Do you, or a loved one have Smelly Scalp condition?

Try SAL3 bar soap shampoo! The sulfur in the bar soap helps get rid of the nasty fungus that causes that odor. The keratolytic properties of salicylic acid works in synergy with the sulfur to cleanse the oil from your scalp that the fungus thrives on! Looking for personal medical information about this condition? Consult with your physician first, as always, about any personal medical matters.

About Smelly Scalp .... If you've never had it, your lucky! Hair odour can be very embarrassing, and difficult to deal with! Once you get it, we've heard that some go through life with Smelly Scalp for a long time, and all the embarrassment that comes with it. It's so embarassing just getting close to people, because you know the odor is offensive to them. If you or a loved one has it, you know what that means!

This month, let's talk about skin fungal conditions like smelly scalp. In previous newsletters, we've let you know about Tinea Versicolor - (Nov '02 Newsletter click here). To recap, Tinea Versicolor is a harmless skin infection caused by a yeast living on the normal skin. It is common in hot, humid climates. When you have a lot of the yeast growing in one area, it causes slightly scaly, pink patches that do not tan. It is most common on the back, chest, and arms, but may appear on the neck. In darker skinned patients, the patches are much lighter than the normal skin. Tinea versicolor is not contagious to other people. If you just have a few small spots, you can use creams from the drugstore, such as Lotrimin A/F twice a day for 2 to 3 weeks, or you may wash daily with SAL3 soap. If you have larger areas that need to be treated, you may need a prescription medicine from your physician. To avoid getting tinea versicolor again, avoid using oils, because the yeast thrives on oils and is more likely to come back. Use a soap containing sulfur or salicylic acid like SAL3 soap on a regular basis during warm weather. Your physician may prescribe a medicated lotion (selenium sulfide) for you to use on a monthly basis to keep tinea versicolor from coming back.

What about Smelly Scalp condition?

It's reported to be a fungal condition, and the fungus thrives on oil from your skin. Regular shampooing doesn't do the trick.

We've heard success stories that the following shampooing regimen works wonders, and rids the scalp of hair odor.

Here's the reported procedure, :
First, wet your hair and shampoo with SAL3 bar soap, working up a generous lather. Let the suds soak in for awhile. Rinse, and repeat. Then shampoo with Dial Anti-Bacterial Body Wash. The SAL3 can leave your hair a bit course, so be sure to follow your normal conditioner routine, after shampooing. Avoid applying any oil on your scalp. Reports are showing success in as little as a week! They are saying to continue shampooing with SAL3 for at least 3 weeks, to get rid of the fungus. If you are allergic to sulfur, consult your physcian. Also, remember that sulfur doesn't smell so good, so don't expect the SAL3 to smell like a rose! But who cares if it gets rid of that rotten smelly scalp odor, right! Also girls, take off any silver jewelry if you don't want it tarnished when washing with any sulfur product. Sulfur tarnishes silver, so just be aware.

Well, that's it for this month's newsletter!  Thanks for joining us. Send us an email and say hi, if you liked it! Bye for now - see you next month!
Lora 
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