I have been using tgel and a sulfate free shampoo by paul mitchell since they do not bother my scalp. Weird thing is I has SEVERE scaling for over a year and just got that under control w/ dermasmooth (oil/mild steroid) and the tgel and then I moved and my scaling is just about gone for good. I think the mold in the house I was living at causes all of this but def the scaling. Now I look at my scalp and see the sign on FD. In the back of my mind I kinda thought I had it last year but wasnt sure but now the little ring are around so many of my hairs. They lift right up without even taking the hairs off...I have shedding but nothing extreme. Maybe 100 total a day, if even. When it gets better, does the hair tufts separate or are they always clumped together? That confuses me.