Seborrheic dermatitis, more commonly known as, dandruff, is a common fungal skin disorder that mainly affects the scalp. Dandruff is not harmful to our overall health but produces a very high level of discomfort amongst individuals that have this unfortunate skin disorder. Along with this feeling of discomfort, people tend to be embarrassed when signs of this disorder occur because they fear that people will judge them and decide that the reasoning behind this skin disorder is due to poor personal hygiene. Poor personal hygiene is not the reasoning behind this disorder at all. S. dermatitis is formed due to oily or greasy skin.
In most cases individuals develop red patches that produce flaky, white /yellow scales that peal from their scalp. Even though this disorder is usually found on the scalp, other areas of the body that are affected as well are the face, upper chest, back, ears, and any other body parts that have sebaceous glands. Researchers have found that S. dermatitis runs in the family. We can see that some of the causes include stress, fatigue, weather extremes, obesity, rare shampoos, and oily skin. Encyclopedia, M. (13 M). Pub med health. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001959/
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