Dandruff: Preventive Lifestyle and Natural Ayurvedic Remedies

March 24th, 2007 | admin

Dandruff is a skin disorder characterized by scaly flaking of scalp skin. The flakes in turn get caught among the skin.

Causes of Dandruff

Ayurveda attributes this condition to improper diet habits, constipation, infections and other imbalances like mental tension, exhaustion etc.

Some Home Remedies for Dandruff

Make a paste of neem leaves (3-4 leaves is enough) and mix it in water. Wash the hair with this water. Continue this for a week. 

Fenugreek offers remedy for dandruff. Soak some fenugreek seeds in water for a few hours (overnight). Make it into a paste and apply on scalp. Wash it away after half an hour.

Leave olive oil on your hair for a few hours everyday.

Apply coconut oil daily before bathing.

Rinse hair with lime juice. A tsp lemon-squeeze in half a liter water. If the condition is severe use lemon juice without diluting and wash away after 15 minutes.

Add a few drops of honey to a 2 tsp of curd. Rub this mixture onto the scalp. Wash away after half an hour.

Rub aloe vera gel on to your scalp. Leave it for up to half an hour. Use a mild shampoo to wash it away.

Boil half a liter of water with some neem leaves. Rinse hair when cold. Effective remedy for dandruff.

Crush about 50 grams of snake gourd and make it into a paste. Apply this on your scalp and leave it for 30 minutes.

DonÂ’t apply harsh shampoo on your head and make sure you apply some coconut oil or sesame oil everyday on your head five to 30 minutes before taking bath.

Diet

To effectively control include food items that contain vitamin A, B1, B2, Zinc and omega fatty acids. You get Vitamin A from dark green and colored vegetables (carrot, broccoli etc)
Vitamin B1 from whole grains, legumes (peas), nuts etc
Vitamin B2 from dairy products, lean meat, fish, broccoli etc
Omega fatty acids (3 and 6) from egg, fish (mackerel and salmon), whole wheat breads, nuts (walnut, hazelnut), sesame seeds etc

Include all different kinds of food items that are not overly cooked, canned, processed or preserved in your diet.

Also drink lot of water daily for the health of your skin.