Tips To Cure Dry & Itchy Scalp!

Hair Care

oi-Amrisha

By Amrisha Sharma

Saturday, September 17, 2011, 10:26

Dry hair and itchy scalp can be a great problem to deal with. Constant scratching and uncomfortable feeling can be really frustrating at times. Dry and itchy scalp is a common winter hair problem. So, here are simple tips to cure dry itchy scalp.

• Keep the scalp clean to cure dry itchy scalp. Oil and dirt in the scalp can clog mores which can become itchy. Use a shampoo meant for itchy scalp with a pH between 4.5-5.5 to keep the scalp moisturized.

• Hair dye and the other chemicals used on hair can irritate the scalp and make them itchy. Also some reaction can lead to dry itchy scalp.

• People with dry itchy scalp or hair should not use hot water to wash hair. Even blow dryer can burn the natural oil glands in the scalp thus making it dry. Blow drying also leads to split ends.

• Cover your head when out in the sun. Sunburns also leads to itchy scalp and dry hair. It also protects the hair from dirt and pollution.

• Shea butter has moisturizing and anti-inflammatory properties which cures dry itchy scalp. This is a natural tip to cure dry itchy scalp and hair. Apply shea butter with olive oil to moisturize hair.

• See if you have lice in your hair. Lice makes you scratch scalp. Cure immediately if you have been scratching constantly in few days or a month.

• Dandruff is another reason behind dry itchy scalp. Apply neem or lemon juice to cure dandruff and itchy scalp.

• Neem oil mixed with lavender and rosemary oil, if massaged on dry hair and scalp can cure itchy scalp.

Use these tips to cure dry itchy scalp and hair.