i thought dandruff was simply dead skin. how do these shampoos work?
2007-09-09 10:57:32 · 12 answers · asked by Nirmala 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Hair
There are several causes of dandruff - some people's skin builds up layers of skin faster than it sheds off, some dandruff is caused by a skin yeast.
To address these problems, some dandruff shampoos have salicylic acid which helps slough off old skin cells more quickly. Other shampoos have ingredients to kill skin yeast.
2007-09-09 11:03:13 · answer #1 · answered by Treadstone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dandruff is dead skin cells. Dandruff shampoo works because it is high in alkaline. This strips off any dead skin cells from the scalp. It does not cure dandruff, just a very strong shampoo to remove the loose (or dead) skin cells.
2007-09-09 11:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by Karen 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Most dandruff is seborrhoeic dermatitis. Selsun or Nizoral are the best to use with baby shampoo in between
2016-04-03 23:10:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By moisturising the scalp, preventing more dead skin from falling off. Just like when you wash your face with something too strong and it gets a little flaky, then you have to exfoliate (like when you massage your head while washing your hair), then you moisturise
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2007-09-09 11:02:59 · answer #4 · answered by yeahpussycat 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They get rid of the dandruff after you keep it on for three to four mins. but you must also ensure that you keep your scalp moisturized to make sure that there are no future breakouts of dandruff.
2007-09-09 11:06:49 · answer #5 · answered by nerissa a 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i may be assassinated for telling you this but its full of nano machines.. they eat up the DNA from your dead skin and send that data to the section 8
once all the information is gathered, a clone is made of you and one day you get replaced..
and sent to a alien world where you put to work as a slave and have to eat stale hostess cupcakes and tap water to survive
so my advice is dont use it.. or any soap products or make up..
2007-09-09 11:10:18 · answer #6 · answered by pokerfaces55 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1] they have medication, like pyrithione zinc, or salicylic acid, to help detach and prevent flakes
2] they have moisturizers to also help prevent flakes
Next time you get a sunburn or blister, look at the dead skin - it doesn't look much like the flakes, because those flaky skin cells have overproduced, and defectively enough that they stick together.
2007-09-09 11:07:32 · answer #7 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They clear out all the dead stuff then leave your hair and scalp to slowly disintegate then regenerate.
Enjoy......
you keen bloke
2007-09-09 11:06:22 · answer #8 · answered by StretfordEnder 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you leave the shampoo in your hair for 3mins. and it eats it up or gets it off your head somehow and then it just rinses off
2007-09-09 11:03:14 · answer #9 · answered by brianna c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they moisturize ur scalp
2007-09-09 11:06:58 · answer #10 · answered by BOOM, roasted. 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