Tea Tree Oil

EcclesCake | 11:31 Tue 07th Feb 2012 | Body & Soul

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I have bought some tea tree oil to add to my shampoo and conditioner in the hope that it will help my psoriasis.

I'm not sure how much to add though, the web suggests anything from a few drops to fifteen, but no mention is ever made about how big the bottle of shampoo is!

The assistant in Holland & Barrett was little use, she advised against me trying it as it would dry my scalp out and then went on to try and sell me Tea Tree Shampoo & Conditioner!

Any suggestions?

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mrs_overall

Mr O is a martyr to his psoriasis. The only shampoo that helps his scalp is Capasal

jamesnan

I have always used the essential oils as a final rinse. A small water bottle, about 500ml, with warm water and about 5-10 drops of the oil into it, shake well and use. Did this with lavender and tea tree as a deterrent for the deadly hair lice, when my grand-daughter was being plagued by them at junior school.

EcclesCake

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I've tried them all, none of them make a blind bit of difference :-(

rowanwitch

Might be better using rosemary and lavender oil together tea tree can be quite fierce
one drop of each in the amount of shampoo you'd use to shampoo your hair
don't put it into the bottle in bulk do each one fresh as the oils 'go off quickly'
another thing to try might be strong nettle tea make up a cupful allow to go cool pour it on and work it into roots of hair and leave for 15 mins then rinse really well

ringring37

I've suffered with psoriasis for many years but fortunately I didn't have it on my scalp but my daughter did, the only thing that worked for her was a prescription ointment from her dermatologist. My Mum used cheap Coconut shampoo and conditioner for her scalp psoraisis and this worked for quite a long time but then stopped being effective, she now uses pure Shea butter, I think this softens the flaky patches and makes them easy to come off and for now seems to be working. I've never heard of using Tea Tree Oil, but I would start with a few drops and see how effective it is and then add more.
Nicky

EvianBaby

Maybe it's just a case of trial an error. Start with just a few drops and see how it feels, then add more or less next time.

rockyracoon

Try here eccles

http://www.buyteatree...tea-tree-shampoo.html

EcclesCake

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I've not used shea butter but do use coconut oil from time to time.

I'll pick up some lavender and rosemary oil and try those too. Nettle tea is a new one on me, I'll give it a go.

Thanks for the tip about not adding it to the bottle, it is so much easier than faffing in the shower with those little bottles though :-)

Thanks Rocky but it is another site that doesn't take account of whether you have a 150ml, 250ml of 500ml bottle of shampoo!

rowanwitch

get a little dish and mix it in that or make up small quantities in a small glass bottle enough to do three or four washes. The nettle tea is slightly astringent but works on other flaky sore scalp conditions,, the rosemary and lavender are supposed to have slightly anti inflammatory properties as well

chas2008

ive tried most things over the years , the most effective i have recently tried is polytar which i got of e bay, not 100% but does seem to make a difference.

rockyracoon

Eccles, it mentions an 8oz bottle, don't know what that would be in metric though.

smart1

Nettle tea also nice to drink!

rockyracoon

236ml apparently in US liquid.

227ml in imperial.

EcclesCake

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Doh, why didn't I think of doing that Rowan???

Polytar does nothing other than smell vile. I've gone back to it from time to time to see if it might have any effect and it never does for me.

Rocky thank you for pointing out the flaws in my speed reading ;-)

Smart1, only if I ever need a diuretic will I drink nettle tea!