Dandruff is very common to people of all ages. It can start as early as when you are in your teens and last a lifetime if not taken care of properly. Dandruff can lead to acne if the flakes keep touching your face. This can be extremely embarrassing. Thankfully dandruff control and treatment is fairly easy.

Preventive measures

In order to prevent dandruff you must wash your hair with a shampoo that suits your hair. Never apply conditioner to the roots of your hair. Oil your hair regularly. Do not use too much heat on your hair, using an electric hair dryer or curlers and straighter daily damages your hair.

Treatment for dandruff

There are several over the counter anti dandruff shampoos available. You will need to use a trial and error method to find the one that suits your hair type, so don’t buy large size bottles of shampoo in this stage. You will need to wash your hair regularly and skip using styling products for a while; atleast till you can get rid of the flakes. Products that have tea tree oil as a base works wonders for dandruff.

Dandruff is a result of dry skin which is indirectly related to dehydration. Keep your skin well hydrated at all times by drinking several glasses of water daily. Nourish your body with fresh fruit juices like Orange juice that load you up on Vitamin C. This helps to take care of flushing out toxins from your body as well as control acne that maybe caused by the dandruff.

Home remedies to treat dandruff

Alight oil massage helps to remove the dead skin and flakes. Hot olive, coconut or almond oil must be massaged into the scalp and left overnight. Before washing off the next morning, massage lemon juice into your scalp for flake free skin. Wash with warm water and mild anti dandruff shampoo. Do not condition your hair.

Mix baking powder in your shampoo. Apply to the scalp and massage well. It needs to start burning your scalp. If it doesn’t that means the treatment is not working

Apply yogurt to your hair and massage it into your scalp. The nutrients from it will soften your scalp and reduce the dandruff. Doing this daily will get rid of the dandruff completely.