THE INVESTIGATION OF DANDRUFF
N. J. Van Abbe

Dandruff should be regarded as a physiological abnormality involving a mild degree of parakeratosis in the epidermis of the scalp. The paper describes experimental studies to explore natural fluctuations in severity of the condition and to examine the possibility of an infective origin. Cultural methods for the study of Pityrosporum ovale are described and the use of ethyl oleate as a mild irritant to produce dandruff-like scaling of mouse-skin is reported.

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