To combat dry skin and dandruff you will need to work on your body from the inside out.
Recommendations for dry skin sufferers are diets packed with fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, egg yolks, whole grains and nuts. Mung beans are considered to be an excellent aid also and available from health stores.
Ayurvedic is an ancient medical system from India which empasizes more natural paths to healing through diet, massage and holistic remedies. It classifies individuals according to a metabolic body type or dosha. Each dosha is characterized by a combination of the earth's elements like fire, water and wind.. When your doshas are out of balance, ill health can occur. The three doshas are Vata, Pitta, and Kapha.
A person with an imbalance in their Vata dosha is prone to dry skin. Various herbal remedies and oils can help to restore balance to specific problems. With Vata, a regular body and scalp massage with sesame or sweet almond oil is recommended. For Pitta the oil would be coconut and for Kapha try olive oil. These can all be found in health food or grocery stores.
Dry skin needs plenty of thorough but gentle cleansing, regular stimulation with massage and generous quantities of oil and moisture.
Use neutral-pH products to cleanse your skin.
A moisturizer increases the water content of the outer layers of the skin and gives it a soft, moist look.
A great natural moisturizer is a mixture of egg yolks and honey. Thick and messy, but it works.
Follow a bath or a shower with a mild application of baby oil. Massage your face with nourishing cream every night before retiring.
To treat dandruff, use a tea tree oil shampoo on your hair. This is a very popular natural product from Australia, and has been used as an antiseptic, antibiotic and antifungal agent.