What is the reason behind dandruff?
The human skin continuously sheds old or dead skin cells and gets replaced with new ones. Dandruff is the result of excessive and speedy growth and death of skin cells on the scalp. The dead cell shedding becomes more noticeable when they clump together with the natural sebum produced by the scalp skin and hair and this is what is called a worse form of dandruff.
Often, dandruff is related to seborrheic dermatitis- a chronic skin condition causing inflamed, red, itchy skin with greasy white or yellowish scales. Seborrheic dermatitis affects all those areas having excessively oily skin, especially the scalp. The dandruff seen in such a case is the worst form. It mainly happens because of the overgrowth of a yeast or fungus called Malassezia, which naturally resides on the skin surface or in the hair follicles opening. As Malassezia feeds on sebum produced by the skin’s sebaceous glands to keep the skin moisturised, excess sebum production allows Malassezia to flourish.
With the overgrowth of Malassezia, molecules are released by the yeast which irritates the skin and disrupts the normal renewal of the skin. This leads to extra growth and clustering of the skin cells and ultimately appearance of dry, white flakes. But, when excess sebum mixes with the cluster of cells, the dandruff appears yellow.
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