In the social and business realm, having dandruff can be a real detriment to your career and your social life. It can be very embarrassing. There are many over-the-counter dandruff remedies, if you don’t mind putting chemicals on your scalp. Since the skin absorbs substances into itself and warm water opens the pores of the skin, you can be doubly sure that anything that touches your skin will be absorbed.

You can find all kinds of toxic ingredients like resorcinol, P-phenylenediamine, eugenol, and ethanolamine in anti-dandruff shampoo. DMDM hydantoin is a form of formaldehyde that is an intoxicant to the immune system and a toxic irritant to the skin, which is also found in dandruff products.

There can be several causes of dandruff, in particular an overly alkaline pH on the scalp, overgrowth of yeast due to too high refined carbohydrates in the diet, and dehydration and excessive drying of the skin.

Excessive alkalization of the skin and scalp can destroy the acid mantle, which is a slightly acidic waxy coating that is the first line of defense against surface invaders. Since the skin must be slightly acidic, it is advisable to use pH-balanced shampoos, so as not to destroy the protective properties of the skin and scalp.

The skin and scalp face chronic challenges in maintaining their pH balance due to their constant exposure to environmental stresses. As they are the first line of exposure for any environmental substance and the skin cannot self-correct the necessary changes in pH, it is literally at the whim of anything that touches it. If we look at what potentially touches the hair and scalp, we find shampoos, conditioners, hair dyes, solutions for perms, gels, mousses, glosses, hairspray, and hardeners, which can leave the skin in an alkaline state.

Realizing what these unnatural substances do to your skin is the first step. The next step is to find a shampoo with a good balanced pH, without foaming agents or parabens. Finally, rinsing your hair with acidic water is a good last step. This will keep your scalp on the acid side of the pH scale. You can make acidic water at home by mixing 2 parts of apple cider vinegar with six parts of warm water. If you don’t have long hair, you can mix two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in six tablespoons of warm water.

The next step is to drink the right type and amount of water. The right kind of water, you ask? Yes, some of the water is stagnant and dead. Although it is supposed to be clean, it appears to have little beneficial effect on the body. Water in, water out. No matter how much you seem to drink, everything seems to go very fast. If you were to switch to alkaline and ionized water, you would notice the difference in your skin and how your body feels in a week. The first day or so, you notice that most of the water you drink is absorbed, you urinate very little. Your cells drink deeply. Depending on the level of water in your body, it could take six months or more to fully hydrate, drinking adequate water. The average person needs half their body weight in ounces of water every day, three-quarters in hot weather.

The final consideration is your diet. Did you know that some people are more prone to fungus and other skin infections and irritations? They seem to have a hypersensitivity to carbohydrates, particularly sugars, wheat, and any food that contains wheat. In the presence of these foods, the body produces sugars that feed Candida and other yeasts. The scalp is an ideal refuge for yeast proliferation. The skin becomes irritated and itchy, producing scales that cascade down the shoulders and back. Most of the yeast buildup begins in the intestines, where they are first exposed to your favorite foods. The toxins produced by the waste of these little critters create an acidic condition in the body that produces many more symptoms than dandruff. Weaning off wheat and sugars can create what is called a kill. By gradually removing the sugars and wheat, the yeast begins to die because there is not enough to eat. As they die, they can begin to produce confused thoughts, abdominal discomfort, headaches, a bad taste in the mouth, among other symptoms. Despite the slight annoyance, it is worth the effort. Drink plenty of water to minimize symptoms, hydrate your body and skin, and before you know it, you’ll be scale free, without the chemicals.