I have a prescription to keep the rosacea in check. The
itchy, flaky scalp is another story. As the day goes on the back of my head
feels like it is on fire.
The tea tree shampoo my hairdresser suggested made
it worse. Neither Husband nor I like the smell of tree
tea oil either. FAIL.
The drugstore dandruff shampoo my doctor recommended takes
care of the itch and fire. Unfortunately, my dandruff shampoo rates a 6 to 7 (Moderate to High Hazard) on the Skin Deep database.
I like to keep the products we use to rate 3 (Moderate Hazard) or under.
I thought I was stuck until I received an amazing set of Oils of Aloha kukui oil, lotion, moisturizer, cleanser, soaps, and lip balms to review from The Balancing Act. The Balancing Act likes to challenge me as to develop recipes with interesting ingredients like the Oils of Aloha Macadamia Cooking Oil I also received since I am their food blogger.You can read my Lazy Budget Chef Balancing Act Community posts here.
I thought I was stuck until I received an amazing set of Oils of Aloha kukui oil, lotion, moisturizer, cleanser, soaps, and lip balms to review from The Balancing Act. The Balancing Act likes to challenge me as to develop recipes with interesting ingredients like the Oils of Aloha Macadamia Cooking Oil I also received since I am their food blogger.You can read my Lazy Budget Chef Balancing Act Community posts here.
This box of pampering decadence from Oils of Aloha shot to
top of my Husband, Gifts of This Will Get You Buckets of Kisses List.
According to Oils of Aloha Kukui Oil is an excellent
moisturizer, it relieves sunburn and skin damage from radiation therapy, and
relieves eczema and psoriasis. Oils of Aloha products are paraben free. Yay!
Since Oils of Aloha is good for eczema, psoriasis and cradle
cap, and the cleanser got my rosacea under control without help from my prescription (I'm out and holding off doctor's visits for now), I wonder if kukui oil can extinguish my burning scalp with some kinder to me ingredients?
Homemade Dandruff Shampoo Recipe
I tested my theory by modifying One Good Thing’s homemade coconut shampoo recipe into kinder to me homemade dandruff shampoo.
You will need:
¼ cup coconut milk (I used the carton of coconut milk I had
in the refrigerator. Coconut milk from a can works too.)
Bottle
Optional: One Good Thing added a few drops of essential oil.
I left it out because I like the smell of coconut on its own.
Make it:
1.Combine the coconut milk, liquid castile soap, Kukui oil,
and essential oil if desired in the bottle.
2. Shake the bottle to mix the contents and shampoo your
hair as desired.
3. It is best to make small batches of this shampoo since it
contains unrefrigerated coconut milk.
How Well Does Homemade Dandruff Shampoo Work?
In the past, I tried washing my hair with straight up
castile soap. My hair was clean but felt like straw.
The moisturizing aspects of the coconut milk and kukui oil
keep my hair from feeling dry. My hair felt just as clean and shiny as it did
before this flare up. However, I still need to use a conditioner after the
homemade dandruff shampoo just as I do with a commercial dandruff shampoo.
Half way into Day One the scalp on the back of my head did
not feel like it was on fire that is rare for this flare up even with the
commercial dandruff shampoo. I like the results so much that I am making
Homemade Dandruff Shampoo my One Small Green Change for April.
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Disclosure: Oils of Aloha sent me samples to facilitate this
review. This did not influence my opinion nor does being a Balancing Act
Community Blogger.
Further Disclosure: Kukuiae
Tropical Berry Soap that smells so good I want to lick it. No matter how good it smells or how
natural the ingredients, licking their soap may not be the best idea because it tastes like
soap. Guess how I know?
