Beauty: Home remedies for smelly hair

Baking Soda: Baking soda is one of the most widely used home remedies for smelly hair because it helps neutralize foul odours and reduces oiliness.

• Mix one part baking soda in three parts water.
• Rinse your hair with water and apply the baking soda paste on your damp hair.
• Leave it on for about five minutes and then wash your hair.
• Repeat the process once a week.

Tomato Juice: Tomato juice helps remove foul odours from your hair. Moreover, the acidity in tomatoes helps balance the pH level in your hair.

• Apply fresh tomato juice on your scalp.
• Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes and then rinse it out.
• Do this once or twice a week.

Warning: Tomato juice is likely to lighten your hair. Neem Oil: Neem, or Indian lilac, oil can be used to treat scalp infections and consequently smelly hair due to its antiseptic properties. Use it once a week.

• You can use neem oil like tea tree oil by adding it to your shampoo.
• Alternatively, you can apply a few drops of this oil on your scalp, massage, and leave it on overnight. Shampoo your hair the next morning.
• If you do not have neem oil, boil a handful of neem leaves in water. Cool and strain the solution. Use it as a hair rinse once a week.