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Article: Do dandruff cures wash?
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- April 18, 2006
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WHAT IS DANDRUFF?
DANDRUFF is a term for all types of scalp flaking and is the most common condition to affect the scalp. It is estimated to be a problem for about 80 per cent of the population at some time in their lives.
The cells on our scalps constantly renew and, in the normal course of events, dead cells will be washed or brushed off without being noticed.
With dandruff, however, this process is speeded up, so more cells are shed.
And these cells tend to be clumped, making them big enough to be seen.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
IN PITYRIASIS CAPITIS, the most common form of dandruff, you can usually see flakes of ...