8 Old Wives Tales: Which Should You Believe?

[sarahspins]

OT, but maybe she's just got sensitive skin. My DH had awful dandruff, for decades, until he switched to SLS-free shampoo.

I would honestly wonder if this isn't the case for a lot of people... I have never had dandruff but I can't use anything with SLS or I break out in hives all over and eventually developed an excema like rash over my arms that just wouldn't go away. I struggled with it for YEARS before someone clued me in. Once I switched it all went away.

Now I use special shampoo and make my own soap... and couldn't be happier

I'm not discounting that some people have dandruff and it is an actual fungal issue, but I think there has to be some that are simply reacting to the SLS's in the shampoo.

[Catrin]

I'm not discounting that some people have dandruff and it is an actual fungal issue, but I think there has to be some that are simply reacting to the SLS's in the shampoo.

What are "SLS's"? I've psoriasis on my scalp - was born with it - and the only thing I've ever found that helps it is to dye my hair! Yep, you read that right. I figure the chemicals shock it into remission for a time Hey, whatever works and it gets ride of that aggravating mixture of gray that just sucks all of my color away.

[tulip]

Sodium laureth sulfate. It's a very common ingredient in soaps and shampoos. Check the label for non-SLS products.