The female body is full of mysteries. Sometimes, against the background of complete well-being, symptoms of rather unpleasant conditions appear: sometimes the nails exfoliate, then the hair falls out, then small white scales appear on the shoulders, called dandruff.

And the more you start to deal with this issue (to buy expensive anti-dandruff products, apply formulations designed to improve the condition of the skin and hair), so it may become worse.

In fact, the causes of dandruff in women are fully understood. And in the first place among them is the internal state of the organism, the correspondence between its health and physical (and also mental) exercise.

What does it mean?

1. The skin of the scalp has the same structure as its open areas. It is equipped with a rich network of blood vessels, has nerve endings and the corresponding receptors.

With general vascular disorders in the body, caused both by diseases of the cardiovascular and autonomic nervous system, blood circulation in the scalp is impaired. Nutrients, vitamins, minerals and oxygen enter the cells of the epidermis irregularly and in insufficient quantities. This leads to dystrophic processes in skin tissues, their hypoxia and gradual withering away. The cause of dandruff is number one.

2. Disorders in the normal physiology of the endocrine system. Hormones synthesized by the endocrine glands play a significant role in a woman’s body. Their lack (or excess) creates prerequisites for enhanced sebum secretion, blockage of the intracutaneous canals of the head, and, consequently, impaired mineral metabolism. Poisoning of the skin by intoxication products leads to the formation of non-viable islands of skin, peeling it and falling away. Peeling does not stop on one layer, it also affects the deeper layers. In short, the more you try to comb dandruff, the more it appears. And all of this is due to hormonal disruptions in the endocrine system.

3. Unhealthy state of the gastrointestinal system. Everyone knows that a person looks like according to what he eats and drinks. A diet rich in proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, mineral salts and trace elements, provides not only the necessary set of nutrients for growth and development of the body. It affects the external state of body parts:

• Gives shine and strength to hair and nails;
• Promotes posture;
• Strengthens the skeleton;
• Sharpens hearing, sight, and other moments.

Vitamins A and E, polyunsaturated fatty acids, microelements zinc, magnesium, calcium, selenium and others significantly affect the health of the skin of the scalp.

Even if a sufficient amount of necessary substances are supplied to the body, the problem may lie in the inadequacy of their digestion or absorption. Consequently, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract should be excluded.

4. Stress and unstable psycho-emotional states. There is a lot of evidence of the negative impact of stressful situations on a woman’s health and appearance. Special substances secreted by the body in the event of stress can play a serious role in the physiology of organs and systems. And first of all, the negative impact on skin, hair, nails.
  5. Squeezing the scalp with narrow headgear or hair ornaments. The negative mechanism of action in this case is similar to walking in a frost without a headdress. Spasm of blood vessels does not allow the cells of the epidermis to obtain a sufficient amount of building material - nutrients for the normal functioning of the skin. Dietary deficient cells die and disappear in the form of dandruff.
  6. Bad habits (smoking, alcohol, drugs, light snacks with low biological value of products, hypo-dynamic lifestyle, short stay in the fresh air, non-compliance with the rest regime, and others) lead to all the above violations, and, therefore, indirectly affect the appearance and scalp health.

Are there any non-biological causes?

Such reasons are always thought first. Perhaps it:

• Poor quality cosmetics for hair and skin care products for the scalp;
• Frequent use of hair dryers, electric pliers, irons and other hair styling devices, based on high temperature;
• Stay in the bright sun without a headdress (negative drying effect of ultraviolet rays);
• Untimely hairdressing;
• Individual immunity of the body of certain components of the used care products;
• Infectious diseases of the scalp (risk factors in this case are bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa microorganisms that fall on the skin due to non-compliance with basic rules of personal hygiene.

Bringing the scalp in order in this case requires determining the cause and its maximum removal.

How to help the body cope with dandruff?

First of all, you need to consult a doctor to determine the causes of dandruff in women.

Eliminating the disease, it is necessary to create a menu of good nutrition, including the necessary biologically active components, vitamins and trace elements. It is necessary to exclude:

• Fatty;
• Roast;
• Smoked;
• Synthetic and artificial additives to improve the taste and smell;
• Fast food;
• Carbonated drinks;
• Preservatives.

As much as possible to avoid stressful situations and conflicts. The calm environment around only contributes to normal physiology and health.
  To organize a strict observance of the daily regimen, to be in the open air for at least three hours a day, to engage in active sports and dispense physical (mental) exercise.

Do I need external treatments?

The scalp will only be grateful if you pamper it:

• Nourishing and moisturizing masks;
• Application of regenerative formulations;
• Vitamin complexes for topical use;
• High-quality and non-aggressive shampoos, conditioners, conditioners, compositions for the prevention of dandruff and improve skin respiration.

Today there are enough such drugs in the trade network. They are engaged in the production of both representatives of the cosmetic industry and pharmacists.

