{"id":50416,"date":"2023-06-09T16:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/?post_type=docs&p=50416"},"modified":"2023-06-09T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:38:54","password":"","slug":"i-have-acne-on-my-scalp-can-i-use-skinlycious","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/docs\/i-have-acne-on-my-scalp-can-i-use-skinlycious\/","title":{"rendered":"I have acne on my scalp, can I use Skinlycious?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yes. However, we recommend to see a doctor first to determine if it’s really acne. It could be another skin disease.
Acne on the scalp is caused by blocked follicles with oil and dead skin cells, or bacteria, and subsequently become inflamed or infected.

Just like facial acne, often oil-based products like heavy pomades, hair wax, hair gel can cause clogging of the pores or glands, which means you really need to look at the ingredients in your hair products to and choose formulas that won’t cause excess oil build-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes. However, we recommend to see a doctor first to determine if it’s really acne. It could be another skin disease. Acne on the scalp is caused by blocked follicles with oil and dead skin cells, or bacteria, and subsequently become inflamed or infected. Just like facial acne, often oil-based products like heavy pomades, hair wax, hair […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[101],"doc_tag":[105,126,127],"class_list":["post-50416","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-consultations","doc_tag-acne","doc_tag-hormonal","doc_tag-hormone"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","woocommerce_thumbnail":"","woocommerce_single":"","woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":""},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

Yes. However, we recommend to see a doctor first to determine if it’s really acne. It could be another skin disease. Acne on the scalp is caused by blocked follicles with oil and dead skin cells, or bacteria, and subsequently become inflamed or infected. Just like facial acne, often oil-based products like heavy pomades, hair wax, hair gel can cause clogging of the pores or glands, which means you really need to look at the ingredients in your hair products to and choose formulas that won’t cause excess oil build-up.<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"","author_info_v2":{"name":"Peter Jansen Noble","url":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/author\/peternoble\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","acf":[],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":92,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"Peter Jansen Noble","author_nicename":"peternoble","author_url":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/author\/peternoble\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Acne Skincare","term_url":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/docs-category\/consultations\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"acne","term_url":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/docs-tag\/acne\/"},{"term_name":"hormonal","term_url":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/docs-tag\/hormonal\/"},{"term_name":"hormone","term_url":"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/docs-tag\/hormone\/"}],"yoast_head":"\nI have acne on my scalp, can I use Skinlycious? - Skinlycious Pte Ltd | Gentle Solutions for Lasting Clarity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skinlycious.com\/my\/docs\/i-have-acne-on-my-scalp-can-i-use-skinlycious\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I have acne on my scalp, can I use Skinlycious? - Skinlycious Pte Ltd | Gentle Solutions for Lasting Clarity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yes. 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