Dry Scalp
What Causes Dry Scalp?
Dry scalp can occur when the skin on your head loses too much water or moisture. The condition can cause itching and flaking. The skin on your scalp gets irritated and flakes off. There are various reasons why your scalp may be dry. Some hair care products can dry out and irritate your scalp. Weather and age can also affect your scalp.
However, the skin condition can occur for more serious reasons. These conditions may include:.
Psoriasis
Psoriasis is a long-term (chronic) skin condition that causes your skin cells to grow too quickly. This rapid growth makes your skin cells pile up on the surface of your skin in patches. These factors include infections, injuries and medications. It also includes lifestyle factors such as drinking alcohol or smoking.
Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm)
Tinea capitis, or scalp ringworm, is a fungal infection of the skin on your scalp. Tinea capitis spreads very easily. You can get it through direct contact with other people and animals. You can also get it by sharing objects, such as hats and brushes, and by touching surfaces that harbour the fungus. Tinea capitis can live for a long period of time on infected surfaces and objects.
Actinic keratosis (AK)
Actinic keratosis (AK), or solar keratosis, is a type of precancerous sun damage caused by unprotected sun exposure. It’s most common in people assigned male at birth who’ve experienced hair loss, because they have less protection from the sun.
How To Prevent Dry Scalp?
There are several ways you can prevent a dry and itchy scalp. Try to work some of these tips into your routine:
- Switch to a gentle, moisturizing shampoo.
- Use Scalp Hydrating Serum or Hair Tonic daily.
- Manage your stress and relaxing lifestyle.
- Drink more water.
- Quit smoking.
- Add more moisture to your home with a humidifier.
- See a trichologist if you experience an itchy scalp alongside inflammation, swelling, irritation, plaques, oozing or flaking.
Recommended Solutions
Oxygen Therapy
Oxygen Treatment delivers 98% pure oxygen to the deepest layer of hair root to enhance blood circulation, activating the cell metabolism, leading to a healthy scalp. Activate the cells, slow down the aging of cells, promote blood circulation and metabolism, tighten the scalp, heal hair sores, balance the oil secretion and improve sensitive scalp.
Intensive Scalp Mask Therapy
Intensive Scalp Mask is formulated with a natural, clarifying base which gently repairs and provides irritated and sensitive scalps with fast-acting relief. It reduces heat and soothes the scalp. Both hair and scalp are protected with each treatment, leading the way to healthy, beautiful hair.
Scalp Hydrating Serum
calp Hydrating Serum, specially formulated to help revitalizing and conditioning the dry and oily scalp. It restores scalp imbalance, relieves irritation and revitalizes hair. This lightweight but concentrated formula with Hydroxyethyl Urea, Glycerin and Pro-Vitamin B5 deeply soothes and provides instant moisture to the scalp. You can feel the scalp fresh, smooth and rehydrated after application.
29 May 2024