Dandruff
Dandruff is a problem that affects the scalp and appears in the form of white peels in the hair, causing a disorienting and embarrassing appearance, especially when the dandruff begins to fall on clothes, shoulders, and deforms the appearance and elegance of the hair. It also causes itching in the head. Chronic cases of hair loss, damage to the bulbs, and dandruff are non-contagious, and result from many causes, and dandruff affects all categories and ages, affecting men, women, children, but men are more likely to have scalp women.
Causes of dandruff
- The scalp is exposed to dehydration and moisture loss.
- Seasonal fluctuations, the scalp is exposed to cold air currents, especially in the winter.
- Head injury of eczema.
- Hypersensitivity to hair and scalp.
Treatment of dandruff
- Wash the head daily with shampoo, which reduces the presence and accumulation of dead cells, and reduces the accumulation of oils in the scalp.
- Use a shampoo containing zinc pyritione, selenium sulfide, or shampoos containing tea tree oil extract.
- Wash hair well from the effects of shampoo and conditioner.
Recipes to remove dandruff
- Chamomile dipped The hair is washed with shampoo, rinsed thoroughly with water, then rinsed with warm chamomile. The process is repeated three times a week to completely deplete the skin. .
- Apple vinegar and oxygen water : This combination kills bacteria and fungi that cause dandruff, where the same amounts of oxygen water and apple vinegar are mixed, and put the mixture on the scalp with massage for a quarter of an hour, to remove the dandruff completely.
- Tea tree oil and cactus extract : Reduces the secretion of fat in the scalp, which reduces the formation of the crust, especially if the hair is greasy, where the tea tree oil blend with the extract of aloe vera, and massage the scalp in the evening, and wash in the morning.
- Lemon Mix : By mixing lime juice with a liter of water, and washing the hair in it three times a week, to get rid of the crust completely.
- Sage tea : It eliminates the cause of the crust completely, and prevent the appearance, and eliminate the fungus and bacteria causing them, where the sage is boiling in a small amount of water, taking care to cover the container during boiling, to maintain the volatile oils in them, and wash the hair with water sage three Times a week, to completely remove the crust.