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I read an earlier thread about dandruff and things like thyme, tea tree oil, coconut oil, and apple cider vinegar.
I get my hair colored- what is my best bet to minimize the loss of color when I wash my hair and still control the dandruff? If it matters, I have curly hair, which means I have to take extraordinary steps to keep it moisturized well or it will dry out very easily.
Thank you.- Re: dandruff Hveragerthi
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This is a reply to # 1,877,989
I read an earlier thread about dandruff and things like thyme, tea tree oil, coconut oil, and apple cider vinegar.
I get my hair colored- what is my best bet to minimize the loss of color when I wash my hair and still control the dandruff? If it matters, I have curly hair, which means I have to take extraordinary steps to keep it moisturized well or it will dry out very easily.The best way would be to have someone pee on your head. Urine is a great color fixative and moisturizer.
But I am sure you do not to go that drastic. Another option is to add aspirin to your shampoo, which also helps with dandruff. And the essential oil palmarosa, which is an excellent moisturizer for the hair. For the aspirin I recommend crushing up 10 aspirin and adding the fine powder to a 16 ounce of shampoo. For the palmarosa I recommend 40-60 drops of the oil to the shampoo.
Or another option is to look online for a yucca root based shampoo. This will not only cleans the hair and help moisturize it but also kill the fungus that can cause dandruff.
- Re: dandruff Basket of Sunshine
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This is a reply to # 1,879,258Ok, I laughed so hard at that first line, I almost spit my kefir all over my computer screen.
Just to clarify- I would use the aspirin *and the essential oil together?
The yucca shampoos/soaps have other ingredients like coconut oil that I would be afraid they would strip my coloring too fast. But, one site said you can just pulverize the pulp and use it this way. Do you agree?- Re: dandruff hanna
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This is a reply to # 1,879,432I can imagine that it sounded funny to you, but I spent a year or so on the urine forum and indeed for that time I used urine for a rinse and it worked well. I had forgotten about it but I might try it again. It is certainly cheap.
To understand urine you really have to read about it because most have that ick reaction.
In my CZ life I have tried at least 15 different forums and I have learned something from all of them. And now I am here too and I am still learning more.- Re: dandruff Basket of Sunshine
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,879,435Hi Hannah,
I completely agree with you. I did not doubt Hv's advice on this, but his wording got my funny bone!
I can't say I am ready for this approach, but I never say never.
:)
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Re: dandruff Hveragerthi
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,879,432Ok, I laughed so hard at that first line, I almost spit my kefir all over my computer screen.
Just to clarify- I would use the aspirin *and the essential oil together?
Correct.
The yucca shampoos/soaps have other ingredients like coconut oil that I would be afraid they would strip my coloring too fast. But, one site said you can just pulverize the pulp and use it this way. Do you agree?The pulp could be hard to get out of the hair. But you can either juice some fresh yucca root, make a water extract out of some dried powder or buy some powdered extract to add to your shampoo.
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- Re: dandruff Wizmo
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This is a reply to # 1,877,989Hi,
To maintain your hair color you should use products which are meant for hair color and you need to oil your hair regularly.
- Re: dandruff Hveragerthi
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