Dandruff is a common skin condition where dead and dying skin cells shed on the scalp. Often the dead cells glob together appearing as white flakes in the hair. Dandruff affects more than 45 million people in the United States. The shedding of skin cells is a natural natural event as the skin is constantly replacing itself from the inside so the cells are pushed up and eventually fall off. This usually occurs in modest amounts and is not detectable.
There is not a scientific consensus on what causes dandruff. Generally, there are few mechanisms that are believed to cause dandruff they can be external or internal. External causes of dandruff include fungus, cold and dry weather, hair coloring chemicals, hair gels and sprays, and electric blow dryers and curlers. Having a dry scalp may accelerate the skin turnover causing more flakes to appear. Internal causes of dandruff may include autoimmune disorders and possibly, stress, diet and hormonal changes.oakley minute sunglasses
Recently there have been several natural treatments for dandruff that have become popular . The contents of natural dandruff shampoos vary but most anti dandruff products include apple cider vinegar, biotin or tea tree oil products. Apple cider vinegar is often used on its own instead of shampoo since it is inexpensive. The reasons often cited for the benefits of Apple cider vinegar shampoo as a dandruff treatment as well as general hair care product is that is helps to provide a ph balance leading to a healthier scalp and that it contains alpha-hydroxy acids that help to accelerate and remove the dead skin that causes dandruff. Other benefits may include the remove residues of shampoos and hair gels that lead to an unhealthy scalp.
Biotin is B-Vitamin that is water soluble. Biotin in the diet is necessary for the metabolism of fat as well for cell growth. Biotin naturally occurs in food. There is not a great deal of evidence that it helps with dandruff but it may and having a deficiency of it in of it in your diet may cause hair loss. There are many dandruff shampoos that contain biotin and there appears to very limited side effects from applying it biotin shampoo topically.nike air max Factory Outlet
Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of a native Australian plant known as the Melaleuca Alternifolia. Tea tree oil contains terpenoids that have antifungal and antiseptic properties. There have been research where tea tree oil shampoos provide significant relief for mild to moderate dandruff suffers. It is suspected that the fungicidal properties of tea tree oil shampoos may kill or cut down dandruff causing fungus on the scalp.oakley half wire sunglasses