Dandruff Symptoms
- Skin flakes on your scalp, hair, eyebrows, beard or mustache, and shoulders.
- Itchy scalp.
- Scaly, crusty scalp in infants with cradle cap.
Dandruff Causes
- Irritated, oily skin.
- Dry skin.
- A yeastlike fungus (malassezia) that feeds on oils on the scalps of most adults.
- Sensitivity to hair care products (contact dermatitis)
- Other skin conditions, such as psoriasis and eczema