But there are quite a lot folk recipes. Among them:

• Burdock oil (can be used by direct rubbing an hour before washing your hair, or as part of anti-dandruff creams, according to the instructions);
• If the scalp is dry, a mask of mayonnaise, yolk and raw eggs will help. Apply to the scalp half an hour before washing, wrap up to save heat;
• With oily skin  heads are recommended alcohol tinctures  burdock, nettle, calendula. To enhance the effect in the finished solution, you can add a few drops of lemon juice;
• For oily dandruff, a mask from bodyagi is suitable. Spoon of dry grass pour boiling water, insist 15 minutes, strain, add on the edge of the knife boric acid. Apply twice a week before shampooing;
• Broths of hop cones, marigolds (calendula), St. John's wort, thyme, tansy are very useful. Their rubbing in the skin will improve blood circulation, relieve tension, enrich the skin with natural antioxidants, improve metabolism;
• The effect of the use of masks from natural flesh of zucchini, strawberries, pumpkins, cucumber, cabbage has been proved. Saturation of the skin with natural nutrients, vitamins, trace elements leads to its overall improvement, strengthening the walls of blood vessels, activating the lymph flow, normalizing the function of the endocrine glands of the skin;
• Aloe juice is a natural bioactivator. Can be used in combination with parsley juice and a few drops of apple cider vinegar.

How to rinse hair after washing?

Rinsing after washing the head with beetroot water is useful (pour boiled water over the beetroot and allow it to cool, strain, apply in the form of heat). Also suitable infusion of birch leaves or roots of calamus;
  You can apply the infusion of leaves coltsfoot. To prepare the infusion, the mixture brewed with boiling water should be kept in a water bath for 10-15 minutes, then filtered and applied to warm;
  A lot of positive feedback on the composition: chamomile, sage, ivy. An equal amount of dried herbs pour a glass of boiling water and soak for 40 minutes. Strain, apply the infusion warm rinse after washing.

Will the therapeutic effect of the mask be enhanced at night?

Masks for the night have a significant therapeutic and cosmetic effect. This is due to relaxation. muscular system  in moments of general rest and more intensive absorption of nutrients. For such purposes, you can apply:

• Mask of swollen crackers rye bread  (soak and soak for 20 minutes at a warm temperature);
• Oatmeal with kefir, milk or decoction of herbs (dry cereals  pour hot liquid, keep it muffled for half an hour and drain excess liquid);
• Mustard masks need very careful handling. Raw yolk mixed with two tablespoons olive oil  and add one tablespoon of dry mustard (in order to avoid a negative reaction, it is worth trying this composition on the inside of the forearm).

These masks are applied to the skin of the head, evenly distributing over the entire surface. It is necessary to warm with a towel or special caps. Wash off in the morning with regular shampoo. It is advisable to rinse herbal infusions  for easier combing.

Scalp care is a process that requires effort and regularity. Laziness and forgetfulness are not allowed here. Dandruff is much easier to warn than to deal with it!

What to do when dandruff appears on the head? Unpleasant situations when you are uncomfortable to take off your hat, jacket. Whitish or yellowish, repellent flakes appear on public display. And the incessant, increasing itching! About 60% of the population is concerned with this problem.

This is not just an aesthetic flaw, it is a disease of the scalp, which needs to understand the origins. And immediately take up treatment.

According to statistics, dandruff manifestations can occur in any person, regardless of gender. But there is a category of people who are not afraid of seborrhea: children under 14 years old, people after 50, and people leading an active, healthy form of life.

Secrets of the appearance of "hair snow"

Dandruff scales are exfoliated skin on the head, appearing in excess. Skin covering  giving way to all people. In a healthy person, the cells of the dermis die off in 30-35 days, but in some situations, malfunctions occur in the human body, the cells begin to die in 10 days.

Cell growth is greatly accelerated, dead skin flakes stick together among themselves, begin to peel off with large flakes. Dandruff appears.

Over time, peeling increases, arises severe itching. People combing, infect the epidermis again, it can provoke the appearance, growth of pustules. Dandruff peel completely closes the access of air, which greatly weakens the hair roots. The hair on the head becomes thinner, then falls out.

Until now, experts can not come to the same opinion, what are the real causes of dandruff, but called a few situations that provoke its occurrence.

Common causes of dandruff syndrome

Active microorganisms. In the late 1870s, it was recognized that a number of lipophilic fungi had an effect on the onset of the ailment. The skin of our head is an excellent base for the vital activity of various microorganisms: propionibacteria, Malassezia, staphylococcus. If their number increases by 1.5-2 times - symptoms of seborrhea and itching appear.

In the normal state, the fungi do not manifest themselves, but if a failure occurs in the activity of the skin secretion glands, the microorganisms are activated. Why it happens? The best food for fungi is secretion, which becomes more abnormal in the functioning of the glands. The amount of dandruff will depend on the amount of fat produced in the skin now:

1. In case of insufficient secretion, dry-type seborrhea appears.
2. If sebum is produced in excess amounts - fat.

Recommendation. Regardless of the type of disease that “decided to visit you,” it is impossible to get rid of dandruff without identifying the cause of imbalance of the sebaceous glands. Its amount will increase all the time, which may cause severe itching and suppuration.

