Why does my helmet make my head so damn ITCHY?

[Sean.S]

Okay, so when ever i wear my helmet it makes my head itch like crazy!! It drives me mad, So much so that i have to pull over every 15 mins just to take my helmet off and give my head a good scratch. My helmet is a shoei xr1000 so its no cheap rubbish

Has anyone experienced this before and have any solutions for it?

Cheers, Sean

[KnuckleShot]

How do you store your helmet?
Possibly dust has gone into your helmet?

[Sean.S]

[KnuckleShot]

I just checked the helmet on Amazon -
https://www.amazon.co.uk/XR1000-SYMBOL-MOTORCYCLE-MOTORBIKE-HELMET/dp/B0034HPB5U

"Washable anti-allergenic 3-D interior"

Have you had any other helmets in the past by any chance or is this your first?

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

Cut the heads from 6 toothbrushes and velcro to inside of helmet.
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[hedgehugger]

I bought a Shark helmet (blinkin' expensive at the time), I would ride for about 20 minutes and get a horrendous irritation. Tried it over a few hundred miles, still the same. I was gutted. Loved the helmet. Was trying to work out how to tell hubbs that mega expensive helmet was giving me grief, and would probably have to get another!

Found a solution.
Felt around the helmet, under the lining. There were small nipple type protrusions right at the crown of the helmet. Rubbed them off and the itchy, horrendous pain went away.
Happy helmet days!


I got to say rubbed off and nipple in the same paragraph without being rude! WoW

[Dave70]

Head lice?

If not, you could try wearing one of those thin balaclava type things underneath to see if that helps.
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[Skudd]

Change your shampoo or use something like Dermal lotion and rub into scalp. Could just be your hair style/cut.
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[rubyhorse2]

i had a shoei 1000 and never got this, so most likely just have a wash i get itchy head if i dont wash my hair for a few days.

i also always wear a motorbike balaclava, mostly to keep my earphones in but also keeps the helmet interior cleaner and free from hair etc

[nowhere.elysium]

[Doovy]

Helmet too tight?
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[Skudd]

Itchy has been at it?
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[Slacker24seve...]

Helmet AIDS?
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[MCN]

As has been said, try an 'itchy' scalp shampoo.

They are not cheap.

If you suspect something bacterial then buy some Hibiscrub.

https://www.boots.com/en/Hibiscrub-Skin-Cleanser-250ml-1-bottle_872185/

(Chlorhexidine gluconate 4.0% w/v is the working product.)

Then wash and condition as normal.
Remember the conditioner conditions the skin/scalp too. You can cause dermititus by too much washing. It washes out the natural fats
And the skin shrinks. Then itches. like fcuk.
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