Autumn is coming, and there is more dandruff…
Some people have just bid farewell to the state of summer [sweating like rain], but they have begun to fall into the nightmare of [wielding dandruff like snow]:
- Every morning, the pillow is glistening dandruff, sometimes mixed with intermittent skin itch walking on the road, from a distance to see the back is a head of black and bright hair, closer only to see a dense dandruff when talking with people, the feeling of [snow all over the sky], it is sour and cool
Dandruff, with dandruff shampoo work?
It may work for ordinary dandruff.
Generally speaking, if dandruff is not very serious, ordinary shampoo or some dandruff shampoo sold in supermarkets can be used, and the difference is not necessarily great.
However, if you use all kinds of shampoo and hair care products that replenish water, moisturize and nourish, the problems of dandruff and scalp itching have not eased at all. What is going on?
If you have very, very much dandruff, you can’t wash it off with ordinary shampoo, and even have the problem of skin itching, then you should consider that you may suffer from some skin diseases, and shampoo alone is not available.
Excessive dandruff, may be a skin disease?
Yes, this cannot be solved with shampoo.
Many scalp skin diseases do not have obvious characteristic manifestations in the early stage, and it is difficult to carry out accurate self-diagnosis. Therefore, when you find that your dandruff is too much and difficult to remove, and is mixed with other symptoms such as skin itching, the safest way is to consult a doctor in the dermatological department of the hospital.
To find out whether his dandruff and scalp itching are caused by what, we can better carry out targeted treatment.
Which skin diseases may lead to excessive dandruff?
The most common skin diseases that cause a large amount of dandruff and skin itching are pityriasis scalp and seborrheic dermatitis.
1. Dandruff is especially abundant, which may be pityriasis of scalp.
Pityriasis scalp is a common skin disease in puberty, which is generally believed to be mainly caused by the destruction of scalp ecological balance.
Its main manifestation is that the patient has more dandruff than ordinary people and is difficult to remove with conventional shampoo products, but the patient’s scalp is still relatively normal.
2. Not only is there much dandruff, but the scalp is oily, which may be seborrheic dermatitis.
If it is found that not only is there too much dandruff, sometimes the scalp will be oily and itchy, but also the dandruff is oily and even the hair will become less, then it should be noted that this may be [seborrheic dermatitis].
Seborrheic dermatitis is an inflammation on the scalp, which initially produces small papules like pimples and then merges into dark red or yellowish red plaques covered with greasy skin debris.
Its biggest manifestation is scalp itching and oily, and what is worse is seborrheic dermatitis is easily combined with seborrheic alopecia.
If these two diseases cause more dandruff and itchy scalp, then the common shampoo and hair care products in supermarkets, no matter whether they are advertising how to remove dandruff, are not enough. You may need some special liquid lotion to deal with them.
The effect of that medicate lotion is better
1. Drug lotion for pityriasis of scalp
Generally speaking, for patients diagnosed with pityriasis scalp, doctors will recommend ketoconazole lotion as shampoo. This lotion is safer to use, will not cause what damage to scalp and hair, and is cheap.
It should be noted that [ketoconazole lotion] is not [compound ketoconazole lotion], which contains hormones and may increase dandruff. Don’t buy it wrong!
2. Drug lotion for seborrheic dermatitis
For seborrheic dermatitis, doctors may recommend selenium disulfide lotion or coal tar lotion. In addition, compound ketoconazole lotion can also be used, but because it contains hormones, it should not be used for too long.
It should be noted that:
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Although these lotions are all over-the-counter dermatological drugs, there are many skin diseases that cause excessive dandruff. It is best to consult a doctor first and then use them after diagnosis.
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This kind of lotion does not need to be used every day, it is enough to use it once every 2 ~ 3 days.
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There are many kinds of drug lotions. Although the names are similar, the effects may be quite different. You must follow the doctor’s advice and see clearly before buying them.
Pay attention to the problem of dandruff and seek medical treatment in time.
Of course, the occurrence of dandruff and scalp itching is not necessarily just pityriasis of scalp or seborrheic dermatitis, but also tinea capitis, scalp psoriasis, asbestos pityriasis, etc.
However, because these skin diseases have common features that are not obvious in the initial characteristic manifestations, Therefore, it is difficult to correctly judge by one’s own observation alone. However, once the judgment is wrong, one thinks it is a hair quality problem and ignores it, or only self-diagnoses autonomy according to some preliminary symptoms, and uses the wrong drug shampoo, which may cause alopecia, other skin diseases and other serious consequences.
Although excessive dandruff is only a small problem, it must not be ignored. Timely consultation with a doctor is the best policy.