How can I get rid of dandruff

[kailua]

I have never had dandruff, nor limp hair before. Can you please suggest shampoos/conditioners that may cause this and those that I can help get rid and prevent dandruff. I have also noticed, that with more stress my hair is paying the price (as are my nails), and is limp....

[WildChild]

Diet and exersize for healthier living are your long term, permanent solution.
Short termdandruff is dry flaking scalp, probably your other skin is dry too? Drink plenty of water, before shampooing give your scalp a good brushing to loosen the dry skin. Use a dandruff shampoo and shampoo twice. Then use a good conditioner.

You can do an occasional treatment to strip the chemicals off your hair by rinsing with lemon if you have light colored hair or vinegar if you have dark hair.

[sourpuss]

tea tree oil

[kailua]

thanks, I have used tea tree oil shampoo recently and found it made my hair soft. I was going to try a dandruff shampoo but was afraid that with my limp hair that it could be more damaging and heavy....
have a great day

[ShellyR]

Use Tea tree oil shampoo...it kills all the germs and junk, and helps heal your scalp! Also, aloe vera gel, get the real stuff, usually online, 100% aloe vera gel, and rub it into your hair and scalp, its soooo healing and full of vitamins.

Coconut oil is also another great thing, but its more for shine and helping w/ hair loss, not sure about helping w/ dandruff...but use the tea tree oil shampoo...i think aubrey organics or one of those organic shampoos makes them.

AND use organic shampoos/conditioner...stop using the chemical filled at the drugstores :0

Shelly

[dreamchaser214]

Here are some home remedies for your dandruff problem...

* Massage the Scalp with pure coconut oil. This will also help for growth of hair.
* Apply coconut oil which has been boiled with small onions. Wash it off with a mixture of green gram powder and water drained from cooked (boiled) rice.
* Apply a mixture of almond oil and gooseberry juice with finger tips on the scalp.
* Apply the warm mixture of olive oil, lemon juice and coconut oil. Do a steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes and wash the hair with a shampoo.
* Apply a paste of fenugreek and mustard to the scalp.
* Crush the leaves of five petal hibiscus flower and take the juice. Wash the hair with this juice.
* Heat the oil with a little camphor. Apply the oil in the scalp and massage for 10 minutes. After 30 minutes wash the hair with a herbal shampoo. Do the steam -towel- wrap for 15 minutes.

The best remedy that you can apply is to keep your hair and scalp clean and healthy to keep away those dead cells from developing. I hope it helps..

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[yasinthomas001]

There are many good products available in the market..you can go through it but if you want some natural remedies than put lemon in the warm oil and massage your hair softly..this will really work

[tidal611]

What I have noticed is that what people actually think is dandruff is actually the shampoo they are using that is causing your scalp to go dry. Once your scalp is dry then it flakes off. There is an ingredient that is in alot of shampoos called Amonium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate. This ingredient is extremely drying to the scalp and will cause flaking. Read the ingredients in your shampoo. I will not doubt that this is in it. Buy shampoo with either Sodium Laurel Sulfate or Tea Laurel Sulfate which is less harsh on your scalp. Also, buy a chlorine filter for your shower head. You will be amazed at how much the chlorine in the water is effecting your hair and skin. And not to mention breathing in the fumes of it while it evaporates as steam. When I put a filter on my shower my hair bounced back like crazy. Also what I do is take a biotin supplement. This has worked wonders as well.

[CHANDLERS WISH]

What I have noticed is that what people actually think is dandruff is actually the shampoo they are using that is causing your scalp to go dry. Once your scalp is dry then it flakes off. There is an ingredient that is in alot of shampoos called Amonium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate. This ingredient is extremely drying to the scalp and will cause flaking. Read the ingredients in your shampoo. I will not doubt that this is in it. Buy shampoo with either Sodium Laurel Sulfate or Tea Laurel Sulfate which is less harsh on your scalp. Also, buy a chlorine filter for your shower head. You will be amazed at how much the chlorine in the water is effecting your hair and skin. And not to mention breathing in the fumes of it while it evaporates as steam. When I put a filter on my shower my hair bounced back like crazy. Also what I do is take a biotin supplement. This has worked wonders as well.

Kind off totally agree with this post, I have heard this before and not from web sites, or posters trying to spam, but there are always manufacturers or the likes.

Not sure about the shampoo as there are herbal companies as well that probably have equal if not better products/ingredients that may work for them but natural makes sense.

CW