What is your reason?

Metabolic disorders

A very common cause of dandruff and itchy scalp. If the body breaks down the most important metabolic processes that are responsible for normal functioning, many problems begin. One of these troubles is seborrhea. Why can a metabolic imbalance occur?

• Constant diet with an abundance of fatty, sweet, floury, smoked food. Unbalanced nutrition with a lack of vitamins - a huge risk to earn yourself trouble.
• Stiff, “hungry” diets. When a person "sits down" on fasting, terrible for health, brings down the metabolism, seborrhea appears, an unbearable itch.

Severe illness

Frequent causes of dandruff - the presence in humans of certain diseases, severe conditions of the body. What is needed in this case of the disease?

• Strong, protracted depression.
• Chronic lack of normal sleep.
• Constant heavy physical exertion.
• Neurological diseases (Parkinson’s disease).
• Seborrheic dermatitis ( chronic inflammation  oily skin).
• Psoriasis (severe illness provokes the accumulation of dead cells of the epidermis, which create thick sticky scales).
• Transferred strokes, heart attacks.
• Immunodeficiency states.
• Eczema (inflammatory skin disease).
• Pathology of the broncho-pulmonary system.
• Disorders of the digestive tract.
• Contact dermatitis. A condition in which the skin's sensitivity to care products increases dramatically, as a result, scaling, itching, redness and seborrhea appear.

Illiterate care

Why do some have a terrible dandruff on their head if they constantly wash their hair? This problem applies both to the dirty, not loving self-care, and to the cleaners, who like to wash their heads daily.

Each washing of the curls washes away the protective lipid layer from the hairy scalp. The sebaceous glands begin to immediately create a new layer, and if the hair is washed too often - the glands are simply overloaded, their work fails.

What to expect from ardent opponents of purity who do not like to wash their hair at all? Abundant seborrhea. It is formed due to the constant accumulation of old sebaceous secretion mixed with dead cells, creating scaly stains and itching.

Skin features

Too dry dermis is one of the common causes of head seborrhea. Particularly high risk of the formation of the disease in this case in winter. At this time, a person consumes little liquid, uses a heating technique that dries the air.

Seborrheic flakes, caused by too dry epidermis, are smaller in size and do not have stickiness. Light scales can almost completely dot the clothing of a person.

The too fat epidermis plays a bad role. Greasiness provokes the appearance of larger dandruff compartments, sticky, dense. In severe cases, the shiny dermis may cause dangerous disease  - seborrheic dermatitis ( common cause  the occurrence of itching and dandruff).

Man and woman

In principle, an unpleasant syndrome appears equally in men and women. But there are some gender-specific life periods that provoke the appearance of the disease. Such states of the body of women and men are experienced differently by people.

Women's causes of seborrhea

One of the main causes of dandruff in women is serious hormonal changes.

The rapid restructuring of the female body begins in the difficult period of pregnancy, menopause, for all the fair sex. It is these two stages in women that entails the appearance of ugly scales falling on the shoulders.

Inept care

The second most popular reason why women develop seborrhea is the abuse of various hair care products. This could include the regular use of a hair dryer, a chemical perm, thermocouple.

An improperly selected cosmetic product intended for the head and hair, and their frequent staining can also provoke itching and dandruff in women.

Causes of dandruff in men

A strong floor is more prone to ugly adversity than the fair sex. In men, the determining role in the appearance of seborrheic particles is played by the presence of a large number of male hormones, and their sebaceous glands are larger than those of women, which also provokes the development of an illness.

Teenage years

Seborrhea occurs in men also during the hormonal adjustment. But it happens in the period of growing up of a teenager. At this age, the adolescent body simply “rages”, provoking the appearance of acne, acne. Occlusion of the sebaceous glands occurs throughout the body, causing dandruff on the head.

In this case, the disease passes on its own. After 20-25 years, the hormones in men "calm down", seborrheic problem disappears.

Ignorance of care

Many men do not know how to properly choose shampoos, gels, do not take into account the condition of the hair. Unsuitable headwashing products often trigger white flakes on the shoulders.

States of the body

What else can cause dandruff on the scalp? Very often, seborrhea occurs in older men. The reason for this is an imbalance of estrogen (female hormones) and androgens (male steroid hormones). At this age, the work of the adrenal glands and testicles is often disturbed, which also provokes ailment.

What to do?

What steps should be taken when finding white scales on one's head, clothes, hair? The most important thing is to analyze your own way of life, to understand why an unpleasant syndrome has arisen.

Council Revise the diet, gradually moving to a healthy lifestyle, carefully choose care products, cosmetics.

And completely free from dandruff rashes.

Health and beauty to your hair!