How I got rid of my dandruff

Hey, Jaxon here, I manage Waipu Extracts sister company, MN8 Skincare. I’ve dealt with dandruff for as long as I can remember.

Every winter it would get worse, especially under a beanie. I tried all the usual suspects. Some products worked temporarily, but every time I stopped using it, the flakes would come back worse. It felt like I was stuck in a cycle of stripping my scalp just to get short-term relief.

So I just lived with it.

That was until a couple of weeks ago when I tried something different. I mixed a few drops of our Pure Mānuka Extract into my regular conditioner just to see what would happen. Within days, the dandruff was gone.

Out of curiosity, I hit the web to find out why it worked. Turns out, dandruff isn’t just about fungus. It’s also caused by an imbalance in the scalp’s microbiome the delicate ecosystem of bacteria and fungi that keep your skin healthy.

Most anti-dandruff shampoos contain harsh synthetic antifungals / microbials that wipe out everything including the good bacteria that help keep your scalp balanced. That’s why it often flares up worse after you stop using them.

But Mānuka extract works differently.

It’s one of the most powerful natural antimicrobials in the world, but instead of nuking everything, it appears to target the bad microbes while leaving the good ones relatively untouched. That’s what makes it so effective for calming the skin without wrecking its natural defences.

After this experience, a desire to help others, and testing various blends, we've created Boost Blend. It combines our Mānuka Extract and Argan Oil, to restore the balance to your scalp microbiome, unlike harsher products that strip it away.

No synthetic fragrances. No microplastics. No weird chemicals. Just the full-spectrum of mānuka’s healing molecules doing their thing.

If you’ve been stuck in the same cycle as I was, try adding Boost Blend to your conditioner.