Dandruff causes

Salicylic acid is used to treat acne, warts, dandruff, psoriasis, and similar conditions. In the treatment of acne, it slows the shedding of skin cells in hair follicles, so they do not clog the pores and cause pimples. It also has a keratolytic effect—it causes dead skin cells to slough off— which removes the top layer of skin and clears existing pore clogs. 

Ketoconazole, 1% shampoo, apply every 3-4 days Nizoral A-D Synthetic azole antifungal agent with activity versus Pityrosporum ovale, a fungus that may cause seborrhea and dandruff. Massage over entire scalp for 3 minutes. Rinse thoroughly and repeat application. 

Present in very small quantities, it is an anti-oxidant and helps prevent break-down of chromosomes. Its deficiency can cause birth defects. Found in many foods in a balanced diet and also in cereals, mushrooms, garlic, meat and sea foods. It is also a constituent of some anti-dandruff shampoos... 

Dandruff and seborrhoeic dermatitis, which cause scaling and irritation of the... 

Dandruff is age-related [163], rarely seen before puberty, but common with the onset of puberty. It peaks in the early twenties and declines in middle and old age. Dandruff appears to be seasonal, being most severe in the winter months (October through December) and milder in the summer [163]. Dandruff occurs equally among males and females [164], but the cause(s) of dandruff has not been widely accepted (i.e., the cause of the increased rate of epidermal turnover in the dandruff scalp is still a controversial subject). 

The results of this study are consistent with Van Abbe s original hypothesis that dandruff is an adaptive response to a threshold irritation. Our conclusion is that dandruff) diagnosed by consumers, is an inflammatory disease with multiple causes (irritants). Consumers susceptible to harsh detergents or alkaline soaps or to metabolic irritants produced by P. ovale respond when exposed to these irritants and produce the symptoms of scalp itching... 

Despite what you may have heard, dandruff is actually not caused by dry skin but rather by a specific type of fungus or yeast. While dandruff does cause flaky scales of skin to shed off of the top of a... 

Dandruff. It is normal for superficial cells from the homy tissue layer (stratum comeum) of skin to deteriorate and cause numerous tiny fragments of keratin or invisible flakes (sqnama). However, this flaking becomes abnormal if visible flakes (dandruff) form. These flakes are gray or brownish in color and appear in the hair, falling onto the collar of clothes. These flakes can be qnickly washed away, but they very quickly reappear. This is referred to as dry scalp or dandruff. 

Selenium sulfide is used to treat dandruff and certain scalp infections (seborrhoeic dermatitis). It reduces itching, irritation and redness of the scalp. It is an anti-infective medication and works by slowing tire growtir of the yeast that causes the infection. Its side effects include skin irritation, dry skin, oily or dry hair or temporary hair loss. Hair discolouration may also occur, but it can be reduced by carefully rinsing tire hair thoroughly after each treatment. 

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