6 Home Remedies To Treat Dandruff Permanently

There are wonderful home remedies to get rid of dandruff permanently, naturally and quickly. If you are suffering from dandruff, please don’t worry, even I suffered from dandruff when I was young and I got it rid of it quickly with home remedies.

The most common symptoms of dandruff are appearance of excessive amount of white flakes in the scalp and extreme itchiness. For me, it was mild itchiness and flakiness and once I started using home remedies, it stopped very quickly.

Dandruff can be caused due to variety of reasons. It can be due to stress, poor diet, fungal infection, not washing hair often and even certain medications can cause dandruff.

# Aloe Vera

Take a tbsp of fresh aloe vera gel in a bowl. Now add in the juice of half a lemon to it and use it as a hair pack. Both aloe vera and lemon have anti fungal and anti bacterial properties that helps treat dandruff really fast.

If you don’t have fresh aloe vera, you can use store bought gel but I would suggest using fresh aloe vera gel for best results.

# Fenugreek

Take a tbsp of fenugreek powder in a bowl. Add enough curd to make a runny batter. Now let it sit aside for 30 minutes, This will help the fenugreek gel. Now beat it well with a spoon and apply as a hair pack. This hair pack is not for people with sinus infection.

Both fenugreek and yogurt especially sour yogurt when applied as a mask treats all scalp infections including dandruff very very effectively.

# Neem Rinse

To make the neem hair rinse, boil a bunch of neem leaves in water till the color of the water changes. Strain, let cool completely and add in the juice of half a lemon and use it as a final hair rinse. This hair rinse is a very effective treatment for dandruff.

This rinse will also give a nice shine to hair if you use it as a final hair rinse. It is my favorite hair rinse that I use often.

# Amla

Take a tbsp of amla powder in a bowl. Add in enough fresh aloe vera gel got by grinding the fresh aloe vera gel found in the middle of aloe vera leaf in a mixer.

Mix to form a paste and use it as a hair pack. Wait for 20 minutes before washing it off with a mild shampoo. This hair pack not only treats dandruff, it promotes hair growth as well.

# Apple Cider Vinegar & Lemon

Mix equal quantities of lemon juice and apple cider vinegar in a bowl. Take a tbsp of this mixture and add a cup of water to it and use it as a hair rinse.

This rinse is amazing for treating dandruff. After using the hair rinse, just wash it off with water not shampoo, though not a traditional remedy it works really well.

# Lemon

Take a tbsp of coconut oil in a bowl. Now add in equal quantities of lemon juice to it. Mix well and apply it all over the scalp with a piece of cotton. Wait for 15 minutes before washing it off. This is an amazing home remedy for dandruff.

I used this home remedy for my son who got dandruff when he went to hostel and surprisingly it stops the itching the first time you use and with subsequent use, you will find dandruff completely gone.