Home Remedies for Dandruff, Treatment for Dandruff

Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 14:07
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Dandruff occurs on the scalp due to bacterial or fungal infection. In this condition flaking of skin of head occurs and it falls in the form of small granules generally seen on shoulders and face.

Dandruff causes a lot of itching of the scalp. It is an infectious disease and can be transmitted by sharing towels, combs, sleeping on the same pillow etc.
Some of the important causes of dandruff are unbalanced diet, fungal infection, use of alkaline soaps and shampoos, deficiency of zinc and calcium and contact with an infected person.

Different chemical formulations are available in the market for the treatment of dandruff but these may cause unwanted side effects. Everyone wants to get safe and natural treatment.

So some of the home remedies that you can try for dandruff are given below:

Home remedies for Dandruff

Make a mixture by adding two tablespoons of curd, two-three drops of honey and two-three drops of lemon. Apply it on the scalp and leave it for ten minutes and then scrub for ten minutes. Do this everyday if your hair is short and if you have long hair you may do it twice a week.

Massage your hair with warm coconut oil and then wrap your head with wet towel for few hours. Then wash it, it is an easy and fast treatment for dandruff.
Take some lemon juice and mix some vinegar to it. Now apply it on the scalp and leave it for one hour. Now wash your head.

You can mix olive oil and almond oil and massage on your scalp. Leave it for ten minutes. Then rinse and wash your hair with shampoo.

Take some fenugreek seeds and soak them in water overnight. In the morning make a paste of these seeds and apply to the scalp and leave it for half an hour. Then rise and wash your hair.

Take 4-5 thyme leaves. Boil the leaves for ten minutes in two cups of water. After it cools apply on the scalp and leave it for half an hour and then rinse and wash.

Make a mixture of apple sage and rosemary. Apply it on the scalp and leave for 10 minutes and then rinse and wash with shampoo.