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Dandruff is the shedding of the epithelial dead cells that fall off from the scalp. The dandruff just falls off like flakes from the hair to shoulder. On an average the scalp skin replaces itself after about every 28 days, but if the turn over increases, it speeds up to about every 11-14 days and the problem of dandruff worsens. Some people say that this problem is caused by dry skin, but the truth is that the people with oily skin have the most dandruff. As a fact Pityrosporum ovale, yeast, is the normal flora of the scalp skin and is believed to be a cause of dandruff.

Is there a cure for dandruff? This is the answer what most people seek for and they try a whole array of things to handle this problem. We are going to share a list of things that are present in the market and people have benefited from different products, whichever helped them the best.

1. Zinc pyrithione shampoos, present in the market under the brand name of Suave Shampoo, Head & Shoulders, and Zincon. These products have shown to reduce Pityrosporum ovale and thus reducing dandruff and seborrhea.

2. There are tar-based shampoos, which include T-Gel, Z-Tar, Ionil T. They also reduce itch.

3. There is another category containing salicylic acid shampoos like T-Sal, Ionil, and Sebulex, which help reduce dandruff.

4. Selsun or Exsel are selenium-sulfide based shampoos. Selenium sulfide kills yeast and inhibits cell turnover.

5. As a last resort we can use ketoconazole or Nizoral shampoo, which has anti-yeast effects.

The most important thing that needs to be discussed here is that you don’t need to feel disappointed if a specific product did not work for you, you should try different products to see what helps you the best and then use that product according to the instructions written on it.

Related: Home remedies for Dandruff

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