Natural Remedies, Folk Medicine, and Probiotic Supplements—Why Do Some People Have Dandruff?—Reference Documents and Further Reading
DeAngelis, Y., et al. 2005. Three etiologic facets of dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis: Malassezia fungi, sebaceous lipids, and individual sensitivity. J. Invest. Derm. Sympos. Proc., 10, 295–297. URL: http://www.nature.com/jidsp/journal/v10/n3/full/5640230a.html (accessed 04/28/2010).
Levin, N. 2009. Beyond spaghetti and meatballs: skin diseases associated with the Malassezia yeasts. Dermatol. Nurs., 21 (1), 7-13, 51, 14. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19283956 (accessed 04/28/2010).
Hort, W., et al. 2006. [Malassezia yeasts and their significance in dermatology.] Hautarzt, 57 (7), 633-643; 644-645. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16758222 (accessed 04/28/2010).
Warner, R. 2001. Dandruff has an altered stratum corneum ultrastructure that is improved with zinc pyrithione shampoo. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol., 45 (6), 897–903. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11712036 (accessed 04/28/2010).
Swanson, J. 1996. Stratum corneium. URL: http://www.meddean.luc.edu/Lumen/MedEd/medicine/dermatology/melton/skinlsn/stcorn.htm (accessed 04/28/2010).
The Free Dictionary. 2010. Homeostasis. URL: http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/homeostasis (accessed 04/28/2010).
Zempleni, J. 2008. Biotin and biotinidase deficiency. Expert Rev. Endocrinol. Metab., 3 (6), 715-724. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726758/?tool=pubmed (accessed 04/28/2010).
Duke, J. 1998. The Green Pharmacy: New discoveries in herbal remedies for common disease, 154. NY: St. Martin’s Press. URL: http://books.google.com/books?id=N-Uus_kjkNUC&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=plants+for+treating+seborrhea&source=web&ots=u4fzYOLFsb&sig=cpWVYu2MB5a3dqNC17QRX7qYhcw&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false (accessed 04/28/2010).
Duke, J. 1998.
Schwartz, R., et al. 2006. Seborrheic Dermatitis: An Overview. Am. Fam. Physician, 74 (1), 125-132. URL: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0701/p125.html (accessed 04/28/2010).
Principal Author: C. Lucida, DermaHarmony Science Editor
Date of Publication: 05/03/2010
Updated: 02/08/2011