Q: Is there a connection between the seasons and dandruff?
A: If you’ve noticed more flakes, dryness, irritation, and inflammation when the temperature dips or your dandruff seems to flare up in hot and humid weather, it’s not all in your head. Dandruff can happen any time of the year, however there are links between high humidity, cooler temperatures, and dandruff.
The first step to understanding the cause of your dandruff and why symptoms flare up during certain seasons is key to understanding how and when to treat it.
Dandruff can seem more prevalent during the fall and winter—and we’re here to help you find the best treatment options to fight the symptoms of your seasonal dandruff.
Cold climates, humidity, and dandruff
When the temperature drops and the humidity plunges, our skin (including the skin on our scalps!) becomes much more vulnerable to dryness, lots of flakes, and itching. In the warmer months, our skin soaks up more exposure to the sun—and sunlight naturally inhibits the growth of the yeast that causes dandruff.
When the air is dry and there’s less moisture in the air, our scalp can also become dry, itchy and irritated; exacerbating the effects of dandruff. It’s also common for people to wash their hair less often in the colder months because they’re not sweating as often, which might explain why so many people feel that their dandruff is triggered by colder climates.
Humidity can give your skin a moisturized, dewy glow, but it can also wreak havoc on your scalp. When your body is working harder to regulate your body and you're sweating more often in high heat, this can lead to more opportunities for excess oil production, buildup, and congested pores filled with bacteria to cause irritation, dryness, and flakes on your scalp.
Goodbye flakes, hello healthy hair
Dandruff can occur at any time of the year, but if you find that your dandruff is prompted by changes in the weather, sweating, or the changing of the seasons, there’s good news! Our NEW MegaStrength+ Dandruff Relief Shampoo Charcoal + AHA/BHA has everything you need to boost your Scalp Revival™ routine to help you fight the symptoms of dandruff and support your healthy hair and scalp goals.
What makes our MegaStrength+ Dandruff Relief Shampoo so special?
No prescription needed. Take on and fight the symptoms of seasonal dandruff with a gentle, daily shampoo that controls and reduces scalp itching, irritation, redness, flaking, and scaling associated with:
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Eczema
We kept our 6-Free™ promise while harnessing the naturally powerful benefits of AHA/BHA—two of the hottest exfoliants in skin care. You’ll never have to worry about harsh sulfates or sulfur stripping your hair color or drying out your strands because we never add harsh ingredients to our formulas. We supercharged our MegaStrength+ Dandruff Relief Shampoo with clean and effective ingredients to benefit your scalp and hair health:
Binchotan charcoal: Detoxifies the scalp and draws out impurities that clog the hair follicle or that cause buildup on the scalp.
3% Salicylic acid: A beta hydroxy acid (BHA) and an FDA approved OTC active ingredient that control and reduce scalp itching, irritation, redness, flaking and scaling associated with dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis, and/or psoriasis.
Lactic acid: An alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), known to be hydrating, that provides gentle exfoliation on the scalp, lifting away dryness, excess oils, product buildup, and dirt.
Our MegaStrength+ Dandruff Relief shampoo pairs perfectly with your Scalp Revival™ routine to fight flakes, itchiness, irritation, and inflammation. Try our double cleansing routine for a physical and chemical exfoliation session that effectively removes buildup, dirt, grime, dead skin cells, and excess oil from the scalp
Did we mention it’s dermatologist tested?
Dandruff isn’t a seasonal scalp condition—however, varying seasons, changing temperatures, and different climates can impact your scalp conditions. Get ahead of the flakes, itchiness, and irritation with our NEW Scalp Revival™ MegaStrength+ Dandruff Relief Shampoo Charcoal + AHA/BHA to support your healthy hair goals with a happy, healthy, flake- and itch-free scalp.
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