Coping With Dandruff

In today's world, about 68% of the population in developed countries suffers from Dandruff. This is not only unpleasant but also ugly.

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What Iis Happening?

On the scalp, as well as on the body, there is a constant peeling of the stratum corneum of the epidermis. But the small, horn-particles not visible to the naked eye and removed by combing, causing no sensation.

• As a rule, dandruff appears either due to accelerated cell renewal and enhanced rejection of old, dead skin cells of the scalp.
• Or the reason for its occurrence may be a fungus called malazeziya. At first he behaves quietly and unobtrusively, but with the weather, stress, abuse, or a change in diet shampoo, the growth of fungus growing. There is a resistance to the immune system and starts the growth of fungus over-keratinized cells. That ultimately leads to the formation of dandruff.
• The appearance of dandruff can cause incorrect and picked up the shampoo, as well as the misuse of styling, coloring and perming. All this leads to negative changes in water-lipid mantle of the scalp and provokes the development of dandruff.

Varieties of Dandruff

The whole is divided into a dry dandruff, scalp when dry and flaky, and greasy seborrhea with increased production of sebum.

What we see in commercials on TV - dandruff, sanding clothes - it's just dry dandruff.

Oily dandruff, by contrast, sticks together and stays on his head. It can detect, if you rub your head with your fingers. It will remain on your fingers as oily sheen.

How To Deal

• Prevention against dandruff is the right care for your hair.
• If the dandruff has already appeared, the experts recommend at least comb your hair so as not to irritate the scalp.
• We must also normalize their mental state, to learn less nervous about the emergence of problems respond adequately, without going into a panic, and deal with them calmly. This may help to yoga, meditation, autogenic training.
• As soon as possible to get rid of bad habits such as alcohol and smoking.
• Change your daily diet, giving up spicy, fatty, salty, sugary foods, and various intermediate products.
• Dandruff is not a friend of vitamins in the body if a sufficient number of B vitamins, A, E, C, for dandruff disappears.
• To get rid of dandruff can turn to the experts, they will advise special features.
• The head can not be washed with hot water. When washing is better to take to defend a little warm water. Rinse your head good water acidulated with lemon.
• Drying hair naturally is best.

Home Remedies

You can use at home to get rid of dandruff natural remedies.

• 2-3 times a week, rub into the scalp gently warmed linseed oil for 40-50 minutes before washing the head.
• Crushed ¼ cup pine nuts to grain gruel and rub into the scalp two times a week. The course of 1 month.
• Pour 2 tbsp. chopped dried leaves of coltsfoot 500 ml of boiled water, a thermos for 2-3 hours, drain, and rinse hair after washing. From this structure it is possible to make lotions to the scalp.
• 2 tablespoons of cornflower blue flowers pour 2 cups boiling water, wrap and infuse 1 hour, drain. Every night, rub the liquid into the scalp for 1 month. Hair after the procedure did not rinse.
• Take ½ cup of berries, sea buckthorn, crush them, add ½ cup of olive oil, warmed in a water bath for half an hour, press day in a dark place. Rub into the hair roots before each wash for half an hour, from top to cover her head with a towel.
• For oily scalp over the counter alcohol tincture of calendula and castor oil. 2 tbsp. tablespoons brandy mixed with 1 teaspoon of castor oil and rub into the scalp for 1 hour before washing. If your scalp is dry, the tincture and oil are mixed in proportions of 1:1.

Author

Laura David

Resources

Dr. Robert M. Bernstein (Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University in New York)

Dr. Bernstein (hair care specialist)

The Complete Hair Book By Philip Kingsley

Published: 26.09.11

9 Common Myths About Dandruff

Misconceptions about dandruff can cause harm in the care of hair. Therefore, we collected and reviewed the 9 most common myths about dandruff, and concluded that people's views do not help to fight the true cause of this phenomenon.

Myth 1. The more often you wash your head, the more dandruff

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Frequency of washing does not affect on dandruff. Seborrheic dermatitis or fungal infections, which are the cause of
dandruff is caused by not eating frequency of a shampoo. He appears as a result of hormonal balance or for other reasons.

Myth 2. Dandruff cause dirty pillows

There is some truth - a fungus that can be a dirty pillow, and in fact may be responsible for the generation of dandruff as well as with heavy sebum, these fungi proliferate actively. But only if you have already violated the metabolic processes. Healthy skin fungus does not hurt. Man faces every day with thousands of species of fungi. But ill only one who has weakened immunity.

Myth 3. Dandruff can be removed using shampoo

A good shampoo with zinc formula can help get rid of dandruff, but completely eliminate it, he can not. Treatment of this disease should be carried out comprehensively. First of all, should consult with a doctor who you will appoint a special medical, not cosmetic, shampoo, based on tar, zinc, and selenium derivatives with a clear pattern of application. He may also prescribe gels and lotions, which must be rubbed into the scalp. They are based are contained corticosteroids, easier - hormones. They will help restorethe balance between the excited androgens and estrogens. Among other things, to revise the content of the diet in favor of healthy and vitamin-rich food, plenty of rest and perhaps take a course of sedatives - Stress can stimulate the appearance of dandruff.

Myth 4. Dandruff is impossible to get rid of

Fighting dandruff can occur is difficult, but a positive outcome at the correct diagnosis and treatment of well-chosen media - something inevitable.

