An unhealthy scalp is often the victim of dandruff as compared to a healthy one. People look for temporary dandruff remedied and treatments and forget about long term solutions. This is why, dandruff comes back often. In this connection, below is a big list of natural remedies for a healthy scalp and off course to avoid dandruff in long run:
1. Use Flaxseed oil for scalp massage. It makes your scalp healthier.
2. Using Primrose oil or Salmon oil can also make your scalp healthier enough to avoid the itching as well as stopping dandruff.
3. Vitamin E is very essential for the growth of hair as well as a healthy scalp, so add it in your diet.
4. Vitamins like B12 and B6 and are not only good for shiny and strong hair, but also let the scalp glow making it dandruff free. Increase use of fruits and energy drinks to have more vitamins.
5. Increase the use of organic food, especially green fruits and veggies.
6. If your scalp is dry, use antioxidants like selenium to keep it in balance.
7. Kelp is effective not only for hair growth but also for healing the scalp that has been trough Malassezia.
8. Dandruff makes the scalp skin rougher which further increases the dandruff. Vitamin A intake helps healing the scalp skin and so treating the dandruff.
9. Dandruff makes your hair weaker and weaker. Vitamin C helps preventing hair damage, and so the effect of dandruff can be lessen.
10. A mixture of water, burdock root, 1 tea spoon of calendula flower, lavender flower, rosemary leaves, chamomile flower, vinegar and your hair oil after shampooing your hair can reduce the dandruff considerably.
11. For good hair and scalp a person should maintain a good diet which at least should contain 40-60 % raw food.
12. Avoiding the excess use of dairy products, fried foods, flour, chocolate, nuts etc and replacing them with fresh fruits and veggies makes your skin and scalp moist, so reduces the chances of dandruff.
13. Sea food and sugar have positive effect on the scalp, but excessive intake is not good too.
14. Avoid using soap, it makes your hair rough and reduces their silkiness, causing dandruff as well!
15. Oily shampoos or the ones with chemicals also damage your scalp, so use shampoos with natural ingredients.
16. Avoid using ointments and creams on your scalp. Yr scalp skin is very sensitive and such creams with chemicals and damage your scalp!
17. The dandruff must not be scratched because it makes the dandruff worse. And the dandruff starts to make allergies and it irritates a lot.
18. Vinegar mixed with water should be used to rinse the hair. The ratio of both must be ΒΌ or it could have an adverse affect on your hair.
19. Apply a mixture of 1 table spoon of lemon juice mixed with 10 table spoons of pure peanut oil, for about 15 minutes on your scalp. Then shampoo your hair and wash out the mixture from your hair.
20. Using a mixture of yogurt, oil and egg can give you dandruff free, smooth and silky hair for 48 to 72 hours.
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