IS CURLY HAIR MORE PRONE TO DANDRUFF?
Curly hair brings some unique challenges, including the way you approach dandruff.
Curly hair is formed by the shape of the follicle that the hair comes out of.
For straight hair, these follicles are symmetrical, but for curly hair they are asymmetrical, shaped like the letter “J.”
This shaping of the hair is reinforced in the clumping of certain proteins on the inner side of curly hair.
Its structure gives curly hair some unique properties. Your scalp’s natural oils have a hard time working their way down the shaft of curly hair, which can cause your hair to dry out.
At the same time, grease can get trapped on your scalp, especially since people with dry, curly hair tend to choose styles that can be worn for multiple days between shampoos.
In an indirect way, it’s this build-up of grease that causes dandruff to appear worse.