How to DIY a 2-ingredient Dandruff Treatment

Shikha
by Shikha
5 Materials
$5
5 Minutes
Easy

Now that it’s winter, a lot of us are starting to suffer from dandruff.


This skin condition can be super frustrating, but this simple, 2-ingredient DIY dandruff treatment will soothe your scalp in no time. Time to wave goodbye to those pesky white flakes.


Let’s get started!

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Tools and materials:

  • Coconut oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Bowl
  • Microwave
  • Cotton ball
Combining the ingredients

1. Combine the ingredients

For this 2-ingredient DIY dandruff treatment, simply mix coconut oil with a few drops of fresh lemon juice. 

Combining the ingredients


Microwaving mixture

2. Microwave

Pop the mixture in the microwave for 10 seconds to heat it up.

Applying DIY dandruff treatment to scalp

3. Apply to the scalp

Then, using a cotton ball, dab the mixture onto your scalp and gently massage it in.


4. Rinse

After allowing the mixture to sit on your scalp for an hour, go ahead and wash your hair.

Hair after DIY dandruff treatment

2-ingredient DIY dandruff treatment

This DIY dandruff treatment is so quick and easy but super effective. To see the best results, use this treatment twice a week.


I hope you found this DIY helpful. If so, leave me a comment down below and share this hack with your friends.


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Suggested materials:
  • Coconut oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Bowl
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  • Dau104160940 Dau104160940 on Feb 18, 2025

    When I developed dandruff nothing worked until I eliminated gluten..... from my diet, shampoo, conditioner, cosmetics, everything. No gluten = no problem.

    • Tam133642816 Tam133642816 on Feb 18, 2025

      Good to know. Makes sense. Your body's histamine response is in overdrive. An overgrowth of yeast will live on the scalp. Interesting!

  • Tam133642816 Tam133642816 on Feb 18, 2025

    True dandruff is a medical condition coming off in huge chunks. You would know. Horror movie! What we see in the winter is dry scalp. Would you put lemon juice on dry chapped lips? Use a deep conditioner and increase the time you leave it on. Dandruff shampoos? Nope! Those crooks treat the flakes not the scalp. Don't waste the money. *Free advice from 36 years as a hairstylist.

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