How to Tackle Dandruff

Dandruff has been troubling men for centuries and even after so much medical advancement people still suffer from dandruff and are clueless regarding its remedial procedure. People should be aware that dandruff can be treated and removed permanently by applying correct techniques.

There are no ready made solutions available for getting rid of dandruff as the remedy required may differ from one person to another. Although anti- dandruff shampoos work quiet well, but in most of the cases dandruff comes back after a brief period of time which is mainly because of the wrong remedial technique used by the individual.

A healthy diet also plays an important role in the formation of dandruff as unhealthy diets affect the overall metabolism of the body which facilitates the formation of dandruff. Overconsumption of alcohol, chocolate and high calorie foods are responsible for the formation of dandruff.

Some homemade recipes to tackle the dandruff:

• Wash your head every alternate day with lukewarm water.
• The best home remedy for the dandruff is rubbing lemon peel on the scalp, leave it on the head for at least 15 minutes then rinse off with shampoo. You can even add few drops of lemon juice to the water and pour this water at the end on your hair. Lemon has some extracts in it, which helps in preventing and reducing the dandruff.
• Add few cubes of camphor in coconut oil. Keep it in the sun for 20 minutes. Apply this oil on your hair and scalp. It helps in tackling dandruff.
• Take two-table spoonful of curd, whip it well. Add few drops of lemon juice to it. Apply this paste on your scalp and leave it for 20 minutes. Then shampoo your hair. It works as a conditioner and reduces the dandruff.
• A mixture of tea tree oil, olive oil and coconut oil is extremely helpful in curing dandruff from the scalp.
• Boil neem leaves in coconut oil. Restrain the leaves from the oil. Now keep this oil in a bottle, add one lemon juice to it, 1/4 th quantity of castor oil. Keep this mixture for further usage. Massage of this oil on hair and scalp is extremely good for the hair. It reduces the dandruff and keeps the hair healthy and lice free.
• Egg added in henna powder if applied on the scalp, helps hair in getting rid from dandruff. You can even add little curd to this pack.
• A paste of calamine powder mixed with curd if applied on hair cures the dandruff. The only drawback with this pack is that it is difficult to rinse it off when it dries. But it is very useful in reducing and preventing dandruff from the head.