5 Home Remedies To Treat Dandruff During Winters

Winter season – the best season of the year when everyone wants to look at his best for the perfect snowy insta-shot. However, the winter season not only takes a toll on your skin but also affect the health of your scalp and hair. Dandruff is one such unwelcomed party guest that comes in winters. Due to dry, cold air and an abundance of the malassezia fungus, the scalp turns dry, feel itchy and the dead cells start forming tiny flakes that we call dandruff.

If you want to find out how to get dandruff under control then, follow the below-mentioned tips and stop your dandruff from flaring up during this winter season. I have also shared some home remedies to get rid of dandruff so, you can check that post as well.

# Look For The Right Shampoo

While purchasing a shampoo, look out for the ingredients that are usually mentioned on the backside of the bottle. Pay attention to the ingredients such as Zinc pyrithione that helps to slow down the growth of yeast and Tea tree oil which is an antiseptic and anti-fungal agent and helps in fighting dandruff. Moreover, it doesn’t dry out the scalp rather serves as a natural conditioner and removes the scalp flakiness.

# Avoid Washing Your Hair Frequently

One of the effective remedies to prevent dandruff in winters is to avoid washing your hair frequently. This is because excessive washing will make your scalp dry thereby leading to dandruff. Another important point that you need to take care of is that use lukewarm water to wash your hair and don’t use hot water to keep dandruff at bay.

# Exfoliate Your Scalp

We all scrub our face and body to remove all the dead cells, right? The same concept should be applied for the scalp. Exfoliate your scalp once a week with baking soda. Baking soda (Sodium bicarbonate) is a kitchen ingredient that is found in every household and is exclusively used for baking. But are you aware of the fact this humble ingredient offers some wonderful benefits for our skin and hair as well?

# Stimulate Your Scalp

Stimulating the scalp plays a very important role to prevent dandruff in winters as it helps to increase blood circulation which further leads to increase oil secretion. This increased oil secretion helps to keep the scalp healthy and free of flakes. So, make sure to brush your hair sufficiently.

# Moisturize Your Scalp

As shared above, the dry and cold air in winters leaves your scalp feeling dry and itchy by robbing it of the moisture. So, it is very important to give your scalp a gentle massage with warm olive oil or coconut oil. Make sure not to go for heavy oils as they will make your scalp and hair greasy. You can also add a few drops of tea tree oil or peppermint oil as they help in the prevention of dandruff. This process will not only help you to combat dandruff but will also provide you with strong and healthy hair.