Last week, I decided to come off the pill and oh joy, my dandruff is back. It seems to have been under control these last few months, but over the last few days I’ve had the classic itchy scalp and flakes again. My apple cider vinegar and andiroba oil pre-rinse is preventing all-out disaster, but I may have to do a post-rinse as well.

Of course, it could be the sudden turn in the weather that’s doing it (boy is it nippy!), or the fact that most solutions I find stop working after a while. Looking back at my diary, I see that I used the vinegar with ylang-ylang to good effect earlier in the year, so perhaps I will switch back to that and see how it goes.

I’m off to the doctor later today to see about this rash on my face. While it sometimes calms down overnight, it’s just not going away. I intend to continue using natural products to treat it (the hydrocortisone wasn’t enough anyway), but I would like to get the doctor’s opinion on what it actually it.

Or maybe it’s caused by by spider bites. OK, I’m kidding, but I woke up to find one crawling up my neck last night. Have I ever mentioned that I hate spiders?

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  By MacKey, March 22, 2009 @ 9:56 am

  i know this is a somewhat old post of yours, yet when i read that you suffer from dandruff i thought i’d let you know what has truly helped me… Rhassoul clay (i’ve written a post about it on my photo site, in case you’re interested). anyway, making my own hair wash with Rhassoul clay (just mix the clay with water, or a floral water, like rose water for example) has greatly helped my dandruff and very itchy and red scalp. with continued use i think i’ll eliminate my problem. it won’t foam, but it will clean your hair and leave it silky soft (just give it time to work) :-)

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