Dandruff Oil
Dandruffs – considered being an embarrassing hitch to people of all age and sex, comes with a frustrating itching sensation with white flakes appearing on the scalp of the hair and with a jerk of the head they come straight down on your shoulders and collars! Probable reasons? Well, it can be stress, diet, deficiency of essential nutrients, hormonal imbalance and external factors like pollution, prolonged exposure to the ultra-violet rays of the sun and so many more. But personally, are you suffering from dandruff which is letting you down???While anti-dandruff shampoos or medicinal treatment are much advised in case of aggravating problem, dandruff oils are commended only if the you’re suffering at the initial stages and enjoy the probabilities of being cured with the application of essential oils to your scalp. A brief glance over your diet chart, intake of egg yolk, soy milk and Vitamin B rich food enhances the productivity of bacteria in the intestines, which in turn helps a lot in eliminating this itchy problem! Back to the context of dandruff oils, it is typically advised that you apply about one tablespoon of oil on your palm and gently massage it on to the scalp for 5 – 10 minutes.
Following is list of few essential oils and its benefits of using them to reduce dandruff:
- Tea tree oil: Extracted from tea tree, it is usually found in Australia and is known to work wonders in healing the itchiness and greasiness of the scalp, which in turn reduces the dandruff problem to a great extent.
- Basil oil: Extracted from tropical places, base oil when applied to dandruff infected scalp casts over its magic spells not only to eliminate the flaky dead scalps cells, but also its causes. And if you’re looking forward to enjoy some stress free moment, then you have all reasons to celebrate! Known to reduce all kinds of stress, strains and tensions, time and again, base oil has established itself to be a cut above the rest!
- Neem oil: This is one of the most effective common types of oil with anti-fungal properties used for dandruff treatment with no side-effects reported as such.
- Coconut oil: Common to almost every household, coconut oil is looked upon as the agent to keep your hair healthy both in terms of growth and textures, and of course it does take you a long way in having dandruff-free hair.
- Peppermint oil: As the name suggests, this oil is ever-refreshing antiseptic oil that keeps itching at bay and reduces all kinds of infections and inflammation of the scalp.