When I was in 4th grade I started noticing dandruff in my bangs. I could see the dry skin there and growing up it was only in my bangs but over the years I noticed it going more over the top of my scalp. Sometimes it'd be worse and my hair would itch bad and I'd have dandruff and I thought it was maybe just in winter when it's more dry but about 2years ago when I was living in MS on the gulf (not dry area at all) it was horrible (winter and summer)! I was waking up in the middle of the night just to itch my head and people say to wash your hair every other day so I did and my hair could start to get oily, but my scalp was still dry, itchy, and flaky. I don't use hair products, I almost never blow dry my hair. I started using organic shampoo & conditioner. It's just gotten worse! Once it's reached about 24hrs since washing it starts to itch and by the end of the 2nd day i'm miserable! About a month ago I also bought some Hair Nourishing Serum from a health store and eventually combined with tamanu oil (cuz my 3yr old daughter has bumps on her arms and thighs that I can't get to go away either and the guy said maybe I could try that since it made another girls severe acne go away they call it miracle oil and cremes from the dr hadn't helped he) so I thought maybe mix that with the nourishing oil, and then added extra virgin olive oil to it, i've also tried tea tree oil thru the years.. Anyways, first couple times I used this nourishing serum it seemed to help it feel better but now I'm using all kinds of oils and massaging them in and letting them sit for hrs before I wash my hair and it just helps it not be AS bad. Do you have any idea what is wrong and what could help?? I also have sensitive skin and since I was little used to scratch my legs til they bled cuz they'd be so dry, now I know to use lots of creme (and fragrance free at that) and that's better. But I can't really lotion my head every day.
I'm really miserable with all this and my insurance doesn't cover dermatologist, and I think the closest ones are hours away anyways.