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Suffering from Dandruff - Go Herbal

By Anita R Choudhary


Dandruff is a skin disease that knows no boundaries and affecting millions all around the world, cutting across age and race. Dandruff is the name given to the shedding of skin of the scalp, which is seen as white flakes. Although our skin sheds dead cells and renews every fortnight, dandruff refers to the unsightly abnormal shed of dead skin which is known to be caused by fungus. The common symptoms are itchy scalp and shedding dead skin cells.

The main cause for dandruff is usually fungus Malassezia Furfur and Pityrosporum ovale, which are known to reside on our body. The fungus sometimes creates a misbalance and renewal of cells increases leading to an overload of shedding dead cells. The most irritating thing about dandruff is that it is very unbecoming and embarrassing for people. Both men and women are affected by this. Dandruff is also known to increase with overactive oil glands or sebaceous glands, using alkaline soaps, dust, cold, dryness of the scalp and poor nutrition.

Are you also suffering from it? Well, there is hope!

There are many anti dandruff shampoos available in the market which can eliminate dandruff. You will need to wash your hair very frequently with these anti dandruff shampoos to curb the spread of these fungi. These anti dandruff shampoos remove the dead skin cells faster than it can be shed. This helps keep your scalp healthy and clean. Usually these shampoos contain chemicals which break down oil follicles and fungicides to kill the microbial growth, ensuring cleaner hair and scalp.

Most of the dandruff shampoos claiming to reduce dandruff contain Zinc Pyrithione, Nizoral and salicylic acid to contain the growth of fungi and reduce dandruff. However, the more chemical you apply to your skin, chances of reactions are always a concern. Going in for natural and herb based shampoos to contain the growth of dandruff is advised. Lemon, orange and other citrus fruits contain astringents that help keep the scalp clear of dead skin.

Applying herb based oils containing neem (Azadirachta Indica) - which has high concentration of anti bacterial and anti fungal properties can help in curbing dandruff. The best dandruff treatment would be to use shampoos having extracts of natural oils and organic products may help eliminate the root cause of dandruff. Once the root cause- fungi and dryness is eliminated, maintaining hygiene, regular skin and hair care regime will give you the much envied bouncy, lustrous dandruff free hair, you always wanted.

Anita R writes for Onestoptreatment.COM that provides information on all aspects of finding information on Dandruff. The information provide by our Dandruff EXPERT! You can find more details and tips about skin care in our education center.

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