"Grainy" Scalp??

Lullaby Dreams · 04-27-2008, 07:38 PM

Very often, if I scratch my scalp, I'll get these little, white, grainy things under my nails. My head will be clean, but I still get them. Does anyone else have this?

blueeyedwonder · 04-27-2008, 09:30 PM

Yes! It annoys the hell out of me too. I use head and shoulders and it seems to help somewhat but they still pop up once in a while. Don't know what it is, I don't know if its dandruff or not because its almost like little round hard white bits.

Lullaby Dreams · 04-27-2008, 09:46 PM

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almost like little round hard white bits.

YES!! Exactly! It's not flaky like dandruff. It's like little, well, like you said - it's little round hard white bits. lol My hair is thinning quite a bit on the top. I wonder if it has anything to do with that?

sassyred · 04-28-2008, 06:26 AM

i have this too, but it seems to be one day 2 or 3 after i wash my hair, sorry im not washing more of my hair away everyday!! Its almost like SAND!

Rebecca527 · 04-28-2008, 09:45 AM

I thought I was the only one that got these! I get them all the time...I notice them more toward the end of the evening, my scalp will itch a bit and there will be all these little white grainy things. You can't really see them, but they're there. I asked my hair stylist about it and she said it's just a form of dry scalp.

sassyred · 04-28-2008, 10:06 AM

hmmmm.....dry scalp. interesting.

rharshman99 · 04-28-2008, 01:19 PM

I get them too but I always thought they were secretions from the hair folicle.

Lullaby Dreams · 04-28-2008, 03:15 PM

I generally have oily hair so I never thought the little granules might be an indication of dry scalp. How interesting. Of course, nothing with my body surprises me anymore!

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I get them too but I always thought they were secretions from the hair folicle.

I've thought about that, too.

tukeetukee · 04-30-2008, 07:58 PM

yeah, i get them.. it feels like beach sand. I don't know what it is.. I've always assumed it's some sort of dandruff, but i don't know.

sarah2747 · 04-30-2008, 10:14 PM

hmm and I thought I was the only one who had this (or noticed it, anyway!) - I assumed I was just paying too much attention to my scalp! My hair tends to be on the oily side so it's surprising to hear it might be dry scalp.

Lullaby Dreams · 05-01-2008, 01:44 PM

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My hair tends to be on the oily side so it's surprising to hear it might be dry scalp.

Same here! Maybe it's dried oil... lol I really just don't know!

Deb34 · 05-01-2008, 05:31 PM

i get this all the time. It shows up 2-3 days after I shampoo and every day in my eyebrows....

I'm thinking it maybe has something to do with the DHT in the scalp? I am very quickly losing my hair and it maybe part of the problem?

DesStar · 05-01-2008, 07:27 PM

I have it too! For as long as I can remember too. Even right after I've showered and scrubbed my scalp with shampoo, the grainy stuff is still there. So annoying, I never thought that anyone else had it though.

Lullaby Dreams · 05-02-2008, 01:03 AM

It probably DOES have to do with the DHT. ugh!

Des, I didn't think anyone else would know what I was talking about! lol

J-Ro · 05-08-2008, 12:41 PM

I thought I was the only one who has this! Whenever I ask my friends or stylist, they look at me like I'm crazy. I always think they're follicles of some sort. Maybe ones that don't work now that my hair is thinning?

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blueeyedwonder Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 22 Points: 734.89 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 734.89 Donate	Yes! It annoys the hell out of me too. I use head and shoulders and it seems to help somewhat but they still pop up once in a while. Don't know what it is, I don't know if its dandruff or not because its almost like little round hard white bits.

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rharshman99 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 5 Points: 2.00 Bank: 157.63 Total Points: 159.63 Donate	I get them too but I always thought they were secretions from the hair folicle.

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sarah2747 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4 Points: 177.78 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 177.78 Donate	hmm and I thought I was the only one who had this (or noticed it, anyway!) - I assumed I was just paying too much attention to my scalp! My hair tends to be on the oily side so it's surprising to hear it might be dry scalp.

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Deb34 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 343 My Mood: Points: 17,819.88 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 17,819.88 Donate	i get this all the time. It shows up 2-3 days after I shampoo and every day in my eyebrows.... I'm thinking it maybe has something to do with the DHT in the scalp? I am very quickly losing my hair and it maybe part of the problem?

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DesStar Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 17 Points: 288.69 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 288.69 Donate	I have it too! For as long as I can remember too. Even right after I've showered and scrubbed my scalp with shampoo, the grainy stuff is still there. So annoying, I never thought that anyone else had it though.

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