The cause of dandruff can be not only fungi but also several types of infections, psoriasis, and even banal allergy. It is therefore essential to go to the doctor-trichologist, so that he can competently diagnose the disease and establish a treatment program.

Myth 5. Dandruff causes hair loss

Easy dandruff to such consequences would not, there should not be afraid of hair loss. But here's a particularly oily seborrhea running form threatens to accelerate hair loss. Hair follicles have an increased fragility of themselves, and when the epithelium stripped from the insane speed, then the "shall issue" with him and his hair. And generally creates seborrhea extremely hostile environment for the scalp: itching, redness, and inflammation - all this is no good for your hair.

Myth 6. Dandruff appears only on oily hair

No, there is not only fat but also dry seborrhea. True, it occurs much less frequently. In the case of fat is increased production of sebum and proliferate there fungi. In the case of the dry production of fat is reduced, and the epithelium is still not necessary.

Trichologists watching a combination of: at a young age dandruff appears on the background of seborrhea oleosa, and in the high - dry.

Myth 7. Dandruff can be removed in one session

This thesis is definitely a fantastic property. No modern medical technology, not to mention beauty, can not immediately eliminate seborrhea.

Even the highest-quality and efficient health care shampoos and tools intended for use in a few months. But when good-faith implementation instructions for use, they ensure that the dandruff will be over.

Myth 8. Dandruff can occur after using someone else's toothbrush or a comb

This in no way corresponds to the real nature of things, as if it wanted none comb will not affect hormone processes within your body. Namely, the hormonal disruption and dandruff appears. So get dandruff from someone else can not. But in any case, enjoy someone else's comb is not necessary.

Myth 9 dandruff comb will get rid of it

Dandruff comb can help get rid of it at about the same efficiency with which cleaning city streets of snow helps get rid of the winter. Help does not help, but it can hurt. Frequent combing and brushing all the more coarse jerky movements can hurt an already ailing skin. Try to use a comb with soft bristles, as seldom as possible touching her head.

Author

Dr. Klein Paul

Resources

Dr. Klein Paul Personal expertise

Beautiful Hair Healthy Scalp Secrets & Remedies By Mia Wadsworth

Naturally Healthy Hair By Mary Beth Janssen

Published: 25.09.11

What Is Dandruff And How To Get Rid Of It?

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You have dandruff? Follow the advice of advertising, get dandruff shampoo and get rid of the problem ... a month or two or three at most - half a year. Then dandruff appears again, and in much larger quantities. It can also be accompanied by itching and redness of the scalp, that is, seborrhea. And approach to the treatment of dandruff should be a lot of thoroughly than in commercials.

What Is Dandruff?

Dandruff, a condition the hair, which is either independent or part of seborrhea - diseases of the scalp. Seborrhea - a disease which results in a change of the sebaceous secretion is formed and the excess fat.

Seborrhea can develop for many reasons, gastrointestinal and endocrine, genetic, and so on. Seborrhea is characterized by redness and itching of the scalp and dandruff: loose scales on the nape and crown of the scalp. Over time, also changes the structure of hair, they become brittle and dry, they start falling out.

In Addition To Seborrhea, Dandruff Causes May Be

• The fungus Malassezia Furfur. Its reproduction leads to faster development cycle of skin cells of the head, four times, so that the cell does not even reach full dehydration
• Too frequent updating of the cells of the scalp due to:
• Abnormal hair care, dryness of the scalp
• Malnutrition
• Stress
• General environmental pollution
• Lack of vitamins groups A and B
• Endocrine diseases
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

To Get Rid of Dandruff, first of all, you should try, as closely as possible to establish the cause. If dandruff - just epiphenomenon of a disease, and it should be treated first. If the dandruff has arisen for other reasons, you should remove them. And to restore the normal condition of the scalp to help Cosmetics or folk remedies to combat dandruff.

1- Take four tablespoons of olive oil; squeeze the juice of half a lemon. All of this mixes, adding a quarter cup of hot water, but not boiling water. The mixture should be rubbed into the scalp. After that, leave it on the hair for about a quarter of an hour, and then wash your hair as usual.

2- Two or three tablespoons of burdock oil rubbed into the hair. Leave for an hour, and then wash your hair as usual.

3- Dial a handful of onion peel, pour a glass of boiled water and cook on medium heat for about ten minutes. After that, leave to infuse for two hours, drain. Hair rinse resulting broth. However, one should bear in mind that this brew will make your hair lighter than they were.

4- Take the five kernels of bitter almonds, chop, pour a glass of wine, and leave in a dark, cool place for three days. Then lubricate the resulting infusion of the scalp, leave overnight and wash off in the morning. Repeat until full to get rid of dandruff.

5- Squeeze the juice of half a lemon and add the two egg yolks and 15 drops of castor oil. Rubbed into the scalp under the hair, leave on for twenty minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Whether you choose for themselves the people or modern means of combat dandruff, it should be remembered that before treatment should consult a doctor or a professional beautician.

Author:

Dr. Adrina Barack

Resources:

Wikipedia

Curing Eczema by Adrianna Holman

The best dandruff cure by Mikhail Ivanov

Published Date: 17.09.2011