Dandruff can be an embarrassing thing for anyone, especially when that Friday night rolls around and you want to hit the town. But the truth is 60% of people suffer from dandruff, so a dandruff treatment isn't very far away and is usually very effective.

Dandruff is caused by excessive shedding of skin on the scalp and can happen for any number of reasons, but the most common are:

1.) Oily skin which will cause the skin to flake.
2.) The result of smaller organisms digging at the skin.
3.) Or simple genetic heritage.

There are various forms of treatment, any number of sites offer specific shampoos that are designed to fight dandruff, these shampoos usually have ingredients such as salicylic acid which removes dead skin cells from the scalp and limits the amount being created. Shampoos like Head & Shoulders have Zinc Pyrithione which attacks bacteria which can also cause the skin to flake. So really, any shampoo that has these ingredients, if used daily will eventually eliminate Dandruff, but that being said, there is also a range of home remedies for Dandruff Treatment that can work wonders and will save you some money in this slowing economy.

Home remedies for dandruff can involve a hot bath, or you can massage hot oil into the scalp just before bed, then the next morning after the bath rub lemon juice into the drying area. There are also others who get vinegar and dab it into the scalp with cotton wool, after this they wash their hair several times and at last rinse they use the juice of a lemon in hot water to put on the area.

There are so many home remedies for dandruff treatment, so I suggest you look at various methods and choose what one feels comfortable for you.