How to get rid of dandruff naturally

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  First of all lets takes a look at what dandruff really is.

  

        Dandruff is the white flakes that falls off the scalp, they are actuly dead cells, depending on the amount produced, dandruff can be mild or excessive. You might see dandruff hanging in between your hair, or on your shoulders, or just falling around you .Dandruff can be caused either by dry or oily scalp.

       Dandruff is said to be caused by malassezia, a fungus that thrives in oily scalp. Malassezia is found normally on the scalp or skin, but when conditions are "overly" favorable,  nothing good comes out, the dandruff becomes visible.

     When caused by dry scalp, dandruff is not really visible and very tiny, what you Should do is moiturize your hair more often, and lock in moisture  with your oils more often. Deep condition once in awhile, and don't use harsh products that will dry out your hair.

When caused by oily scalp, the fungus thrives well in the oily scalp. This fungus increases the rate at which new cells are formed, so much that balance is lost and the now dead cells (dandruff) becomes very visible.

    
     To get rid of dandruff, I'll have to burst a few of your bubbles.

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1.Do not wash your hair more than twice a week.
      Normally you'd think because you have dandruff falling off of your hair that the right track to follow would be to wash your hair regularly. Wrong!!! Sometimes doing what doesn't make sense helps.

       Wash your hair at most twice a week or once in ten days. The reason this is done is because,  once the hair Is washed, the natural oils are stripped off. When the natural oils are stripped off, natural oil is produced at a faster rate in order to restore balance. 

       However the production of the natural oil is so rapid that the fungus thrives in the abundant oil causing more dandruff to be formed.

2. Get rid of those shampoos.
   Some shampoos are too harsh for the hair, use the organic shampoos, use the sulphate-free shampoos. The reason sulphate is included in shampoo is because it can remove the minerals in water that can discolour your hair, but sulphate aint good for the hair, it will damage your hair.

3. Washing your hair.

    When washing your hair, always rinse out the shampoo and conditioner with cold water and not warm water. When wetting
the hair before the shampoo is the only time you should use the warm water. Why? Because cold water will close the pores preventing dirt or dandruff causing agents from getting in. So when next you go to the salon tell them this.

4. Your diet.
Remember whatever goes in, comes out. You are what you eat, so eat healthy and you looks will be healthy.

Follow these tips for a few months to see the results. You might be tempted to give up because you are not seeing what you want to see but be patient.

      Be careful of the hair products you use that claim to cure dandruff. Many of these products will cure your dandruff only for it to reappear later, or cause another damage to your.
      Remember there's nothing like the natural stuff. Have fun and goodluck.





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