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Show HEALTH ADVICE By Dr.WomTRshbeTri Editor, Journal of th Amricn Mftdi-eel Mftdi-eel Auocitin This is the fifth in a seriej by Dr. Fishbein dealing with th hair, its ailments and its care. Whn the shoulders ' and the coat 'collar are covered with white, shiny scales, anybody can iJlagTJasfe dandruff. Daijdruff I scurf from the scalp representing 'scaling of the akin. AH sorts of suggestions have been made as to the caoses of dandruff. Ordinarily' It is associated asso-ciated with an oversecretion of the glands 'supplying fat to the hair. It has been suggested that it may be associated with infection infec-tion by some sort of germ, but this has not been definitely established. estab-lished. ' Dandruff is uncommon among children, but rather frequent among older people. It waa not seen often among women when, they wore their hair long, but nowadays, when the scalp is being be-ing constantly manipulated and treated, it is more in evidence. There arcins to r rvldmie that the application of irritants in the form of some hair tonics may increase the amount of dandruff rather than decrease it. It is. of course, quite possible for scaling, once it develops, to become subjected sub-jected to a secondary infection, and for this secondary infection to be transplanted to the skin of the chest and back. When the scalp U neglected, as Is frequently done by old people or lazy people, or by young women wo-men who fear to dislodge a permanent per-manent wave, when the scalp is insufficiently washed and cleaned and insufficiently brushed and combed, dandruff is likely to increase. in-crease. Ordinary dandruff is controlled by keeping one's health up to i par. by njsing a fresh comb and : brush, and by keeping the scalp suitably cleansed and using enough oil to keep the oiliness of the hair at the right level. It is not advisable to- use any kind of hair tonic containing nlcohol. stimulants or irritants to the skin without a definite understanding of what is wrong. There are certain sraly conditions condi-tions of the scalp that are like ordinary dandruff, but which represent much more serious disturbances. dis-turbances. In general, dandruff rs not responsible or falling hair, but may be associated with falling fall-ing of the hair. It is serious to mistake ringworm of the scalp, or psoriasis, for ordinary dandruff. Dandruff is frequent, but not everyone suffers from it. Kvcn in the same home, . among people using the same brush and comb, some will have much dandruff and others will not have any. , However, if the scalp becomes ex- ceedingly irritated and inflamed J as a result of too much scratch- j ing or too much disturbance in an attempt to control dandruff, falling of the hair may occur ' 1 secondarily. In the treatment it Is customary cus-tomary to encourage circulation of the blood in the scalp, to use ointments which specialists in diseases of the skin prescribe and which must be altered according to the. amount of Unnaturally in. the skin of the person concerned. , For a scalp that is naturally dry, with thick hair, more oil is given than when tile hair is fine and thin or straight. Next Causes of gray hair. |