Dry Scalp - Irvine,CA

My experience is that Dr. Bronner's can be very drying. Are you using the liquid castille soap? You know, the regular stuff? If so, I would discontinue that immediately. As an adult, I can't use it on my skin undiluted, so I imagine it's the same with a child.

There are a couple of alternative options, though. You can add a few drops of tea tree oil to any shampoo. Or you can use the Dr. Bronners that you already have to make your own shampoo. 1/3 C Dr Bronners, 1/2 C coconut milk (like from a can), 1 tsp olive oil, 10 drops essential oil of your choice. Combine and shake. Shake well before using and use about a quarter-sized amount. Makes a great shampoo. Although if you already have the tea tree oil Dr. Bronner's, you could skip the essential oil altogether.

Hope this helps.

How often are you washing his hair? The tea tree oil should be moisturizing the scalp. Are you rubbing it into the skin? I would not wash his hair any more often than once/week until this clears up.

I just learned about dry oil from a hair dresser. She used it on my hair to give it more body but she said it's really good for a dry scalp. It goes on oily but dries quickly and did not leave my hair oily. It is expensive but a little goes a long way.

Bronner's is SUPER drying. I give my kids Nordic Naturals fish oil and PB8 - as I find much of the skin issue are due to the body being out of balance. The fish oil helps with keeping the skin healthy, but the PB8 balances out bacteria in the body.

I wash my hair every single day and the only Bronner's I use is the unscented baby mild and I only use that 2x/week on my body....but I apply pure grape seed oil on my face as a moisturizer....no parabens and chemicals for me.

hey, when my son was an infant he had cradle cap really bad-they said to use Selsun Blue. and since cradle cap is also dry skin i figure this might work for you...hope this helps.

Tea Tree Oil! Get it at the health food store. Not only will it fix the dry scalp, it will help to smother the nits~!