Fat dandruff: causes of appearance
The reasons for the appearance of this unpleasant disease are many. This is a genetic predisposition, and improperly selected care cosmetics, and the basic lack of personal hygiene. But the main factors affecting the appearance of steatoid dandruff are the following determinants:
- increased work of the sebaceous glands, arising on the background of hormonal imbalance, improper nutrition or frequent washing of hair;
- pathogenic fungus, actively developing with increased skin greasiness;
- disorders in the work of the digestive and thyroid organs, leading to increased sebum secretion.
How to get rid of fatty dandruff
If you suffer from steatoid seborrhea, then you must definitely take a course of treatment. A trichologist or dermatologist can prescribe such a course.
Attention! Do not self-medicate. To effectively get rid of fatty flakes, you need to know the reason for their appearance. Improperly selected medications can aggravate the skin condition and cause serious damage to the hair.
Most modern drugs allow you to quickly get rid of this scourge once and for all. Most often, to combat fatty dandruff, therapeutic and cosmetic products with the following active ingredients are recommended:
- cyclopyroxolamine
- ketoconosol
- pyrithione
- climbazole
- selenium disulphide
These substances in the composition of shampoos and ointments have antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and exfoliating effects. In addition, properly selected medical and cosmetic products nourish the scalp, maintain an optimal pH balance, give the hair a shine and a healthy appearance.
Folk recipes against fatty dandruff at home
In addition to using therapeutic and preventive drugs against dandruff, experts recommend the use of folk remedies. Here, for example, a few simple, but very effective recipes that can be cooked at home.
Recipe for aspirin mask-scrub against fatty dandruff - ingredients
To prepare this tool you will need:
- aspirin - 2-3 tablets
- shampoo - 2-3 tbsp. l.
Stages of preparation:
- Take 2-3 tablets of acetylsalicylic acid and mash them with a spoon until a homogeneous consistency.
- Shampoo with aspirin and mix gently. For medium length hair, 2-3 tablespoons of shampoo are needed (depending on the density of the product).
- Apply the product to the roots and leave for 15 minutes.
- Rinse the mask with cool water. Attention! Flush the product very carefully, without leaving a grain of aspirin. The active ingredient of the tablet can damage the hair and cause skin burns.
- Rinse your hair again, but with the usual shampoo.
On a note! Aspirin mask-scrub excellently exfoliates the horny cells of the epithelium and relieves itching. But if you have thin hair, then it must be used with caution.
Fruit and vegetable mask against fatty dandruff
Necessary ingredients:
- fresh fruits, vegetables or berries - 75 gr.
- essential oil - 5 drops
Stages of preparation:
- Rub on a grater or whisk in a blender juicy vegetables or fruits. For this recipe, seasonal products that are available are suitable - apple, strawberry, red currant, pumpkin, cucumber, banana.
On a note! If you use only berries, then just squeeze out the juice from them. To do this, mash the berries in a deep dish, shift the mashed potatoes into gauze and squeeze out the liquid from the gruel.
- In the resulting mixture, add 5 drops of essential oil - lavender, jasmine, geranium, neroli.
- Stir the mass and apply to the roots of the hair.
- Leave the vitamin mask for 30 minutes.
- Rinse with water and shampoo.