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Home Remedies For Dry Scalp & Oily Hair

Oily hair and dry scalp are potential hair problems that not only affect the nature of your hair but also ensure that you have major skin troubles. With oily hair, it is imperative that you wash your hair regularly else the oils tend to pose a problem for you. Dry scalp gives birth to dandruff issues while oily hair attracts a lot of dirt and dust. Both conditions can give birth to itchy scalps that trouble you often.

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If you go without washing your hair for more than a day, you are in for some troublesome moments. While you need to protect your hair from sun and other elements, it is also important that you ensure that your hair is treated properly. Why is dry scalp and oily hair a condition to be seen together? Well, when you have dry scalp, the body goes out of its way to compensate the dryness. For this purpose it produces oils in your hair thus making it all oily and greasy. When the oils are not cleaned properly, you will face acne bursting your skin. Some people also have boils in the scalp which can be harmful. Here are a few home remedies to cure dry scalp and oily hair problems.

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Hair Wash
If you are suffering from dry scalp or oily hair, you should ideally use a proper anti dandruff shampoo and wash your hair regularly. An anti fungal shampoo will cure your hair of the dandruff issue in a way that it does not come back. You could also use a clarifying shampoo once a week to ensure complete removal of the oil buildup in your hair and scalp. There are some harsh ingredients in the clarifying shampoo, so avoid using it for more than once in a week.

Beer Wash
Beer is considered to be an excellent solution to remove the oil buildup in your hair. What you could possibly do is clean your hair with beer after washing it off with shampoo. Not only is beer an excellent conditioner but also an excellent anti oil agent. When you wash your hair with beer, it becomes oil free. You hair also grows to be shiny and has good volume on it.

Volumizing Conditioners
This is one of the best ways to rid oily hair and dry scalp. You should apply volumizing conditioner to your hair after you are done with the beer wash. This conditioner should be rooted to the roots of your hair. This is to avoid split ends and damage. Use of conditioner should be done on a regular basis. This will not only remove the excess remaining oil but also clean the damaged areas of the hair roots. You will find shiny and bouncy hair. Make sure you use mild conditioners to keep the ends moisturized.

Brush Lightly
Brushing hard can pull out the oils and bring it back to the hair. This way you will get oily hair once again. To control this, limit the number of times you brush your hair.

Tea Tree Treatment
Tea tree oil has the potential to clean the scalp, fight the bacteria and also remove the dandruff from your dry scalp. Always rub this oil gently to your hair. You could even perform it daily before going to bed or in the mornings.

Story first published: Friday, March 14, 2014, 16:45 [IST]
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