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It's not cute to walk around scratching your head all day long, and there's no excuse when a simple home remedy is as close as your pantry. Okay, maybe your grocery store. Bonus if you live in an Indian neighborhood, where your grocery store has a wide selection of coconut oil. Anyway. Dry scalp can be more frequent in extreme temperatures, when your hair gets whipped around by cold wind or burned while you're on a surfin' safari.
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Scoop a quarter-sized amount of coconut oil into your hand. Coconut oil is often sold as a solid that liquefies when you rub it between your hands, which you should do. Warm it up and massage it into your scalp with your fingertips.
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Leave the oil on your scalp for several hours or overnight. Cover your hair with a shower cap or old scarf to keep from messing up your bedding.
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Shampoo your hair with an herbal formula containing tea tree, mint, rosemary, lavender or all of the above. Allow the lather to sit on your scalp for a few minutes before rinsing. The minty tingle helps soothe itching associated with dry scalp.
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Rinse the shampoo from your hair with plain water, then pour a pitcher of water mixed with apple cider vinegar over your head for the final rinse. Use ½ cup of vinegar for a large pitcher. Do not rinse with water; the smell of the vinegar will dissipate as your hair dries.
5.
Use a leave-in conditioner to protect your hair and scalp from heat styling, which you should do as little as possible. Blow-drying, curling or straightening with heat can worsen a dry scalp problem.
Things You'll Need
1.Coconut oil
3.Apple cider vinegar
5.Leave-in conditioner
2.Mint shampoo
4.Pitcher
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References
Granny Med: Remedies for Damaged Hair
Green Footsteps: What Is the Best Conditioner for Healthy Hair?
Go Ask Alice: Itchy Dry Scalp
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