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unscented products (Hair & Scalp Odor Problem)

posted by nax, 04.11.2007, 16:09
(edited by nax on 04.11.2007, 16:22)

Hey SBayGirl,
From what I gathered, smelly scalp conditions can be caused by one of two things: a fungal or bacterial infection, and in some cases both.

Signs of a yeast infection: dryness, flaking of the skin.

You mentioned that you thought you were drying out your skin, but it may have been signs of a yeast infection.

You also mentioned you were washing your hair twice a day. This is how an SLS based shampoo can provide the conditions for a yeast infection:

Using an SLS based shampoo:
"SLS does more than strip the hair of its natural oils. It removes beneficial bacteria that are essential to maintaining a healthy scalp and head of hair. Once the "good" bacteria have been vanquished, harmful germs have an open playing field, resulting in rashes, hair loss and allergic reactions"
[http://morroccomethod.com/article7.shtml]

Maintaing normal yeast levels:
"Candida yeasts are usually present in most people, but uncontrolled multiplication resulting in disease symptoms is kept in check by other naturally occurring microorganisms, e.g., bacteria co-existing with the yeasts in the same locations, and by the human immune system."
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidiasis]

By washing your hair twice a day, you may have killed off good bacteria in your hair and allowed a yeast fungus to takeover.

A yeast infection named seborrhoeic dermatitis:
"The areas of the body that tend to be affected are where there are the most skin glands which make the sebum. Therefore the condition mainly affects the more 'greasy' areas of the skin such as the scalp, the forehead and the central parts of the face...mild patches of flaky skin may develop on the face"
[http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068977/]

Again this is referring to the dryness you may have experienced.
I havent come across anything saying that this yeast infection produces odour but I think there is a lot of ambiguity by describing odours as symptoms. A lot of people on this forum have gone to doctors and dermatologists with their smelly scalp condition only to be told there was no odour and that they were being paranoid, which just shows that odours are subject to a varied opinion and not classed as real syptoms a lot of the time.

I'm pretty sure the cause of my condition is a fungal infection, but please remember that I'm not a doctor or anything, and your condition might be quite different.

Possible treatment of yeast infection (although I think anyone using products with these types of ingredients should be very careful):
"An antifungal (anti-yeast) shampoo such as ketoconazole 2% is used to treat the scalp, eyebrows and other hairy areas. This kills the yeast germ and the skin then usually returns to normal. Use the shampoo 2-3 times a week (and use normal shampoo the rest of the time). Leave the shampoo on for about five minutes before rinsing off...
A 'normal' anti-dandruff shampoo that contains zinc pyrithione or coal tar may clear dandruff in mild cases if used regularly."
[http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/23068977/]

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