Dandruff is one of the most common skin diseases affecting millions of people around the world. It not only causes unpleasant and confusing snowflakes on the shoulders, but also severe itching, peeling, irritation, and sometimes even pain, redness of the scalp, which can spread to the temples.
The most common causes of dandruff are fungi and bacteria. More than half of people who suffer from dandruff are diagnosed with fungal microorganisms, according to a 2019 study cited by healthdigest.com.
The most effective way to combat dandruff is to use a specialized anti-dandruff shampoo, especially medicinal. The ingredients in these shampoos are antifungal and antibacterial. They often contain cyclosporic, salicylic acid, resins, ketoconazole and others. They destroy the fungus on the skin, reduce peeling, itching, redness and irritation, writes healthline.com.
What is worse than anti-dandruff shampoos is that they are very dry hair. Not surprisingly, after prolonged or frequent use of anti-dandruff shampoo, hair becomes dry, brittle, damaged and with split ends.
All of these side effects occur because you are probably using the wrong dandruff shampoos.
What mistake do almost everyone make when using dandruff shampoo?
Probably everyone treats dandruff shampoo as a regular shampoo, ie use it as a regular shampoo, which is applied to the hair, rubbed, combed and then washed off. This is the mistake of using specialized shampoos of this type. This is also a mistake that leads to extreme drying of the hair.
How to use dandruff shampoos correctly?
Because the ingredients in dandruff shampoo are for the scalp, where fungi and bacteria that cause dandruff grow, this is where the product should be applied. Never distribute it on the hair shaft. There is no fungus or dandruff on the surface of the hair. It comes from the scalp. That is why it is your goal.
Apply dandruff shampoo only on the scalp. Gently massage the scalp. Leave for a few minutes, then rinse.
Wash the rest of your hair with regular shampoo, which you use regularly and which is selected according to the needs of your hair.
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If you use anti-dandruff shampoo correctly and do not distribute it all over your hair, you will not have problems with dry and damaged hair. It gets even worse when you apply dandruff shampoo to all your hair and wait a few minutes for it to work. This makes the hair even more vulnerable and dehydrated.