Natural Cures For Dandruff
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Whether you slip into that sleek, black dress or throw on a dark-colored sweater, one distraction that really puts a damper on a sharp-looking wardrobe is irritating dandruff. These flecks of dry, white matter are a real turnoff to those who spot these intruders resting upon your shoulders. Many individuals also equate dandruff with uncleanliness and the condition is acknowledged for possessing a real reputation for causing embarrassment.
Causes and Symptoms
According to the Ontario government, while a form of eczema causes some dandruff (promoting increased amounts of normal skin cells on the scalp to shed), there is actually a deeper explanation for some. A yeast-like fungus called malassezia is now thought to be responsible for numerous cases of flaky skin cells. This type of fungus usually resides on the scalps of most people without bringing about such problems.
But just like any other fungus, malassezia may get a little out of control, causing rapid cell production to bump older coatings of skin from the outer layer in the form of flakes. Doctors are unsure why only some people are more susceptible to this process than others. Increased oil production is one theory, while stress and hair products may contribute to oily scalp buildup.
Besides dealing with the white flakes of dead skin in your hair and shoulders, your head will itch and your scalp will appear scaly. Individuals may also experience either an excessively oily or dry scalp during bouts of dandruff.
Natural Cures
To treat dandruff, it is quite common to turn towards both over-the counter and prescription treatments, but sometimes these options can cause skin irritation and chemical reactions. At times, even Head and Shoulders shampoo doesn’t do the trick, prompting many to find alternate solutions for their scalp problem. An effective approach often includes natural remedies that come from a wide-range of plants, often utilizing parts, such as the root, essential oil, and bark.
a) Rosemary and Nettle:
Rosemary is a stimulating herb that warms the body and makes an effective traditional hair rinse. Individuals may create one of the most effective dandruff shampoos when combining (25 grams of fresh rosemary leaves; 10 grams of fresh, stinging nettle root; 5 drops of tea tree oil; 20 grams of soft soap; and 100 ml of denatured alcohol).
All of the ingredients should be placed within a 500 ml jar. Next, add 350 ml of water and shake well. For a period of two weeks, the shampoo should be left to steep, shaking on a regular basis. After two weeks has finished, the mixture should be strained into a clean bottle.
b) Soap Bark:
The inner bark of this particular herbal option acts as a cleanser and anti-inflammatory. To create a shampoo to combat dandruff, one should mix two cups (500 ml) of a soap bark decoction with 200 grams of soft soap. It is important to remember that this mixture is only for external use and not for internal consumption.
c) Fenugreek Seeds:
When taking two tablespoons of fenugreek seeds and soaking them overnight in water, you can ground them into a fine paste by the morning. The paste should be applied to the scalp and left to work its magic for an hour. Afterwards, you should wash your hair with a soap-nut (ritha) solution or shikakai.
d) Lime:
After washing your hair, you may create a natural cure for dandruff by rinsing your hair with a teaspoon of fresh lime juice. This remedy also helps to control dandruff, promote glowing hair, as well as remove stickiness.
e) Beet:
Some individuals have found reasonable results when boiling the tops and roots of beets in water. While you may think that the beet itself is used on the hair, it is actually the concentrated beet water that should be massaged into the scalp with the fingertips. This process should be repeated each night. When choosing beets, it is the white variety that provides better results.
Take four-five tablespoons of sour curd and some lime juice add in it.Dont add water it supposed to be a thick paste. The paste of curd should be applied to the scalp and left to work its magic for an couple of hour. Afterwards, you should wash your hair only with water.Next day you can use shampoo.This remedy helps to control dandruff.
Mayo works great and it is also good for your hair! If you can tolderate the smell that is
I have had dandruff for years. I read an article that said put vinegar on your scalp. I thought it was a little out there, but I was desperate. I rinsed my hair with water in the shower and sprayed white vinegar on my scalp. I let it soak in for about five minutes. Then I washed my hair with dandruff shampoo and conditioned my hair as normal. After doing this every other day for a few weeks I got rid of my dandruff. If I feel like it is starting to come back I repeat the process. It kind of stinks a little, but it’s so worth it! Hope this helps you too!
