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PRINCE GEORGE—Dandruff can be itchy, upsetting and sometimes embarrassing but it is a condition that can be treated. In this week’s To Your Health, we took a look into the causes and solutions for this condition.
From the mild to the more severe no one likes dealing with the headache of dandruff.
“Dandruff is a condition where you have a dry itchy achy scalp and you would get flakes on your shoulders, eyebrows or beard and really dry itchy skin,” said Patrick Dinelle, Pharmacy Manager at 3rd Ave Pharmacy.
There are several causes of dandruff from products you use to the environment around you.
“Lots of times in the winter and the air gets dry that can cause it,” Dinelle continued, “Basically if you are ever using any products that cause a burning sensation or is irritating your scalp, don’t use it anymore. The more chemicals you have in shampoo the more likely you will have some sort of reaction such as dandruff.”
And some are people are more likely to suffer from dandruff such as young adults, men and some people have a genetic predisposition to be more likely to get dandruff but what can be done to help the condition
“The most common treatment for dandruff would be to use a very gentle shampoo regularly. That can reduce the oils on a person’s scalp and actually helps the healing time,” said Dinelle.
For most people, dandruff is a mild annoyance that can be solved with a quick trip to the pharmacy.
