Dealing With Dandruff

Dealing with Dandruff Dandruff is the single most common problem that can occur on every body. To have a few white-flaked cells is normal for it is simply the sloughing off matured skin cells and waste material through the pores of the scalp. It is only when this becomes excessive that it has to be considered a problem. Well-looked after, clean, healthy hair with the proper acid balance does not have problem dandruff. There are two forms of dandruff - oily and dry. The dry dandruff appears as loose white flakes, and the scalp itches a great deal. The oily dandruff is sticky and yellow in color, and the scalp with oily dandruff smells bad. The oily form is found most among adolescents and adults with an excessively oily skin and scalp. What causes dandruff The basic causes of dandruff are faulty diet, emotional tension and stress, hormonal distrubances, infection due to disease, injury to the scalp and unwise or excessive use of hair cosmetics and dry weather. The reason why so many adolescents have dandruff is that this is the time when they secrete an excess of androgen hormones which cause sebum, the skin oil. How to get rid of dandruff The motto of hair-care is keep it clean. Wash your hair and scalp frequently - it could be every other day depending upon how stubborn your dandruff is. If your hair and scalp are oily, you should use herbal shampoo, since washing hair with frequent strong shampoo can harm your hair. Massage and daily brushing is extremely helpful in treating dandruff. They invigorate the blood circulation to scalp, promote the traffic of oil effusion and dislodge the dead skin cells sticking to the scalp for easy exfoliation. If you have dry dandruff, use an oil to massage your scalp especially before washing your hair. Lastly eat less animal fat, and more poly-unsaturated vegetable oils. Avoid nuts, chocolate, fried food, shellfish, iodized salt. Follow a diet high in greens, chicken, fish, milk and its products and food high in Vitamins A, E and B Complex. Home-made Cosmetic Care Dandruff is one problem which can be easily taken care of with some home-made treatments. For Oily Dandruff Vinegar Rinse To a mug of water, mix two tablespoons of malt vinegar. After shampoo, rinse the hair with it. Towel-dry your hair. This is an excellent remedy to prevent oily dandruff. A Dandruff Cleanser Soak two spoonfuls of fenugreek(methi) seeds in water overnight. In the morning, make a paste of the seeds and apply on the head. Leave it on for half an hour. Then wash the hair with soapnut (reetha) or shikakai and water. You may use a herbal shampoo instead to wash your hair. Do this routine twice a week. For Dry Dandruff Oil Massage For best results, massage your scalp with 1 teaspoon hot castor oil, 1 teaspoon coconut oil and 1 teaspoon sesame (til) oil. Leave it on for about half-an-hour and then shampoo it out. Follow this routine, twice a week, especially in winter. Cleanser Take about 5 tablespoons of yogurt and squeeze half a lime in it. Take two spoonsfull of green grams and powder them. Mix it in curd. Apply on scalp and leave it for ten minutes. Wash your hair with a creamy shampoo thoroughly. Follow this routine at least once a week. If the dandruff does not clear up in time, you should take medical advice. It could be due to a fungal infection. Another effective dandruff chaser - A combination of a tablespoon of eau-de-cologne and two aspirin tablets curshed.

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Hi
Sunkan thanks for giving me such a nice tips really this weekend i will follow this tips
Keep writing
Veena

Originally Posted by veenajuturi

Hi
Sunkan thanks for giving me such a nice tips really this weekend i will follow this tips
Keep writing
Veena

happy veena been of help, do that and let me know the result..sunkan

Thanks for your tips!!

To remove Dandruff:
1) Add 1 teaspoon of camphor to half a cup of coconut or neem oil. Store it in glass container.
Dosage: Massage this oil into the scalp before bed.
2) Mix 1 teaspoon of castor, mustard and coconut oil each and massage into the scalp.
3) Mix one part of lemon juice with two parts of coconut oil. Massage into the roots of the hair regularly.
4) You can use good quality coconut or mixture of almond and olive oil. Apply any of these mildly warmed oils to your hair and gently massage into your scalp evenly with your fingertips. Leave on overnight if you can, if not, leave on for at least an hour or two and then wash hair.

Regards

Hi Sunkan,

Can u pls tell me where i can i buy shikakai pods and reetha in bangalore ( in and around fraser town). i want to buy it and grind it in mill, also do u know where to look for grinding mills. my mom used to add lemon, orange peels etc with shikakai and it used to smell good.

I have dry white flakes but not at all itchy, comes only when i use shampoo or conditioner, when i use shikakai it is very clean and good. i read somewhere that this is not dandruff but not sure what it is.

TIA.

Originally Posted by vpriya

Hi Sunkan,

Can u pls tell me where i can i buy shikakai pods and reetha in bangalore ( in and around fraser town). i want to buy it and grind it in mill, also do u know where to look for grinding mills. my mom used to add lemon, orange peels etc with shikakai and it used to smell good.

I have dry white flakes but not at all itchy, comes only when i use shampoo or conditioner, when i use shikakai it is very clean and good. i read somewhere that this is not dandruff but not sure what it is.

TIA.

dear priya,
you can try at the herbal shop in old poor house road opposite lane to the mosque, but now u get wonderful shikakai powder in meera the branded one it has usilamthazhai a green leaf powder and green gram which is very good for the hair, all u need is to dry the lemon and orange peel and powder it and mix it with these, u will get the same benefit..sunkan

Thankyou so much, Sunkan, have noted it down. Is meera shikakai pure shikakai or when we use it in scalp does it foam. becos when i was young i used it and remember it has foam just like shampoo in it but it is a shikakai powder.
if it foams then i dont prefer it, becos of scalp issues i want something which doesn't foam. i have never heard of usilamthazhai... is it arappu? arappu is also a green leaf powder used for washing hair in tamilnadu.

Can u also tell me where i can find a grinding mill?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by vpriya

Thankyou so much, Sunkan, have noted it down. Is meera shikakai pure shikakai or when we use it in scalp does it foam. becos when i was young i used it and remember it has foam just like shampoo in it but it is a shikakai powder.
if it foams then i dont prefer it, becos of scalp issues i want something which doesn't foam. i have never heard of usilamthazhai... is it arappu? arappu is also a green leaf powder used for washing hair in tamilnadu.

Can u also tell me where i can find a grinding mill?

Thanks.

ARAPPU IS A BROWN POWDER USED TO WASH VESSELS IN TAMIL NADU, NOW SO MANY WASHING STUFF LIKE VIM HAVE TAKEN OVER, THE MEERA, IT FOAMS BECAUSE IT HAS USILANTHAZHAI IN IT, WHICH IS A HERB AND EASY TO WASH AWAY.my search engine in google brought me here back again..check here.SUNKAN

Beauty tip for the day

Thanks Sunkan, will try the meera powder.
I remember i used a green powder when i was young and used to hate it.becos it was difficult to rinse it. or maybe i used usilamthazhai powder.but those days my hair was too good. now its becoming worse.

Priya.