What causes dandruff and how to get rid of it

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Let’s face it. No one likes dandruff but hiding under a hat ain’t gonna fix anything. Get to know the different causes of dandruff and how to treat it.

To start off, did you know that there are two types of dandruff?

1. Dry dandruff

2. Oily dandruff

Let’s take a look at each one in detail.

Dry dandruff

This is one of the most common types of dandruff. When your scalp is dry, the bond that holds your skin cells together begins to weaken, thus causing dead skin cells falling off from your scalp. The dryness comes from several reasons. It could come from external factors like the winter dryness or irritation caused by your shampoo. It could also come from health diseases like thyroid disease and diabetes, as well as internal factors like lack of estrogen or vitamin A.

Oily dandruff

This type of dandruff is essentially caused by a combination of these 3 factors:

1.    Accumulation of sebum oil secreted from your scalp.

A lot of times, improper or irregular shampooing habits can lead to this. If your scalp isn’t clean, the sebum combines with all the dead skin cells and dirt forming itchy flakes.

2.    Malassezia

Malassezia is a fungus naturally found on your scalp. But when there’s excessive oil on your scalp, it serves as food for this fungus, thus helping them grow immensely. This in turn, produces an increased turnover of skin cells, causing unwanted flakes.

3.    Lack of immunity

So, now that you know the different causes of dandruff, here are a few hair care recommendations to treat it.

Shampoo for Dry Dandruff:

KARITÉ INTENSE NOURISHING OIL

This is a pre-shampoo oil treatment made with shea extract which adds deep nourishment and hydration to your scalp, restoring even the driest scalp.

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Shampoo for Oily Dandruff:

CURBICIA REGULATING SHAMPOO

This shampoo made with Hydrolyzed Curbicia extract (Squash seed) deep cleanses the scalp while eliminating and regulating excess oil production.

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Hope this was a helpful hint for you! And as always, feel free to hit us up with any specific questions.

Anti-aging for your hair

If you thought anti-aging was all about skin, you're just in the right place. It's time to think about anti-aging for your hair. Just like your skin, your hair and scalp start to age as early as your early 30s. In fact, your hair is even more prone to aging because of coloring, perming and exposure to UV- rays.

Some of the major factors related to hair and scalp aging are:

-Decreasing hormones

-Lack of sleep

-Malnutrition

Although there's no way to stop physical age, you can surely slow down the aging of your hair—and we've got the perfect shampoo at our salon.

Rene Furterer Tonucia

Inside this shampoo, you'll see that there are microbeads of orange and lavender essential oils. These microbeads promote blood circulation to your scalp, adding resilience and body to weakening and lifeless hair.

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Active Ingredients & Benefits:

-Orange Essential Oils: Adds moisture to dry scalp. It has a natural anti-aging benefit as well as dandruff prevention.

-Lavender Essential Oils: Has benefits of relaxation. It's said to be helpful for various skin problems like eczema. It also has benefits of preventing hair loss.

-Cimentrio: Rebuilds the structure of hair keratin.

-Wheat micro-proteins: Forms a thin outer layer on your hair to repair and protect your hair from damage.

So now you know a little bit more about anti-aging for hair. For more custom advice on your hair, come on over to our salon.