Dandruff is one many nagging hair diseases, which are problem of many women. Improper hair care of hair prone to dandruff won’t bring improvement, it can oily lead to more harmful effects. How to combine fight against dermatological disease with hair care? How to take care of hair with dandruff?
The most important step in fight against dandruff is to collect all the informations on the disease. When you will know what this affliction is then you will better understand scalp needs. Dandruff is the shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp, which can be accompanied by weaker or stronger hair greasing. As far as flaking of skin cells is natural, the problem starts when flaking happens too often, too quickly and in large amounts. Very often scalp is irritated, itchy and dry.
There are many reasons for stirring of dandruff. Oily dandruff occurs in case of oil excess on the scalp. Natural fungus living on our skin feeds on sebum and too high sebum secretion creates perfect conditions for propagate and what comes after – scalp irritations. Dry dandruff can also be caused by fungus in abnormal amounts, however skin is to sensitive for it. Skin irritation can occur because of improper cleansing, hair care or stylisation product.
Base of hair care of hair prone to dandruff is correct cleanse. Most of all, buy anti-dandruff shampoo – best will be medical product, which will work against the cause (fungus). You should intersperse hair wash with anti-dandruff shampoo with use of gentle moisturising shampoo, which won’t cause skin irritation, but eliminate dryness appearing after application of medical product. Remember also about regular hair wash to prevent hair greasing, because the excess sebum is what fungus feeds on.
Support scalp cleanse with additional nourishment. Great idea for dandruff is scalp scrub, which will exfoliate excess dead skin cells. Don’t resign of hair nourishment – application of conditioners and moisturising hair masks will help level problem of dryness. However, remember to apply conditioner from the ear down and not directly on scalp with dandruff.