This "snow" on the hair Hair: structure, characteristics of growth and development   and on the shoulders, which entails a lot of complexes and makes to leave in the closet dark clothes, has become a byword. Those who suffer from dandruff or by crook trying to get rid of those lucky ones who do not, advise how to cure this disease. A disease is it? At least, the ancients did not. Fortunately, over the centuries, mankind has been able to finally realize the seriousness of the problem and to choose effective therapy. It began with the establishment of the exact causes of dandruff.

The problem worthy of attention

This may seem strange, but the facts of history - the thing is known to be stubborn. In the ancient world, where people are, of course, also wore the hated "powder" on the head and shoulders, the doctors did not give it much importance and are not considered a disease requires careful consideration. Dandruff, of course, tried to eliminate, making it all possible infusions, ointments, who furiously rubbed into the scalp, in the hope to get rid finally of this misfortune. And only in the XVIII century have been significant advances in the study of skin diseases, and little by little the cause of dandruff was found. The most important thing - experts have established that it is not a cosmetic defect, but a disease that needs treatment.

Dermatology as part of medical science has been allocated only at the beginning of the XIX century. Then something began intensive study of skin problems, including skin and scalp. In the middle of the century the German Rudolf Virchow found that in humans, there are mushrooms. And just as in the world of plants, fungi, which is a man who should be something to eat, because they are living organisms. And they all eat different - it depends on the conditions of "residence".

French scientist Charles Louis Malassezia in 1874 to actively explore the problem of dandruff. It was he who discovered that the material contained in this fungus. This fungus is an oval shape is called by the name of its discoverer - Malassezia furfur. Later it turned out that this is just a subspecies of the fungus that causes different types of fungal infections in the body. A closer look at each of the fungus found in some lesions, with time allowed to identify the main culprit of dry and oily scales, so to bother thirds of the world's population. The cause of most types of dandruff is a fungus pityrosporum ovale.

Fungal attack

This fungus is not malicious. It belongs to a class of opportunistic and is present in all human scalp. If the amount is correct, that is about 45% of the flora of the zone, there is no dandruff. Once the number begins to actively grow, scalp rapidly covered with scales. As a result, fungal infections optimum 25-30 layers of the epidermis reduced three times, its cells become sick, grow and develop unevenly, have no time to go through the whole cycle with the normal flaking, stuck together. This forms oily or dry dandruff. Dry looks just like "snow" that showered from head small scales. If salootdelenie high, then too greasy dandruff. It is usually localized to the frontal and the parietal part of the head, it has a color from white to yellowish.

The reason for the mobilization of pityrosporum ovale is a violation of normal vital functions of the skin. This happens for various reasons. Enormous role played by the daily care. Wrong selection of shampoos, too frequent, or vice versa, a rare wash, which is annoying, thinners, or dries the scalp often becomes the cause of dandruff Dandruff - a catastrophe on his head . In addition, it provoked and various styling products - foam, varnish, applied to the root zone of the hair. These are external factors, but there are internal.

Immunity is always reflected in the body, including the skin. Stress, reduced balanced diet, lack important substances for normal functioning of the lead to an imbalance in many organs and systems, including, and dandruff. It sometimes becomes a cause of hormonal changes during pregnancy or menopause.

When dandruff of any nature requires a comprehensive therapy. First, you must buy a special medicated shampoo with zinc, salicylic acid. It is necessary to revise the hair care Hair Care - Take care of nutrition Do not abuse the styling products, using a hair dryer, overdrying and irritating the scalp. The diet is usually required to include more seafood, which contain zinc, caring about good nutrition in general. A more precise individual treatment prescribed by a doctor-triholog.

Eugene Zhirkina

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