Hair/Scalp Problems

Hair/Scalp Problems

Foods to Eat More Of:

Fruits: Bananas, prunes, watermelon
Vegetables: Arugula, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collard greens, corn, green/yellow peppers, kale, onions, spinach, watercress, yellow squash
Low-fat dairy products, whole grain products, brown rice
Nuts, seeds (especially flax and sunflower) and beans
Garlic & sea herbs
Lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, soy products

Foods to Avoid or Minimize:

Raw eggs

Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.

Baldness: Cedarwood, rosemary, sage (on location, bottom of feet).
Dandruff: Cedarwood, lavender, rosemary, sage, tea tree (on scalp, add to shampoo).
Dry Hair: Birch, geranium, lavender, rosemary, sandalwood (on scalp, in shampoo).
Fragile Hair: Birch, Roman chamomile, clary sage, lavender, sandalwood, thyme (on scalp, in shampoo).
Head Lice: Anise, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lemon, rosemary (bottom of feet, rub over scalp 3 times daily).
Head Lice: Put a few drops of tea tree oil on a fine comb and comb hair thoroughly night and morning, and add 10-20 drops of tea tree to 1 pint of hot water and use as a final hair rinse.

Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.

Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food - take in the morning).
Rosemary infusions can naturally darken hair color and restore color to gray hair as well as combating dandruff. (add a few drops of oil or a cup of rosemary infusion to rinsing water after shampooing).
Hair Loss: Ginger, gotu kola, rosemary, southernwood, stinging nettle
Dandruff: Add infusions of beet juice, rosemary leaves, chamomile flowers, or stinging nettle roots to hair rinses.
Dandruff: Take strong sage tea and a little soap to wash head, rinse very well with water mixed with a little vinegar.
Head Lice: Cover head/hair with camphorated oil. Cover and leave on overnight. Shampoo out the next morning as usual.
Head Lice: Cover head/hair with mayonnaise and then cover with Saran wrap for 2 hours.

Supplements & Homeopathic:

Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil once a day).
Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2 mg copper daily if using zinc longer than 1 month).
Biotin: 1,000 mcg daily (can combat excessive oiliness and flaking; take with vitamin B complex).
Vitamin B Complex: 1 pill twice daily with food (B-50 complex with 50 mcg Vitamin B12 and biotin, 400 mcg folic acid, and 50 mg all other B vitamins).
PABA: 100 mg daily (promotes the health of the skin and scalp).
Selenium: 200 mcg twice daily (don't exceed 600 mdg daily, higher doses may be toxic).

Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).

Smoothies/Beverages:

Meals:

Sides & Salads: