If you have a tight and irritated scalp, chances are it's dry. Find out what causes it and how to treat it
Dry scalp is often a sign that the skin's natural moisturizing defenses are damaged.
When the skin is healthy, the outer cell layers form a kind of brick wall that traps moisture and keeps your body well hydrated.
But when the scalp is irritated, that structure weakens and releases a significant part of the moisture, and the scalp skin can become dry.
How to treat a dry scalp When your scalp becomes dry, an effective treatment should do two things
- moisturize the dry scalp
- combat the root cause of the damage to help the body repair its natural moisturizing defenses
That's exactly what a good shampoo for dry scalp does.
It provides an extra dose of moisture to the scalp to treat the symptoms and also helps to treat dandruff, helping to prevent further skin damage, so your body can repair the damage more effectively.
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