Nearly everyone knows someone who suffers from dandruff if they do not suffer from the problem themselves. Anyway, most of us are familiar with what dandruff looks like.
However, there are some misconceptions about dandruff. Here we are going to talk about five of them.
Three myths about dandruff
1. Dandruff is caused by dry skin
It is believed that dry skin and dandruff go together, but in fact, this is not true. Without sebum (secreted by the sebaceous glands in the hair), the Malassezia yeast (a naturally occurring yeast that everyone carries on their skin; the major cause of dandruff) has nothing to feed on and as a result the dandruff production is not possible without oily skin.
2. Dandruff is caused by poor hygiene
It is unlikely that poor hygiene has anything to do with causing dandruff. People who suffer from dandruff do not necessarily have more yeast on their skin. Rather than having more yeast, it is likely that people who have dandruff are simply more sensitive to the yeast.
3. You can contract dandruff from a dirty hairbrush
It is not true that you can develop dandruff from using someone else’s hair brush or comb. Dandruff is not contagious so it cannot be passed from one person to another.
Two truths about dandruff
1. Sunlight and headgear
Since all yeasts thrive in darker, damp conditions, exposing your head to the sunlight may inhibit the growth of Malassezia yeast. For this reason, regularly wearing a hat or a bonnet might create a good environment for dandruff to develop. That’s why many sufferers find that their dandruff is significantly worse in the cold and damp of the fall and winter than it is in the spring and summer. Therefore, if you are a dandruff sufferer, expose your head to the sunlight as often as you possibly can.
2. Stress and diet
Stress can play a role in causing dandruff or in making a pre-existing dandruff problem worse. It’s not clear why, although it may be that stress and anxiety trigger faster sebum production as it is natural to sweat more at times when stress is greater. In a similar manner, if your diet contains too much sugar, fat, or starch, this could worsen your dandruff problem.
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