Itching, peeling and redness are the main symptoms of a problem linked to many causes and among the main ones we can mention acute stress.
Both on the skin of our body and on the scalp there are millions of microorganisms; some of these, however, are connected with the affections of the skin of the head. An imbalance of these microorganisms, caused by an incorrect lifestyle or by problems from an environmental point of view, are the main causes of a profound dermatitis.
In fact, the person responsible for dermatitis is a fungus (pityrosporum) that feeds on the oils present on the skin. All this explains that, especially male subjects and subjects who have oily hair, suffer from dermatitis as the skin tends to produce much more sebum than those with dry skin. Rare are the cases reported to the contagion with the Staphylococcus bacterium.
THE MAIN CAUSES OF DANDRUFF
The presence of dandruff, peeling and redness can be favored by many causes and the main ones are:
- stress: in most cases, stress tends to cause a stimulation of the sebaceous glands;
- allergic reaction to some products: usually harsh products such as dyes, hairspray or a shampoo that produces too much foam can cause dandruff or itching;
- incorrect lifestyle such as the intake of foods rich in fat.
WHEN IT IS DERMATITIS
The presence of dandruff must never be confused with seborrheic dermatitis; all this because when we talk about the latter we refer to the formation of scales, white flakes, accompanied by itching, redness and burning, which not only affect the scalp but also other areas of the body such as the forehead, nose, neck and the interdigital spaces of the hands.
Obviously, this disease worsens with stress but can improve in the summer season with UV rays and sea water.
As for the treatment, recently a compound based on rock alum has been created which has an astringent, sebostatic and antibacterial action; There is also vitamin A, which defends against microorganisms and beta-glycyretic acid 18, which performs a healing action on the lesions that form on the skin.
