I am suffering from hard dandruff. I try many product to remove dandruff but will not benefit.

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Hi, FREQUENT HEAD WASH: Wash your hair minimum three times a week. Dead skin, oil and white flakes should be washed off frequently. Every day washing is also good. Use shampoos containing salicylic acid etc. Keep lather for five minutes before washing it off, thus giving medicine time to act. # CURD AND LEMON: Apply curd or lemon on scalp half an hour before head wash. Lactic and citric acid present in curd and lemon respectively, kills fungus causing dandruff. Apply it continuously for few days till dandruff vanishes. Thereafter, use once a week or fortnight for prevention of recurrence. Once a week apply curd, once a week lemon (don?t apply both together on same day). # AVOID PROLONGED OILING: Too much of oiling, specially leaving oil overhead throughout the day post washing provides excellent breeding ground for dandruff to grow. Apply oil half an hour before head wash, never after that. Oil is good for hair provided applied the right way. Whatever, oil goes deep into hair roots helps. The one left over scalp and hair just attracts dust and pollution and acts as a nice breeding ground for fungus to grow. In case scalp and hair feel dry post head wash apply Aloe Vera gel to combat dryness instead of oil. # DON?T TIE WET HAIR: Avoid tying wet hair. Moist environment facilitates fungus growth thus aggravating dandruff. # PRESCRIPTION BASED ANTI DANDRUFF LOTIONS: Consult a dermatologist who would prescribe anti dandruff lotions to be applied on scalp at night and after bathing. # Very severe cases of dandruff, where white flakes are accompanied by redness and itching is called ?Seborrheic Dermatitis. Along with scalp, red scaly rashes are also seen on eyebrows, chest and behind the ears. Steroid based shampoos like Sebowash and mild steroid and salicylic based lotion application on scalp and rashes left overnight would help. Consult your dermatologist for same.

Anvika Mittal · Accepted Answer

Hi, FREQUENT HEAD WASH: Wash your hair minimum three times a week. Dead skin, oil and white flakes should be washed off frequently. Every day washing is also good. Use shampoos containing salicylic acid etc. Keep lather for five minutes before washing it off, thus giving medicine time to act. # CURD AND LEMON: Apply curd or lemon on scalp half an hour before head wash. Lactic and citric acid present in curd and lemon respectively, kills fungus causing dandruff. Apply it continuously for few days till dandruff vanishes. Thereafter, use once a week or fortnight for prevention of recurrence. Once a week apply curd, once a week lemon (don?t apply both together on same day). # AVOID PROLONGED OILING: Too much of oiling, specially leaving oil overhead throughout the day post washing provides excellent breeding ground for dandruff to grow. Apply oil half an hour before head wash, never after that. Oil is good for hair provided applied the right way. Whatever, oil goes deep into hair roots helps. The one left over scalp and hair just attracts dust and pollution and acts as a nice breeding ground for fungus to grow. In case scalp and hair feel dry post head wash apply Aloe Vera gel to combat dryness instead of oil. # DON?T TIE WET HAIR: Avoid tying wet hair. Moist environment facilitates fungus growth thus aggravating dandruff. # PRESCRIPTION BASED ANTI DANDRUFF LOTIONS: Consult a dermatologist who would prescribe anti dandruff lotions to be applied on scalp at night and after bathing. # Very severe cases of dandruff, where white flakes are accompanied by redness and itching is called ?Seborrheic Dermatitis. Along with scalp, red scaly rashes are also seen on eyebrows, chest and behind the ears. Steroid based shampoos like Sebowash and mild steroid and salicylic based lotion application on scalp and rashes left overnight would help. Consult your dermatologist for same.