What’s With the Itchy Scalp I Feel As My Hair Falls Out?

Hello, I am female and have been dealing with diffuse hair loss for over 10 years. My hair seems to get more fragile and difficult to deal with every year and medical science has been useless in helping me. The thing that is bothering me though is that as my hair gets thinner it becomes “prickly” causing an itchy/crawly feeling over my whole head that is seriously annoying me. I have tried tar based shampoos to stop the itchy/crawly feeling and it does give a temporary relief but it also increases the amount of hair I lose and gives it a horrible dried out texture. Is this a common theme with hair loss and how does one deal with it? I do not have any scalp conditions that I know of or any Psoriasis. Thank you.

I really do not know what you have other than hair falling out and an itchy scalp. Perhaps you need to see a dermatologist for a good examination. We hear itchy dry scalp and hair loss as a common theme, but it is such a vague symptom it is often hard to pinpoint the exact cause. The two issues could be unrelated.

There is a theory that hair loss in women reflects an autoimmune problem. An itchy scalp can be caused by an autoimmune process.