Not sure if anyone has noticed however this thread is consistently ranking on the top page (6th/7th result) on Google for the keywords "Natural preventatives for <bacterial/fungal>". Has 600k+ views.
I've had an issue with a fungal infection causing dandruff on my scalp (Seemed to be Candida or standard Yeast), it was ridiculous (was shedding snowfalls of the stuff). No amount of remedies seem to be doing the trick and I had tried all sorts.
Funnily enough was looking back over a few emails and had one from a reader who advised rubbing crushed garlic in the scalp, and it's actually done the trick! Pretty much drastically reduced overnight and continual treatment for a few weeks solved it. Doing some research it seems crushing garlic releases the compound ajoene (Through allicin and allinase) which is a strong potent antifungal. Obviously garlic being what it is can be a tad harsh, which after washing away (Duh) moisturised the scalp with Pure Jojuba Oil (It's structure seems to replicate sebum, the natural hair oil perfectly, as well as having antifungal properties itself). Garlic seems to play a beneficial role in increasing hair growth as well.
It doesn't stop there, for now the scalp is left barren with a chance of recolonisation. This is where washing with a good quality Yogurt mask comes into play. Yeah it sounds nasty (I hate the smell and taste personally) but the good natural set yogurt contains Lactobacillus acidophilus. Acidophilus has been proven to keep Candida in check and is present in the gut for this very reason. So, keeping this on and washing after 10-15 minutes with a mild shampoo to kill the smell pretty much assisted in keeping the scalp Candida from recolonising (Due to the slight acidic conditions made by the Acidophilus). Also made a spray consisting of filtered water and a few drops of tea tree oil (Another antifungal), spraying that on the hair.
So yeah, screw your coal tar shampoos and antibiotics western medicine. Nature provides
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Late edit: Lol, was just checking up library references for php, and this shows up:
I've had an issue with a fungal infection causing dandruff on my scalp (Seemed to be Candida or standard Yeast), it was ridiculous (was shedding snowfalls of the stuff). No amount of remedies seem to be doing the trick and I had tried all sorts.
Funnily enough was looking back over a few emails and had one from a reader who advised rubbing crushed garlic in the scalp, and it's actually done the trick! Pretty much drastically reduced overnight and continual treatment for a few weeks solved it. Doing some research it seems crushing garlic releases the compound ajoene (Through allicin and allinase) which is a strong potent antifungal. Obviously garlic being what it is can be a tad harsh, which after washing away (Duh) moisturised the scalp with Pure Jojuba Oil (It's structure seems to replicate sebum, the natural hair oil perfectly, as well as having antifungal properties itself). Garlic seems to play a beneficial role in increasing hair growth as well.
It doesn't stop there, for now the scalp is left barren with a chance of recolonisation. This is where washing with a good quality Yogurt mask comes into play. Yeah it sounds nasty (I hate the smell and taste personally) but the good natural set yogurt contains Lactobacillus acidophilus. Acidophilus has been proven to keep Candida in check and is present in the gut for this very reason. So, keeping this on and washing after 10-15 minutes with a mild shampoo to kill the smell pretty much assisted in keeping the scalp Candida from recolonising (Due to the slight acidic conditions made by the Acidophilus). Also made a spray consisting of filtered water and a few drops of tea tree oil (Another antifungal), spraying that on the hair.
So yeah, screw your coal tar shampoos and antibiotics western medicine. Nature provides
.Late edit: Lol, was just checking up library references for php, and this shows up:
Code:
<?php
function makeyogurt($flavour, $type = "acidophilus")
{
return "Making a bowl of $type $flavour.\n";
}
echo makeyogurt("raspberry"); // works as expected
?>