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How to Get Rid of Dandruff

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Most dandruff is caused by a disorder of the oil-secreting glands known as seborrhea. Read on for various steps you can take to reduce or eliminate this embarrassing condition.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Bath Towels
  • Lemons
  • Thyme
  • Vinegar
  • Vinegar
  • Combs
  • Dandruff Shampoo
  • Lecithin
  • Tea Tree Oils
  • Vitamin E
  • Lemons
  1. Step 1

    Mix 8 tbsp. peanut oil with the juice of half a lemon. Rub the mixture into your hair, leave on for 10 minutes and then wash as usual.

  2. Step 2

    Add 3 drops of tea tree oil, a natural antiseptic, to a small amount of shampoo and then wash your hair.

  3. Step 3

    Rinse your hair with a solution of 1/4 c. vinegar and 1 qt. water.

  4. Step 4

    Use an infusion of the herbs chaparral or thyme as a hair rinse.

  5. Step 5

    Add flaxseed oil, primrose oil or fish oil to your diet.

  6. Step 6

    Use kelp as a seasoning.

  7. Step 7

    Take selenium, vitamin B complex, vitamin E and zinc supplements. Do not exceed 100mg of zinc a day.

  8. Step 8

    Take vitamin C and a bioflavonoid complex.

  9. Step 9

    Add lecithin granules or capsules to your diet.

  10. Step 10

    Make at least 50 percent of your diet raw food.

  11. Step 11

    Avoid or decrease your intake of fried foods, dairy products, sugar, chocolate and nuts.

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lyzjnqtpy said

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on 7/30/2007 The FDA rates alot of itmes safe that are not. Tar shampoo is one of them.

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on 6/5/2007 hey i just want to tell all of you out there NEVER USE SELSUN BLUE i does not work i used it last night and now im scared to go to school!! my dandruff shows so much now!!!!!!!!

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on 6/5/2007 how does this work?

Anneliese said

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on 5/7/2007 I think too that shampoo with all its chemicals is the cause of the dandruff. Maybe because it's hard to completely rinse out all of the shampoo, you always walk around with a irritated and/or inflamed chemical head. I went back to washing my scalp with SOAP (the same mild plant based soap bar I wash the rest of my self with--I don't have dandruff on my stomach either): it feels so nice. Just pretend your scalp is a part of your face. I have very long hair, and I have to admit that for some reason it's a little hard to wash the soap out of the lower part of my hair, so that I do wash with shampoo--I don't touch my scalp with it.
In the meantime, to take care of my dandruff--until my skin is happy again and able to take care of itself, I plan to spritz my scalp with water with one or two dissolved aspirin tablets in it. I'll keep you posted friends.
SOAP IS GOOD

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on 3/14/2007 The only thing that helped me with my Seborrheic Dermatitis (severe dandruff) is tea tree oil and the Scalpicin with salicylic acid, but then started using Rite Aid Brand of Scalpicin which I had better results. I don’t have that many flakes, but the itching is unbearable. What’s funny is when I tried the tea tree oil by itself it did not do much. And when I tried the salicylic acid by itself I only receive temporary relief. But when I alternated the tea tree oil and the salicylic acid every other day I received tremendous results. What I do is one night I put on Scalpicin and leave it in all night and take a shower in the morning, and the next night I apply the tea tree oil. I had a really bad case, so I put on a lot (almost half the bottle per application). The tea tree oil has a strong odor that could smell up the house, just to warn you. Also note that there are two Scalpicin’s. One contains hydrocortisone and one contains salicylic acid. So if you try my method make sure you get the right one. For me, the hydrocortisone only temporary relieved my itching. I would by the Rite Aid brand or the CVS brand that says Scalp Relief or Scalp Itch and Dandruff Relief, as I received good results with these. Again I tried almost all of the products on the market, also Apple Cider Vinegar and Lemon Juice, and this is the only thing that has helped me. Another thing to note is itching might occur on the day after the night you used the tea tree oil, but it will go away the next day when you take a shower the day after you put on the salicylic acid. I used to have a rough scalp and this has truly helping my scalp return back to normal.

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