Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment, Hydrating Hair Mask, For All Hair Types

I was born with extremely thick cradle cap and discovered later that I would get large welts (largest was a bit bigger than a half dollar) on my scalp that would itch. When scratched off, a clear oily liquid would ooze from the opening down my neck, soaking my hair. My mother would always have me wash my hair, scratch everything open, and pour rubbing alcohol on my scalp -- which stung but it made it go away for months before I would have a relapse. For a long time I thought it was simply a stronger form of dandruff, unsuccessfully treating it with Head & Shoulders (which left my hair greasy, frizzy, and feeling like straw) or coconut oil soaks (which softened my hair but didn't reduce dandruff). It wasn't until later that I discovered the real name for this (seborrheic dermatitis) and that I have it genetically from my mother, whom treated it for years with Listerine or rubbing alcohol (as she had me do for years). However the alcohol trick stopped working when I entered my 20's and I would have to suffer through this until it cleared or scabbed over from being scratched too much. The last "break out" was too much -- all over the scalp, tiny bumps leaking and itching -- so I started looking into products that would help. As I also once suffered from acne and have dermatitis in my ears, I've long ago discovered the joys of salicylic acid (good for treatment of almost any form of dermatitis) in a world where I am allergic to even the smallest amounts of benzoyl peroxide.I ordered this last week, received it Friday, and began immediately. I have only been using Paul Mitchell's Tea Tree Hair and Scalp Treatment for 3 days and there is already a marked difference in my scalp. All the healing or developing patches have disappeared, leaving my scalp smooth and soft under my hair. It's also cut back on the dandruff I lived with for a long time as well. The first two days I used it as a shampoo rather than conditioner and, while it did leave my hair a little oily, it left my hair soft and reduced my scalp itchiness. On the third day I washed my hair with my typical cheap shampoo, then used the Scalp Treatment as conditioner, wrapped it up in my turbie twist towel and left it in for 5-10 minutes. My scalp got cold and tingly (just like it's supposed to), then I rinsed thoroughly and dried my hair completely. No oily look, completely manageable, softer than a kitten. Today I only shampooed and left out the Scalp Treatment -- my scalp and hair still feel soft and smell vaguely of peppermint, only minor itchy spots left to treat tomorrow. I'm hoping to use this a couple times a week to keep the dermatitis at bay. Thanks, Paul Mitchell!Please note that the product does look and smell a lot like toothpaste. If you don't like the smell of peppermint, this product is not for you. Be sure to massage it into wet hair/scalp and, for best results, leave in for the full 5 minutes (I recommend wrapping your head in a towel).

I've used this and other Paul Mitchell products for many years. I easily got used to the strong tea-tree scent (then again, I regularly use EOs).I like the product because it leaves my scalp fresh and tingly and my hair soft yet strong. It also helps keep seborrheic dermatitis at bay and reduces itching.During the COVID pandemic, after losing my job and being forced into early retirement, one expense I cut was getting my hair colored, and I think this product helped restore enough of my real color that I'm now a natural (albeit silvery) blonde at 60+. (This happy accident may partly be due to stress reduction and/or weird genetics...who knows? Is coloring a vicious toxic cycle? Was I wasting my money on it all those years?)After shampooing and squeezing excess water out of my hair, I apply a few drops of my own Young Living EO mixture (tea tree, lavender, and lemongrass) and after about a minute, add this hair/scalp treatment. I let both soak in for a few minutes and then massage my head with a firm scalp brush and work everything through to the ends. The tingly-fresh sensation is great--an oxymoronic spicy-cool feeling of clean and detox'd. After another couple of minutes, I rinse thoroughly, squeeze out excess water, and finish with Paul Mitchell Lemon Sage thickening conditioner. I'm not sure if this is the best order, but it works well for me.One caveat: While the pump is a far better deal than the small size and I like the convenience of a pump dispenser, I found that, unfortunately, the micro-beads in the product tend to get stuck in a big clump around the pump's spring mechanism. Therefore, I now keep the pump container in the bathroom closet and transfer the product periodically (without using the pump, of course) to a squeeze bottle with a removable top (which happens to be an old Mountain Ocean Skin Trip bottle) for use in the shower.

Awesome product. Smells fresh after use and hair and scalp are great

Cured mine and my childs dandruff as well as itchiness. Only problem i have is i find green beads in my hair regardless how much i rinse. Price is a bit high for the product other than that i love it.

This is a serious treatment for an irritated scalp, or dandruff.It could help a lot of people, it's helped a family member and me.This contains Salicylic acid, a treatment for more severe irritation that one might try after finding other treatments don't work like Head and Shoulders (selenium sulfide), Selsun Blue or Redkin (zinc pyrithione)This same ingredient is also contained in Neutrogena T-Gel if you want to try an alternative.Please don't be scared off by the sound of the ingredient "salicylic acid", it is the same stuff they put in acne medicines and very similar chemically to aspirin!If you're not afraid of aspirin you shouldn't be afraid of this.There's a bunch of other oils in there to calm the scalp, like lavender, jojoba, tea tree.It's got a strong dollop of peppermint oil which sure wakes you up.Tea tree oil kills bacteria and is tingly, envigorating... i don't how much it really helps with scalp irritation.If this doesn't work you might try Nizoral (ketoconazole) -- this is an anti fungal agent, turns out fungus is an incredibly common cause of persistent scalp irritation. If you're still stuck there's coal tar shampoo, which is bringing out the heavy artillery but it really smells bad.Here's some common contributors to irritated scalp:Oily hair, hormone changes, stress, illness, infrequent shampooing, food allergies, vitamin B deficiency, yeast infection, hair curlers/blow dryers, cold weather (winter), hair sprays/gels/hair coloringp.s. paul mitchell also makes probably the most effective chlorine removal hair shampoo if you're a swimmer