A Common Cause of Dandruff Is

Question

A common cause of dandruff is
A) inflammation around sebaceous glands.
B) lack of sebaceous glands.
C) too many sebaceous glands.
D) inactive apocrine glands.
E) inactive eccrine glands.

Accepted Answer

Dandruff is often caused by an overgrowth of yeast on the scalp, which can be triggered by inflammation around sebaceous glands. This can lead to an increase in oil production on the scalp and skin cells shedding more quickly.