How to deal with dandruff in your hair
Hair adds life to your over-all personality. The life span of hair depends on how it is treated and how healthy the scalp and hair condition is. The greatest enemy of healthy hair is dandruff. Here are some treatments as well as traditional Indian remedies that you can try to get rid of dandruff.
Steps
Here is an exhaustive list of Home Remedies. If you think that a particular remedy or ingredient does not suit you, you can try an alternative. You should give each remedy at least a week before trying another.
Mix two tablespoons of cosmetic vinegar and six tablespoons of hot water. Dab with cotton into the scalp, parting the hair with comb apply all over the scalp. Do it at bedtime for better results. Tie a towel over the hair to avoid staining the pillow. Next morning wash the hair with shampoo. After the hair is thoroughly cleansed pour over as a last rinse a mixture of three tablespoons of cosmetic vinegar and one cup of hot water. If you continue to treat your hair with it for few months, it will serve your purpose.
Hot oil therapy is another method to cure dandruff. Massage hot olive oil into the scalp at bedtime. Next morning before bath, rub lemon juice mixed with cosmetic vinegar (mix 1:2 ratio) into the scalp. Give the hair a good wash with egg shampoo.
Beat an egg well, and then add a few drops of lemon juice. Apply on you scalp and leave the mixture on for about half an hour. Wash well. It is better to rinse your hair with rose water, as you do not want to go outside with smelly hair.
Give your hair a hot steam bath. Massage hot coconut oil with a hot damp towel and leave it on the head like a turban so that the steam can fight dandruff. You may use two towels for this purpose.
Indian Home Remedies
- Apply the paste of neem leaves to treat dandruff or boil neem leaves in 4 teacups of water. After cooling and filtering, use for washing hair.
- Soak 2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds in water overnight. In the morning, grind into a fine paste. Apply all over scalp and leave for ½ an hour. Wash with mild shampoo.
- Make a solution by mixing 100 g each of amla (Indian gooseberry), reetha, and shikakai, and boil in two liter of water until the liquid reduces to half. Use this shampoo for one month. Dandruff will go away and your hair will become thick.
Tips
- Improve circulation by brushing your hair. Brushing also helps in removing any dandruff flakes. Massage your head with your fingertips before or immediately after brushing to improve further circulation.
- To treat the condition, over-the-counter dandruff or medicated shampoos can be used . Active ingredients in these shampoos include salicylic acid, coal tar, zinc, resorcin, ketoconazole or selenium. Nizoral is one medicated shampoo, which contain ketoconazole and is effective in treating dandruff.
Caution
Avoid stress; Stress also triggers dandruff problem.
- Before using any over-the-counter products to cure dandruff, it is advisable to see your dermatologist.
- External factors aside, poor health may also be the cause of dandruff. Make sure you get plenty of sleep, eat healthily and avoid stress-inducing activities.
- Before consuming any oral supplements, it is advised to see your doctor.
- Avoid using hair color or hair styling products, which dries out hair.
- Try not to scratch your head with fingernails, as it may irritate the oil glands in your scalp and produce more sebum.
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Comments
I think you could have added
I think you could have added some tips for people always on the go (like me). They rarely have time to take care of their hair. Above all, this is a great quick guide for people. Bookmarked!
Lemon Juice does work!
Awesome collection of well known tips-all at one place. I have tried lemon juice on my daughter and it has given amazing results!!
Curds are good too, if you don't mind the mess.:-)
Gr8 tips!
Avanti
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