Dandruff is by no means a problem that arose in the 21st century, white particles of skin crumbling on the shoulders and wardrobe items caused a lot of trouble even to our grandmothers and …
Folk recipes for dandruff: get rid of at home
Dandruff is by no means a problem that arose in the 21st century, white particles of skin crumbling on the shoulders and wardrobe items caused a lot of trouble for our grandparents. To date, there are many ways to combat the accelerated death of skin cells, as well as synthetic agents that guarantee complete elimination of dandruff after just a few applications.
Modern methods of removing white scales became known to our doctors relatively recently, and effective shampoos, balms and dandruff creams appeared on the pharmaceutical market much later than the problem of dandruff became relevant and quite common.
However, our ancestors were well aware of how to get rid of annoying white plates on the skin and regain a flawless appearance. Alternative therapy boasts an impressive number of all kinds of recipes for masks, creams, ointments, decoctions and balms that effectively eliminate not only dandruff, but also its accompanying symptoms, such as itching, inflammation, red and age spots, abscesses and even boils.
Since the medicine of the past centuries was almost entirely based on the use of natural ingredients and natural products, our forefathers had to proceed from what was at hand, and some of these recipes turned out to be very effective indeed in the fight against exfoliated particles of the skin.
It is immediately necessary to find out that natural ingredients do not always have a milder effect than artificially created anti-dandruff preparations, since many herbs and plant juices have very aggressive components in their composition, which, if used improperly, can cause chemical burns and allergic reactions.
As part of synthetically created dandruff remedies, you can often find natural ingredients that act as the main active ingredient of the drug, which indicates that the use of folk recipes must be approached with no less responsibility than the use of pharmacy shampoos, creams and masks.
Before you combine natural ingredients in one anti-dandruff product on your own, you need to make sure that your body has no contraindications to these components and that they are not capable of causing you an allergic reaction. If the use of a homemade product causes severe itching, burning and the appearance of red spots, the mixture must be washed off and something else should be tried, but with other components in the composition.
It is also necessary to make sure that the action of the products in the composition of a home mask, cream or shampoo do not have mutual inhibitory properties, that is, they do not inhibit and complement each other's effective effect. In the case of a combination of components in the same composition that weaken the effect of each other, there will be no benefit from the use of this remedy.
Decoctions of medicinal herbs such as chamomile, celandine and nettle are considered extremely useful in the event of dandruff. Decoctions should not be concentrated, before use they must be filtered and left in a dark place for a day, then gently rub with fingertips into the skin of the head with massaging movements. Massage is an additional prevention of dandruff, as it increases blood flow to the sebaceous glands, normalizing their activity and regulating the release of sebum to the surface of the epidermis.
Softened black bread and aloe juice can be added to the decoction of herbs, which moisturize the outer layer of the skin well and nourish the epidermis with useful minerals and trace elements. In addition, such a mask is able to cleanse the skin from the accumulation of dust and dirt, therefore, after regular use of this folk recipe, the scalp becomes less oily.
Essential oils are great helpers in the fight against dandruff, since most often dandruff is the result of constant drying of the scalp. Moisturizing the epidermis should be the main task that all people suffering from the systematic appearance of dandruff should pay attention to.
Aromatic oils are natural substances of a rather strong chemical nature, the improper use of which can cause a violation of the integrity of the integumentary tissues, as well as the appearance of pimples and ulcers. Essential oils should always be diluted with base oils in a ratio of 1:3 to slightly neutralize their aggressive effect. In dosed amounts, aromatic oils nourish and moisturize the surface of the scalp well, without clogging pores and without disturbing metabolic processes inside the epidermis.
The most effective essential oils for dandruff removal are tea tree, lavender, grape seed and coconut oil. If you dilute these aromatic oils with olive, burdock or castor oil, you can get a natural mixture of sufficient strength to eliminate unwanted white scales from the head and curls without damaging the skin and without violating its integrity.
Kefir can also be added to the mixture of aromatic and base oils. Such a mask must be kept on the head for at least 40 minutes, then washed off with warm water with the addition of vinegar or lemon juice. It is recommended to apply 2 times a week for at least a month, then you need to take a break or replace the use of essential oils against dandruff with other folk remedies.
A very common way to effectively remove dandruff over a long period is a tar soap, as part of which there are active components of antifungal character, as well as ingredients that reduce inflammation focus and reduce the risk of subsequent appearance of allergic reactions.
Soap can be used instead of an ordinary head wash shampoo, however, after washing, you need to wait 5-10 minutes so that the foam active substances have time to act. Then wash off a thaoy or spring water, and if there is no such possibility, you need to boil the flow water and add a drop of lavender oil there.
Having extinguishing external skin can be carried out using salt, which is often the main component of a variety of home scrubics. To do this, mix the grains of salt with grated onions and liquid honey. Honey should not be too hot, and the onions can be replaced with a grapefruit or lemon penetration. Gently rub your fingers into the scalp, trying hard not to hurt the hair cover to avoid its exfoliation. The mask cannot be distributed over the entire length of the hair, it is necessary to influence only those sites that are most susceptible to the frequency of dandruff.
The vinegar can also be used in the case of a sudden appearance of dandruff, since its acidic properties are well dissolved in the skin of the Sebum head, which scores the pores and does not give oxygen to be easily penetrated into the lower layers of the epidermis. Vinegar should always be diluted, as it is able to cause chemical skin burns.
It is best to use vinegar in homemade masks. Egg yolk must be mixed with diluted vinegar and lemon juice, you can also add a decoction of parsley. Rub in the roots of the hair rate for 1 time a week at least 2 months. Next, it is necessary to give the skin of the head to rest from the constant impact of aggressive natural components.
Excellent exfoliating properties have a soda, which eliminates the surplus of dead particles of the epidermis, effectively removing dandruff. Sycium need to mix with vitamin V or E capsules, and then add some colorless henna. This mask must be alternating using other folk remedies against the dandruff so that the long-term impact of the same components caused addiction.
The use of folk therapy recipes is perfectly combined with physiotherapy procedures and the use of synthetic drugs against dandruff. Folk recipes are good because the components in their composition we select yourself, and therefore the chances of the appearance of allergic reactions are significantly reduced. Methods to eliminate dandruff from traditional medicine in efficiency are not inferior to modern methods of treatment, and the integrated use of home recipes together with therapeutic procedures and pharmaceutical means create the most favorable conditions for cure.