Homemade Recipes for Dandruff

Research supports these natural dandruff treatments.

Aloe. Using aloe on the scalp may help reduce itchiness and scaliness.
Tea tree oil shampoo. Using a 5% tea tree oil shampoo may reduce dandruff and that itchy feeling.
Lemongrass shampoo. Washing with a 2% lemongrass shampoo may help fight fungus that causes dandruff
Rosemary Tea.Rosemary tea can be used as a conditioning hair rinse. The herb will help to combat dandruff.


Herbal Shampoo 

• 1 cup distilled water
• 3 tbsp rosemary
• 1 tbsp lemongrass
• 2 tsp tea tree oil
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Castile liquid soap

Heat the water in a pot and bring to a boil. If you have a strainer, place the rosemary and lemongrass in it. Place the herbs in a container that can hold boiling water. Pour the water over the herbs, and mix the herbs around a bit. Cover the pot, with the herbs inside, and let the mixture seep for 20 to 30 minutes.
When the time has elapsed, take the cover from container, and mix the herbs around a little more. Then remove the herbs from the container. If needed, strain the water to remove any floating bits. Mix the tea tree oil and vanilla into the water.
Mix the soap into the infused water, and make sure the soap dissolves completely. Because you're mixing oil, water and soap it's important that you mix very well, spreading the oil out as much as possible.
Pour the mixture into your container, and you have homemade herbal shampoo. Let the shampoo cool, and then place the top on tightly. This recipe makes about 12 ounces of shampoo.

Treatment

• 20 drops of tea tree oil
• 10 oz bottle of Pure Aloe Vera Gel

Add about 20 drops of tea tree oil to a ten ounce bottle of aloe vera gel. Shake that up and apply it to your scalp every 3-4 days for 15 minutes. Depending on your sensitivity, you can add more tea tree oil than that, however it should NOT ever feel like it is burning. Never apply any essential oils directly to your skin without diluting them in aloe or a carrier oil first as they are caustic and will burn you. If you ever experience burning, rinse it off immediately. Topically aloe vera gel and borage oil have also been shown to be soothing for this condition.