One of the old home remedies for itchy and dry scalp or skin is a eating regimen of raw veggies and trying to eat every food as raw as possible, like eating these for breakfast; oats, nuts and cereals plus whey milk. As well as at nighttime taking some honey with slippery elm will result in alleviation to itchiness.
Use pure apple cider vinegar. Another amazing way to alkalize and kill fungus that could be causing your itching. This home remedy for itchy scalp is very affective for this reason, but try to find the true, organic apple cider vinegar, and not the commonly store bought. Take ¼ c oatmeal and soak in water for 20 mins. Mix well and then strain the liquid adding it to a cup. Add 5 drops lavender oil (or lavender stalks steeped in ¼ cup hot water. Add 5 drops rosemary (or rosemary stalks steeped in ¼ cup hot water. Allow to cool until tepid.Mix the liquids together and dab on your scalp...leave in for 10 mins to soothe the itch. This a good temporary soother for itching.
One of the main causes of an itch besides fungal and bacterial activity is dry skin. Since this tends to happen most in the winters, people end up with those unbearable itches during those cold months. Two ways out of this: use a moisturizer so that your skin remains soft and succulent, or, get a humidifier installed in your home so that a proper limit of humidity is maintained. If you live in a cold place then you really cannot do without a humidifier anyways.
To relieve itching, natural oils such as Lavender, German Chamomile, and Eucalyptus can have a significant soothing effect when mixed together and dabbed locally on affected areas. The use of Neem oil can also have a profound effect on preventing dandruff and is often used to relieve conditions like psoriasis and eczema. These oils can be added to water (4 parts water to 1 part oil) and sprayed directly onto the scalp and/or added to your shampoo and conditioners also.
Add five grams of camphor in 100 grams of coconut oil and mix in a glass bottle. Close the bottle with a tight cork and keep in the sun till the camphor gets dissolved in the oil. Apply this oil daily on the whole body before bathing. It is an effective home remedy for dry itching.
