by Dusty Combs | Research
A while back I watched a Veritasium video about the yeast living on nearly every human scalp (the same yeast that causes dandruff) and I promised I’d go do the reading and come back with the real detail. Well, here it is. Fair warning: this one gets into the...
by Dusty Combs | Questions
I’ve been asked this question more times than I can count, usually by someone who just got a look from a coworker or noticed white flakes on a black shirt. The question behind the question is always the same: Is this a real problem, or am I just bad at...
by Dusty Combs | Questions
I remember the first time I really looked at my shoulders after putting on a dark shirt and thought: okay, this is an actual problem. White flakes, visible to anyone standing near me. Not a great feeling. I started reading everything I could find, and a lot of what I...
by Dusty Combs | Research
I used to think dandruff was pretty simple: oily scalp, dry winter air, maybe not shampooing enough. That was wrong. The more I dug into this, the more I realized dandruff is the result of several things happening at once, and that’s exactly why it’s so...
