Published 18:19 IST, September 18th 2019

Dandruff: Causes of dandruff and simple treatments to reduce it

Dandruff creation has many reasons for it and treating according to those reasons is important. Here are a few facts about dandruff that you need to know about.

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Dandruff is devil that our hair has dealt with at some point in time. Having dandruff is t just an itchy affair but equally embarrassing. It is an evil that does t disappear quickly from your scalp. So treating this problem is crucial. But before you speed up with process of treating it, it is essential to understand reason for its existence. So here's some trivia.

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Dandruff creation and reasons for it

According to a medical portal, dandruff is a harmless hair condition that occurs due to scalp becoming dry, which results in formation of dry, flaky pieces on surface. se white flakes are accumulated dead skin cells. Since dead skin cells are lighter, y start appearing on hair surface and also fall off on shoulders.

Skin cells are under a continuous process of regeneration and losing dead skin cells. It is an entirely rmal process. But since scalp is dry, skin cells shed faster. presence of extra sebum results in dead skin cells getting clumped toger, making m visible on surface.

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Dandruff is t directly related to maintaining hygienic and a clean scalp, but washing your hair regularly and brushing your hair does help. Washing your hair will reduce dandruff accumulation and brushing your hair will shed dead skin cells.

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Dandruff treatment options

Stress-induced dandruff and treatment for it: 

According to medical portal, re can be or issues for which can result in dandruff accumulation. Stress is also one of those reasons, and one of best ways to deal with stress is to practice breathing exercises, meditation and Yoga poses.

Wash your hair:

Washing your hair regularly will in reducing dandruff build up on your scalp. It will also help in reducing excess sebum.

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Sunlight:

A little sunlight exposure is also helpful to reduce dandruff. A little bit of everything will help you combat problem of dandruff and also prevent it in future.

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17:08 IST, September 18th 2019