When you combed or brushed your hair, the scales from the scalp fall like snowflakes. Theses scales sometimes appear as lumps on the scalp.
Your hair scalp can be itching as well as become red from scratching.
What causes dandruff?
The main causes of dandruff are impairment of general health, development of a toxic condition mainly due to taking of wrong foods or even constipation. Some other reasons are due to emotional tension, harsh shampoos, exposure to cold and general exhaustion.
How to treat dandruff?
Use a teaspoon of fresh lime juice on your last rinse while washing your hair. This not only leaves the hair glowing but also removes stickiness and prevents dandruff.
Hair should be brushed daily to improve circulation and remove any flakiness. The most effective way to brush the hair is to bend forward from the waist with the head down towards the ground and brush from the nape of the neck towards the top of the head. Hair scalp must also massaged thoroughly everyday using one's finger tips and working systematically over the head. This can be done before or after brushing of hair which stimulates the circulation, dislodges dirt and dandruff thus encourage hair growth.
February 8, 2009 12:50:00 AM