Treatment of seborrhea at home
Content:
- Treatment of seborrhea with salt
- Apple cider vinegar 6% for seborrhea
- Sulsen paste 2% and shampoo
- Treatment of seborrhea with sulfuric ointment
- Tea tree oil treatment
- Tar soap for seborrhea
- Another recipe for seborrhea
Treatment of seborrhea with salt is the most effective method
Attempts to get rid of dandruff with various shampoos and medications are mostly unsuccessful. However, there is a very effective folk remedy for seborrhea - coarse salt, preferably sea salt.
After removing dirt from the head with a regular shampoo (any detergent familiar to a particular person is suitable), salt should be rubbed into the still wet hair. In this case, the largest salt is needed. The salt massage should be done for a few minutes.
The effect of such a gentle peeling is as follows:
- Hair loss stops;
- There is a gentle exfoliation of dead skin particles;
- The skin is not injured, as the salt melts from moisture;
- Blood circulation is enhanced.
After the procedure, the hair is washed with plain water. You can do this over any container, and rinse your head again with the collected salt water. Visible dandruff will disappear after the first treatment. After a while, the hair will become thicker and thicker. You can do this peeling every time you decide to wash your hair. For preventive purposes, 1 procedure every 1-2 weeks is enough.
Two more ways to get rid of dandruff and prevent alopecia with salt:
- Dissolve regular salt in water (it should be very hot) and then dip a soft cloth in it. It is best to use a linen or cotton based material. When the fabric is saturated with the solution, they wrap the head with it and massage it for half an hour. As a result, blood circulation is improved, and the skin does not suffer from irritation due to the direct action of salt particles.
- The hair is pre-moistened, and then salt is applied to it with the help of massage movements. Then the head should be left alone for 20 minutes. After the time has elapsed, the salt is washed off, but shampoo is not used for this. Rub any nourishing mask or rinse into the hair. Dry your hair naturally.
Using these recipes is enough once or twice a week.
It is worth remembering that salt dries out the scalp. Its use is not recommended for people with dry hair, as it can aggravate the situation and lead to an increase in the amount of dandruff.
Salt peeling
Apple cider vinegar 6% for seborrhea
Another popular remedy for treating seborrhea is apple cider vinegar at a concentration of 6%.
For hair, it can be beneficial due to the following properties:
- It contains B vitamins, ascorbic acid, carotene.
- Vinegar, like apples, contains pectin.
- It helps not only to cleanse the scalp, but also to regenerate microtraumas. Vinegar is able to neutralize pesticides.
This product has been used for a long time, as it allows you to preserve the beauty of hair and improve the scalp. Vinegar is effective against dandruff due to the fact that it is able to normalize the acid-base balance.
Hair rinse (has a disinfecting effect). Four tablespoons of vinegar at 5% concentration are diluted in a glass of water. The head is rinsed with this solution, several times, focusing on the roots. After that, the head must be rinsed with water.
Mask No. 1. Vinegar in a 5% concentration is applied to a sponge and then to the dermis of the head. Withstand up to 20 minutes and washed out with water.
Mask number 2. Two tablespoons of vinegar 5% are diluted in half a glass of water. It should be at room temperature. A decoction of chamomile, mint or oil (castor or burdock) is also added there. The composition is rubbed into the scalp, and covered with polyethylene and a towel on top. If desired, you can turn on the hair dryer for one minute and warm up the mask (it is allowed to repeat the heating several times). Withstand the mask for an hour, and then wash off with water. Shampoo is not used.
Both recipes can be used twice a week. The course of treatment is 30 days.
Sulsen paste 2% and shampoo - the best remedy for seborrhea
Sulsena is a pharmacy that helps in the treatment of seborrhea. The drug has two forms of release - a paste and shampoo. They are almost identical in composition. To provide a therapeutic effect, they must be used topically, that is, applied in accordance with the instructions on the hair and scalp. According to the manufacturers, the maximum effect can be obtained from the complex use of paste and shampoo.
The active ingredient that helps get rid of dandruff is selenium disulfide. It works like this:
- Destroys the fungus that leads to dandruff;
- Regulates the activity of the sebaceous glands;
- Regulates the rate of exfoliation of dermis particles by reducing the life of epithelial cells.
As a result, all three main problems that stimulate the development of dandruff are solved. However, you should tune in to a long course of treatment. It will not be possible to get instant results. The minimum duration of therapy is 3 months. Shampoo wash your hair once a week. Before rinsing it off, the product must be held on the hair and skin for up to 4 minutes.
The paste is applied to previously washed hair, massaging the skin. The product is kept on the head for up to 20 minutes, and then washed off. As a preventive measure, it is enough to use these funds once every six months for 30 days. In addition to getting rid of dandruff, using
Sulcens can achieve the following effects:
- Healthy hair shine;
- Density of hair, as hair loss is reduced;
- Hair does not require washing longer, as the product regulates the sebaceous glands;
- The scalp stops itching;
- Reduces the formation of exogenous toxins that have a negative effect on hair roots;
- The scalp cells become healthier;
- Hair follicles function better;
- Hair becomes more elastic.
The effect of the use of Sulsena is long-lasting, so the risk of dandruff recurrence when undergoing a full course of therapy and subject to its preventive use is minimal.
Treatment of seborrhea of the scalp with sulfuric ointment
Sulfur ointment is a thick substance, the active ingredient of which is sulfur. The basis for the manufacture of the product is pork fat and petroleum jelly. An ointment is being prepared in a pharmacy. Packaging for sale - glass jars, 40 and 25 grams each.
