Dandruff

r.mac_2

Lush's Snake Oil bar (for scalps).
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Oooohhhh, what's in that - it's not really snake is it?!

16011996

ewwww :-X

Jeryth

Snake Oil - GOSH NO, NO SNAKES!!!!! They called it Snake Oil for some clever reason I don't remember. But Lush label all their products clearly so that vegetarians and vegans and people who care about what they use can shop with confidence.

Galtizz

This one is for your scalp. It's called Snake Oil for two reasons.

1) In times gone by if a travelling salesman had made all the claims we'd like to make for this bar he'd have made a million very easily.

2) It stops you shedding your skin (snake joke of average quality).

For those of you who haven't discovered Lush yet, it is a wonderful place full of natural products that are good for your skin/hair/ body. I've never mentioned it on here because, unfortunatly it isn't so much money saving as money spending because everything is sooo nice :-/ Love the silly sense of humor of the company too (see quote above) My favorite product is Buffy the Backside slayer ;D Fantastic name and an excellent exfoliator/ moisturiser. I haven't found/ made anything better yet. If anyone has a 'recipe' for a Buffy I would be greatful (not to mention much richer, at £3.50 a pop it's expensive)

Just to point out I'm nothing to do with the company just a fan.

16011996

thanks for the link

16011996

you put me right off sheel.

r.mac_2

Snake Oil - GOSH NO, NO SNAKES!!!!!  They called it Snake Oil for some clever reason I don't remember.  But Lush label all their products clearly so that vegetarians and vegans and people who care about what they use can shop with confidence.

Thank goodness - I am toatlly petrified of the things! WIll try it though. I am bored of Head and Shoulders. Have fallen in love with Charles Worthington Shine On yellow shampoo (not for dandruff - just shiney lovelyness) but it is expensive. So keep it for special occassions! ;D

Rx

16011996

i did. keep doing these things at the mo. sorree again.

humpy_2

I've been trying to find natural ways to cleanse myself, given that soaps, shampoos, etc contain lots of unnatural chemicals that do get absorbed into the body etc.

Anyway, after much research on the Internet, I discovered
APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (ACV) - don't use any other type of vinegar.

ACV kills yeasts in your scalp. Works a treat for me (28 yo Male).
I use it every other day and have been doing so for months. No need to wash / rinse it out. The first time you use it, it may sting a bit...

It may smell a bit but actually not that badly at all, especially once it is dried and you've walked to the train/tube. Colleague who sits next to me at work never realised until I told him!

Also to prevent dandruff DRY YOUR SCALP after showering (I was guilty of this as well)!!!!! Leaving it wet only allows the yeast or whatever to recreate the right environment for snowy shoulders.

Obviously, the tips mentioned may not work for all, but it is tried and tested with me and thousands of people over the centuries and much better and much more natural than H&S or anyother haircare synthetic product that have only been around for 50 or so years.

A good balanced diet also helps. Garlic and perhaps ACV capsules (available from Holland and Barrett) are good for the diet/body as well.

ACV worked and still works wonders for my scalp is all I'll say....

Olliebeak

I found that using diluted 'Dettol' (or Savlon or supermarket's own antiseptic disinfectant) on my hair helped when I had particularly stubborn dandruff. You apply it to the hair and scalp and leave for about half an hour before shampooing. It's an anti-bacterialcide and helps to get rid of any flakes and bacteria on the scalp.

I do find that using mousse on my hair too much/often can often cause flakes - not sure if they are dandruff or just dry flakiness - so I try not to use it too often.