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Asked by : anantharaman |  03 Nov 07:47 am

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Home remedy dandruff cure
aloe vera dandruff cure - with aloe vera gel . About 10-15 minutes before you wash your hair, rub a lot of aloe vera gel into your scalp. leave it on for 10 minutes, and shampoo your hair like you regularly do. if you do this everyday the dandruff will stay away.

Using lime juice to wash hair.

Soak 2 tablespoons fenugreek seeds in water overnight. In the morning grind into a fine paste. Apply all over scalp and leave for an hour. Wash with mild shampoo.

Ingredients: Olive oil and almond oil
Instructions: Mix the olive oil with the almond oil. Leave it on about 5 min.s after it starts to burn. Rinse well to clear dandruff.
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Says Prasoon Sinha 03 Nov 08:03 am

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Home Renedies for Dandruff.

Dandruff as such is not a severe disease, but it really becomes irritating and frustrating when it becomes severe. Hence it should never be ignored. There are several home remedies which help in getting rid of this unwelcome guest.
Vinegar:
Take vinegar extracted from apple juice and add water to it. Either mix this mixture with shampoo or gently massage it over the scalp using cotton balls while shampooing the hair. Another way of using vinegar added with water is, apply the mixture al over the scalp, cover the scalp with cloth and keep it overnight. Wash hair with plain water or also add little of that mixture if required. This is one of the best home remedies for dandruff.
Fenugreek (methi) seeds:
Soak 2-3 tablespoons of methi seeds in water and keep it overnight. Make a paste of it and apply over the scalp. Let the paste over the scalp dry by keeping it for 30-45 minutes. Wash the hair with plain water or using soap nut. Fenugreek or methi seeds ...more

Says jakir hussain 04 Nov 06:20 pm

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Dont go for any advice --better ask your mom or granny who through out their lives mantained long beautiful black hair . They can fruitfully tell you the remedy from their real life experience and they know the nature of your hair also !

Says HARIJIBAN BANERJEE 04 Nov 05:56 pm

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In half cup coconut oil mix one lemon juice and rub to your scalp cover your hair with a turkish towel and after half an hour rinse your hair with water.
Daily massage your hair with coconut oil and comb your hair atleast twice in day!

Says roopa 04 Nov 05:51 pm

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Wash hair with lassi

Says prashant prashar 04 Nov 05:07 pm

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Dandruff treatment using Fenugreek Seeds
The use of fenugreek seeds is one of the most important remedies in the treatment of dandruff. Two tablespoons of these seeds should be soaked overnight in water and ground into a fine paste in the morning. This paste should be applied all over the scalp and left for half an hour. The hair should then be washed thoroughly with soap-nut (ritha) solution or acacia concinna.

Dandruff treatment using Lime
The use of a teaspoon of fresh lime juice for the last rinse, while washing the hair, is another useful remedy. This not only leaves the hair glowing but also removes stickiness and prevents dandruff.

Dandruff treatment using Green Gram Powder
A valuable prescription for removal of dandruff is the use of green gram powder. The hair should be washed twice a week with two tablespoons of this powder mixed with half a cup of curd.

Dandruff treatment using Beet
Beets have been found useful in dandruff. Both tops and roots should be boiled i ...more

Says saranathan Narasimhan 04 Nov 04:27 pm

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Medication-ketoconazole(antifungal) shampoo...use thrice a week for first week and then once for the next 2 weeks....

Says pankhuri 04 Nov 12:30 pm

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Just go and buy Head & Shoulders, use it for 3~4 consecutive days. All dandruff will be gone.

Says Sandeep Sharma 04 Nov 11:47 am

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Shave your head and after new hair grows wash everyday.

Says ram kishore rathi 15 Nov 02:57 pm

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