Most of us have one type of hair and struggle to keep it healthy, strong and glistening. If you are beyond “Dry Hair” and your scalp is actually flaking off, you have dandruff (and everyone knows it.  Before you put TAR on your head (literally), try these natural fixes.

For Extremely Dry Hair - Dandruff Help: Possibly hypoactive thyroid. Bacilli may be clogging natural oil ducts causing a thin, scaly crust to form on the scalp. Hair deprived of natural oils may become brittle and break off easily or even fall off at the follicle.  In advanced cases, this may lead to thinning of the hair and/or baldness.  If scalp is to the point of soreness or bleeding, consult a health care provider (dermatologist) immediately.

1.      Massage a little pure coconut oil onto your scalp daily.

2.      Apple cider vinegar kills bacillus and stimulates healthy oil production.
Pour 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar in cup.  Part your hair in sections and sponge Apple Cider Vinegar directly onto areas of the scalp that are affected by dandruff or redness.  Afterwards, put on a shower cap or wrap your head with a towel. Wait for at least 30min.  Do this once every other day to begin with, then less frequent after remedy shows visible improvement.

3.      After your shampoo, use warm burdock or sage tea as a scalp rinse.

4.      Take a half of a bottle of your favorite shampoo and fill the other half of the bottle with water. Add 20 drops of oil of one or more of the following: Sage, Geranium or Myrrh.

Shake up the new mixture (before each use) and pour an amount roughly the size of a quarter into the palm of your hands.  Gently massage it into your wet hair and distribute it evenly across hair and scalp. Let it sit for a minute.  Rinse well using warm (not hot) water.

5.      Dissolve a teaspoon of boric acid in a cup of wa­ter. Wet your hair and distribute the solution with a natural bristle hairbrush daily for up to seven days. If mixture works for you, repeat this every three days for up to six additional applications.

6.      Blend a half ounce of Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) into two cups of water. Let the MSM dissolve in the water for a couple days. Shake every six-eight hours.  Sponge solution onto your scalp every other day.

7.      Massage Vaseline or olive oil onto scalp nightly

8.      Add fresh fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy to your diet.

9.      Boil a cup of Urtica Dioica (stinging nettle) in a pint of water and add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Let simmer for ten minutes then allow cooling to room temperature.  After a shampoo, rinse your hair with the broth.

10.  Press all of the juice of a lemon into a plastic cup. Pour half of the lemon juice you collected into your plastic water bottle. Add a pint of water to the bottle.

First, rinse your hair with the pure lemon juice.  Let it sit for up to a minute then wash your hair with your favorite shampoo.  Rinse out the shampoo with warm water. Follow that with the mixture of water and lemon juice in the plastic bottle. Do this two to three times a week until the dandruff subsides.

11.  Use natural pomades that include Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM).  Add essential oils like Sage, Geranium or Myrrh to it.  Experiment with scent combinations before adding to pomade.

12.  Shampoo with DILUTED detergent made with pure vegetable soap in an alcohol and water solution. Try Green Soap tinctures diluted 1 part soap to 9 parts water. Start with high dilution ratio. Used in cleaning skin of bacteria for surgery, wound cleaning and tattooing.

13.  Massage 4 tablespoons of kitchen-variety corn oil into dry hair and scalp and cover hair with a shower cap. Let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes. Shampoo out and rinse thoroughly.