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Dandruff: Scalp
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Dandruff itself is not a disease, but only a symptom of one that is less visible. Far more serious than the snowflakes on your shoulders is the fact that dandruff can lead to hair loss and even to baldness. But there are steps that you can take at your very next meal that will help you overcome your dandruff problem and, at the same time, overcome some other problems. One of the most important is to reduce your consumption of starchy foods and ... reduce, or better still, eliminate sugar completely. Sugar and starch are two of the dietary excesses which Dr. Lubowe scores as triggers of the internal difficulties which can lead to dandruff. An increased volume and activity of the bacteria and fungi normally residing on a human scalp is another cause.
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Dandruff is a very common condition. Everyone’s scalp regularly sheds white scales, which are dead skin cells. In dandruff sufferers, these cells are shed every few days rather than once a month. Characteristic white dandruff flakes can be seen in the hair parting and against black clothing. The scalp may ... be itchy. Dandruff cannot be passed on by sharing combs or hats.
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Dandruff is a chronic problem which can nearly always be controlled. Anti-fungal/anti-dandruff shampoos containing ketoconazole have been delineated to be more effective than zinc pyrithione. Do not scratch your scalp. During shampoo, massage your scalp without scratching. Ketoconazole shampoos (Nizoral) ketoconazole is a wide-spectrum anti fungal agent which can work when other shampoos fail. Eschew dyeing your hair (unless you indubitably must).
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D[A]ndruff is an itchy, annoying and persistent skin disorder of the scalp. A dark shirt and dandruff just simply don't go together! There is nothing more embarrassing than to have someone brush white flakes off your new black sweater or denim jacket. In the past ten years dandruff problems in the United States have become more serious and more frequent.
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Dry Scalp and Dandruff problems may mean a zinc deficiency, so you should include zinc-rich foods in your diet such as shellfish (especially Oysters), red meat and pumpkin seeds. Omega 3 fatty acids help to prevent dry skin and a flaking scalp. Good foods are oily fish such as sardines, mackerel, trout, salmon and herring. If dandruff and scalp problems persist in spite of using shampoos then you should consult a doctor.
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Dandruff is simply flaking skin. It can flake from being too dry (over-shampooing with the detergents that shampoos are) or under-shampooing, in which case the sebum / oil left on the skin sticks together the usually invisible flakes that always come off the scalp every day. So you can have dry scale from lack of oil if you wash it all away (asteatosis = lack of fat) or you can have oily scale from too much sebum (seborrhea) causing seborrheic dermatitis. This oil is what the Malassezia feeds on, so if you shampoo correctly, the population of M drops because you remove the oily scale. If you over-shampoo, you get dry scalp scale.
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