Have you ever slept with your hair wet? Sometimes I'm in a hurry and before my hair is dry, I fall down on the bed tiredly and fall asleep directly.
Today, the topic of "sleeping with wet hair" has aroused heated discussion among netizens. According to reports, often sleeping with wet hair may allow a dangerous microorganism to multiply on the scalp, which will not only cause redness on the scalp. Increased pimples and dandruff can also lead to an increased risk of cancer. As soon as the topic of
came out, it triggered a heated discussion on the entire Internet. Is this true? Where is the source of the report? Chengshi Interactive reporter carefully read this report, which claimed to be the latest discovery of Nature. Sleeping with wet hair is most likely to breed a microorganism - Malassezia, which increases the risk of cancer. rise.
How is Malassezia linked to cancer? The report mentioned that studies have found that the number of fungi in the pancreas of pancreatic cancer patients is 3,000 times that of normal people, and the most important fungus is Malassezia. Research suggests that Malassezia can directly promote the growth of pancreatic cancer. The original source of this fungus may come from your scalp.
Dermatologist: This is nonsense
Malassezia is present in everyone.
Is this statement reliable? Chengshi Interactive reporter asked Tao Maocan, chief traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, director of the dermatology department of Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for confirmation. "This statement is too far-fetched. At present, we do not have any evidence to prove that the two are directly related." The cancer-related factors mentioned in the original literature are fungal bacteria in tumor cells and have no connection with fungal bacteria on the scalp.
What exactly is Malassezia and is it harmful to the human body? Director Tao mentioned that Malassezia is actually a healthy parasitic bacteria that is found in everyone, especially in people with strong sebaceous gland secretion. This bacteria does not cause disease under normal circumstances, but under the action of some special triggering factors, excessive proliferation can cause or aggravate some skin diseases, such as folliculitis, seborrheic dermatitis, etc.
Malassezia in dandruff
Where is Malassezia usually found in the body? Director Tao said that Malassezia likes moist and oil-rich areas, such as scalp, face, chest and back, etc. If you have inexplicable small, hard pimples on your head, face, chest and back, this may be a sign that Malassezia has begun to multiply. Malassezia flora imbalance can easily cause folliculitis of the scalp or seborrheic dermatitis on the face, and can also lead to excessive dandruff.
Sleeping with wet hair
Will cause dampness in the human body
Back to the starting point of the controversy, sleeping with wet hair definitely does not cause cancer, but is it harmful to the body? Director Tao said that sleeping with wet hair can easily cause the formation of dampness in the human body.
According to the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, there are two types of dampness. One is endogenous dampness. Due to the poor transportation and transformation functions of the spleen and stomach, it cannot metabolize moisture in the body, so endogenous dampness is formed; the other is exogenous dampness, which occurs due to dampness. environment or sleeping with wet hair, thereby allowing moisture from the outside to enter the body. The formation of dampness will certainly have adverse effects on the body, such as eczema, indigestion, or loose stools.
Director Tao finally reminded everyone that although it is a rumor that sleeping with wet hair causes cancer, it is still recommended that everyone should try not to sleep with wet hair. After washing your hair, it is best to dry it naturally in the sun. If you are in a hurry, use a hair dryer to dry it, but be careful not to use too high a temperature, which can damage your scalp. It's not a big deal if you fall asleep without blow-drying your hair once in a while, as long as it doesn't happen for a long time.
