How to get rid of dandruff without changing shampoo's?

Any remedies?How to get rid of dandruff without changing shampoo's?
Yes rinse scalp with ACV apple cider vinegar. THis will change the PH level in your scalp, do this before washing.





GLHow to get rid of dandruff without changing shampoo's?
You may need to change shampoos only for a little while. Usually dandruff can be treated by special shampoos available without a prescription at your pharmacy. These shampoos contain different medicinal ingredients that contain salicylic acid, coal tar, or antifungal properties. Many dandruff shampoos are now more pleasant to use. Recent developments in zinc pyrithione shampoos have made them especially effective. Use them everyday until the dandruff is under control, and then one to three times a week as needed.





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Goody makes a line of hair brushes called something like Style Therapy. They sell at Wal-Mart for about $10. There's one with copper bristles that works great on my really bad dandruff (before I started using this, my scalp would bleed from my dandruff! Gross, I know...). I use it every night and never have to use dandruff shampoo any more. And the brush lasts more than a year, so it's definitely cheaper than dandruff shampoo too!





::EDIT:: Please, please do NOT believe the person who wrote about shampoo causing dandruff! Dandruff is generally caused by a yeast/fungus (gross I know), it has nothing to do with the types of shampoo. If you want a scientific explanation of the whole thing, look dandruff up on Wikipedia. But don't think it's your shampoos! If you use dandruff shampoo then stop, yes your dandruff will come back, sometimes worse. But if you keep treating it, such as using the Goody brush or using dandruff shampoo 3-5x a week, your dandruff will stay under control.
I'd recommend actually reevaluating the idea of shampoo, either looking to avoid certain ingredients within shampoos that may be causing problems or washing your hair without shampoo which is actually healthier for your hair and scalp. Dandruff is aggravated by excessive use of chemicals, tight-fitting hats, cold weather, central heating, and poor rinsing, it used to be linked to a yeast called Pityrosporum ovale, but chemicals used to kill this yeast failed to work so it's not the main cause but a symptom of dandruff 鈥?although many anti-dandruff shampoos still use chemicals to kill yeast. Anti-dandruff shampoos can also contain cytostatic chemicals such as zinc pyrithione and selenium sulfide that reduce rate of cell growth in the scalp, and keratolytic chemicals such as salicylic acid to loosen outer layers of skin on the scalp to reduce build-up of dead skin cells. So as you can see it's not exactly a cure for the problem and these chemicals can even have health risks 鈥?unhealthy scalp means dandruff, using unhealthy shampoo is hardly helpful.





Check ingredients in your shampoo -


A major cause of dandruff is actually shampoo itself, often dandruff is down to irritants used in shampoos, the most common being SLS and SLFS (sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate) are what makes shampoo foam which are actually commonly used in clinical studies as a skin irritant 鈥?basically irritating your skin which can lead to dandruff. It's worth taking a look at your shampoos ingredients, if you don't know what's what then try typing the brand of shampoo or individual ingredients into the Skin Deep search engine http://www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep you'll be surprised what ingredients are actually skin irritants, it's worth trying to switch to products without certain ingredients to see if you may be sensitive or allergic to some of them. I used to suffer from dandruff, I'd used anti-dandruff shampoos but I'd either get the problem back when I switched to other shampoos or the anti-dandruff shampoos would actually make the problem far worse! So I had a try using shampoos without SLF and SLFS which cured the problem, although it is difficult as even some more 'natural' shampoos will still have these ingredients, I found the best shampoo to avoid these was Neal's Yard http://www.nealsyardremedies.com but there are plenty of companies out there that do toiletries with safer ingredients. If you do use anti-dandruff shampoos then either go for the common brands you can get anywhere such as Vosine, or see your doctor for something prescribed, a doctors opinion will also be helpful as they can tell you if it is just a simple case of dandruff or something more serious 鈥?if its red and sore it's likely to need medical treatment.





Go shampoo-free -


A serious option to consider is going shampoo-free entirely, it's becoming a more and more popular thing to do because it leaves hair healthier (shiny, strong, soft and promotes growth), easier to manage, and you need to wash it less often to the point where it will never be greasy again. The advantage for dandruff suffers is not only does it get rid of potentially harmful effects of shampoo from irritating ingredients and drying of the scalp and hair, because apple cider vinegar is used this promotes circulation, regulates skins pH and is antiseptic. For the no-poo method you use one tablespoon baking soda to one cup of warm water, apply to your roots working it in and let it sit for a minute, this stimulates blood flow, cleans pores and gets off built-up grime, then rinse with two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to one cup water, let it sit for a minute and then rinse out 鈥?apple cider vinegar is an exfolient so does the job of the ingredients in anti-dandruff shampoos in sloshing off dead skill cells from your scalp, it also promotes circulation, regulates skins pH and is antiseptic thus why it's often recommended for treating dandruff. Seriously, don't be scared to try going without shampoo, see http://www.noshampoo.org or the a well-known post http://babyslime.livejournal.com/174054.鈥?/a>





Apple cider vinegar -


If you don't want to go shampoo-free then just try using the apple cider vinegar as a rinse to get it's benefits, try making a dandruff rinse by putting together half a cup of apple cider vinegar and half a cup of chopped mint leaves into a ceramic bowl then add one cup of boiling water, allow the mix to cool completely then strain out the mint leaves, then just keep it until you go into the bath or shower and use it to rinse your hair with after shampooing before then rinsing with cool water 鈥?FYI apple cider vinegar won't make you smell of vinegar, the smell goes as it dries. Or if you have an oily scalp mix together 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of distilled water, 2 tablespoons olive oil, mix together and massage into your scalp, then leave for 20 minutes before shampooing. If you have a dry scalp then instead
sounds crazy but use mayo. the real kind not miracle Whip. only use like 3 tablespoons of it though on dry hair. work it into your scalp then wrap it with a towel. wait about 20 minutes then wash it out. not only will this moisturize your scalp but it will also leave your hair silky and smooth. try not to use to much though for it is a bit of a pain trying to rise out a ton of it. then just shampoo as usual! no need for a conditioner though for the mayo has the fat proteins that naturally condition your hair. good luck!