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Head and Shoulders irritates my skin because of the harsh detergents in it; if it irritates my skin, it can't be good for my scalp, right? This is true for a lot of shampoos. I use Neutrogena T-Sal for my dandruff, because I can't stand the smell of the coal tar shampoos. Yuck. I like to smell my hair too much as a nervous habit; I tried the coat tar shampoos in high school and regretted it almost immediately. The T-Sal works okay; I've been meaning to try the Nizoral, actually, because I've heard it's as close to a prescription as I can get. The most successful treatment I've had for my dandruff was prescription shampoo.

I also keep my hair above shoulder-length; that seems to make a difference. The shorter my hair is, the better condition my scalp is in. I'm prone to cradlecap if my hair is too long. I don't wash my hair too much, either. I have coarse, frizzy hair, and so it's really best for both my hair and scalp if I don't overstress them with too much washing. I wash twice a week.

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