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We do not think of Dandruff in the face, hands or legs. The Human body replaces the outer skin once in 28 days or so. Yet neither do we notice these things nor are we bothered. The exposed parts of the body that are outside the clothes that we normally wear, like the forehands, lips, heels etc, do get the Scaling marks. The skin feels dry in Summer and or gets cracked in the winter. We do not call that Dandruff. So this definition is ruled out by me as non functional.

In this manuscript, Dandruff means the presence of yeast like Micro Organisms in the Hair Follicles. [called Pityrosoporm in the Allopathic Medical Books] In simple language, Dandruff is a sort of Hair Infection.

The whitish powdery matter on the Scalp is a symptom of Dandruff. This is what we see below the nails when we scratch our heads. Dandruff gets deposited in the comb, underneath the nails, on the upper apparel etc. Dandruff also means the constant itch to scratch the head

Like a Virus Infection, it latches on to some. As with Baldness, Hair Loss etc, the  causes or the reasons are not precise. Consequently some solutions are tentative and many more are simply there to exploit the demand and make fast money. It cannot be definitive in all cases. For further details, please refer to the Dermatological books mentioned in the Bibliography.  [PDD]

Dandruff, if accepted as a Micro Organism, needs a damp atmosphere, protected from the scorching sunlight. The Sweat Glands, adjacent to the Hair roots,  provide the moisture / dampness. The Hair protects the Scalp from the Direct Sunlight. So the head becomes the ideal place for Micro Organism to breed / multiply.

Bald persons do not have Dandruff in the opened out areas of their Scalp. [You can easily check this up or watch the latest clinic shampoo advertisement on TV featuring Shaid Kapoor and Sivamani. Shivmani says 'why ask me' - he is bald ] We do not face Dandruff in the face, hands, Chest etc. So Dandruff is an infection due to Micro Organisms that cannot withstand the Sunlight.

b]  Area of attack:

The Hair root and the stem upto the Scalp are the live parts of the Hair. The Hair on the outside of the Scalp is composed of Dead Non-Dividing Cells. That is, the needed nutrition is inside the scalp to feed the Micro Organism. They too need something to eat.

c]  Multiplication:

Most Micro Organisms multiply rapidly. Some Divide and Multiply.  That is, 1 breaks into  2, 2 becomes  4, the 4 breaks into 8 and so on.  So one should not allow it to enjoy Tenancy Rights at the Scalp

No one has approached me in the last 7 years with Lice problem. So I do not have any first hand knowledge or report. But it indicates that Lice may not be a major problem with the common people.

A June 1997 foreign news clipping, reprinted by a Business Magazine, states that 40% of American Men and 20% of the Japanese Men are Bald.

This high level of Baldness cannot be explained away even by Heredity. So there are other factors. Dandruff is the next major and universal factor next to Heredity and misuse, in my opinion - ignorance about proper haircare magnifies each of these factor to uncontrollable level

It is comic too, as 10% of the Americans suffer from Dandruff. And they have not got the relief despite the presence of very many reputed Pharma and Cosmetic companies in America and in the West. The same ineffective ones reach India as well as other Countries

So taking America as standard in haircare matters is not a logical approach - you are defeated even before you start, with an unwarranted critical assumption that can skew Haircare

The reports of Swapna Users and my Research  support this inference. Refer dandruff results page in Swapna section. A more detailed research involving more persons, by some others, would only be beneficial for all. 

One indicator: Even if 5% of people in the rest of the World suffer from Dandruff, that is a substantial number - 300 Millions. If you watch the TV, you can notice that nearly one out of 4 advertisements for Shampoos, is for Anti Dandruff Shampoos / Hair lotions. They advertise because many people need the Cure. It means that many Indians also suffer from Dandruff and the anti dandruff shampoos sold so far in India or US have not reduced the problem 

In one case in New York and another in Canada, Swapna solved the problem of Dandruff. Hormonal imbalance was touted as the cause as it is colourful and appetising. 

Wet and dry dandruff is a Cosmetic imaginary classification. You cannot find such terms in Medical books. I have not bothered to know these terms in the last 16 years. From dandruff remedy and testimonial page, one can find that many got rid of dandruff with Swapna

contact your grandmother. She has many years experience of keeping her hair safely. Contact your family doctor.

Men can Wash the hair once a day with water. Others can do it twice or thrice a week.  One can apply Till Oil at night, massage the Scalp and then wash off the Hair with Water and a very small amount of Lemon in the morning. 

Some Precautions

1.     Dandruff can pass from one head to another. Have your own comb.  Keep the comb absolutely clean, and wash regularly with a dilute solution of an Antiseptic solution 

Do not use Brush. It is normally very unclean and reservoir for dust, dandruff and other unwanted things. Try to clean one tooth brush with another. Hair brush on head can only do that much.

2.     Cut out the Nails completely. They lead to needless scratching and unintended spread of Dandruff. 

2.     Mix about 5% Till oil with your regular hair oil or cream to reduce Dandruff. The Oil details are in Skin / hair & Oil