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Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Olive & Tea Tree Oil Shampoo — Reddit Reviews
by As I Am
Updated November 10, 2026
Piroctone olamine shampoo for itchy, flaky scalps; curly-hair HG status.
What the community says
A dandruff shampoo pairing piroctone olamine with tea tree oil, peppermint oil, and menthol for a cooling scalp wash. Curly-hair users call it a lifesaver, though stubborn symptoms may need several washes before settling.
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As I Am Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Olive & Tea Tree Oil Shampoo ingredients
Aqua/Water/Eau, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Betaine, Cocamide MIPA, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Sodium Isethionate, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Melaleuca Alternifolia (TEA Tree) Leaf Oil, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, Piroctone Olamine, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Menthol, Coconut Acid, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Glycol Stearate, Polyquaternium-10, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Limonene, Linalool
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 22 mentions across 20 threads
As I Am Dry & Itchy Scalp Care Olive & Tea Tree Oil Shampoo on Reddit, in one place — 20 threads from r/curlyhair and r/Naturalhair, summarized.
“Wash with As I Am shampoo”
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“Rinse with cool water”
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“I was so sad when As I Am changed their dandruff formula.”
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“they took out one of the most effective ingredients, pyrithione zinc.”
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“As I Am Dry and Itchy Shampoo- my scalp was on fire it was so Itchy and now it is happy!”
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“I second this! Totally worked for me!”
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“I have the As I Am dry and itchy shampoo and conditioner. I don't love them, but they do help a bit when my scalp is bad.”
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“I switched to As I Am Dry & Itchy shampoo (they also make a co-wash and leave in), which doesn’t have these ingredients.”
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“It took a few washes to reset my scalp, but after about a month and a half, the itchiness has almost completely gone away!”
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“As I Am dry and itchy shampoo and cowash are my HG products”
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