Hair and scalp

deseases
dandruff

 andruff can have several causes, including dry skin,

seborrhoeic dermatitis, not cleaning/scrubbing often
enough, shampooing too often, scalp psoriasis, eczema,
sensitivity to hair care products, or a yeast-like fungus.
Dry skin is the most common cause of flaking dandruff
 D
Dry scalp
If you have a dry, flaking scalp, you may
suspect dandruff. But it could be a sign of
dry scalp. Dandruff and dry scalp have the
same main symptoms, which are falling
flakes and an itchy scalp, but they are
two different conditions.

In dry scalp, the skin gets irritated and

flakes off. With dandruff, the cause is too
much oil on the scalp. That excess oil
causes skin cells to build up and then
shed. Knowing which of these conditions
you have can help you get the right
treatment and banish those flakes for
good
Oily scalp
The reason hair gets oily is because sebaceous
glands in your scalp produce excess sebum,
which travels down the hair shaft," says
celebrity hairstylist and hair thinning expert
Angelo David Pisacreta of the Angelo David
Salon in New York City. Causes of excess
sebum (the natural oil produced by your scalp)
can include genes, hormonal imbalances,
humidity, your diet, or something as specific
as a disease called seborrheic dermatitis,
which also causes scaly patches and will need
to be managed with the help of your
 EXCESSIVE HAIR LOSS

Hair loss is a very common condition and affects

most people at some time in their lives. ... Thyroid
disease, anemia, protein deficiency,
chemotherapy, and low vitamin levels may cause
hair loss. Alopecia areata is a form of hair loss
produced by the autoimmune destruction of hair
follicles in localized areas of skin
Alopecia baldness

Hair loss, also known as alopecia or

baldness, refers to a loss of hair from
part of the head or body. Typically at
least the head is involved. The severity
of hair loss can vary from a small area
to the entire bod
RINGWORM OF THE HEAD

Ringworm of the scalp is not really a

worm, but a fungal infection. ... Also
called Tinea capitis, this infection
affects your scalp and hair shafts,
causing small patches of itchy, scaly
skin. Ringworm is a highly contagious
infection that’s usually spread through
person-to-person ...
HONEY COMB

The fungi causing hair infection grow and spread in

warm and moist areas so those with poor hygiene
and living in places with hot climates may be more
prone to developing the ... Dry scaling, matted
hair, yellow crusting and honeycomb appearance
are other associated symptoms depending on the
type of fungal invasion.
HEAD LICE

Head lice are tiny insects that

feed on blood from the human
scalp. An infestation of head lice,
called pediculosis capitis, most
often affects children and usually
results from the direct transfer of
lice from the hair of one person
to the hair of another. A head
lice infestation isn't a sign of poor
personal hygiene
Bamboo Hair

Bamboo hair, or trichorrhexis nodosa, is

a hair shaft abnormality that causes
your hair strands to look similar to the
knots in a bamboo stalk. Normal,
healthy hair strands appear smooth
under a microscope. Bamboo hair
appears to contain nodules, which are
bumps, or evenly spaced ridges
BEADED HAIR

Monilethrix (also referred to as

beaded hair) is a rare autosomal
dominant hair disease that results in
short, fragile, broken hair that
appears beaded. It comes from the
Latin word for necklace (monile)
and the Greek word for hair (thrix)
 TWISTED HAIR

Hair twists, flat twists, or mini-twists,

are a hairstyle popular with Afro-
textured hair in the United States,
and sometimes with other hair
textures. The style is achieved by
dividing the hairs into several
sections, twisting strands of hair, then
twisting two twisted strands around