The most common diseases
There are a lot of diseases of the skin and the hair itself, but the ones listed below are more often found.
- Seborrhea. It is characterized by disturbances in the work of the sebaceous glands. If they are too active, dandruff will look like white greasy layers. When the glands work slow, dandruff will be dry, and the head will be very itchy.
Treatment. To get rid of dandruff, it is better not to engage in amateur. Address to the doctor-dermatologist. He will advise you therapeutic shampoo and vitamin complexes for oral administration. So you can get rid of the problem in the shortest time.
- Psoriasis. This is a chronic disease in which scales form on the scalp that itch.
How to treat. Because the disease is chronic, it will not be possible to completely get rid of it. But you can conduct treatment with balms and shampoos and minimize the manifestations of psioriaz.
- Lichen is fungal in origin and can affect not only the scalp, but also the hair itself, as well as nails. Determine the disease is fairly easy: on the affected areas there are extensive areas of baldness. To treat lichen apply special shampoos and ointments.
Folk remedies
Our ancestors, apparently, also faced the need to treat the scalp. That's why the folk medicine has reached us, which effectively affect the hairline.
You can prepare various masks and infusions at home using the following products:
- Juice of onions
- Clay, predominantly white and red
- Root of calamus
- Nettles
- Egg yolk
- Burr oil
Here are a few recipes for such remedies that help to heal the scalp and rid the person of itching.
Shampoo
Pour into a jar a half glass of mineral water without gas and add to it a cup of liquid soap (preferably without additives) and a teaspoon of almond oil and lemon juice. Close the lid tightly and shake well.
This means you need to wash your hair the same way as usual shampoo. It removes itching and normalizes the sebaceous glands. And, it is suitable for any type of skin and hair.
Balm
Whisk with two whisk eggs and add to them a tablespoon of glycerin, vegetable oil and apple cider vinegar. Balm should be rubbed into the scalp and left for fifteen minutes, and then washed off with warm water.
Mask
Preheat half a glass of castor oil in a water bath and gently rub into the roots of the hair. Then comb and wrap the head with a towel. Thirty minutes later, the mask should be washed off with your usual shampoo.
Wrapping
A glass of liquid honey and a hundred gram of olive oil mix well and let stand for 48 hours. The remedy is applied before washing the head to remove the itching from the skin. Apply the mixture on the skin, and then gently spread the entire length of the hair with a comb. Wrap up with a film, and then a towel and walk around like that for thirty minutes, then just wash your hair.
No matter how effective are the folk remedies for treating the scalp, without the help of a specialist it can be considerably delayed. Therefore, it is better to consult a doctor who will advise you the most effective remedy for getting rid of your problem. Moreover, it is not difficult to find a cheaper variant of this or that cosmetics, since it is released in various forms: shampoos, balms, ointments and even ampoules.