What Is Dandruff And How To Get Rid Of It?

Dandruff is dried and flaked part of scalp.It occurs due to some form of fungal infection or some weather condition that leads to dryness of scalp.Treatment involves oiling of scalp regularly and using a good anti dandruff shampoo twice or thrice a week.Home remedies includes use of lemon mixed with mustard oil and massaging this concoction into the scalp atleast twice a week and then washing hair with a good anti dandruff shampoo.

Too much of dryness in the scalp can lead to dandruff. The skin of the scalp is sensitive. Dandruff is nothing but the excessive shedding of dead cells of the scalp. Human body gets rid of dead cells occasionally. Loosing some amount of dead cells is normal but large amount of flaking could lead to irritation and redness. Dandruff is the accumulation of the dead skin in a large amount.

Dandruff can be easily cured by adopting some natural remedies.. Following are some simple remedies to get rid of dandruff naturally.
*Soak a spoon of fenugreek seeds in water overnight and then grind it into a fine paste in the morning. Apply it all over the scalp and rinse it off after half an hour.
*Add a teaspoon of lime juice into the mug full of water and rinse you hair with this solution immediately after washing your hair.
*Boil beetroot in water and apply the solution to the scalp with a cotton ball every night before going to bed.
*Massage your hair gently with curd and rinse after half an hour.
*Apply a mix of lime juice and amla juice to the scalp. Keep it overnight and wash next day.
*Rinse your hair with one part Cider vinegar diluted with three parts of water.
*Massage your scalp gently with warm coconut oil twice a week.
*Apply Aloe Vera gel all over the scalp for half an hour before taking a bath.
*Massage the scalp with olive oil and keep it overnight.
*Mix a tablespoon of limejuice and crushed garlic. Apply it all over the scalp and rinse after 10-15 minutes.
*Soak a few neem leaves in hot water, filter, cool and rinse your hair with this water.
*Apply onion juice all over the scalp and wash it off after half an hour with shampoo.