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What is dandruff?

Dandruff is basically small pieces of dead skin (scalp) in our hair.

What causes dandruff?

Dandruff may result from dry skin of scalp. It may also caused by bacterial and fungal infections. Sweat accumulation on scalp too causes dandruff.

How to get rid of dandruff naturally?

• There are many natural ways which helps us to cure dandruff. But the first and foremost condition to avoid dandruff is cleanliness. Thus, no matter what we do, we should wash our hair and scalp with anti dandruff shampoo in alternate days in order to ensure clean scalp.

• One of the very effective remedies to dandruff is lemon and honey .squeeze the lemon juice out, add required amount of honey to make the solution a bit thick.mix it well and apply on the scalp thoroughly. You can also apply it on your hair as honey and lemon acts as a good conditioner. Leave in on your hair for 10 minutes and rinse off with shampoo.
• You can use the aroma magic anti dandruff serum from joy by nature to get dandruff free hair and scalp.

• Baking soda too helps in curing dandruff.Firstly, wet your hair and then rub baking soda on your scalp vigorously. Rinse your hair without shampoo.
• If dandruff is an intense issue for you, then swear by mouthwashes as the anti bacterial properties of mouthwashes helps to treat dandruff. After shampooing, wash your hair with any regular mouthwash and then apply conditioner to get dandruff free
• If you have got chipped dandruff or oily scalp then apple cedar vinegar is your solution. The acid in apple cedar vinegar helps to change the pH value of your scalp and prevents yeast to grow.mix quarter cup of apple cedar vinegar with quarter cup of water in a spray bottle..Spray this solution on your head and wrap a towel .let it sit for 30 minutes to one hour and then rinse off.
• A very easy step to mend dandruff is salt. The fine grains of salt act as a good scrubber to remove dandruff. Take required amount of salt and massage it throughout your scalp. Leave it for 5 minutes and rinse off with shampoo.
• Garlic too helps in reducing bacterial infection in scalp. Paste required amount of garlic, add honey to it so that the smell of garlic doesn’t sit on your hair.mix the paste well and apply it on your scalp. Leave it for 5 minutes and wash off with shampoo.
• One of the rapid treatments to dandruff is olive oil. Massage olive oil on your scalp followed by your hair for 10 minutes. Wear a shower cap and leave it overnight. Follow your regular shampoo routine to get dandruff free hair.

• Aspirin too helps to cure dandruff. Crush two aspirin tablets and mix it with your shampoo. While shampooing, leave your hair for 5 minutes before rinsing and you will have a clean scalp.
• Last but not the least, tea tree oil or the sesa oil acts as an anti fungal solution. Add few drops of tea tree oil with your shampoo. Follow your normal shampoo routine; your scalp will become free of dandruff.