IS DANDRUFF HEREDITARY?
Did you know dandruff is NOT caused by poor hygiene? It’s your own sensitivity – something that can be inherited from your parents.
Sensitivity is just one factor that causes dandruff – the other two are universal and everybody has them:
A naturally occurring microbe called Malassezia globosa
Scalp oils – or sebum – which everybody produces
They cause dandruff as Malassezia globosa breaks sebum down into oleic acid.
For 50% of the world’s population that results in dandruff, because they’re sensitive to oleic acid.
If you’re not sensitive to it, you won’t experience dandruff.