Remedy for dandruff

According to statistics, almost every fifth person of our planet suffers from dandruff. Disturbing this attack and those who do not have enough money for expensive hair care products, and those who are ready to leave any amount in the beauty salon.

Dandruff is considered a skin disease. In the most severe cases, seborrheic dermatitis is diagnosed . But for any symptoms of the disease, its original cause is the fungus Pityrosporum ovale. His innocuous presence on the skin covers stops when the hyperactivity of the sebaceous glands arises. This phenomenon is possible in the presence of a stressful situation, taking drugs related to antibiotics, with a shortage of vitamins and a decrease in body defenses, as well as with depression. In this regard, before taking a course of treatment, you need to ensure your daily diet with foods rich in nutrients, rest more often and use multivitamins.

Remedy for dandruff should be selected on the advice of a specialist. However, if you want to solve this problem on your own, then start by determining the type of hair. After that, do the scalp peeling procedure using a special gel. Then it is recommended to buy a remedy for dandruff, carefully studying its instructions. Medicinal products must be used in courses. Within a week, the remedy is applied three to four times, after which a break is necessary. Shampoo for dandruff, which is testified by its high therapeutic effect is Dercos from VICHY, Janssen Pharmaceutica or Nizoral. It is left on the hair for three to five minutes. Then the product is washed off with a large amount of water at room temperature and the scalp is massaged to improve its blood supply and speedy manifestation of the therapeutic effect.

Buying a remedy for dandruff, you need to carefully read its composition. If the list contains:

- octopirode, selenium disulphite and salicylic acid, this drug helps to remove dandruff and prevents its new formation, but at the same time it does not deactivate the main cause of its occurrence - skin fungus;

- sulfur and tar, this means actively exfoliates and removes cellular structures, in connection with this, such shampoos are necessarily used at the initial stage of the battle with dandruff;

- ketoconazole, climbazol or zinc pyrithione, then the products containing these substances contribute to the elimination of the effects caused by Pityrosporum ovale on the skin of the head;

- Cyclopyrox, this drug is antibacterial, has a wide range of effects, including anti-inflammatory properties, and is considered the most effective at the present time in the fight against the occurrence and elimination of dandruff.

A remedy for dandruff, from which it is necessary to start a course of treatment for complex manifestations of the disease, is a 10% sulfuric ointment. The hair, divided into thin strands, is lubricated with the drug, which is held on them for three to five minutes. After this procedure, the ointment is washed off.

Against dandruff, you can try and recipes of traditional medicine. To get rid of this ailment, our grandmothers used masks that were applied to the scalp. If the hair is of a greasy type, then it is possible to make a mixture of castor oil and calendula, which is alcohol-infused. Effective is also a mask of brewed nettle leaves.

If the hair is dry, then for treatment it is necessary to use a mixture of gruel onions, vodka and castor oil. You can apply a mask and from the brewed roots of burdock, which adds lard.

If you get rid of dandruff and want to carry out preventive measures, you can use for this purpose special shampoos, as well as essential oils, which help to maintain health of the scalp. Extracts of tea tree, rosemary and eucalyptus bring a greater effect when used on a fatty type of hair, and chamomile, lavender, cypress and cedar - on dry.