White scalp on baby's head

Some white dandruff will appear on the baby's scalp. This symptom is very normal because the child's oil secretion increases after birth. The combination of milk and secretions may cause some scabs to appear on the scalp. Don't worry too much about physiological dandruff. Rinse the child with clean water regularly. Pathological dandruff can cause redness and infection of the scalp and needs to be checked as soon as possible.

Watch out for dandruff!

⊙ Dandruff is caused by general skin dirt, which is the continuous peeling of the stratum corneum of the epidermis. It is also the result of metabolism. Dandruff is divided into physiological dandruff and pathological dandruff.

⊙ Too much dandruff will clog the pores, causing the hair to become weak, making it easy for bacteria to proliferate, and irritate the skin, causing itchy scalp problems.

Pathological dandruff refers to inflammation of the scalp caused by bacterial infection, fungal infection, or other physical or chemical damage.

Physiological dandruff

⊙Generally speaking, dry dandruff is common in adults, and it is small bran-like, grayish-white flakes scattered among the hair.

⊙The other type is oily dandruff, in which the scalp and hair feel greasy and sticky, and are covered with thick scabs of varying thickness. This condition is particularly common in infants and young children.

Causes of Dandruff

⊙The influence of Bacillus dandruff

In areas where sebaceous glands are distributed, there is a microorganism called PITYRO-SPORUMOVALE, a yeast-like fungus that normally coexists peacefully with humans, but some people suddenly lose their resistance to this microorganism. The fungus spores of dandruff can cause excessive sebum secretion and produce dandruff.

⊙ Dysfunction of scalp cells

The cells of the scalp also have a certain metabolic process like the skin. After the basal cells proliferate, they gradually mature and push outward, and finally the stratum corneum becomes lifeless and falls off. If there is something wrong with this process, the maturation of scalp cells will be incomplete. It will flake off. For example, the elderly, malnourished people, patients undergoing chemotherapy or suffering from psoriasis may suffer from increased dandruff.