Dandruff is probably one of the most annoying types of fungus known to man. It cramps your style, forces you to wear light colored clothes, annoys you with the itching and gives you that tingly feeling whenever you wash your hair.
Aside from being totally annoying, dandruff is also very embarrassing. Although most people have it, you still wouldn’t want your date to see a big flake sticking out of your hair in the middle of dinner.
All joking aside, people have tried almost every trick in the book to get rid of dandruff, if yours is just starting, or maybe if you’ve had it for more than you can remember, maybe you just haven’t tried all the other stuff.
Her are most of the Dandruff solutions that you could find anywhere, from your mother’s closet to the dermatologist’s cabinet.
Dandruff Shampoos
Of course the first ever choice are dandruff shampoos. After all they are formulated to get rid of dandruff. However, some people become dependent on dandruff shampoos. Most of the time, these shampoos just strip your scalp to get rid of the dandruff, and once you stop using the shampoo, the dandruff gets back with a vengeance. If this happens, well you’d better try something alternative.
Here comes the Oils
Peanut Oil: Peanut oil, about a quarter of a cup mixed with the juice of half a lemon can do wonders for your scalp. Rub the mixture onto your head covering as much of the scalp as you can. Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes and then wash your hair with shampoo and water as usual.
Tea tree oil: Tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic, and some dandruff shampoos even have them as ingredients. However, if you have problems with dandruff shampoos like those mentioned above, you might want to mix a few drops of tea tree oil with your regular shampoo instead.
Diet wise
Oils in your diet: Diet is also essential in dandruff cure and prevention. Add flaxseed oil, fish oil or primrose oil in your diet to help build your scalps defenses against dandruff.
Kelp: Kelp can help. A simple kelp seasoning, or if you want to go all out, a kelp dish regularly in your diet can help alleviate dandruff.
Vitamins: Food supplements like selenium, Vitamin E, Vitamin B complex and Zinc taken regularly not only helps your body become strong and healthy, but these vitamins and minerals have been proven to help prevent dandruff. Vitamin C also helps.
Lecithin: If the Vitamins don’t work for you, its also good to add lecithin granules or capsules in your diet.
Raw: Cooking eliminates some of the better vitamins in your food. Eating raw food, especially sea food has been proven to help alleviate dandruff.
Avoid Fried foods: Unhealthy fats and oils in your body can promote dandruff. Too much intake of fatty fried foods, sugar, dairy products chocolates and nuts can make your skin very oily and more susceptible to dandruff.
Hair Rinses
Hair Rinses
Lemon; Rub your scalp with a halved lemon. Part your hair and rub in the lemon until you’ve covered your whole scalp. Leave this on for 5 minutes and rinse.
Vinegar: This may be a bit stinky, but you can wash your hair with a mixture of a quarter cup of vinegar and a quart of water. Rinse after 5 minutes.
Herb infusions: But infusions of thyme and chaparral as hair rinses. They leave a delicious smell on your hair as well as rid you of dandruff.
Listerine: Some people say rinsing your hair with Listerine mouthwash can help get rid of dandruff. The antibacterial ingredients in the mouthwash kill the fungi that cause dandruff.
Lotion: Before you sleep, put a little of your body lotion onto the parts of your hair that have flakes, and wash it thoroughly in the morning. It’ll look oily and greasy at night but if you rinse it thoroughly, it’ll be smooth, soft and dandruff free.
Buttermilk: Wash your hair with a quarter cup of buttermilk. Use it like a shampoo and leave it on for 10 minutes. Afterwards, you can wash your hair with a small amount of regular shampoo
Baking soda: Mix about 3 tablespoons of baking soda with a cup of water and wash your hair with it. Leave it on for 10 minutes and rinse with water. Another variation of this treatment is to rinse your hair with vinegar water after washing it with the baking soda mixture. You’ll get a bit of a fizz but it should work.
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