Psoriasis is a skin disorder that causes an accumulation of dead skin cells that form thick, silvery scales. Even though, psoriasis commonly occurs on your knees, elbows and trunk, it can also affect your scalp.
Seborrheic dermatitis on the other hand, is one of the most frequent causes of dandruff. It is marked by red, greasy skin covered with flaky white or yellow scales. Likepsoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis may affect not only your scalp, but also other areas rich in oil glands, such as your eyebrows, the sides of your nose and the backs of your ears, your breastbone, your groin area, and sometimes your armpits.
Malassezia is a fungal infection that lives on the scalps. It might not cause problems, but when it grows out of control, it feeds on the oils secreted by your hair follicles. This can irritate the skin on your scalp and cause more skin cells to grow. The extra skin cells die and fall off, clumping with oil from your hair and scalp, making them appear white and flaky in your hair. Oftentimes, this eruption is identical to or closely resembles seborrheic dermatitis. Other causes of dandruff could be dry skin, lack of enough shampoo, eczema and sensitive hair care products.
Dandruff has been identified as a condition that might not be totally eliminated because the shedding of skin is not seen as a medical problem. There are ways therefore to reduce the irritation caused – itching or flaky white particles on your hair/clothes or self-esteem.
You can shampoo your hair more frequently with anti-dandruff shampoo. If you have your hair braided into individuals such as singles, micros, kinky twist, you can work through the hair with warm water. If you have weaves on, you can do the same if it is sewn-in. You might not be able to shampoo a bonded weaves the glue might become weak and come off the hair.
Using hair cream that helps reduce dandruff is also helpful. It might be difficult to find the right one, but the ones that have anti-dandruff agent will work. Certain kinds of food have been identified to help reduce dandruff, including, lemon, olive oil, salmon and food high in Vitamin B6 and B12.
Lemon juice is said to help bring the pH level of the scalp back to a healthy level. When the pH level of the scalp is altered with the use of hair care products, or from secretions of the scalp, lemon is most effective. Massage a few tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice directly into the scalp and then rinse out thoroughly with cold water. Restoring the scalps natural pH balance will help to treat current dandruff, as well as prevent future dandruff.
Olive oil helps to loosen dandruff on the scalp and also helps to moisturize the scalp. Olive oil works best when it is warmed lightly and then massaged into the scalp. Leave it on for a total of 20 to 30 minutes then rinse out gently with warm water. This treatment works best to treat and prevent dandruff when it is used twice per week.
