Sulphur! It's the only thing that works for me, and it really works! I mix sulphur powder in to my schampoo (paraben and SLS free) and then just wash it normally. I use it every time or every other time I wash my hair (I normally wash it every other day).

So I've had this problem for over a year now..maybe even longer!! It's so embarrassing!! I think especially for a young woman. I'd like to think of myself as pretty attractive and when guys come close to me I wreak!! I was seriously depressed, and didn't want to leave my house or even go to work. I work in Healthcare and that's even worse since I am supposed to be the one taking care of people and have this stinky problem that has been a total nightmare. I also work long 12 to 13 hour shifts, with a lot of stressful days. So you can only imagine. I've tried every shampoo under the sun, baking soda, lavender oil, tea tree oil, coconut oil, sulfate free shampoo, soap, changed my diet, drank apple cider vineger, drying my hair, letting it air dry, hand sanitizer, perfumes, no conditioner, only conditioner, the list goes on and on. I have been hopeless. I think I may have found a resolution. It sounds silly that it has only been 2 days since I found it, but I worked a full crazy shift today with no stench emanating from my scalp! It was like a god send. The other night I bought some Shea moisture brand african black soap shampoo and conditioner. The conditioner specifically says for scalp odor. They also sell a pre poo spray that you use before shampooing. It says to leave it on your scalp for a short time before washing. I was desperate so I left it on all night and washed with the others this morning. My hair usually starts to get pretty funky only 3 to 4 hrs after washing.. but the entire day my hair was fresh and my scalp felt so clean!! I am hoping it continues to work. I used the pre poo spray tonight before bed and have the next 3 days off.. so I am going to rinse in the am and not wash my hair for the next day or so and see how it goes. Hell if I can go one day without washing it and not being stinky,it will be a miracle! So many parts of my life have been effected by this condition. It's not even funny. I will post later to let you know the results. So far so good tho! Thankyoujesus! :)

I tried sulphur after reading this and it is the ONLY thing that helped! The shea shampoo did not smell good and unfortunately it did not help. After trying sooo many other things, I'm so happy that sulphur is working. I bought the power on Amazon and mixed a little in when I washed my hair with the apple scented Head & Shoulders shampoo.

After all the research I've done to get rid of this, I'm sure it's related to thyroid problems for many people. A simple TSH test by a GP is objective and will tell you if thyroid problems are contributing to smelly scalp. I found JASON shampoo replaces one stink with another, and that the sulphur smell is not subtle. Baking soda paste is somewhat helpful and next up I'm trying regular dish detergent with a conditioner. I got smelly scalp from a person who had it, and used my pillow. I then slept once on the pillow and have regretted that night for years.

I tried everything on God's green earth such as: vinegar, lemon, dandruff shampoo, Tea Tree, dry shampoo, ivory soap, etc. I even started washing my hair everyday and it still didn't matter, the smell was there a couple of hours later.

I had the same issue and tried everything without any luck, then i tried yogurt, plain Greek yogurt on my scalp for two hours and then shampooed with my regular shampoo and the smell was GONE for ever! try it it really works.

Hello people, I need your help. I am a young lady and I relate to this smelly Scalp issue. It's so embarrassing. I realize that this comments were written long ago. Please do you guys still have the smelly Scalp issue? I live in New York City and I seriously need to cure this problem before I lose my social life. My smelly Scalp is causing me depression.