This brings me to another point in the hair-cutting and hairdressers industry and this relates to the dandruff scam perpetrated by hair dressers and barbers. Dandruff is not a disease but simply dry scalp. It is dry skin that flakes off the head and is not really a problem. It is also not curable, since it is not a disease in the first place!
According to Wikipedia, dandruff is a common scalp disorder affecting almost half of the population at the post-pubertal age and of any gender and ethnicity. It often causes itching. The severity of dandruff may fluctuate with season, as it often worsens in dry weather.
Those affected by dandruff find that it can cause social or self esteem problems, indicating treatment for both psychological and physiological reasons. Most cases of dandruff can be easily treated with specialised shampoos. There is, however, no true cure.
No cure for dandruff
This is the basis of the scam! When barbers and hair dressers say that you have dandruff and ask if they could treat it for you, they make it sound as if they can make it go away. Or that the exorbitant price you pay to have your hair washed with shampoo and creamed is justified. As if once they have done the treatment, it won’t reappear the very next day!
Dry scalp, like dry in other part of the body, is part of life and happens to a lot of people. People who use soap a lot and especially in the hot weather we have in Nigeria suffer from dandruff and dry skin. Those who suffer from eczema and allergies perhaps suffer the more. It is no reason to spend your hard earned money on the scam perpetuated by big business selling shampoos, lotions and potions purported to cure dandruff.
You may have seen the image of that gorgeous woman on the billboards all over the country selling shampoo for dandruff. No matter how pretty you think she is, remember what she is selling is not a cure for dandruff and all part of the scam. Shampoos, soaps, creams and moisturisers are temporary treatment and not cure for dandruff. It is part of your make-up and not a condition to worry about at all.
Finally, please be careful at the barber’s shop and even at hairdresser’s. People have been maimed and injured in these places mostly by this trial-and-error behaviour and hairdressers & barbers especially doing things they feel add quality to the service but which may be fairly harmful.
Burns, allergic reactions, cuts, rash and transmission of deadly infections are all possible at the hairdresser’s. Be careful.
NB: Please share your bad or good experiences at the barbers and saloon with me.

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Hmmmmm.......end time tins *smh*