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5 hair oils that may be making your dandruff worse

A lot of people assume flakes mean their scalp is dry. That's not always true. In many cases, dandruff is linked to an overgrowth of Malassezia, a yeast that naturally lives on the scalp. It feeds on scalp oils, so piling on more oil can sometimes make the problem worse instead of better.That doesn't mean you have to stop oiling forever. It just means some oils aren't the best choice while you're trying to get dandruff under control.

4 Aug 2026 3:54 pm