Dealing with Dandruff

Dandruff is one of the most troublesome hair problems of all times. Especially the young boys and girls find it awful when traced out as ones bearing the noxious element called dandruff. This fouls their image and personality in the friend circle to a great extent. They lead to formation of crust of dead skin cells on the scalp. These flecking skin cells are prone to fall as snow flakes occasionally on our face, dresses, and other body parts leading to demeaning situations,. When the flecks or scales get accumulated excessively than it might tend to cause irritable condition due to the action of bacteria. There are two principal forms of dandruff. They are, dry dandruff and waxy dandruff. The dry dandruff are the small white scales that remain loosely scattered all over the scalp. The waxy dandruff is formed by mixing of the scales with the sebum of the scalp, which makes it cling to the scalp in patches.

The causes of occurrence of Dandruff can be deficiency of essential nutrients and minerals like Zinc in the diet. Fungus attack, yeast infection and excessive use of alkaline soap can lead to dandruff. One shouldn’t worry much about dandruff and should not ever feel frustrated about it as it can be cured easily by using homely remedies and proper hair care. Some of the most effective ways in dealing with Dandruff are follows,

• Hot oil therapy is the best measure in dealing with dandruff. Take warm oil and massage it on the scalp at bedtime. The next day mix lemon juice with vinegar and apply it over the scalp using cotton wool just one after before taking a bath. Keep it for about 15-30 minutes and wash off. Use a cup of warm water mixed with lemon juice as the last rinse. Do it twice or thrice a week. This will have excellent effect.
• Soak rind of lemon in coconut oil for 8-10 days. After that strain it and use the oil regularly and have the result.
• The juice of vegetables, like, beet, snake gourd is immensely effective in treating dandruff.
• Mix olive oil and almond oil and have a hair massage with it. When you will start having a burning sensation, wash it off. It can eliminate dandruff to great extent.
• The paste of fenugreek is another effective homely method of dealing with dandruff.
• Black pepper boiled in coconut oil and using the strained oil is another effective solution to dandruff. The ratio should be 3 grams of black pepper for 300 gram of oil.
• Massaging the hair with curd mixed with lemon juice at bedtime and mixing having a shampoo next morning is also an essential remedy in dealing with dandruff.