FULL SUPPLEMENT: Exploring The Scalp Barrier and Microbiome In Diverse Dandruff Patients

Although the exact pathophysiology of dandruff is still not completely decoded, current theories highlight the role of the microbiome on the skin surface in the patho-genesis. Several scalp microbiome studies from different populations have revealed the association of dandruff with bacterial and fungal dysbiosis. Another study comparing the major bacterial-fungal populations colonizing dandruff scalps in China and France suggests that targeting one par-ticular Malassezia species by antifungals instead of using broad-spectrum antifungals and rebalancing the dandruff scalp microbiota could be a common approach to improve dandruff condition.