Take care!
u can use viniger, works great 4 dandruff.
olive oil and coconut oil they keep ur head mosturized for long period of time
Try pouring half a small jug full of really good extra virgin Olive oil onto your scalp and massage it into dry hair really well. Leave it in for about three days. I had to wear my hair up for the three days but it was worth it. After the three days, rinse your hair with luke warm water and then apply rosemary oil or water to your damp hair ( get it from the local health food shop )and massage it in.
I think that any time you wash your hair, when you do wash it, wash it with luke warm water or cold water. It’s best because hot water drys out your scalp and your skin in general.
First you should rinse your scalp with organic apple cider vinnegar. This balances the ph of your scalp, then you wash your hair with cold water because hot or warm water strips your scalp of its natural oils. Last you shampoo and condition the the brand of your choice.
I’ve tried vinegar also and had the same experience as the person above, the smell isn’t to great but it seemed to fend it off for a little while.
this is gunna sound really gross but it’s garunteed to work 100%.
if you pee in a cup and then pour the cup on your dry hair/scalp your dandruff will be gone the next day.the amonia of the B vitamins and urochromes revive the scalp just like dandruff shampoos only stronger.
dont wash your hair for 6 weeks and then presto you will never have use shampoo again just water from the shower does work i havent washed my hair in years
this always works for me and you will be surprised as well dont be stupid like other people and pour ur own pee on your head. just put, extra virgin olive oil massage , leave for 2 hours
I totally agree with Jake Rodgers on this. I was very desperate to get rid of my dandruff. It was ruining my life. Here is what I did and IT WORKED.
1. Get your shower started (make sure the water isn’t hot. I know, I like hot water too, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The water has to be warm or cold.)
2. (This sounds CRAZY), but you pee in a cup.
3. While taking your shower pour the urine into your hair. It’s not going to kill you so don’t worry.
4. LIGHTLY rinse your hair.
5. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT scratch, rub, or heavily brush your hair after your shower. That is what makes it worse.( Along with head & shoulders.)
Repeat that several times aftr that. Then when you are sure it is gone you can stop pouring pee in your hair. I haven’t done this, but please do not try going back to head&shoulders dandruff control. And if you think your dandruff is coming back, repeat the process.
I hope this works for you it did for me! ;D
ok guys let me tell you right now, DONT PUT PEE IN YOUR HAIR! it doesnt work! you’ll just sound like a physco. but you can just first get all the dandruff thats in your hair at that moment out, then just shampoo regularly adding some vinegar to your shampoo, dont use conditioner in this case. then when you hair is damp pour some warm lime juice in your hair with a little bit of shampoo and just massage it in your hair and rinse repeatedly
i have a fishy type of skin
if you really wanna get rid of that dandruff, use some extra virgin olive oil on your scalp and top it with some oregano and then some greek olives and feta cheese and cilantro and then rub it all in your scalp and leave it in for ten minutes, then rinse, and bravo,,, it’s gone!
IF YOU REALLY WANNA GET RID OF THAT DANDRUFF, GET SOME EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, APPLY IT TO YOUR SCALP THOROUGHLY, TOP THAT OFF WITH SOME VINEGAR, FRESH LEMON JUICE, FETA CHESSE, AND SOME GREEK OLIVES, RUB IT ALL IN REALLY GOOD, AND BRAVO! NO MORE DANDRUFF,,, YAY!
Yes malakismeni is correct, i tried that and it worked for me. when i rinsed it out i was like yay,,great!!! dandruff was all gone.
Is that pee-ing tip true?
I’m a victim here! i mean, dandruff is like a constant embarrassment. I didn’t start having dandruff until I moved to Washington state. I believe me, my dandruff are not like little flakes now. It’s like chunks of flakes. And I’ve tried every dandruff product available on the counter; head&shoulder, denerex, dandruff neutrogena, and about every single oil. And it kept coming back. So right now, I will start trying out home remedy such as (my pee)
)… vinegar, and some extra virgin olive oil. hopefully it will work. Maybe NOT with the pee but if it keep coming back. Desperate Times calls for (very) Desperate Measures.
