Dandruff Causes And How To Overcome It

Dandruff is a hair problems experienced by many people. Dandruff is the over peeling of dead skin cells from the scalp. Dandruff is not an organism like lice, but only the dead skin that accumulate on the scalp. Dead skin cells and peeling is common and normal. But in some people it becomes superfluous. When accompanied by redness and irritation, then this can be a symptom of seborrheic dermatitis or psoriasis.

Dandruff can also be caused by other conditions such as :

Oily skin. 

Many people believe that dandruff is caused by dry scalp. However, dandruff is also found in oily scalp. Excessive layers of oil on the scalp can be dry, thickened and flakes in the form of dandruff.

Sweat. 

If you exercise regularly, you sweating more, this can also cause dandruff, especially if you don't shampooing as often as you should.

Fungi. 

Certain forms of dandruff are also believed to be caused by a fungus on the scalp. Because the fungus can not be eliminated completely so dandruff too can not be exterminated, can only be controlled.

Other factors include : cold weather, the use of sprays and hair oils, shampoos that don't appropriate, less clean rinsing shampoo, shampooing infrequently, unhealthy diet, stress and hormonal disorders.

What should you do when you have dandruff?

• Do not ignore the dandruff. Because it will just make their growth lot more. This causes itching, so you scratching your head. Strong scratching of the scalp can cause sores and are prone to infection. 
• If you have mild dandruff, you can try to handle it with more often shampooing. The more often you shampooing with a mild anti-dandruff shampoo, the less dandruff you have. If necessary, shampooing every day to control the growth of dandruff.
• If light anti-dandruff shampoos don't work or your dandruff is severe, use a shampoo / special anti-dandruff medications that contain selenium sulfide, zinc pyrithione, sulfur acid / salicylate and other active substances to wash your hair. Use only as needed because these drugs tend to have a strongly effect. After that, leave it for at least five minutes before rinsing. Massage your scalp gently with your fingertips for blood circulation in the head. This medicine may be used alone or mixed with regular shampoo (follow the instructions of use). You can also intersperse the use of anti-dandruff with regular shampoo. Once your dandruff disappears, switch to your regular shampoo.

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