Use Head and Shoulders, Save the Planet

Your dandruff is destroying the planet. It's true!

"WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you have nasty dandruff, you could be an air polluter. New research out of Germany says tiny particles in the air known as aerosols may play a bigger role in world climate than thought.

Besides dandruff and other flaking skin, aerosols include cellular material such as fur and pollen.

The German research found biological materials can make up as much as 25 percent of aerosols in some areas, and as much as 40 percent in others.

Aerosols have been widely studied because of their ability to both warm the air, and help cool it. The source of many of them has been unexplained.

Not all scientists are convinced by the research, saying more study is needed.

The findings are in the latest issue of the journal Science."