This may sounds crazy, but it cured my dandruff, (which I had for years, and couldn’t even be helped by doctors…).
First you must collect 2 pints of your own blood.
This is mixed with 4 cups ground cat litter (the cheapest brands work the best).
Add 2 cups of milk, and about 1/2 a pound of grass clippings from your yard (it’s important that is from your yard, or a yard in your neighborhood, as this will contain the local toxins that can cause dandruff in the first place).
When this is all mixed in a large sealable jar, let it sit in the sun for 2 weeks, then use this paste in your hair once a day, until it is all gone.
It can be applied lightly, but cannot be rinsed out during the day.
Rinse it at night with cold water, before you go to bed.
Good Luck!
rinse your hair with coconut milk,doesn’t matter how much
wtf peein in a cup? wow um i shaved my head and like rub my bald head with oil now i have better hair then jessica sim.
ok when you have diarrhea put the diarrhea in a cup and wash your hair with it, rinse and take many showers afterwards to remove the smell but it works, the high levels of acid practically kill the dandruff.
after using hello lot f anti dandruf shampoos,finally LOREAL INSTANT CLEAR worked wonders.try twice a week
I have personally done the olive oil and it does help bc in the winter i have really bad dry scalp (dandruff). Whatever you do DO NOT POUR PEE ON YOURSElf!! Not only does it not work (ask a dr they will tell you)its repulsive! Just thought i would put that out there. lol
Good luck
Ok first of all, don’t even try the “putting pee on ur head thing” it does not work!! And jean…wtf?! Diarrhea?! I’m not gonna even comment on that -__-
K well a PROVEN method is wat everyone keeps saying, rinse ur hair with vinegars, or use coconut milk, that also works rly well there r many other methods that work also but I use thoose two, hope it helps (:
Putting pee and/or poop in your hair is a STUPID idea! They only put that on there to get desperate people to try it. DO NOT PUT PEE AND/OR POOP IN YOUR HAIR!!!!
Let me say that urine therapy is a widely used medicine in many 3rd world countries. You can look it up and study it online. Dr.s and drug co.s don’t want anyone to know of it, or all their patients will be self-cured of most all ailments naturally. HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO GO VEGETARIAN FOR 1/2 DAY BEFORE USING IT- meat digestion causes ammonia in it which stinks. By the way, this I couldn’t do this cure because it cleanses not only the scalp but the hair color out of your hair.
DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT USING EXCREMENT OR ROTTEN BLOOD, TOXIC AND FULL OF BACTERIA- these are deceived people trying to make you do dangerous, harmful things. Research carefully before anything.
1/4 C. vinegar, 1/4 C. hydrogen peroxide, and 3/4 C.feta cheese, blended- applied to hair and left for 15 min.s or so, washed w/ natural shampoo afterwards worked a miracle for me. Even prescription shampoo hadn’t touched my dandruff- after this treatment there’s not a trace. Happy Hair today
hahaha pissing and diarrhea hahaha. This is too funny. I suffer from dandruff worse than ever in my life. I tried the vinegar and it works for a few days..but I think if I did it more often it would get rid of my dandruff. I also made my own scrub using olive oil, organic raw sugar, and tea tree oil. Massage into the scalp then rinse with water, do your last rinse in vinegar. Apple Cider Vinnegar with Mother is the best
Do it twice a week.
OOo and don’t forget to let the Extra Virgin Olive Oil mixture stay on the scalp for about 30 minutes before rinsing out. After you can wash and condition hair with shampoos and conditioner, but try to avoid anything harsh that may irritate the scalp further. Rinse all out thouroughly. Then vinegar rinse <3
Just use loreal instant clear …I think it will work
The best remedy for dandruff. Do not ever use tap water on your hair for washing and cold or warm is better as others have pointed out. If you have a water purification system, all the better.
The best shampoos are; Nizoral or selsum blue. When washing hair use distilled water. Leave the selsum blue in your hair over night and wash out in the morning. With Nizoral, leave in one hour, but no longer than that. Remember to wash and rinse with distilled water. there is something in tap water that makes dandruff much worse.
