Dandruff : It is caused due to dryness in the head. It itches on the head and the dandruff appears on the head, A lot of itching can cause wounds on the skull. It is the biggest problem of the hair. Any person, young or old, all sorts of people can suffer from the problem,

Reasons of this common problem are not yet known. Dandruff is of two types . 1. Dry 2.0ily.

Dry Dandruff : It might start at the age of ten. In this condition white or grey colour powder downpours from the head. The problem can remain for the whole life if not treated in time.

Oil Dandruff: If treatment is neglected for a few months, dry crusts of dandruff become moist and adhere (stick) to skin of the skull.

It can cause shedding of hair and also retard development.

Treatment :

(1) Take a mixture of half of lemon and some coconut or olive oil, mix it and apply at the roots of hair with fingers in the evening and wash them with shampoo in the morning. They will be cleaned.
(2) Beat yellow part of an egg and mix it in a cup of hot water and rub it on the skull, Wash it with warm water. 'Mere is no need of a shampoo.
(3) Beat a cupful of curd and add a little salt in it. Rub it on the hair and wash them, It will end the problem.
(4) Add some boric powder in water and wash your hair.
(5) Wash your hair with a good shampoo.
(6) Take proper food for general health and an upset stomach.
Apply olive oil, soak a towel in hot water and give steam to your head. It will open pores and blood circulation will be improved. Now put some boric powder in warm water and wash hair, and with fresh water afterwards. Do it twice a week. Dandruff develops with dirt in the head, so never use brushes and combs of others.

Falling of Hair : Washing hair many times a day, using strong shampoo a brush with hard bristles, rubber band, inserting hair pin here and there, drying hair in strong sun etc. are harmful for the hair. They break and get deshaped.

Measures : Apply warm oil on the head everyday. You may use almond, amla or coconut oil.

The hair will become shiny and soft with amla, so it is better than a soap.

Don't use hot water on the hair as far as possible. Don't rub the roots of the hair hard, as it will break the hair.

Hair fall due to some disease, child birth, unhealthiness or tension of the mind.

They stop falling after the birth of the child or after the disease is cured, so unhealthiness, indigestion and tension is to be cured first. Don't take oily food if you have indigestion. Increase quantity of fruits and vegetables and milk. Go for the treatment if you have deficiency of blood. Reduce the quantity of hot foods.

Massage your hair a lot and keep them clean by washing. Having tensions cause your hair to fall so stay happy and joyful. Use of different scented oils also cause falling of hair.

Pimples : The dryness in winters causes pimples. Add lotion antiseptic in the water and wash hair. Do use coconut or olive oil on hair. Always keep them clean.

Hair with split ends : You can have the hair cut from a little above the place where they have split to check their development. This way the division stops and don't fall. Massage with coconut or olive oil on the head everyday to prevent this disease and comb with a brush having flat bristles. Sharp bristles divide hair. Check the brush while buying it.

White Hair : Untimely greying of hair is a big problem. The face looses its beauty. The hair start getting grey by shock, tension and can also be hereditary. Deficiency of vitamin A and D can cause greying of hair too.

Take castor oil, an ounce of sandal powder and powder of coffee seeds (an ounce) and heat it for 20 minutes. Filter it when it is cold Massage this oil every evening and wash them in the morning. The hair will not turn grey and the grey ones will turn black.

There is another method to prevent hair from turning grey. Take a spoon of Mehandi. a spoon of dry amla and tea leaves and put them in a cup of hot water. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of rose water in it, add Juice of lemon too. Leave the mixture for five hours. Massage it slowly in the roots of hair.

Wash hair with fresh water after two hours. Following the method once a week will prevent greying of hair.

Hair Dye : Dying hair with a dye is not bad if you have more grey hair. Don't buy cheap dyes. It can cause diseases of skin which will be difficult to cure.

Though hair should be got dyed in a beauty parlour, still you can dye them, at home, if the facility is not available near your house. Gain necessary knowledge first.

Dyes are available in two colours black and brown. Buy it according to the colour of your hair. You may change the colour by adding these two together also.

Apply a little quantity at the back of your car before you apply that on the hair, then wait for 24 hours. There should be no itching or swelling. Don't use it if this problem develops there.

Method : Shake both the phials well. Now take equal quantity of colour and acid in a small plate. Mix it with a brush and start applying it in small quantity from the roots to the end. Wash hair when they are dry. Dye the hair again which have been left undyed. Wash it again.

Dyeing is good for a month or so but it depends upon the growth of your hair.

Louse and tiny louse : Roots of the hair become weak if you have louse in the hair. It itches too. The following treatments can be given to prevent them :

(1)Keep the hair clean and comb them twice because they develop in dirt.
(2) Add powdered camphor in coconut oil and apply it on the head. Wash it afterwards with soapnut or shampoo.
(3) Add a little dettol in water besides.
(4) Use oil in the head and remove lice with a thin comb. An iron comb can be used for thin ones.
(5) You may buy medicines for killing louse too. Apply medicine on the head in the evening and tic hair with a piece of cloth and go to bed. Remove the cloth in the morning and wash hair. All the lice will be killed.