Dandruff, a seemingly harmless dryness that affects the scalp, is much more than just the white flakes ruining your outfit. It is a recurring scalp condition caused by a naturally occurring fungus called Malassezia Globosa .
More than 70% of Indians experience this condition, which is a recurring phenomenon, and can cause itchiness, irritation, redness of the scalp, visible flakes, apart from leading to an accelerated skin cell turnover.
While the condition has natural causes, there are external factors that can considerably worsen the condition. Before we talk about these external factors and the remedies, it is important to understand how dandruff works.
The natural phenomenon:
The fungus, Malassezia Globosa, is the root cause of dandruff. It occurs naturally, disrupts the scalp barrier and is helped by scalp oils in disturbing the scalp’s microbiome and causing the conditions listed above, including flakes of dandruff.
