Flaky scalp – do you know why?

Flaky scalps are a very common problem but the reasons for a flaky scalp are not always as simple as you might think. The scalp is often the most ignored part of the body when it comes to skin, but in fact scalps are often very sensitive and highly vulnerable to skin conditions, especially dry [...]

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Hair dye causes grave skin reaction

A woman has been left  fighting for her life this week after having an allergic reaction to a main brand home hair dye.  Julie McCabe, a 38-year old mother of two from Yorkshire, collapsed soon after applying the hair dye to her scalp and is currently on a life support machine fighting for her life. [...]

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Scalp Psoriasis from her early teens gave Sam large dandruff flakes and little confidence.

Sam is 20 and in her third year of studying graphic design at Coventry University. She has had chronic scalp psoriasis from when she was 7 years old. BY Sam 4 July, 2007 “I started getting small itchy psoriasis plaques on my scalp when I was 7 years old, my parents were worried that I may have inherited [...]

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Itchy scalp stopped me sleeping

An itchy scalp became unbearable for George and ended in full blown scalp eczema which nothing would clear up. BY George Lawton 3 July, 2007 George Lawton is a 27 year old technical sales man and lives with his partner in London.  For the past two years George has suffered with itchy irritating scalp eczema, he had [...]

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