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How can you feel the difference between white piedra and dandruff on the scalp and what foods can i eat to stop my hair from coming out daily?
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Dandruff Vrs Piedra: White piedra is a superficial cosmetic fungal infection of the hair shaft caused by Trichosporon beigelii. Dandruff, however, affects the scalp and not the hair shaft and is caused by malassezia.
Answered 10/3/2018
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