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Dealing With Dandruff: Natural Antibacterial Treatments

January 11, 2022 3 min read

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What Causes Dandruff?

It is currently theorized that one of the main causes of dandruff is a breakdown of the scalp's natural lipid barrier, leaving it more exposed to infection by the microscopic yeast that is commonly found in the scalp. When the yeast overgrows, it leads to an inflammatory response that kills off scalp cells at a high rate, which in turn slough off in sticky patches and flakes.

How To Identify The Condition:

White or clear flakes on the scalp, through the hair, and on clothing. Itchy scalp which may be red and inflamed. Some young teens develop dandruff when they hit puberty because their hygiene habits haven’t changed to meet the challenges of newly accelerated sebum production. Stress, poor hygiene, and poor diet can make the scalp more susceptible to dandruff. High-sugar foods in particular are known to exacerbate yeast infections. The hair should be brushed regularly to loosen flakes and stimulate blood supply to the scalp, which will accelerate the natural immune response to infection.

Treating Dandruff

There are a few habits you can develop and natural treatments you can use to treat dandruff.

Nutrition

An excess of sugar in the diet can exacerbate any yeast infection.Try reducing your intake of all sugars and refined starches while treating dandruff.

High Sugar


Cleanse Your Hair 

Massage your scalp thoroughly with your fingertips when shampooing. This will help loosen and remove any dead skin flakes and help prevent the infection from continuing. Wash your hair daily until the infection is cleared up.

Use a Conditioner

Use a protective hair condition on the ends of hair only. Avoid getting conditioner on your scalp where it can clog pores and interfere with the healing of the skin.

Other Treatments

Massage: Massaging your scalp several times a day with the pads of the fingers only will stimulate blood supply to the hair follicles and help loosen the dead skin flakes.  

Brushing 

Brushing your hair thoroughly daily will help loosen and remove dead skin flakes, increase the smoothness of sebum along the hair shaft, and increase blood supply to the hair follicles

Wash Hands After Grooming 

Fungal infections of the skin are highly contagious, and it is easy to reinfect and spread to other areas of the body.

This is why it is important to wash your hair daily and to brush out any loose dandruff flakes so that healthy areas of the scalp will not be infected. Washing your hands after brushing, massaging, and grooming your hair will also help prevent reinfection or cross-infection.

Natural Internal Treatments for Dandruff

Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Vanadyl Sulfate, Gymnema Sylvestre, and Chromium are all natural regulators of blood sugar levels. They can help prevent feeding the infection by keeping blood sugar levels normalized.

Natural External Treatments for Dandruff

The following herbs can be used as a tonic for reducing fungal infections on a topical basis. Extracts of these herbs or several drops of their essential oils dissolved in aloe vera gel or witch hazel can greatly relieve the symptoms of itching and flaking in dandruff. Tea tree oil is particularly effective against fungal and bacterial infections.

The Following Herbs and Nutrients Have Also Been Shown to Reduce Dandruff :

Desert Sage
Eucalyptus
Oregano
Grapefruit
Essential Oil
Rosemary
Ginseng
Grape Seed Extract
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Lavender Essential Oil
Lemongrass Myrtle
Tea Tree Oil

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