hey everyone welcome back to my channel
so I guess if you read the title of this
video or you're coming to this video
because you're curious about it or maybe
you're having this problem yourself
I had these weird outbreaks on my scalp
that was it looked like acne and I
didn't really know how to deal with it
obviously because I've never really had
acne I mean yes I would have the odd
pimple now then also just because it was
on my scalp it was just a weird area to
get it like I've never really heard of
people having acne on their scalp and
most of the acne products that you do
find are more based on your face but
there isn't really like an acne shampoo
I've never heard of it about a year ago
I started noticing that my scalp was
getting very itchy all the time I would
wash my hair and then right away it
would be itchy so I would be like
scratching and then I've noticed that
there's this weird bump so then I would
take a mirror and kind of part my hair
where that bump was and then I'd see
this little red bump that looked like a
pimple I mean sometimes I would just be
like a red bump but sometimes it would
be filled with like the gross you know
how pimples look but gross like yellow
stuff that you want to squeeze and get
that out and then I would like pick at
it which I know isn't great obviously I
know this is like maybe it really grows
to some of you but this is just
something that I felt like I wanted to
talk about on YouTube which I honestly
have never seen anyone talk about this I
would get these little scabby bits I
couldn't like remove the old scabs
because it's like stuck between your
hair so I'd like try to pull them out
between my hair it was just gross
and I was just sick of getting them and
I didn't really know how to treat them
so I just started trying out all these
different shampoos and nothing really
worked and I felt like because I was
using all these different shampoos I
don't know if I was caused by the
shampoos or if it was just cause because
I was scratching my scalp a lot I felt
like I was getting dandruff in certain
areas maybe some areas were like very
dry so I was getting this like scaly
scalp issue so that when I would scratch
I felt like I had dandruff all in my
hair so then I started using like anti
dandruff shampoos like they're sort of
more traditional kind like I went to
Head & Shoulders it was probably one of
the worst shampoos I've ever used in my
life like I can
absolutely not recommend head and
shoulders at all it didn't take care of
the dandruff at all it left like a gross
residue so then I tried out sulfate free
and like really gentle shampoos because
I thought oh like these D shampoos must
be like irritating my scalp I felt some
of those shampoos were so gentle that my
scalp still felt gross and greasy
afterwards then I started doing a little
bit more research on acne in general
it's basically just like regular acne
you know it's basically a sebaceous
gland that is producing the sebum to
push out and maybe it's being blocked
then you get this little pimple that
kind of becomes red and irritated since
I've started using this shampoo and just
these couple products that those
problems have completely gone away I
haven't had a scalp pimple or acne since
I started using this shampoo and these
products so I wanted to share you share
with you guys what I'm using I started
using this shampoo by couch this is
actually a swiss product maybe you can
find this on amazon the hoof lotte aunty
shopping shampoo it's an herbal shampoo
made for anti dandruff so it is
basically an anti-dandruff shampoo and
the basically a lot of anti dandruff
shampoos contain one of two ingredients
they contain salicylic acid which is
often used also in acne treatment stuff
your skin and sometimes they also
contain zinc there is actually also
salicylic acid in here this actually is
a natural shampoo cacao which is kind of
a natural line like a lot of their
shampoos and stuff use natural
ingredients natural herbs and stuff that
are mildly fungicidal so they combat any
kind of fungus that you might have now I
don't think my my scalp acne was caused
by fungus but you you know sometimes
people who do have dandruff do have like
a fungus so that works mildly fungicidal
active complex of coltsfoot burdock root
extract as well as pre-cut own ol Amin I
mean I don't even know what this stuff
is anyway I was just like there know
to make sort of more natural herbal kind
of products no this is not sponsored by
this brand I just put this myself and
honestly since I started using this the
problems have pretty much gone away the
only thing is this stuff smells kind of
weird it smells very herbal II it
doesn't have sort of that classic salon
style shampoo fragrance which is
actually good for me because I honestly
think that all that fragrance stuff was
maybe actually irritating my scalp and
this is actually like a concentrate so
you only need a tiny amount there's not
a whole lot in here this is kind of an
expensive shampoo it's only 200
milliliters you only need a little bit
because it's like concentrated so it
really lathers up well the second
ingredient is actually sodium laureth
sulfate which is a surfactant which
helps to build lather with the non
sulfate shampoos I've tried a bunch of
them and I always felt like my hair was
still gross after I never really felt
like my hair felt clean after I think
the sodium laureth sulfate is more
gentle than the sodium lauryl sulfate so
