Does Dandruff cause Hair Loss?

Your flaky scalp isn’t making your hair fall out, and no anti-dandruff shampoo will regrow your hair! There is a link between your scalp health and hair loss, but it’s not what you’ve been told.

Here’s an image from an NIH study showing the difference the right anti-dandruff shampoo can make over a three month period. Not exactly a miracle solution is it? If someone claims to deliver more bombastic results than this from anti-dandruff shampoo, you should be wary. 

The truth is an inflamed scalp is an itchy scalp, and scratching is the main issue - especially if you’re scratching hard! Dandruff and it’s more severe counterpart, Seborrheic Dermatitis, are skin diseases that inflame your scalp and weaken your hair.

 There is an important distinction between a hair follicle weakening and breaking versus that hair follicle dying… if it dies, it’s not coming back without minoxidil (aka Rogaine) or some other intervention. Dandruff or Seb Derm don’t kill your follicles, but they do weaken your hair’s protein structure and encourage you to finish the job by scratching. Medical professionals would call this “temporary shedding” rather than genuine hair loss, and the good news is that it can be reversed! 

We formulated our shampoo to maximize this reversal - with gentle cleansers that preserve your microbiome, a powerful anti-fungal that shuts down the root cause of the inflammation, and all kinds of extra ingredients designed to strengthen and thicken your hair. We guarantee science-backed improvement here at Structure of Skin, not magic. 

Structure of skin is about real science and measurable improvement, not magic. I promise you’ve never tried an anti-dandruff shampoo that A) works and B) is this gentle on your hair and scalp microbiome.  Check our profile to learn more and restore your scalp to factory settings. 

References

Borda, L. J., & Wikramanayake, T. C. (2015). Seborrheic dermatitis and dandruff: A comprehensive review. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Dermatology, 3(2). https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4852869/

Medical News Today. (2019, November 12). Is there a link between dandruff and hair loss? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326960

Trüeb, R. M., Henry, J. P., Davis, M. G., & Schwartz, J. R. (2018). Scalp condition impacts hair growth and retention via oxidative stress. International Journal of Trichology, 10(6), 262–270. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6369642/

UCF Health. (n.d.). Seborrheic dermatitis and the link to hair loss. https://ucfhealth.com/our-services/dermatology/seborrheic-dermatitis-hair-loss-treatment/