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Her Welcome Remedy for Persistent Dandruff
By Cory SerVaas, M.D.
Published: March/April 2004

Dear Dr. SerVaas: Mazie Kilgore, July/August 2003, wants a "dandruff" solution. After I tried myriad prescription and nonprescription products with little or no success, my latest "find" is Vicks VapoRub.I treat the back of my head (the only affected area) with about one-half teaspoon of Vicks diluted in about one teaspoon water. Heat it so it can be applied with a dropper. If time permits, I leave this on my head for several hours.

Vernetta M. Foote
Long Beach, California



Article reprinted from the March/April 2004 issue of The Saturday Evening Post magazine. Read more at www.satevepost.org, © Copyright 2005 Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, All rights reserved