Dandruff Treatment

What is Dandruff?
Dandruff is simply dead skin shedding from your head at a fast rate. Almost everyone has had dandruff at some point to one degree or another. People with a strong degree of dandruff will experience an itchy scalp.

Causes of Dandruff:

1. The following are items that may cause dandruff:
   
2. Hormone imbalance.
   
3. Excessive perspiration
   
4. Allergic reactions
   
5. Excessive stress
   
6. Poor hygene
   
7. Poor nutritioin/health
   
8. Lack of sleep
   
9. Inherited genetic trait
   
10. Inadequete shampooing and rinsing of the hair.
    
11. Tight fitting hats.
    
12. Excessive use of hair styling products (gel, mouse, hair dye, hair curler...)
    
13. Cold weather
    
14. Dry enviroment.
    
15. Excessive Heat

Even though dandruff is known as the drying of the scalp, it is most common in people with oily hair.
Dandruff Treatment

• Unfortunately there is no cure for dandruff yet (once you get it you may continue to have it), but there are ways that you can control and limit dandruff.
  
  
• If you have only a mild case of dandruff, shampooing your hair with a regular shampoo daily or twice a day will usually do the trick.
  
  
• Start out by trying a mild shampoo, stronger shampoos can irritate and dry out your hair making dandruff flaking worst.
  
  
• If your standard shampoo doesn't get rid of your dandruff, buy an anti-dandruff shampoo and your dandruff condition should improve signifigantly in a couple of weeks.
  
  
• Picking the right shampoo for your hair can be a process of trial and error, try out different shampoos to see which one works best for you and also rotating shampoos periodically can be good for your hair.
  
  
• Once you have found an anti-dandruff shampoo that works for you, keep on using it or your dandruff will most likely reoccur.
  
  
• Lather and rinse twice when using anti-dandruff shampoos, the first time cycle will clean your scalp, the second cycle will medicate it.
  
  
• If you think you may have a severe case of dandruff, it is advised that you set up an appointment with a dermatologist.
  
  
• Poor health may be the cause of your dandruff, so be sure to get enough sleep, eat nutritiously, and avoid stress inducing activities.
  
  
• Something in your diet may be causing you to have an allergic reaction and trigger dandruff to occur, try limiting your diet and see if your dandruff gets any better. Some foods that commonly cause an alergic reaction causing dandruff include nuts, choclate and shellfish.
  
  
• If you have to scratch your head, avoid using your fingernails to scratch (you'll risk an infection if you do) instead use the pads of your fingers.
  
  
• Wear a hat outside on days that are extremely cold, windy, and when you're going to be out in the sun for a lengthy period.
  
  
• Use a humidifier to keep the air moist.
  
  
• Limit the use of hair coloring and hair styling products with alcohol which dries out hair.
  
  
• Make sure that you get an adequate ammount of B6 in your diet, which will help prevent dandruff.
  
  
• Massage your scalp with the pads of your fingers in a circular motion to increase circulation.

Dealing With Dandruff

How To Deal With Dandruff
Some are of the opinion that at the early stages of hair loss, dandruff begins to increase. However, an increase in the amount of dandruff does not necessarily mean that there is a "cause-effect" relationship resulting in the thinning of hair.
You should think of excessive dandruff as a warning sign as far as the health of the hair is concerned.
Dandruff is made up of bits of dead skin that peel away from the scalp as a result of the effects of metabolism. Normally, dandruff, in its early stages of growth, is not visible to the naked eye. It becomes visible only after enlarging into pieces of dead skin (what we normally call "dandruff") as a result of the propagation of bacteria and/or problems with seborrhoeic scalp conditions.
Persons suffering from prolonged dandruff are said to have a dandruff ailment. This type of ailment, accompanied by itchiness, can lead to eczema if it worsens. Suppressing the propagation of bacteria is one means of dealing with fatty dandruff. This is because bacteria is one of the causes of this condition.
If possible, try to shampoo on a daily basis to prevent bacterial propagation. One effective means of dealing with dandruff is to disinfect the scalp area with commercially available medicated shampoos specifically designed for dandruff removal. However, daily shampooing can lead to eczema for persons who suffer from dry scalps. Shampooing once every three days may be ideal for such persons.
Persons who suffer from persistent, hard-to-cure dandruff are urged to consult a skin specialist.

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Dandruff

How To Get Rid Of Dandruff
Cure for dandruff:
* Vinegar is poured into the hair, massaged into the scalp, and left to dry for a few minutes.
* Then the hair is washed.
* The process is repeated daily until the dandruff disappears, usually within a few days.

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