They say everyone’s hair tells a story. If that’s true, here’s mine; over processed, serious case of dandruff, and itchy all the time. A year ago I visited my dermatologist and she confirmed my bad dandruff. She educated me about some of the stuff I was using on my hair, and helped me understand the root cause. Did you know that dandruff is more than just an itchy scalp and dry flakes? Dandruff is when your hair over produces yeast, causing it to itchy and eventually dry out.

She suggested my switching over to Head and Shoulders to take care of it. For me personally, I’d be trying to ‘clean up my act’ as it came to my products I was using, I knew I wasn’t going to try Head and Shoulders that was full of harmful ingredients.

I decided I was going to do an experiment with my hair, I completely stopped using all the hair styling products I was currently using in hopes that would help with my itchy scalp and clear up some of the dandruff. I stopped using Dry Shampoo, hair spray and texturizing sprays. When I ran out, I didn’t re purchase and I wanted to see how it would change my hair. Right away my routine changed, because I wasn’t relying on dry shampoo. My dermatologist mentioned these products coat your hair and clog you scalp.

I can tell you with a few weeks my scalp felt much better and most the itchiness was gone. Now, it was time for me to change my shampoo. About this time I started using Beautycounter. They have a hair care line as well in addition to their makeup and skincare lines. First I tried the Volume & Shape line for obvious reasons with my fine hair.

And next I tried their Daily Shampoo & Conditioner. I really loved it! I saw noticeable results, my dandruff if almost completely gone after 7 months of use, my hair no longer is itching like crazy. My hair is HEALTHY! I saw my stylist a couple weeks ago and she showed me all these baby hairs around the crown of my head that are new growth! Who knew?!!

I am so pleased with this line and I'm a lifer now. Traditional shampoo and hair care products can contain any or all of the following;

parabens (cancer causing)
coal/tar
artificial fragrance
phylahataes

Not anything I want on my hair or getting into my blood stream. I know that Beautycounter is a better choice for me. Beautycounter sources their ingredients, and uses their Never List, which is a list of ingredients that are banned from their products. The U.S. only bans 30 harmful ingredients from their products, the E.U. bans over 1500! We’ve got to do better here. I’m so glad there’s education out there and products that are safer so you can make a better choice.

If you’re interested in Beautycounter you can check it out here.

Andrea Worley