Hair oil to get rid of dandruff and dry hair

We often get dandruff in winter but people with dry hair tends to get dandruff more due to lack of  oil produced by their sebum in the skin or scalp. Oiling is the best way to treat dandruff and dry hair as it not only nourishes your scalp it also relaxes it. Oiling also helps the hair to maintain its health as we are exposed to numerous pollutant from our environment. One reason for having dandruff is also the environmental factors that sometimes makes our hair feel so greasy but originally our scalp is dry as desert even though our hair might seem greasy. So, below are two hair oil that will help stop the dandruff and make your dry hair alive again.

1) Replenishing oil for dry and dandruff free hair

• 2 cups edible mustard oil
• 1/4 cup fenugreek seeds
• 1 small lemon

Preparing this oil will be an overnight process at first stage as you will need to soak fenugreek seed in water over night approximately 8 hours. After 8 hours of having fenugreek soaked in water grind it into a paste make sure that there isn't to much water with fenugreek seeds, it should be enough to make a thick paste. Next you need to boil water in a pot and place a steel or glass bowl with mustard oil in it and let the water boil mix in the fenugreek seed paste in it and let it boil on double boiler for 10 minutes then turn the heat off and mix lemon juice to it. Remove it from the pot and let it cool down for 15 minutes or until it is lukewarm. You need to apply this oil on your scalp in lukewarm form as it will promote scalp circulation and remember to massage your hair upside down and leave it on for 2 hours or over night. When you shampoo make sure your shampoo and conditioner is sulphurate and parabens free.

2) Sesame and coconut oil combo 

• 1 cup edible sesame oil
• 1 cup edible coconut oil
• 1 lemon 

First peel the skin of lemon and thinly slice it. Set up a pot with water to boil in order to proceed with double boiler method. Once the water starts to boil take a steel or glass bowl then add coconut oil and lemon peel slices in it. Let it boil over double boiler for 15 minutes and then add sesame oil turn of the stove and let it sit over the hot water for additional 15 minutes. After 15 minutes remove it from the pot then add lemon juice to it. Once it cools down apply it to your scalp and hair by massaging it with your head upside down and leave it on for 2 hours or over night. Wash it with mild sulphurate and paraben free shampoo and conditioner.

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