HAIR CARE ADVICE
What Is Dandruff?
by: Damien R. von Dahlem - Copyright
Some over the counter shampoo manufacturers have made a fortune convincing consumers that they have dandruff that require their products to be viable candidates on the dating scene.
It is rumored that many of these manufacturers actually add ingredients that through a complicated process result in the symptoms they describe as dandruff, compelling us to keep using the product. A sort of perpetual motion machine, like adding yet more nicotine to cigarettes.
In truth very few people have clinical dandruff and chances are that if you believe that you do, you probably don't. Clinical dandruff comes in varied degrees and those who actually have it know it, and they are under medical supervision and receive prescription shampoos. More often than not what people perceive as dandruff is nothing more than dry scalp from nervousness, or not using a good shampoo and conditioner.
Until I got into this business I used a well known dandruff shampoo for two decades. When I married a hairstylist she put me on a professional product line. Sure enough, after about one month of using good products, the dandruff went away and has remained away for two decades.
So how do you know if you have dandruff? Well, dandruff usually appears as an oily gray or yellow substance that clumps together in little balls, or is real powdery and fine. Flakes are usually just dry scalp. A simple test that you can take the next time you wash your hair, blot dry your hair, comb it. Dry scalp will for the most part have washed away and you will see few, if any flakes while you are combing your hair. If on the other hand you still see a substantial amount of stuff in your hair while combing it wet, go see a doctor right away and don't share towels or combs with anyone. Not that dandruff can be passed on, it can't, but there are plenty of other scalp borne nasties that can.
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