Dandruff

Dandruff is one of the most common ailments affecting the scalp. Dandruff is nothing but excessive scaling of dead cells of the skin of the scalp. As you are aware, body undergoes constant but gradual renewal every 24 hours. However, when it is much faster renewal of the skin, it becomes visible in the form of scales, which we call dandruff.

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Dandruff  is not a disease ,but a symptom: 

Dandruff, per se, is not a disease but a symptom. Excessive and obvious scaling of skin which is visible in the form of white (grey), flaky substance is the most common symptom (or sign) of dandruff. It may often be associated with itching, oily skin, irritation or redness of underlying skin. It tends to be chronic (long lasting) as well as recurring.

Dandruff could be of two major types:

  1. Dry (flakes appear silvery and white)
  2. Moist. (where the flakes appear pale yellowish with unpleasant smell.)

Causes of dandruff: 

Internal causes

External causes

Hormonal imbalance Infection (Pityrosporum Ovale or Malassezia Globosa) (Debatable.)
Poor Health Excessive use of hair sprays, gels
Allergic Hypersensitive Improper use of  hair : coloring products, hot iron curls
Emotional Stress Cold weather, dry indoor heating
Excessive consumption of fat, starch, sugar Infrequent shampooing of hair or Inadequate rinsing or shampooing of hair
Improper Nutrition Poor Hygiene
Hereditary Predisposition Excessive junk food

Dandruff is often found to be is mostly seasonal. Some patients find it most severe during winter and mildest during summer.

Though Dandruff is called as Dry Scalp but the people with oily scalp tend to suffer the most.

Homeopathic treatment: Dandruff6

Homeopathic treatment aims are treating dandruff in totality. In other words, it treats the underlying cause of dandruff (please check the causes as described above) and hence helps preventing recurrence of dandruff.

The medicines uses for dandruff are geared towards altering the activity of the scalp tissue and therefore slow down the multiplication of the cells of the scalp.  Homeopathic medicines are unique in the respect that they can act as immune-modulators and address underlying immunological parameters while treating dandruff. Homeopathic treatment is safe and very effective for dandruff, which is strongly recommended.

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