Dandruff there's a 50% chance that you'll suffer from it sometime in your lifetime
but if you already do then fear not because there are ways to combat it
so I'm in London this week because I'm doing some work for Reckitt Benckiser but
before we begin this week's video I've received a lot of messages to make a
video on dandruff which is why I'm doing it but some of them have actually been quite upsetting to read
so I just want to say if you suffer from dandruff which a lot of people do
it's not contagious, it's not because you have poor hygiene and it's a natural process
so if anyone says anything to you please don't let it get to you remain positive and keep on being amazing
now that's better, so dandruff is surprisingly caused by a fungus which most of us have living
naturally on our skin and it causes problems for about half of us
the fungus is actually quite difficult to pronounce it's called Malassezia globo.. (Laughter)
Malassezia globos..
Malassezia globo.. it's the globosa the globosa
Malassezia globosa which feeds off the natural oils on our skin and hair and it produces something called
Oleic acid which always reminds me of that Nike advert I don't know if you remember it had Ronaldinho in it
he used to do some skills and he kept saying Ole!
yeah if you do remember that advert leave a comment below and make me feel better
now the Oleic acid can irritate our skin causing that itchiness and in some
people it can actually set off an immune response causing a rapid turnover of
skin cells dandruff usually appears as small round white to grey patches on the
scalp it's usually most severe in the winter when it's colder and mildest in the
summer background done now let's move on to treatments
so my first tip don't add oils to your scalp
it's not really gonna help and it's just a waste of your money
remember what I said earlier about the Malassezia globosa
it feeds on the natural oils on our skin and hair so washing out these natural
oils is far more likely to help there's also an antifungal shampoo that can help
kill those pesky fungus and it's effective for treating dandruff
it's called ketoconazole shampoo and it can be purchased from any pharmacy now my
top tip for anyone using this shampoo is don't use it
like a normal shampoo so normal shampoo you rub it in your hair smells great wash it off
but with this rub it into your scalp and leave it in there for five minutes
before you wash it off that'll give it the best chance of working and as always
make sure you read all the information that comes with it so you can learn how
to use it and also to make sure that you're suitable to use it now you may find that
after a while the effects of the antifungal shampoo begin to wear off
which is why it's important that you alternate it with different shampoos to
prevent this from happening here's a quick breakdown of the different
ingredients found in shampoos and what they do I think I'll be useful for you
to know as you can then tailor it to your needs coal tar shampoos can slow
down the skin turnover but it may discolour fair hair salicylic acid
shampoos can help get rid of flakes and shampoos containing zinc or selenium can
also target the fungus so there's a wide range of solutions that you can try but
before you do so always speak to your amazing pharmacist first so they can
give you more advice and tips and to also make sure that you're suitable to use
these shampoos so to summarise try these shampoos for a about a month to see if
there's any improvements you may need to try a few different types of shampoos to
see which one works best for you but if you still see no improvement then see your
doctor so they can exclude any other potential skin conditions
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background done now let's go to treatments
Malassezia globosa.. no?
other shampoos to prevent this from happening here's a
quick da.. AGHH! (Frustration)
Malassezia globo.. it's the globosa the globosa