This whole dandruff stuff is making crazy a lot of people around the world.  It’s an embarrassing condition that makes you stay away from any shirt that contrasts with your white flakes coming down your hair.  Sometimes it goes unnoticed unless you scratch it, but sometimes not.  I’ve seen people with noticeable dandruff in their hair.  I know they’re embarrassed.  So was I.

Although my dandruff only showed when I scratched my head, it still bugged.  Because I did just that unconsciously.  And nobody ever told me anything, but I know they noticed.  I guess for me that was jus heritage because my sister had dandruff too, she went to a hair doctor that gave her a custom-made formula, that worked for quite a while.  I developed dandruff later. Read more »

When the cells of the scalp of the head excessively die and flake off, the condition is known as dandruff. Dandruff is easily visible as flakes present in the hair, most often accompanied by itchiness of the scalp. The itchiness can be mild or severe depending on the amount of dandruff that is present.

Though dandruff is mostly observed on the scalp of the head, it can also be present in the ears, eyebrows and the forehead. Medical science is still not clear why dandruff occurs, and why it is more prevalent in some people than in others. Some doctors indicate at dandruff being an infection of the yeast Pityrosporum ovale. There are also direct results proving that dandruff occurs due to the hyperactivity of the sebaceous glands of the scalp. Dandruff is aggravated by certain factors; so allergic causes can also be considered.

(1) Useful Herbs in the Treatment of Dandruff

1. Alfalfa (Medicago satina)

The alfalfa has remarkable effect in the growth of hair. Its effects are much increased by the combination of carrots and lettuce with the alfalfa. Read more »