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Is it bad to use lavender oil and shampoo together on the scalp?

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Not "bad" per se...: ...Just illogical. The shampoo would wash the lavender oil out of your scalp, thereby nullifying any effect it might have. And it has no clinically identifiable effect anyway.

Answered 5/11/2012

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