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How is it treated?

Home treatment is often effective in preventing and getting rid of the symptoms of dandruff.

* Use an antidandruff shampoo. A variety of shampoos are available, containing different ingredients. Trying several will help you find out which antidandruff shampoo is most effective for you.
o Shampoo daily to prevent your scalp from accumulating dead cells.
o If an antidandruff shampoo helps stop dandruff for a while but the dandruff problem returns, rotate shampoos.
o Consider alternating antidandruff shampoos with regular ones if you are concerned about the effects of antidandruff shampoos' harsh chemicals on your hair.
* Rub your scalp. When you wash your hair, lather once, rinse, then lather a second time and rub your scalp vigorously as you shampoo. This will help dislodge excess cells. Be careful not to rub so energetically that you damage your scalp.
* Let it soak. After you lather the second time, let the medicated shampoo sit on your head for 5 minutes. This will give the antidandruff shampoo time to work.
* Rinse well. This will help get rid of all the cells you have loosened up during shampooing.

* Since dandruff is a natural process, it can not be eliminated; it can only be controlled.
* Mild dandruff may be controlled by regularly shampooing the scalp with a mild, non-medicated shampoo. If frequent shampooing alone does not control the dandruff, a medicated dandruff shampoo can be used.
* The most direct way to control dandruff is to use a shampoo that contains a cytostatic agent, such as selenium sulfide or zinc pyrithione. Cytostatic agents reduce the rate of growth and multiplication of horny cells (top layer of skin on the scalp), which caused a noticeable decrease in visible dandruff within several weeks. Shampoos containing selenium sulfide should not be used if there is a cut or abrasion on the scalp.
* Tar shampoos such as Tarsum will help to control dandruff.
* When scaling of the scalp is accompanied by redness and greasy scaling on the face, eyebrows and eyelashes, a person may have something other than dandruff. You should contact your doctor if the redness is present, or if scaling occurs on parts of the body other than the scalp.

Hope this helps. The first is from webmd.com and the other is from skinsite.com