In a lifetime, humans shed about a hundred pounds of dead skin. But, since skin falls of in such a tiny microscopic piece, it’s hard for us to notice. For some people, skin comes off in larger flakes typically from the skin under the hair – the scalp – and that is what’s known as dandruff. So what actually causes dandruff?

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Further Readings & References @ Dandruff (Wikipedia), Indian Journal of Dermatology, Google Books

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