Dry dandruff: causes of appearance
Actually, hateful "white flakes" are simply dead skin particles. Our skin has the property to be regularly updated, and the scalp is no exception. Gradually keratinized cells stick together, forming flakes. In a healthy person, this process is almost unnoticeable, since dead particles are easily removed with head washing. But if the cause of flakes lies in the malfunctioning of the sebaceous glands and lack of sebum, then they become a signal for the development of seborrhea - a disease accompanied by itching and a feeling of tightness of the skin. Therefore, in order to cope with this problem, first, we need to understand the reason for its appearance.
Factors contributing to the development of dry dandruff:
- frequent washing of the head (breaks the production of sebum)
- incorrectly selected care products (can form a film on the skin and cause an allergic reaction)
- malnutrition (abuse of spicy, floury, insufficient amount of drunk water per day)
- lack of vitamins, metabolic disorders and weakening of immunity
- stress, depression
Treatment of dry dandruff must necessarily be complex, otherwise this problem will return. In addition to the fact that pharmacies have many means of seborrhea, you can cope with it and using folk remedies.
Home recipes against dry dandruff
Oil masks from dry seborrhea
Since dry dandruff usually appears with insufficient production of sebum, the easiest way to eliminate it is the oil mask. For this 1-2 times a week, you should rub natural scalp oils into the scalp: burdock, olive, castor oil. In addition to getting rid of dandruff, they contribute to the growth and strengthening of hair. So, for example, burdock oil in a bottle needs to be heated on a water bath and applied warm-so it penetrates the skin and hair better.
You can also prepare a honey-and-oil mask against dry dandruff. To do this, take 1 tablespoon of burdock oil and mix it with 1 teaspoon of honey and one yolk.
All carefully mix, rub the finished mixture into the roots and wrap the towel for about an hour. Use this mask once a week for at least a month.
Firming Mayonnaise Mask
Helps against dandruff and usual table mayonnaise. His presence in the mask may seem unusual, but this recipe perfectly copes with dandruff and makes the hair strong and shiny.
For the preparation of a mayonnaise mask, it is necessary: ​​mayonnaise, honey, burdock oil and aloe juice to mix in the proportions 2: 1: 1: 1. In the prepared mixture add 1 raw egg yolk, mix again and apply to the hair.
After 20 minutes, the mask should be rinsed thoroughly. To get rid of the possible odor of the yolk, the hair can be rinsed with water with lemon juice.
Recipes of herbal decoctions against dry dandruff
In addition to masks, in the fight against "white flakes" it is also effective to use various herbal decoctions. For example, the following recipe helps. Brew the root of burdock (20 g per 200 ml of water), insist for 20 minutes, drain the broth. Infusion rub into the scalp for 10-15 minutes, then rinse without shampoo. Use this tool in a day or two.
By this principle, you can brew and flowers of lime, chamomile, mint, calendula. Also, from the dandruff and itch helps a decoction of nettles mixed with a tablespoon of vegetable oil, egg yolk and 20 ml. of vodka. This mixture should be rubbed into the skin for 20-30 minutes, then rinse well and rinse with water with lemon juice.