Sulfur ointment is used to get rid of dandruff, scabies, psoriasis. It is capable of providing antiparasitic and disinfecting effects. In order to get rid of dandruff, you need to apply the ointment to the head and hair with a rubbing motion. The concentration of the active substance is 10%. After application, the product is kept for 5 minutes and washed off with water.
The therapeutic course lasts a week or 8 days. After that, it is worth taking a break for 24 hours and continuing therapy with a medicated shampoo.
Before deciding to use sulfuric ointment, you must first visit a dermatologist. The fact is that sulfur is effective against only certain types of mycotic organisms, and it is possible to determine which one led to the formation of dandruff in a particular person only in a laboratory.
The use of a sulfur-based ointment is advisable only when other, more gentle means did not allow achieving the desired effect. This is due to the negative effect of sulfuric ointment on the condition of the hair.
Contraindication to use is the period of gestation. In addition, it cannot be used if there is an increased susceptibility to precipitated sulfur.
The product is not used to treat small children. Their dermis is not dense enough compared to adults and is more prone to irritation.
Side effects are swelling and burning of the skin in the area that was treated with the ointment. In addition, the temperature may rise, local pains appear, hyperemia and rash occur.
Treatment of seborrhea with tea tree oil
Tea tree oil has long established itself in folk medicine and cosmetology as an anti-inflammatory and antiseptic. It is advised for use for scalp care, as well as for increased sebum secretion.
Problems that can be solved if you enrich your regular shampoo with this essential oil:
- Get rid of dandruff;
- Prevent increased hair breakage;
- Reduce the production of the sebaceous glands;
- Get rid of scalp itching, inflammation and irritation.
You can get rid of dandruff with tea tree oil due to its ability to destructively affect the microorganisms that cause its appearance. When enriched with oil balms, shampoos, rinses and other cosmetics, it is possible to reduce hair loss and get rid of increased fragility of hair shafts
Here's an example of four recipes using ebony oil:
- Recipe # 1. In that dose of shampoo, which is supposed to wash your hair, add 3 drops of oil and apply this composition to your hair. In the process of washing, massage the dermis of the head for 5 minutes. It is enough to wash your hair in this way twice every 7 days to achieve the effect.
- Recipe number 2. You can use a hair mask based on 2 tablespoons of olive, castor or burdock oil to choose from. Add 5 drops of tea tree essential oil and 2 drops each of rosemary, lavender and bergamot oils. Mix everything and let stand for about 10 minutes. Then the resulting mixture is rubbed into the roots and kept for half an hour. Rinse off using shampoo. If the skin starts to burn or other allergic reactions appear, then the composition is removed immediately.
- Recipe number 3. You will need 50 ml of alcohol and pure water, to which 30 drops of tea tree oil are added. The composition must be rubbed into the hair roots before going to bed. The procedure can be performed up to 3 times a week. If you use this remedy at home all the time, your hair will be healthier, and dandruff will disappear.
- Recipe number 4. You need to mix the yolk, burdock oil - 1 teaspoon and 4 drops of tea tree oil. The resulting mixture is rubbed into the hair and left for 15 minutes. When the exposure time is over, the hair is washed using shampoo. It is enough to do such a mask once every 7 days.
! Before deciding to use tea tree oil, you should think about your scalp type. This product dries out the dermis, so people with dry hair should not use it.
Read more: Dandruff Treatment with Tea Tree Oil
Tar soap for seborrhea
The tar soap contains birch tar, which gave it its name. It makes up 10% of all the components included in the soap, but even with this amount, its effect on the scalp is difficult to overestimate. Due to its pronounced anti-inflammatory and antimycotic effect, tar soap helps to fight dandruff.
Among the useful properties of this detergent, the following can be noted:
- Normalizing the process of keratinization of skin cells;
- Strengthening microcirculation of blood in the dermis;
- Acceleration of regeneration processes.
In order to get rid of dandruff, you need to wash your hair with tar soap. This should be done according to certain rules:
- Wet hair
- Rub the soap in your hands.
- Apply the resulting foam to hair and scalp.
- Withstand no more than 7 minutes, constantly massaging the head.
- Rinse hair well.
! It is not recommended to use soap more than 2 times every 7 days. It dries out the skin, which can provoke its flaking and will only cause dandruff to intensify, not disappear. If the purpose of using soap is not to treat the scalp, but to prevent it, then you need to use it once every 7 days.
Important points:
- Rinse off the soap with warm, not hot water in order to avoid the appearance of a greasy sheen.
- Treatment of hair with balm after using soap is needed to soften and facilitate the combing process.
- To get rid of the unpleasant smell of tar, you can rinse them with a solution of water and apple cider vinegar in a ratio of 4 to 1. Essential oils of tea tree, lavender, orange or rose will also help to eliminate it.
If you use soap according to all the rules, then you will be able not only to get rid of dandruff, but also to improve your hair.
How to cook tar oil yourself?
Another recipe for seborrhea
There is another recipe for treating seborrhea at home. To prepare this mask, you will need one beaten egg. You need to add 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise, honey and sunflower oil to it. Mix the resulting composition and rub into the scalp. The exposure time is half an hour. Regular use of this mixture will help get rid of the dandruff problem.
The author of the article: Sokolova Nina Vladimirovna | Phytotherapist
Education: Diploma in "General Medicine" and "Therapy" received at the Pirogov University (2005 and 2006). Advanced training at the Department of Phytotherapy at the Peoples' Friendship University of Moscow (2008).
