Of course, when the scalp constantly itchs, it is unpleasant, and discomfort is not only physical, but also moral - who wants to catch his squeamish glances? So why does it all scratch your head and maybe it's a symptom of a disease?
From what itches the head?
When such a problem arises, most often we begin to panic and look for an answer to the question of why the scalp is very itchy (especially if it concerns the child). However, the reasons for itching are not always associated with serious health problems. To protect ourselves from unnecessary fears, we will understand, because of what the head is scratched more often.
- If you ask people on the street, why the scalp is scratched, then the majority will reply that lice or ticks are most likely to have wound up. But only a dermatologist can confirm or deny such a diagnosis. You can ask your relatives to look at the scalp through a magnifying glass, but a specialist's advice is still preferable.
- Seborrhea is a word familiar to many, though not everyone knows what it means. Under this term, the excessive formation of sebum is hidden. Depending on the skin and the specific work of the sebaceous glands, seborrhea can be dry, oily and mixed. Often the cause of dandruff - a strong peeling of the scalp, is also seborrhea. Since seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic and severe disease, it needs appropriate treatment. This is not only the shampoos from the pharmacy, but also medicines, immunomodulators and special diet. Also, to remove the consequences of this disease, patients are advised to avoid sudden hormonal fluctuations, nervous stress and anything that can upset the body's immunity, that is, chronic infections, malnutrition, disorders (and especially diseases) in the work of the gastrointestinal tract outlaw.
- From what else does your head itch? Progress, and in particular the chemical industry, strides with leaps and bounds. And if our grandmothers knew that you can wash your hair with soap and soap and rinse with herbal decoctions, now we are offered such an assortment of hair care products that you are amazed. But the body, hair and scalp, including, are very wary of these chemicals. And if someone's hair just stops shining from the wrong way, then someone's scalp after the use of another novelty begins to itch unbearably. If the allergic reaction occurred after changing the shampoo or hair mask, then you must return to the old remedy (which the skin did not react in this way) or buy a neutral shampoo, for example, a baby shampoo. The main thing is that the composition does not contain lauryl or sodium laureth sulfate, which is often the cause of irritation. If it did not help, then without visiting a trichologist, you can not do it.
- Also, the head can be very itchy if its skin is very dry. Sometimes the body with insufficient moisture begins to intensively produce skin fat, we take it for increased fat content of hair and use shampoos that dry the skin even harder. If there was an increased dryness of the scalp, then you need to choose moisturizing shampoos and it would be nice to supplement your diet with vitamins and microelements.
- Do you often dye your hair or have recently radically changed your hair color? Well, you did not think that it could pass without a trace? Here is your clever head and did not like this mockery, and she began to scratch strongly in protest.
Perhaps, you have caused excessive dryness of the skin with paint, and perhaps it is an allergic reaction. - Also, the cause of the itch of the scalp may be fungal diseases. A doctor can diagnose and prescribe the treatment. If you do not have the opportunity to visit it, there is a option to use special pharmacy shampoos, but there is a risk of starting the disease.
- And finally, if you are extremely sensitive to chemistry or smells and suffer from allergies, then the cause of the itch may become a conditioner for laundry or detergent. Perhaps it is not completely rinsed and you are allergic to its smallest particles.