Conditions
Dandruff
Dandruff need not be a death sentence! Although, with a good few inches of flaky skin collecting on your shoulders you might feel like it is…socially, at least. Affecting more males than females and usually occurring after puberty, between the ages of 20 and 30, dandruff is an extremely common condition of the scalp. It is caused by the process of skin renewal (or skin turnover) that speeds up to twice the normal rate, resulting in a greater number of dead cells being shed. These dead cells will manifest themselves as the flaky bits of skin you constantly find in your hair and on your shoulders. Over-the-counter or prescribed medicated shampoos usually do the trick.
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hello, i am just becoming 14 and have had dandruff ever since i can remember, its affected me in all the ways possible, a few years ago i went to the doctors and got some shampoo prescribed,its called NIZORAL, i recently have been using it reguarly and its worked wonders, i can really see the improvements, i would recommed this to any one but make sure you get alot of bottles because you go through it quick, i hope this helps
hi im 13 , and ive had REALY bad dandruf since i was like 8 , ive been to the doctors and they said it was exema so i got this shampoo and it only made it worse!! its realy bad and embarising becouse my school uniform is black!! =[ please please plase PLEASE help!!
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I am 25 and am an Asian recently moved to Uk my hair was pretty healthy but after coming to Sunderland, i am loosing so much hair that i am afraid i would be bald, got lots of dandruff after coming here and am pretty worried, i observed that the quantity of hair i used to loose in India in an year may be is equal to hair loss in a week.Pls help me out
hi, im 14 years old and have realy bad dandruff, but its realy weird, its like scabs, and the last time i went to my doctor he said it looked like 'cradle cap' and thats what my mom said too, he gave me this really smelly shampoo that you had to leave in your hair for about ten minutes and then wash out, but it didnt work. i've tried head and shoulders but it stings when i rub it in, so i'm just using normal shampoo now, i keep scratching my head and sometimes it bleeds and it makes me feel disgusting, at first i thought it might be excema or something but ive never heard of excema on the scalp before… is there a certain name for this or is it just bad dandruff? thank you
Hi, I'm 15 and have had dandruff for as long as i can remember, its quite noticable, my freinds have started to see it know to. I have tried a number of treatments – polytar, head and shoulders and t-gel stuff – but nothing works. Any helpful info or tips on how to treat it would be helpful. Thanks
Im 14 (Girl) and i have this problem, i have it bad though and its really embaracing!!, i also have it in my eyebrows though? and thats very embaracing! someone please HELP!!
Hi, I am 13 and I used to suffer from dandruff, quite badly. The stuff the doctors tell you to use only helps up to a point. BUt when I started using head and shoulder it almost all went. But after about a month or two of using head and shoulders it's back and then I start using wash and go and it goes again my advice is: Change shampoos monthly and make sure you keep your hair healthy by eating a healthy diet(Yep, diets affect the scalp)
hiya im jazzy i had dandruff for about 3 years now i get bulled at skool about it and ive just had enof now they say that it been snowing on my head and there dandruff left on my shoulders i treid everything avon,t-gel,panten-pro v , head&shouldersand some other stuff and i wash my hair 3-4 times a week that helps it but my dad has got dandruff
I'm 13 and i get dandruff every day. When I come out of the shower you can still see the flakes of dry skin in my hair. I have tried every shampoo but i doesnt seem to go away! My friends also notice it too and sometimes make coments. What do you recommend i should use?
I am 14. I have had dandruff for just over a year now. I went to my doctor and they said it was a severe case of ackney so he gave me a random conditioner but it never worked. I went back to the doctors and he said it was dandruff. I have tried everything but I cannot get rid of it. Please help! x
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