Hair-Care- Dandruff Prevention is Utmost Important!!
September 10, 2008
Dandruff, also known as scruff, is due to excessive shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. It is quite normal for the skin cells of the scalp to die and flake off. A normal quantity of skin flaking is quite natural, but when the flaking becomes excessive due to some irritation or some skin allergy then it needs attention. Cause of dandruff could be cold weather, cold weather makes the skin dry and causes it to flake and shed which in turn causes dandruff. Excessive use of hair gels, hair sprays or other chemicals such as hair coloring chemicals can also cause roughness of the scalp and cause it to shed skin.
Advice to prevent dandruff:-
It is difficult to find a 100% dandruff cure. But we can definitely prevent dandruff.
• Eat healthy nutritious food. Avoid oily and fried food items. These increase the problem of dandruff.
• Do not expose your skin to too much sun because its rays could harm the skin and the hair texture. Also, too much cold is not good for the skin as it has the chance of drying up and in turn causing dandruff.
• Extreme climatic conditions should be avoided.
• Wash your hair at least twice a week. Always keep your scalp clean.
• Use a fine toothed comb.
• Then even relaxing techniques such as meditation reduces stress and therefore helps as a dandruff treatment.
• Using proper shampoos and not exposing hair to too many chemicals will help hair and scalp to remain in a natural state.
So by taking a little care of health and skin we can definitely help prevent dandruff
Home remedies to cure Dandruff:
The following are recipes for some simple dandruff treatments that you can do at home. All ingredients are readily available in any common household.
1. Take some curd. Add the juice of half or one. Put this mixture evenly on the scalp and hair. Keep for about half an hour and then wash with mild shampoo. Do this treatment every time you face the problem of dandruff. Over a period of time you will notice that you need to do it less frequently.
2. Apply poppy seeds ground with milk on the scalp. Later wash with plain water or water mixed with herbs such as shikakai.
3. Boil dry tea leaves in water. Strain and then let the water cool. Add the juice of half a lemon. Apply this on the scalp and hair and leave for an hour. Wash as usual. This gives a shine to the hair and is a good dandruff cure.
4. Mix the white of one egg with the juice of one medium-sized lemon. Apply on the scalp and keep for an hour. Wash off as usual and use a mixture of cider vinegar in water as a last rinse. This is a very good dandruff treatment.
5. Before shampooing, massage the scalp with salt for some time and then wash off. When done over a period of time, this helps in completely getting rid of dandruff.
6. Apply grated carrots to the scalp and leave for some time to prevent dandruff. Wash off as usual.
7. Mix 3 parts of olive oil with 1 part honey. Apply this well on your scalp and hair. Wrap a hot towel over it. Shampoo it off after some time. This is a good dandruff remedy.
8. Gently massage scalp with brandy and then wash off. This helps in relieving the problem of dandruff.
9. Take some warm coconut oil in a bowl .Add about half volume of lemon juice to it. The warm oil makes it easier for the two to mix, apply this on your scalp and leave overnight. Shampoo it off in the morning. This will not only help relieve you of your dandruff problem but also reduce hair loss.
10. Apply the juice of onions to the scalp to cure the problem of dandruff. Leave on for about a half hour and then shampoo as usual. This is a very effective dandruff treatment.
Summary:
Dandruff is a condition in which flaking of scalp (skin of head) occurs which falls like snow flakes commonly seen on shoulders and face. It make hair dry and brittle thus for taking a proper hair care preventing dandruff is very essential. There many remedies available to cure dandruff try one that suits your hair.
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