Dandruff

/ˈdændrəf/
noun

Small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair.

He uses a special shampoo to control his dandruff.
Visual representation of "dandruff" - Small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair

Often appears as...

  • control dandruff
  • have dandruff
noun

Small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair.

He uses a special shampoo to control his dandruff.
Visual representation of "dandruff" - Small pieces of dead skin in a person's hair

Often appears as...

  • control dandruff
  • have dandruff
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Common Condition

Dandruff is a common scalp issue, so it's frequently mentioned in everyday conversation and advertisements.

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You can find dandruff treatments at any drugstore.
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Not Contagious

Although associated with hygiene, dandruff is not contagious and is often caused by scalp health.

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Don't worry about catching dandruff from someone else; it doesn't spread that way.
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Social Sensitivity

Talking about someone's dandruff can be considered rude as it may embarrass them.

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Be discreet if you're suggesting a dandruff shampoo to a friend.
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Video examples

What causes dandruff,...

and pry its barrier open, allowing water to escape. The body detects these breaches and responds defensively, causing the inflammation that gives dandruff it’s itch. It also makes the skin cells proliferate to repair the damaged barrier.

Video examples

What causes dandruff,...

and pry its barrier open, allowing water to escape. The body detects these breaches and responds defensively, causing the inflammation that gives dandruff it’s itch. It also makes the skin cells proliferate to repair the damaged barrier.

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Quote examples

Robert Pattinson

English Actor

I have so much residue crap in my hair from years and years of not washing it and not having any sense of personal hygiene whatsoever. Even today, I go into these things where I'm supposed to be this sexy guy or whatever, and I'm literally asking, 'If I get plumes of dandruff on me, can you just brush it off?
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Quote examples

Peter De Vries

American Novelist

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
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Quote examples

Robert Pattinson

English Actor

I have so much residue crap in my hair from years and years of not washing it and not having any sense of personal hygiene whatsoever. Even today, I go into these things where I'm supposed to be this sexy guy or whatever, and I'm literally asking, 'If I get plumes of dandruff on me, can you just brush it off?
Portrait of Robert Pattinson

Quote examples

Peter De Vries

American Novelist

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy.
Portrait of Peter De Vries
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