Causes of dandruff
The key cause of dandruff is microbe. Oval body Pityrosporum is the main component of it. Pityrosporum is one of human’s normal bacterial floras and lives under skin. It lives on sebum and secretes stimulant sub-products to step up the pace of cell growth and regeneration. Thanks to several causes, Pityrosporum will turn from yeast to pathogenicity of mycelia and inflammatory response follows. If the process takes place on scalp, it leads to over dandruff and itching. Sometimes, there would be scale on scalp, which is a little oily.
Moreover, mental pressure and an unbalanced nutrition can also result into dandruff to different extends.
Most of those with over dandruff are middle-aged people and the youth. Old men and children are rare to have the problem. It is because middle-aged people and the youth are just in the strongest period of life and they are under the heavy pressure from work and mentality. Their normal rest and dietary are influenced by work and environmental pollution adds to their unhealthy lifestyle.
Prevention and treatment for dandruff
Increase of dandruff happens any time all over the year, especially in the spring and autumn. In the beginning, dandruff is small patches. Not long after, they become bigger and bigger. Worse, the whole scalp will be covered with gray, tine and oily scale. New scale comes out soon after washing hair, combined with itching. With the passing of time, hair falls out often and bald happens. Heavy patients are trapped with erythematous papule, which is quite ordeal. As a result, the symptom of dandruff should not be looked down on. Timely treatment is necessary.
Good living habit leads to reduce of dandruff. The best way is to change the whole scalp’s condition to that unsuited to microbe’s living. Change the unhealthy work and rest habit, like not staying up, having a lighter dietary, having no stimulating food, keeping the bowls open and relieving pressure.
Keep proper hair care in daily life. Some people scrabble scalp randomly for a moment of comfort, no matter how long his nails are. Some people enjoy wash hair with quite hot water. Although it brings comfort, dandruff comes in the meantime.
To keep away from dandruff, the choice of suitable shampoo is vital. The type of shampoo rich with ZPT is recommended. ZPT is a kind of effective anti-microbe substance, with the function of restraining the motion of Pityrosporum and forming an area naming “Antibiotic area”. The bigger the antibiotic area is, the better the effect of removing dandruff is.
Medical treatment with the introduction of doctors’ is also effective. Oral compound Vitamin B and Vitamin B6 and B2 is the common kinds of medicine. Antifungal class of medicine can be used in parts, such as Miconazole, clotrimazole, Ketoconazole and so on. They can all restrain the regeneration of oval body Pityrosporum, and then can treat dandruff from the cause of disease. Shampoo with 2% sulfur lotions and selensulfur are be able to reduce sebum and scale and restrain itching.
Massage works well in improving blood recycling, normalizing the metabolism, making accessory organs of scalp working well and reducing dandruff. As a result, dandruff is decreased. The approach is: the patient seated massages back and forth from forehand to back head with one or both hands. The motion should be repeated for 20 to 30 times until scalp warms up. Bent 4 fingers of singer (index finger, middle finder, ring finger and little finger) hand into 90 degree and knock slight from hair line to the back, until head feels ease. Repeat it for 5 to 10 times.
When you know about the causes to over dandruff, and keep a mind in daily life, your hair is sure to be fabulous.
Several practical approaches:
1. Wash hair with salt and borax. Take a little salt and borax into a pot and add water into it to mix with them. Wash hair with the
mixture. It is useful in restraining itching and reducing dandruff.
2. Wash hair with mature vinegar. Mix 150ml mature vinegar with 1kg warm water evenly. Wash hair with it once day. It can remove dandruff and restraining itching. It also has a good effect in prevent hair loss and hair ends’ splitting.
3. Knock head with onion mud. Smash onion into mud and wrap it with gauze. Knock head slightly with the little bag. Do not stop until onion juice has been spread on head and hair evenly. After a few hours, wash the onion mud away. The effect of it is quite obvious.
4. Wash hair with fresh ginger. Put fresh vinegar into cold water and warm it into boiled. Wash hair with the cooled water can remove scale and stop itching.