Dandruff Home Remedies

Before the advent of all of these incredible, scientifically proven products on the market, all of which claim to use cutting edge techniques and chemical compounds that you couldn’t find anywhere else except for an expensive facility, people would use everyday household items and mix together makeshift cures for whatever was ailing them.  Even in modern society, it isn’t hard to come across a book, magazine article or web posting of information explaining how to take a bottle of club soda, a few pinches of salt and pepper, and a glass of lukewarm water and turn them into a concoction that can cure hepatitis.  All right, perhaps that is a bit of an exaggeration, but the point is that there are quite a number of illnesses and conditions whose symptoms can be effectively alleviated by using stuff that you can find in your kitchen cupboards. 

Dandruff, that harmless but stupendously annoying scalp condition that causes unsightly flaking and an aversion to wearing dark clothing, is one of those ailments that is susceptible to home remedies.  One particular scalp tonic will require a trip to a few stores, but apparently it does wonders when applied for a few weeks.  This tonic requires 1 cup of dried or fresh stinging nettle leaves, 1 cup of cider vinegar, 1 cup of water, ½ teaspoon of borax, ½ teaspoon tea tree oil, and ½ teaspoon lavender essential oil.  The nettles should first be boiled in a small pain with the water for five minutes, cooled, and then strained.  Toss the vinegar and borax into the mix, then heat it to a boil.  Then, pour the solution into a jar that you can seal, adding the oils.  That’s all there is to it.  Dab the tonic onto your head with cotton wool before you go to bed, all over your scalp.  Just leave it in, and then wash your hair the next morning.  You should notice substantial improvement in your dandruff situation.

Another homemade dandruff medication that is easy to put together uses cider vinegar as a primary ingredient.  Just take 2/3 cups of cider vinegar, 2/3 cups water, 2 teaspoons of dried thyme, and 2 teaspoons of dried rosemary.  Place the herbs in a bowl that is heat-resistant, like a pyrex or casserole dish.  Then, boil the water and add it to the mixture.  Let it settle for about 15 minutes, and then strain the liquid.  Funnel it into a bottle with a tight lid, add the cider vinegar, and then shake it vigorously.  Use it on your head after you are done shampooing it, massaging a small amount all over your scalp. 

Witch hazel is apparently a recommended element for dealing with dandruff.  Mix about 100 grams of the substance and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in 200 ml of water, shampoo your hair, and then apply the mixture to the scalp while your hair is still wet. 

Regardless of the treatment that you use, be sure that you dab some of it on the skin of your wrist to check for allergic reactions.  The last thing you want is a whole lot of itchiness from a mixture whose purpose is to stop the itching.

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