Dandruff

Have dandruff?

 Tried all shampoos, home remedies? Stop itching now! Homeopathy is

the answer.

Are you suffering from itchy scalp? Do you also have whiteflakes on your scalp? Yes, you are suffering from Dandruff.

What is Dandruff?

Dandruff particles are visible flakes of skin that have been continuously shed from the scalp.

 It is normal to shed some dead skin flakes as the skin is constantly renewing itself.

 The new cells form in the lower layers.

 They are gradually pushed to the surface as more new cells form

beneath them.

 By the time they reach the surface, the cells have become flat and overlap each other like roof tiles.

 By then, these cells are dead and are shed from the surface all the time.

They are so small that we do not notice this is happening.

Dandruff is not contagious and is rarely serious, it can be embarrassing and sometimes difficult to treat.

Why am I suffering from Dandruff?

Skin cells that grow and die off too fast are the problem.

 Exactly why that happens is not clear.

 Avery common fungus called malassezia(formerly termed pityrosporum) may contribute to dandruff.

This fungus lives on the scalp of most healthy adults without causing any problems.

One theory is that the immune system of someone with dandruff may overreact to that fungus.

Dandruff may get worse when you are  in stressed. Cold, dry winters can trigger dandruff or make it worse, too.

One common cause is seborrheic dermatitis, or seborrhea. Some people with dandruff may also have seborrheic dermatitis in other areas of the body, such as their ears and the center of the face.

Symptoms:

- Itchy scalp

- visible white flakes

Difference between Seborrhoeic dermatitis and scalp psoriasis

Dandruff definitely needs to be differentiated from Seborrhoeic dermatitis and scalp psoriasis (Your doctor can help you with the diagnosis).

In seborrhoeic dermatitis redness and itching frequently occurs around the folds of the nose and eyebrow areas, not just the scalp.

Inflammation and extension of scaling outside the scalp exclude the diagnosis of dandruff from seborrhoeic dermatitis.

scalp psoriasis is much more severe than dandruff it causes raised, scaly red patches that may spread beyond the scalp to the forehead or back of the neck or ears.

Treatment for Dandruff:

conventional treatment: In allopathy dandruff is widely treated with antidandruff shampoos contaning ketocanazole, antifungal shampoos, selenium sulphide (Results with these antidandruff shampoos are temporary and one may observe recurrence ).

Homeopathic treatment:

Homeopathy works wonders in dandruff as it doesnot treat the dandruff superficially but at the root level targetting the root cause.

It slow downs the abnormal multiplication of the skin scells of the scalp.

Medicines act as immune modulators and addresses the immunological

parameters.psoriasis.

Dandruff definitely needs to be differentiated from Seborrhoeic dermatitis and scalp psoriasis (Your doctor can help you with the diagnosis).

In seborrhoeic dermatitis redness and itching frequently occurs around the folds of the nose and eyebrow areas, not just the scalp. 

Inflammation and extension of scaling outside the scalp exclude the diagnosis of dandruff from seborrhoeic dermatitis.

scalp psoriasis is much more severe than dandruff it causes raised, scaly red patches that may spread beyond the scalp to the forehead or back of the neck or ears.

Treatment for Dandruff:

conventional treatment: In allopathy dandruff is widely treated with antidandruff shampoos contaning ketocanazole, antifungal shampoos, selenium sulphide ( Results with these antidandruff shampoos are temporary and one may observe recurrence).

Homeopathic treatment:

Homeopathy works wonders in dandruff as it doesnot treat the dandruff superficially but at the root level targetting the root cause.

 It slow downs the abnormal multiplication of the skin scells of the scalp.

 Medicines act as immune modulators and  addresses the immunological.