Scalp problems during pregnancy

Posted on Friday, November 2nd, 2007 under Health, Pregnancy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

My scalp started to bother me when I was six months into my pregnancy. It felt so dry and dandruff was shedding by the bulk load. It was particularly annoying as I’ve never had dandruff problems my entire life. Now all of a sudden I’m plaqued by flaky and itchy scalp.

It appears that itchiness is about to consume my entire body. I scratched to remove dried flaky dead skins from my scalp. I scratched a lot. My scalp was so painful but I just couldn’t resist the scratching. Air-conditioned rooms makes my scalp drier and itches a lot more.

It was back to my OB again. He precribed Selsun (for treatment of seborrhoeic dermatitis, tinea versicolor and dandruff) for hair washing. It’s quite effective in reducing dandruff and itchiness but flakes of dried skin on my scalp remains a problem.

Therefore, I applied Franch Oil NH Plus on my scalp whenever it felt dry and itchy. Franch Oil is a kind of Ayurvedic oil and natural healing from India. It is a multispectrum oil for dermal care with proven effectiveness for various common ailments such as stretch marks, dandruff, menstrual pain, itches, lip crack, burns, athletic foot, cracked heel, sprains and join pains. Franch oil is definately safe to apply during pregnancy because there are no side effects as the ingredients is all natural. Anyway, it seems to work well on my scalp.

After suffering for a month, my scalp problems decide to leave me be. I’m left wondering what’s my next problem going to be …

Dandruff writes ...

How many times have I thought about this (roblems during pregnancy)? This is a great article and I appreciate the thought you put into it. Thanks!!

November 19th, 2007 at 6:51 am

Skincare writes ...

I was searching for \’Ayurvedic Skin Care\’ at google and got this your post (\’roblems during pregnancy\’) in search results. Not very relevant result, but still interesting to read

December 12th, 2007 at 7:27 am

keda writes ...

thanx so much for this piece. my scalp itches me like crazy!!! i am 8 months prego. I also have the driest flakiest scalp i’ve ever experienced. i guess its dandruff, or like you describe flakesof dried skin on my scalp. i just feel like these hard bumps of dried flaky skin on my head. i could wash my hair today and they are back tommorrow!!!!! i feel so disgusting, but reading your article made me feel better that im not jsut nasty..and im not alone.
thanx

May 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm

stacey writes ...

Im 5 months pregnant and my scalp is so dry and itchy all the time,even when i wash and condition it.This is very unusual 2 me as i have always had such lovely hair with no problems.Ive tryd oils and treatments from the shops but nothing seems to work.Im going to go see what my midwife has to suggest.

June 5th, 2008 at 1:43 am

Gracie writes ...

omg this same EXACT thing is happening to me! I’m 5 months and so grateful for this artical. Can someone please tell me where I can buy this Franch oil?

July 2nd, 2008 at 2:04 am

Christina writes ...

Hi Gracie,

There are 2 types of Franch oil. One with green cap which is locally distributed and the other one is with red cap which is only for sale in India. I found that the one from India to be more effective than the one locally distributed. I used to buy in dozens from one of the indian store in a market here as there are prone to be out of stock. Furthermore the price is cheaper than the one locally distributed. By the way, where are u from?

July 10th, 2008 at 11:41 am

Jessyca writes ...

I’m only 3 months pregnant and for the last month have noticed that my head has been terribly itchy and full of dandruff! The funny part is that i have never had dandruff even when my hair was really dirty! I think that because of our pregnancy and the fact that our hair is growing at such a rapid rate, it may be the reason we all suddenly have this annoying dandruff!

July 4th, 2009 at 6:51 pm

Honney writes ...

Thanks for this very helpful post. I have the same problem and I’m two months pregnant. Where can I buy this Franch oil? I’m from the Philippines. Thank you so much!

Honney’s last blog post..Another gift from God!

July 5th, 2009 at 1:22 am

Lisa b writes ...

Remember, dandruff is a fungus… Often wrongfully accused of being the culprit of flakes.. What is most likely occurring Is dry scalp caused by hormone overload in our follicles. Hormones go toxic in the follicle and can cause build up which keeps our natural oils from reaching our scalp to moisturize it, thus the flakiness. Best cure for scalp and best for hair is nioxin cleanser and scalp therapy. It is a shampoo and conditioner formulated ( and created by a woman;) ) for thinning hair but it treats follicle build up, as that is one of the causes of hair loss as well! There are 8 systems In nioxin so when you go to the salon to buy it, consult the stylist as to which system best suits your needs! I’m a hairstylist and 8 months pregnant… Nioxin # 3 has saved my sanity!

November 27th, 2010 at 11:23 pm

Courtney writes ...

From the moment I conceived I have had scalp problems, With my first child it was a ”normal” pregnancy. It started as a small quarter size spot on my head and I thought I just wasn’t washing all the conditioner out my hair well then it spread over my whole scalp over the last 3 months. Very painful, itchy, hard flaky patches on my scalp. I have tried olive oil, selsum blue(which only made me want to throw up from the smell), baby oil, head and shoulders and different shampoos and nothing helps. Its to the point I use to have long curly hair and now I have a tinker bell hair cut but I seem to be losing a lot of hair…was told by my father to see a skin doctor so lets see if he can help.

September 5th, 2011 at 4:08 pm