, so it makes me wonder if my estrogen levels are OK. For a while I was thinking absolutely no fragrances in any products, but I have tried scented products again, and there is no problem. I keep thinking that it's pheromone related, that my body seemed to break down the synthetic hormone into a by-product that smells really bad. Oh, well, I'm not a biochemist, so we'll never really know. SBayGirl is located in [NA] and he is available to meet: NO