As a natural haired lovely it's likely that you don't want to reach for the next anti-dandruff shampoo to treat your dandruff because it probably contains sulfates and will dry out your hair.

Here are some solutions that you might not know about:

1. Drink more water

When the moisture content of the scalp falls below 10% dandruff may result. Dandruff is simple an increase in the rate at which the skin cells on the scalp divide. They are constantly dividing anyway but we only see this process when it becomes accelerated and is revealed through dandruff.

2. Crush a couple of aspirins and stir them into your shampoo

Make sure to put the aspirins into the portion of shampoo you plan on using just for that wash rather than to the whole bottle.

3. Wash your hair with baking soda rather than shampoo

Dilute the baking soda before application. 1 tablespoon for every litre of water should be enough. This can work quite well for type 1 and type 2 hair, however, type 3 and 4 hair types tend to find this quite abrasive. Asulfate-free shampoo may be the better option for we, the kinky haired.

4. Add honey to your conditioner

Honey has antibacterial properties. It can also help to relieve any itching and flaking caused by dandruff. You can use the honey on its own but do know that excessive use of honey can lighten your hair's color.

5. Rinse your hair in lemony water

Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into 1 or 2 litres of water and run it through your hair after your wash and condition routine.

6. Rinse your hair in apple cider vinegar (ACV)

This is an alternative to the lemon rinse. After your wash and condition routine, mix 100 ml of ACV with 1 litre of water and rinse your hair with the solution.

7. Add rosemary essential oil to all your hair products.

Rosemary essential oil is one of the ingredients in Neno Natural's Hair Growth Stimulator. It helps to treat dandruff because it has antibacterial properties. You can also add 10 to 12  drops of rosemary essential oil to 30 ml (1 oz) of your favourite oil and massage it into your scalp.

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Natural Solutions for Dandruff

The cells of the scalp are constantly dividing. You can't normally see this cellular division with the naked eye; however, when the moisture content of the scalp falls benath 10% the process becomes accelerated resulting in dandruff. 

I had no idea there were so many potential causes of dandruff! The good news is that poor hygiene is not one of them. Dandruff can be caused by one or more of the following:

Dehydration
Skin is hydrated from the inside out. If you needed added incentive to drink more water, there you have it.

Diet
Zinc, B vitamins and certain fatty acids are needed to balance the skin.

Dry skin increases the chance of getting dandruff. This totally makes sense because I've also seen people with dry facial skin display flaking.

Yeast sensitivity
Apparently those with yeast sensitivity find a reduction in the amount of dandruff during summer months. The reasons for this are not clear: either UVA rays from the sun counteract with the yeast or a colder climate leads to drier skin there by making dandruff more likely in winter or even a mixture of the two.

Malassezia is a fungus though to cause dandruff. This fungus is present in on both healthy skin and skin free of dandruff but those with dandruff have 1.5 to 2 times the normal level.

Skin conditions, e.g. eczema, Seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis cause dandruff.

Parkinson's disease causes dandruff but the reasons for this are not understood.

A reaction to a product
One of your hair products may have caused skin inflammation leading to itchiness and increased scaling.

Washing your hair too often can irritate the scalp and cause dandruff too.

Not combing your hair enough!
I too was surprised by this factor. The risk that your dandruff is caused by this is only slight. It occurs because combing (and brushing) help to clear shedding of skin. I wouldn't give too much weight to this cause.

Stress! - also appears to cause dandruff so chill out ;)

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