| Hair has an extraordinary and inexplicable | | | | Dandruff is characterised by excess shedding |
| psychological importance. Hair can be used to | | | | of scales from the skin of the scalp. This is |
| express cultural, sexual, and religious | | | | very common and is usually caused by the |
| individuality. Disorders of hair growth that | | | | presence of a small round microbe of the |
| compromise individual expression may affect | | | | yeast family called Pityrosporum Ovale giving |
| self-esteem, social functioning, and quality | | | | rise to the medical term for dandruff |
| of life There are many disorder releted with | | | | pityriasis capitis. Dandruff has also been |
| hair include alopecia areata, hair loss, male | | | | linked to neurologic disorders such as |
| pattern baldness, head lice ,hirsutism, | | | | Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. Head lice |
| seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff)and cradle | | | | (Pediculus capitis) is also type of hair |
| cap. Alopecia areata is characterized by | | | | disorder. Head lice are small parasitic |
| round patches of complete baldness. A | | | | insects exquisitely adapted to living mainly |
| specific cause of alopecia areata is unknown. | | | | on the scalp and neck hairs of their human |
| A family history and autoimmune diseases is | | | | host. It has been estimated that up to one in |
| associated with alopecia areata. | | | | every 10 children in school acquires head |
| | | | lice at some time. |
| The primary symptom of alopecia areata is | | | | |
| roundish patches of hair loss on the head, | | | | All this hair disorders are treated only |
| with smooth, hairless scalp in the affected | | | | drugs, well-balanced diet and nutrition. |
| areas. Alopecia areata chances in both sexes | | | | Alopecia areata can be treated with |
| and at all ages but is most vulgar in | | | | corticosteroids. Male-pattern and |
| children and young adults. Male-pattern | | | | female-pattern baldness can sometimes be |
| baldness (androgenic alopecia) is the most | | | | treated effectively with drugs.Minoxidil |
| prominent type of hair disorder affecting, to | | | | (Rogaine) and Tretinoin (Retin-A) drugs , for |
| varying degrees, half of all men over 50 | | | | hair regrowth and possibly to prevent further |
| years of age. It usually follows a typical | | | | loss. The most important step in treating |
| pattern of receding hairline and hair | | | | head lice is to treat the person and other |
| thinning on the crown, and is caused by | | | | family members with medicine to kill the |
| hormones and genetic predisposition. Dandruff | | | | lice. Dandruff" recommends shampooing on a |
| is the most prominent type of hair disorder | | | | daily basis. Dandruf supplements and herbs |
| and also known as seborrhoeic dermatitis. | | | | can be beneficial when controlling dandruff |
| | | | and its symptoms. |