anyway I stopped the itchy scalp so my
scalp was no longer itchy so I wasn't
scratching my head as much and maybe
that also helped because I guess if
you're scratching and then you like get
to the the place where there's like a
pimple or acne you may be you might be
spreading the bacteria around stuff if I
do find a spot I will actually use this
on a q-tip and dab it on top and this is
the effaclar by la roche Posie so this
is like a clearing toner astringent that
is made for a sort of more acne prone
skin you can use this on your face too
if you have face acne and stuff soak the
q-tip with this and then just dab it
exactly in whatever area there was like
a little pimple kind of like it's a
micro exfoliating thing and it helps to
exfoliate so I stopped basically using
conditioner on my hair if you have long
hair you might feel like your hair feels
super dry if you don't use conditioner
but since my hair is now much shorter
than it used to be you guys probably
remember when I had really long hair I
feel like since my hair is shorter I
don't really need to condition the ends
as much because they get cut much more
frequently so if you do have long hair
and you're having acne breakouts on your
scalp what I would recommend is really
only try to apply conditioner to the
ends try not to get any of the
dinner on your scalp because the
conditioner basically leaves behind this
slick and slippery feeling but that is
also basically building up on your scalp
and you don't want your pores to get
blocked at all your hair feels squeaky
clean after like my scalp has that
squeaky clean feeling it treats the acne
the best any of these shampoos that
already leave your hair kind of feeling
detangled and smooth and slighty with
the the silicone in it so this does not
contain any silicone so I would highly
recommend to avoid any kind of silicone
shampoos because the silicone is already
like a buildup and you don't want to be
blocking any of the pores on your scalp
with anything it feels almost like a
clarifying shampoo and I like that
feeling but I guess if you do have long
or especially color treated hair that
might be hard because it might be hard
to brush out your hair to nourish my
hair a little bit I just apply
conditioner when I get out of the shower
and I use a leave-in treatment so right
now I'm actually using this product this
is by L'Oreal professional it's the Seri
expert it comes in like a pump I squeeze
out like one and a half pumps and I only
work that into the front of my hair
basically these pieces here these are
the pieces in my hair that get dry the
rest of my hair doesn't get dry so I
don't put this all over my hair and all
over my scalp I basically just put my
hair forward put the leave-in
conditioner here on the ends work it in
and that's it and really try to avoid
using conditioner on your scalp and
honestly since I've made those changes
like using those products especially
stopping to use all this conditioner
stuff using these two products on my
scalp
I mean basically I don't really even
need this now because I haven't had a
breakout in a really long time I
basically just use the shampoo and it's
like so simplified my routine in the
shower I just use this and that's it I
don't do leave-in treatments anymore I
don't do any of that I don't feel like
my hair needs it might have virgin hair
I don't have colored hair my roots would
get oily and then I would use dry
shampoo so I would be spraying in this
dry shampoo which is like another layer
of product that you're putting on your
scalp or using lots of heavy like
styling products and stuff each thing
that you're adding is basically clogging
up your scalp so you want to kind
minimize your hair products and things
that you're using and just start washing
your hair more frequently and I know
that kind of goes against what a lot of
stuff you hear on YouTube here is like
oh I wash my hair once a week I don't
know how people do that I personally
find that pretty gross especially if you
lead an active lifestyle like I go work
out three times a week so if I were to
wash my hair once a week that would be
absolutely disgusting I wash my hair
every other day and if I'm working out I
will for sure wash my hair since I
started washing my hair more frequently
with this shampoo my acne scalp acne has
been totally taken care of if you have
scalp acne you need to start washing
your hair a bit more frequently and
especially massaging it into your scalp
because you might be having product
buildup
dry shampoo buildup oils and stuff
that's like clogging those sebaceous
glands I know for some people who maybe
have very dry hair that might be hard to
do but that's really what's helped me
think about maybe getting a haircut if
your hair is really long more program
washing less conditioning using the
right products and just kind of
simplifying all the things I'm putting
in my hair I don't really use a lot of
styling products and stuff so I hope
this video has been helpful to some of
you guys I know can be very an annoying
problem to deal with
you know if you guys know about great
product that's available in like another
part of the world maybe North America
that works really great for that kind of
issue you mean post in the comments and
other people can get some suggestions
you know this product is a Swiss product
so maybe you can buy it on Amazon or
something I'm gonna see if I can find it
somewhere thank you guys so much for
watching and I will see you soon bye