Goodbye itchy scalp and dandruff, hello smooth hair

What can drive you mad? Having a dry itchy scalp. What makes it worse? Scratching it.

What's even worse than having a dry itchy scalp? Having the flaky scalp condition known as dandruff.

Scalp itching usually feels diabolical and the dandruff is unsettling and possibly a cause of social embarrassment.

An overgrowth of yeast that turns into dandruff is generally also the cause of itchy scalp. Dandruff is actually a mild form of seborrheic dermatitis, a skin disease. The more inflamed form of seborrheic dermatitis on the scalp really drives its poor suffers mad with scabs and terrible itchiness.

You can imagine what having any of these scalp problems does to levels of confidence and self-esteem.

What fixes dandruff and itchy scalp?

There are a huge number of products on the market that claim to fix the problems of dandruff and scalp itchiness. 

From our Simplicité nutritive point of view however, anti-dandruff hair products are harsh and don’t moisturise effectively. 

There are some anti-dandruff hair products that claim to use natural botanicals, however the botanicals are used in such tiny amount (less than 2%) that they are useless.

Using a dandruff-specific shampoo may help for a while but the harsh ingredients often then create other scalp problems.  

Harsh anti-dandruff, itchy scalp ingredients

The many anti-dandruff products really only rely on a few hero ingredients – these include pyrithione zinc (ZPT), coal tar, salicylic acid and ketoconazole.

Perhaps these anti-fungals do quell flakiness, perhaps itchiness, at least for a while, but as we've said, they're harsh and non-nutritive and also are used with a whole list of other non-nutritive ingredients. 

At Simplicité we believe that only by using the best nutrients available can you achieve give lasting results for healthy, lustrous hair (as well as healthy skin).

Rather than any one ingredient being important it is the synergy of the many ingredients used.

This is why our herbalist-made shampoo and conditioner effectively overcome itchy scalp and dandruff and can even fix the worst possible scalp problem of seborhoeic dermatitis.

Gentle, effective fixes for dandruff and itchy scalp

A very important part of the following information is the synergy of these medicinal grade extracts. Each extract in the formulas has its own individual qualities but it is the grouping of extracts that achieves a visible result.

Read more about synergy in Simplicite here.

The hair products that are specifically formulated for irritated, dry and flaky scalps - yet also improve the lustre, strength and elasticity of hair.

Coastal Banksia & Orange Shampoo

Full ingredients list
Green = nutritive, active herbal elements

Purified Water, Freshly extracted Aloe Barbadensis juice from Qld (not the usual lifeless powder from China), Sodium Laureth Sulfate and Coco Betaine (both sourced from coconuts not petrochemicals), Herbalist-made fresh whole plant extracts of Coastal Banksia (Australia), Hydrangea (Australia), Chamomile Flower (France) and the finest essential oils of Sweet Orange (USA), Mandarin (Australia), Lemongrass (India), Grapefruit (USA), Bergamot (Italy), Coconut Glycerin, Avocado (Australia), Jojoba (Argentina), Almond Glycerides, Wheat Proteins, Panthenol, Allantoin (occurs in the herb Comfrey), natural vitamin E,  Natural Preserving System: Gluconolactone (found naturally in fruit), Citric Acid (produced from molasses), Annatto (from Achiote tree in French Guyana)

The fresh Aloe juice is important because it helps scalp problems - really does soothe because of the high quality and large amount used.

Australian Bush Flower Coastal Banksia assists damaged hair, improves body. 

Hydrangea contains resins that build body and strength of hair

Avocado and Jojoba support healthy hair and scalp. Improves texture and elasticity of damaged hair.

But the secret of this extremely effective shampoo's success for addressing the scalp problems we've discussed above is that it also uses the selection of medicinal grade plant extracts below.

Powerful synergy of plant extracts fixes itchy scalp and dandruff 

Bergamot (a small orange from Spain), for instance is a parasiticide and soothing and it also relieves the discomfort of irritated skin (scalp), soothes eczema and promotes healing.

Sweet Orange cleanses and moisturises the scalp.

Mandarin  improves circulation through scalp.

Chamomile calms irritated scalp conditions.

Lemongrass is antibacterial to skin infections and contributes to overall health of skin on scalp - plus is an antioxidant-rich tonic for hair. 

Allantoin is used in medicinal creams for irritated skin conditions including psoriasis.

Grapefruit helps clear circulatory toxins.