Traditional medicine offers a huge number of effective recipes for combating dandruff . And this is not surprising, because according to statistics, home masks against dandruff are used by far more people than drugs from the pharmacy.
Very often in folk recipes there are components that can not be obtained in the nearest pharmacy or grown in your dacha section. In this article, we will help to formulate an effective recipe against dandruff from the components available to you.
A very effective remedy against dandruff are broths from medicinal herbs. They have antimicrobial properties, destroy the pathogenic fungus, which provokes the appearance of dandruff, moisturize the scalp.
Excellent herbs cure for dandruff: nettle , calendula, chamomile , dandelion, sage, bark of oak, tansy, yarrow, horsetail, mint, mountain ash, clove seeds, aloe , onion husks, hop cones.
Prepare an infusion of one or more herbs available to you (2 tablespoons chopped herbs for a glass of boiling water), strain, then rinse your hair every time after washing. Herbal rinses are also useful after the application of a therapeutic mask against dandruff.
Oil-based masks
Oil-based masks give tremendous effect in the treatment of dandruff.
As an oil base is ideal for olive , almond, peach, castor oil .
As additional components in the mask against dandruff are often added: yolk, mayonnaise, honey, herbal tinctures, lemon, radish juice, essential oils. For you to note the following recipes.
Oil mask with yolk
Mix a small amount of vegetable oil with yolk . Rub the mixture into the scalp, warm your head and leave for half an hour. Wash your hair with shampoo. Rinse with a decoction of herbs.
Mask from parsley with castor oil
Parsley is a proven remedy for dandruff. Chop the leaves of parsley, pour a small amount of vegetable oil and put on a steam bath for half an hour. The resulting mixture strain and rub into the scalp in a warm form. The course of treatment is two weeks, every other day.
Mask from eggs with mayonnaise
Ingredients: 1 yolk, 1 tbsp. l. mayonnaise, 1 tsp. honey. All mix and apply to the hair. After a couple of hours, rinse with warm water.
Nettle against dandruff
A glass of crushed fresh nettle leaves (or dry) brewed with two glasses of boiling water. Cool and strain. Rinse your head with infusion every time after washing.
Mask of onion peel
Ingredients: 2-3 tablespoons of onion peel, 2 spoons of oak bark fill with a liter of boiling water. Cook over low heat for an hour. Cool, strain. Moisten the head with a decoction, warm cellophane and leave for a couple of hours. Then rinse your hair with warm water. Repeat the procedure 2 times a week. The mask not only removes dandruff, but also gives a healthy shine to the hair.
Honey dandruff mask
Ingredients: mix in equal proportions honey, aloe juice, lemon juice and burdock (castor) oil. Stir well and apply to hair. After two hours, wash it off with shampoo. The course of treatment - 1-2 times a week for a month.
Mask of olive oil with lemon
4 tablespoons of warm olive oil mixed with a tablespoon of lemon juice. Rub the resulting mixture into the roots of the hair and leave for half an hour. Rinse with shampoo.
Try adding a few drops of eucalyptus essential oil or tea tree to your mask of dandruff. The result will surprise you! Essential oils heal the scalp, destroy microbes and pathogenic fungi, dandruff disappears.