Well, I'm back after a long absence. I've had a very sore and dry neck and scalp getting increasingly worse over the last couple of months. I got to the stage last night where I came to the conclusion I must have nits!
My hubby had a good look and said that I had eczema all the way up to the parting on the top of my head. Well that explained a lot! I took this photo to see how bad it was and I'm horrified. Believe me it looks worse in reality.
Soooo....I figure the only thing that's changed in the last few months is that I started using L'Oreal shampoo. I'd won some in a competition. I googled shampoo and eczema and found a lot of stuff about Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) so decided to investigate further.
I popped in to the bathroom and lo and behold ALL my shampoos contained this ingredient! Quite concerned I thought I'd best use my little girls baby shampoo...only to find it was in that too!
Here is a lot of info about SLS. http://www.babycentre.co.uk/worry-watch/sls/
I'm now on the search for a natural recipe for shampoo. Does anyone have one they can recommend?
My hubby had a good look and said that I had eczema all the way up to the parting on the top of my head. Well that explained a lot! I took this photo to see how bad it was and I'm horrified. Believe me it looks worse in reality.
Soooo....I figure the only thing that's changed in the last few months is that I started using L'Oreal shampoo. I'd won some in a competition. I googled shampoo and eczema and found a lot of stuff about Sodium Lauryl Sulphate (SLS) so decided to investigate further.
I popped in to the bathroom and lo and behold ALL my shampoos contained this ingredient! Quite concerned I thought I'd best use my little girls baby shampoo...only to find it was in that too!
Here is a lot of info about SLS. http://www.babycentre.co.uk/worry-watch/sls/
I'm now on the search for a natural recipe for shampoo. Does anyone have one they can recommend?
Try the products by Dr. Organic. You can get them at Holland & Barrett. Approx. £6 for shampoo and another £6 for body wash. But it's all SLS and paraffin free, 100% organic, smells great, feels great, and I find their range of Daily creams helps my eczema far more than any dermatologist-recommended (all so far have had paraffin in them) moisturisers and soap alternatives. Only annoying thing is I find their skin lotions a bit on the oily side - but then, that's not a bad thing for ultra dry skin.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! I'll check them out. :-)
ReplyDeleteI have found since doing this post that Body shops Rainforest has helped and its cleared up from my scalp. I will still look them up though. :-) x