Use the shampoo everyday for a week afterwards, using the distilled water. And you will notice that your dandruff will be mostly, if not all gone. As soon as you use the tap water, your dandruff WILL come back. Any other natural remedies will better enhance the effects after doing this.
For children and babies, do not use the above shampoos on their hair.
For babies, use Dr. Bronners castille soap, but use a toothbrush to remove flakes from scalp before washing, and use the extra virgin coconut oil for conditioning and oiling the scalp.
Over 12 years old, use selsum blue, do not leave in over night like adults. Leave in 1 hour max.
For everyone, especially, African Americans use raw extra virgin coconut oil to condition and grease the scalp.
hi I tried Olive oil and it made my dandruff WORST. I have seborrheic dermatitis and putting EVO on my face caused me to have yellow scales pealing off with a super inflamed red skin. The yellow scales from the scalp were kind of fun to comb off though, never had my dandruff so big!!! But the face was very irritating.
My solution came when I washed my hair twice a day. W/O Shampoo!! THe idea is to get the oil off. seb derm is caused by excess oil that’s what I read. And the EVO just proved it. With more oil, it became worst. When I started washing my hair twice a day, it got under control. Anytime I skipped the hairwash, dandruff got worst.
Recently I shaved my head. Not a complete shave, but a beard shave. So really close. And guess what, no more dandruff problem! I believe that less hair = less oil trapped. Also more sun exposure which is supposed to be good.
This might not work for all cases of dandruff, especially if yours is due to dry skin. But for the seb derm sufferes, I hope that this helps you because I fully understand what you are going through and I would wish that somebody posted this when I was suffering. I wish you all the best! God bless you all and may you all be protected from the evil ones (especially muslim terrorists). haha.
I think the wonder treatment for dandruff is a cup of very sour (stale) home made curd (yogurt)and 1/2 a lime should be mixed well and applied to the scalp and left on for an hour. This should then be washed off and then hair washed with a mild shampoo or no shampoo. All the best suffering amigos.
DO NOT! I repaeat DO NOT! use poop or blood! i believe the people who say about the pee but not the poop and not the blood. good greif.
I just used some of the the remedies and it totally worked practically immediately!
I put Light Extra virgen olive oil (i dont think it matters if its light or not, light was all i had) in my hair (mostly on the sclap) for a while, while doing some house chores (about an hour). Then I washed it out and used my normal pantene shampoo. Afterwards I waited about 10 minutes and then rinsed out my hair with apple vinegar. It smells horrible but i washed it out as soon as it spread around my head and I massaged it in a little. I washed it about 3 times before the smell came out and now i am not brushing my scalp as much with the brush. Just brushing my hair about half way instead unless i need to part it.
Listen,first of all,you don’t need to use anything oily (olive oil,mayo,anything of this oily kind) if you have oily skin/prone to breakouts on your body. You will break out! I have the most oily skin you could find in the world,and I’m a woman. So I wouldn’t touch any greasy products at all. If you wash it out good right away,and wash your face/body with soap afterwards,maybe. I wouldn’t want to go around with olive oil on my hair for days,it would be a greasy mess,try a few hours? Wrapped up maybe in a towel? Always with any shampoo you use,repeat,don’t just wash once,it makes a big difference.
Try this remedy: mix equal quantities of olive oil with pure coconut oil and add a couple of Vitamin E capsules into it. Massage well into the scalp and leave it out for about 45 minutes and wash it off with a normal shampoo. Make sure you don’t wash the scalp thoroughly.
a vinegar rinse usually works for me
i had it really bad. for some reason my hair was falling out and i had a bunch of dandruff but once i used the vinegar rinse it stopped
This really does work !!!
Homemade recipe :
1 teaspoon of sugar
a little bit of warm water
lemon juice(2 teaspoons)
Best wishes that it works!
Oh and do it every other day&within a week it’ll be gone(depending on how much you have)
please help me to get ride of my dan-druff, i have had it on since 30years now